Digimon Frontier: Taming the Darkness

Chapter 11: The Trip to Tommy's house. His New Dog is a-!

Author's Note:

Me: Hello everyone! Thanks for the reviews!

Lunar: You're welcome.

Me: Lunar, you didn't type those reviews.

Lunar: Are you sure?

Me: Yes. Tsukaimon, do disclaimer.

Petitmamon: Don't ya' mean 'Devidramon'?

Me: That's right! He hasn't devolved yet!

Devidramon: Yup! I'm still ginormous! Now as for the disclaimer, Pandamoniam doesn't own Digimon. If she did, Tagiru wouldn't exist.

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Devidramon's large wings flapped steadily as he and his Tamer soared through the sky. His large head moved from side to side as he searched the ground for Tommy's house. Shinya was doing the same.

"Hey! I see it!" Shinya exclaimed and pointed to a house on the very edge of the city.

"Alright! Devidramon out!" the demonic dragon roared in response and began to steadily decline down towards the house.

His huge feet came to rest on the damp earth of the woods. Devidramon lowered his head to the ground so that Shinya could hop off, then sat down. His Tamer then turned around to face him.

"Stay right here while I get Tommy, got it?" the boy smiled. His dragon nodded in reply.

"Don't take too long, otherwise I might get bored," he smiled back. The Digimon's teeth made him look more intimidating than friendly, though.

"Alright!"

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Shinya ran up to the door of Tommy's house and knocked on it. He waited a moment and attempted to un-ruffle his hair which had been battered into an even wilder look due to his recent flight.

The door opened after a minute, and Tommy's older brother, Yutaka, stepped forward. The young man stared at him for a moment, until his identity suddenly clicked into his mind.

"You're Shinya, right?" the brunette asked. Shinya nodded to confirm his name. "You must be here to see Tommy."

"Yep. Where's he at?" Shinya questioned politely.

"He's in the backyard playing with his new dog. Should I tell him that you're here?"

"Nah! I want to surprise him!" the Tamer grinned mischievously. "Thanks for telling me where he was."

He then turned and bolted around the side of the house. Yutaka sighed as he watched him go. "Yeesh! Tommy sure has some interesting friends."

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A large stick flew through the air and was caught by a cream muzzle. The muzzle was attached to a cream dog that landed back onto the ground on two legs. Once it had landed, the dog turned and ran back to his owner, who took the stick from its mouth and threw it again.

Shinya watched as his friend Tommy played with the dog he assumed was the new one. It didn't look very dog like, though, in its gait. It ran on four legs to chase after the stick, but once it had caught it, it ran back on its hind legs only.

It was covered in cream fur from head to toe, with only dark pink fur on its ears and large tail. It had two triangular markings underneath each of its ruby-red eyes, and it had three, golden claws on each of its paws. Its appearance seemed oddly familiar…

"Hey Tommy!" Shinya shouted as he ran up to his friend. The boy stopped his game and looked over to him. "Is your dog a Labramon?"

Tommy seemed mildly surprised that the reddish brunette had come to that conclusion that fast. Nevertheless, he grinned with pride and bobbed his head.

"Hey Shinya! Where are Tsukaimon and Petitmamon?" He ran over to meet the teen half-way with his dog trailing behind him.

"Petitmamon's at home and I'll show you Tsukaimon later," Shinya grinned. "Now let me get a good look at your new pet."

"I'm not a pet! I'm a partner!" the Labramon barked sternly, "Tommy simply picked me up at the pound!"

"Is that so?" the teen smirked and scratched the dog-like Digimon behind the ears.

"Yeah. Someone found Labramon and brought him to the pound thinking he was a dog. I adopted him because he had a D-Arc around his neck that had the symbol of Ice on it," Tommy explained and picked the dog up, holding him like you would a large stuffed animal.

"Wow! He sure is cool!" Shinya exclaimed and pat Labramon on the head. His extremely bushy tail wagged and he smiled.

"Thank you! But I prefer the term 'adorably tough'," Labramon pointed out.

"Um… Are you sure about that?" the Tamer petting him sweat-dropped.

"Yup! Say, do you wanna play fetch with me?" the Labrador Monster woofed with his eyes sparkling anime style.

"Sure! I betcha I can throw it so hard you won't be able to catch it!" Shinya dared and picked up the stick that Tommy had been tossing around earlier.

"You're on!" Labramon barked excitedly and leaped out of Tommy's arms.

"Yeah! Labramon's really good at catching long distance throws," Tommy smirked confidently.

"Well let's see how long distance you can go!"

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Devidramon began doodling pictures in the sand with one of his claws. Shinya had been gone for at least 20 minutes, and he was growing impatient.

A twig snapped from behind him and he rose to his feet and spun around. A shadow quickly leaped to the side.

"Shinya? Is that you?" the dragon bellowed. There was no response.

"Shinya? Tommy? Tommy's dog?" he roared again out into the forest. Something moved forward to hide behind another tree. "If you're trying to scare me, I would like you to know that I can see you!"

The shadow suddenly charged forward with a huge weapon in its hand. "Getsugazan!"

"What the-"

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ROAR!

"What the heck was that!?" Tommy exclaimed as a deafening roar filled the air.

"Snap! I left Devidramon alone out in the woods! After that last fight, I should've guessed that another guy would come as backup!" Shinya shouted with frustration while his friend stared at him puzzled.

"Devidramon? Who's that?" the other brunette asked while he pulled his D-Arc from his lab coat pocket.

"Right! I forgot to tell you about that! Tsukaimon and I were fighting a Porcupamon, and he evolved into Devidramon. I brought him here to show you, but I got sidetracked by playing with Labramon…" the teen explained. "Something must have attacked him!"

"Alright, let's go, Labramon!" Tommy grinned and Labramon barked happily.

"So I have backup this time, hmm?" Shinya thought aloud, "This should go much smoother than the first time."

"That depends on what we're facing," the other pointed out. The reddish brunette sighed in response.

"Right as always, I see," he admitted, "But we shouldn't leave poor Devidramon alone while we have strategy debates."

"Yeah… That would be bad…" Labramon snickered.

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Claws met blade as the creature attacking Devidramon swung his huge weapon around to meet him. Using his large size to his advantage, Devidramon dug his claws into the ground and leaned forward to force his weight onto the bird-man.

Despite his skinny limbs, the other Digimon was incredibly strong. His main weapon, known as Kouyoujou, was of the super-heavy weight class.

The Digimon himself had a yellow beak on its face with long blue hair sprouting out of its scalp. He was extremely skinny, and had a red cape on as well as a blue ribbon tied around his waist. His arms had some green armor on them and his legs and sides also had the same armor. Around his neck, he wore a nine-beaded necklace. Finally, his feet and hands were green with yellow claws coming from them.

"Yeesh man! I just finished a fight with a Porcupamon! Even though I love fighting I need breaks!" Devidramon growled as he blocked attack after attack.

"Master says that I am to test you and your allies. Master wishes to know what you can do," he replied smoothly and jabbed Devidramon in the chest with the Kouyoujou's bladed end.

"Can't you see I have no allies!?" the black dragon roared and threw the kappa-like creature off of him.

"They will come. You only wish to deceive me," was his calm reply.

"Hey Devidramon! Do you need some backup?" a very familiar voice exclaimed. The dragon growled slightly at his Tamer's voice.

"I didn't until you came!" he yelled back. "I had this guy thinking that I was alone!"

"No you did not," the Digimon sighed. "I was not fooled in the slightest."

"RetrieverG!" Labramon barked as he charged forward. He ran in as close as he could get and barked as loud as he could. The bark reverberated through the air, and ended when the enemy Digimon was nailed in the stomach and knocked over by the sound wave.

"Nice shot," Tommy praised his partner. The dog Digimon yapped happily in response.

"Let's see what we're up against," Shinya remarked and held his D-Arc up in front of him. The usual circle filled with information soon came up.

"Okay. That Digimon is known as Shawjamon. It's an Ultimate Level of the Virus Attribute and is a Demon Man Type. It is from the Deep Savers Family," the reddish brunette read aloud. "It was banished from the Digital World's heaven. That doesn't sound too good…"

"What else does it say?" Tommy asked the other teen as he rummaged through his cards.

"Right. It also says that though it is cool and collected, it is said that there is a Digicore sealed inside of one of the beads in its necklace. If you remove the bead, Shawjamon is said to transform into a terrifying Digimon. To follow that up, it says that it wields the astonishing super-heavy weight class Kouyoujou staff. Its attacks are Kouyoujou: Kamon no Jin, Kouyoujou: Taki no Jin, and Getsugazan."

Note: Kouyoujou: Kamon no Jin translates to: Kouyoujou: Whirlpool Formation, Getsugazan translates to: Crescent Moon Slash, Kouyoujou: Taki no Jin translates to: Kouyoujou: Waterfall Formation, and Kouyoujou translates to: Monster Subduing Staff. Hope this helps!

"Okay, I think I found a card that would work," Tommy grinned and held one up. He picked up his D-Arc and held it near to the card. The D-Arc had a white rim around the screen and a green strap with the symbol of ice engraved in silver on it.

Cue: SLASH! from Digimon Tamers

"Card Slash!" he exclaimed and yanked the card through the scanner. "IceLeomon!"

Labramon was surrounded by an icy-blue aura momentarily. He then charged forward with one of his paw-hands clenched together while Devidramon held Shawjamon still, and howled, "Frozen Fury!"

His paw was covered in the same icy-blue aura as before, and he threw his fist forward once he neared Shawjamon. The aura took on the shape of a blue lion's head and collided with Shawjamon's chest. The blue haired Digimon cringed for half a second, then swung his Kouyoujou blade first into Devidramon's side.

"Getsugazan!"

Devidramon was taken by surprise, and was sent flying to the side. Shawjamon smirked and turned to face Labramon.

"Well little pup, it is just you and I left," he stated simply and took on a battle stance once again. "Are you going to give in?"

"Ha! That's a good one!" Labramon snarled and dropped down on all fours. "Tommy! Let's show this guy what we're made of! Devidramon, stay on your toes!"

"Got it!" Tommy and Devidramon replied simultaneously. The cream Digimon gave off a low growl and bared his teeth.

"Ah! Here's what I was looking for earlier!" the brunette grinned and held the card into the air as to show it off. "Now watch closely Shinya, this is how the real Warriors do things!"

"Card Slash!" he jerked this card through the scanner with great care, "Super Evolution Plug-in S!"

Labramon howled quite loudly as he was coated in white light. A big smile was plastered to his face the whole time.

Cue: EVO from Digimon Tamers.

"Labramon evolve!"

The hound's texture Data peeled off of him with each of his floppy, pink ears. It then starting coming off of his clawed front feet, and then began removing itself from his hind legs and tail. The core Data beneath reshaped once all of the texture Data was gone.

The legs were shaped out to be smoother and more muscular with black and brown texture Data being laid down over it. His tail was replaced by a short stub with black and brown Data attaching itself over it. His head was much narrower with black and brown texture data being placed on it. Finally, a spiked, silver collar was pieced together around his neck.

"Dobermon!"

The cream and dark pink dog from earlier was now replaced by a huge Doberman pinscher-like Digimon. The upper half of his lean body was covered in short, black fur. His spine had been thickened to the point of having the appearance of thick plates running down it. The once floppy ears were now long and lacey. Each of his muscular legs had a single red eye near the top, and turned brown once they reached the ankles. Out of his ankles, grew large, silver blades. His underside was brown, and a spiked, silver collar was around his neck. Finally, his eyes had retained the same ruby-red glow from his Labramon form.

"Bring it on, chicken man!" Dobermon barked. Shawjamon's eyes flashed with worry momentarily, but it quickly vanished as he charged forward.

"Getsugazan!" he cried as he swung the blade at the black hound. Dobermon leaped over the blade with ease and landed behind the bird-man.

He rose up on his hind legs and dark energy began to collect inside of his mouth. He barked, "Schwartz Strahl!" and brought his front legs back down. The energy from his mouth blasted out in a black laser which shot straight into the unsuspecting Digimon's back.

Note: Schwartz Strahl translates to: Black Beam.

The kappa creature was knocked flat on to the ground, but he quickly jumped back up to his feet. He then lifted his weapon into the air above him and slammed the larger end into the earth.

"Kouyoujou: Taki no Jin!" he exclaimed as the end shattered and released a huge wave of water that completely submerged Dobermon. It was shortly after that moment when Shinya realized what Dobermon, Labramon at the time, had meant when he told Devidramon to stay on his toes.

"Devidramon! Use you claw to grab Shawjamon!" he shouted to his partner. The dragon flapped his wings and took off heading straight for the Digimon.

The cascading water finally subsided, showing that Dobermon had not even lost his footing despite the harsh currents. Shawjamon gritted his teeth and glared at the dog, not even noticing the dragon flying up behind him.

"Demonic Gale!" Devidramon thundered and launched his tail-claw towards the Ultimate Level. It slammed shut around the astonished Digimon and held him a few feet off of the ground.

Dobermon padded forward with his head lowered and bared his teeth at the Kappa. "Who sent you here?" he barked to the Digimon. Shawjamon said nothing in response.

"Very well. We'll just delete you then!" the Champion Level growled and dipped his head even closer to the earth. His eyes pulsated with purple and her let out an off-key howl. "Grau Lärm!"

Last Note for the Chapter: Grau Lärm translates to: Gray Noise or Gray Realm.

Shawjamon writhed in pain as the attack took its full effect on him. His abilities were completely disabled, and he was now struggling to stay in his complete form.

"I'll ask one last time," Dobermon growled as Devidramon dropped the caped Digimon, "Who sent you here?"

"I shall never speak the master's name unless told to!" Shawjamon spat and stood back up. His Data had begun to separate.

"Very well. Devidramon! Finish him!" the dog commanded. Devidramon landed next to the dog and pulled one of his arms back.

"Crimson Nail!" the black dragon roared and sliced his red claws along Shawjamon's chest. Shawjamon screeched in pain and exploded into Data.

Both Digimon closed their eyes and stood limply as they absorbed Shawjamon's Data evenly split. Once they were finished, the two walked over to their Tamers.

"Whew! Two battles in one day! I'm bushed!" Devidramon huffed and sat down. Dobermon licked his Tamer's cheek and lay down next to him.

"I would like to know how the Shawjamon knew where we were even though no one said Her name," Dobermon sighed and looked around. "Those minions shouldn't be allowed to come here unless sent by Her… Bah!"

"Now that you mention it… When Devidramon and I were attacked by that Porcupamon, neither of us had said Her name…" Shinya remarked. They all though about his words for a moment.

"You should probably head back to your house, Shinya, something could attack your brother any moment," Tommy gasped suddenly. The reddish brunette jumped at the thought and quickly mounted his dragon.

"Good idea!" Shinya yelled back. "By the way, how did you get Labramon to evolve using a card?"

"Oh, that's simple," his friend shouted in return, "Once your partner evolves once, the card simply uses the Data that your Digimon was already familiar with in order to unlock evolution. In other words, once you've unlocked evolution, the card just gives them that small Data boost they need to evolve for a while."

"How long is a while?" the Kanbara asked as his partner began to flap his wings.

"It really depends on the Digimon!" Tommy concluded. "Also, I'm sure that you will be pleased to know that school starts tomorrow!"

"Awesome! Dust your memory off because I've got a ton of questions for you!" And with that said, Devidramon took to the skies and towards Shinya's house.

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An image of Shawjamon being deleted shone from the globe inside of the dark room. The monster watching it grinned with interest and leaned in just enough for its pure white teeth to sparkle in the sphere's glow.

"Ah… So the other child can make his partner evolve as well…" the creature chuckled to itself and placed its metal coated hands together. "Perhaps I can use that information later for… interesting results…"

One of the strings with an orange and red doll dangling from it floated moved into view. The monster reached out and balanced it in the palm of its hand.

"Surely that brat's dragon will have devolved by the time I send in this puppet," it grinned and allowed the toy to roll from its hand and onto the shining globe. The image changed to that of the Kanbara's residence.

"And by the time this one gets there, that stupid Renamon and her Tamer will be returning to their own home. Which reminds me…" the Digimon trailed off and leaned back on its throne. "Dema!"

The imp-girl stepped out of the shadows and bowed before the creature. Her devil tail swished back and forth and her snake tongue flickered in and out of her mouth.

"Yes, your excellency?" she grinned and stood back up.

"How is you research coming along?" the creature demanded with its red eyes narrowed.

"Great! I've found out a load of things in the last few hours! " Dema grinned sadistically, "She should be a piece of cake to manipulate. As for her partner, if things don't go as planned, I could probably make a servant out of her."

"Perfect. And have you found a way to break Neko?"

"Eh… Well, the thing is…" she started and rubbed the back of her neck.

"What!" the monster boomed.

Dema cringed and took a step back. "W-well… In this new environment she's in, she has everything that she had before and more! And don't even get me started on that Shinya creep! If he so much as touches her she goes completely calm. All of you hard work seems to be in vain!"

"Nonsense! She can be broken again Dema! Or do I need to send in Dire or Fairen to help you?" The Digimon grinned a bit at the end of its sentence.

"What!? No! I don't need no help from those two! Especially Dire! That creep can't think straight period!"

"Then it's settled. You will find a way to break the Wings, or so help me you'll be nothing more than the Blood Squadron to me. Got it?"

"Y-yes, Master," Dema trembled and gave the creature a salute, "Anything that pleases you!"

She then spun around and jumped directly into the shadows she had emerged from before. The monster grinned as it watched her leave.

"So she thinks that she cannot be broken, hmm? Even the most Legendary of Warriors can have their hearts shattered and mended into new shapes."

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Whoo! I'm on a roll! Bless you snow day and beautiful inspiration! Thanks for all the reviews I got. They really mean a lot.

Finally, I would like to leave you with this next chapter title:

Dracomon Vs. FlaWizarmon. The Fiery Battle of Revenge and Evolution Unfolds!

Thanks for reading and remember to review!

Pandamoniam

Oh yeah! And an interesting factoid, in the Digimon Frontier Subs, Lobomon can use laser eye vision by saying 'Strahl' like in Schwartz Strahl. Cool, huh?