"No Whamon"
As the Trailmon slid path the tunnel, everyone was groaning as they clung to the seats, bars or curled up in a ball from the ride since it was so rough.
"Hey, bud, could you possibly go any faster?" Koji asked sarcastically.
"Sure thing, pal. Just hold onto your bandana." The Trailmon said and he began to go faster and jostled everyone more.
"KOJI!" Zoe, Tommy, JP and Dai all yelled in outrage.
"What?" he yelled back to the group inside.
The Trailmon then skidded to the side making everyone groan.
"I was being sarcastic!" Koji cried.
"Zoe, is everyone okay back there?" Takuya yelled inside the Trailmon.
Zoe was sitting down on the floor with the digi egg held to her chest as Tommy, JP, Dai, Veemon, Bokomon and Neemon stood around her.
"We've all been better!" the blonde called back to the Warrior of Flame.
"One way is fun, the other way we done." The Trailmon said as he came to two tunnels.
"Man, there's two of 'em!" Koji yelled.
"What?!" Takuya yelled.
"How can we tell the right way?" Koji asked.
"I don't know. The trail is up to the rails." The Trailmon said.
In front of them, the track changed and the Trailmon went down the tunnel the track had changed to.
"We on the right track now!" he said making everyone cry out loudly as the Trailmon made a turn to the right.
"Man, I hate trains!" Dai complained as Veemon clung to her as he almost fell over.
"You and me both." the dragon groaned.
"Well, at least it's a little bit smoother in here." Takuya said.
Bokomon was staring at the digi egg, humming in thought as he then came to a conclusion and walked in front of Zoe.
"May I have a word? I want you to give me Seraphimon's egg. I'll take care of it now." He said making everyone look at him in confusion.
"I'm sorry, but I happen to know more about its special needs." The white chicken said as he gently took the egg away from the blonde and placed it safely inside his pink waist band.
"Special needs? Like what?" Zoe asked him.
"It must be protected and nurtured by someone with life experience." Bokomon told her.
"Have you been a mommy before?" Neemon asked.
"You sure look like one." Tommy said as he reached to touch the egg, but got his hand slapped away by Bokomon.
"Hands off, bub! You must wash your hands before touching the egg. Honestly, what were you thinking? You might get germs on him." The chicken scolded with a stern look before he smiled down at the egg.
"Don't worry, baby, Momma will keep you safe from them." He said with a smile and blush.
"I think the egg's in good hands." Dai chirped.
"Hold on guys, it's getting' rough again!" Takuya called as everyone tried to hang on to the seats when the waves got rough.
"Momma's gotcha, Momma's gotcha, Momma's gotcha." Bokomon chanted as if to sooth the baby.
The ride then seemed to get a bit smoother, but then everyone cried out as the Trailmon shot out of the tunnel and went down a waterfall making everyone cry out, Tommy and Veemon clinging to Dai as Zoe and JP grabbed onto the seats and poles.
"This is definitely not good for the baaaaabbbbbbyyyyyyyy!" Bokomon yelled.
"I always say one good track deserves another." Trailmon chuckled as they landed safely on the rest of the track that was below on the ground.
"End of the line and all is fine." Trailmon chuckled as he stopped.
The group all walked off of the Trailmon, relieved that the ride as done and they were safe.
Trailmon then backed up out of the cave, out of our sight.
"That's pretty scary. He's gotta go backwards all the way home." Tommy said.
Turning, everyone then started running down the cave, looking for an exit.
"Hey everybody, there's an opening up ahead!" Takuya said as he saw a blue light.
"Let's just hope it takes us outside." Koji said.
The two boys ran off and the rest of the group followed them, hoping to find a way to get out of the underground cave, but were disappointed with what they found.
"This doesn't look like outside to me. Does this look like outside to you?" JP asked.
"Well, duh, it's an underground cavern." Zoe said, her voice echoing in the blue stoned underground cavern that had a pool of water.
"Where's the exit?" Takuya asked.
"Must be one somewhere." Koji said as he and Takuya ran off down to the lower floor.
"Yeah, but where?" Dai frowned as she looked around.
"Hey, wait for me! If Gurmblemon finds us down here, we'll be in big trouble!" Tommy called as he, Neemon and Bokomon ran down next.
"Let him find us. I'm not afraid of that stupid runt." JP frowned.
"Wow, are you trying to impress me with a show of courage, JP?" Zoe teased him.
"I'm not trying to show anything. Give me a break, will ya? Grumblemon stole your Spirit and I want to get it back. It's as simple as that." JP told her seriously.
"I'm, uh…" Zoe trailed off, touched by what he said.
"Maybe we should just turn back and just get this over with." JP said.
"Do you really mean that?" Zoe asked.
"You better believe it." JP told her.
"Well, it's your funeral." Zoe sighed.
"Can't I change my mind?" JP whined.
Veemon snickered as he patted the boy's side.
"Doesn't seem to be any give at all. These walls are made out of solid rock." Koji said as he and Takuya hit the walls.
"Yeah, this stupid cave is a dead end. Beans!" Takuya glared.
"I guess we gotta go back." Tommy said.
"That's what was saying." JP placed his hands on his hips.
"I wonder if we passed an exit back in the tunnels. It's worth a try." Zoe said.
"Right. Let's get moving, guys." Dai called.
Suddenly, a blast of water burst from the pool of water and JP shielded Tommy with his body as they were both hit and were blasted into a wall.
"Tommy!" Dai cried out in worry for the little boy.
"Tommy!" Zoe gasped.
"Tommy!" Koji said.
"Tommy!" Takuya called.
"I don't feel so good, JP." Tommy whimpered.
"Oh geez. Are you all right little man?" JP asked the boy beside him.
"Hey how come nobody yelled out my name?" he asked as the group surounded the two boys.
"Um, JP! Uh, never mind. Sorry." Veemon grinned nervously at the heavyset male.
"Mama Mia!" Zoe gasped at the water that rose up.
"Whoa!" Dai gasped.
"Definitely…"Takuya began.
"Not good." Koji finished.
The water then fell away as a large brown and blue whale digimon rose up from the water making everyone stare at him.
"What's Whamon doing down here? He's normally in the ocean." Bokomon said as Neemon stared in shock.
"Who's Whamon?" Zoe asked looking at the whale.
"He's a whale digimon and he seems to be out of his element." Bokomon said softly.
"I can't stand it anymore! You hear me? I can't stand it!" Whamon cried splashing around.
"He's normally a calm digimon. Something really must be upsetting him." Bokomon explained.
"I wanna go home! I wanna go home! I wanna go home!" Whamon screamed out.
"We gotta stop him." Koji said.
"Um, all right. I'm ready to go when you are." Takuya agreed.
"Execute: Spirit Evolution!"
"LOBOMON!"
"AGUNIMON!"
"All right big guy. Just calm down." Lobomon said as the two Warriors stood on the whale's back.
"Yeah, what is the matter with you?" Agunimon asked.
"Leave me alone!" Whamon cried out.
(A few minutes later…)
"You seem to be feeling a little bit better Whamon. Can you tell us why you were upset?" Zoe asked.
"Oh, I hate this place… I just want to go home back in the ocean!" Whamon wailed.
"Until very recently, I was swimming happily and free under the sea. Not a care in the world. Then one day I saw a delicious looking glowing plant. I couldn't help myself. I decided to take a little nibble. Oh, they were good. But then Grumblemon appeared and stole the Fractal Code and I was swept up under the ocean and next thing I knew, I was stuck in this place! With no way out!" Whamon started to sob loudly.
"Here we go again." Agunimon commented.
"You don't have to be such a big crybaby." Lobomon said.
Both males then yelped as they were whacked over the head by an annoyed mahogany haired girl.
"You're not helping." Dai frowned at the two Warriors.
"He's sure losing a lot of water. Is that normal?" Neemon asked.
"No idea." Bokomon said.
"This is embarrassing. Does he really think all that blubbering is gonna help him?" JP asked before he then grunted in pain and held his side.
"Hey, are you okay JP?" Tommy asked.
"I'll be fine once I get this pain to go away." JP grunted.
"And-and-an-and it's all my fault you got hurt! I'm so sorry!" Whamon wailed.
"You're forgiven, all right?" JP groaned.
"Well, at least you have some company now. We're stuck here too. Maybe with your help, we can figure out a way to escape." Zoe smiled.
"Huh? Okay." Whamon smiled making everyone stumble at how quickly he got better.
Just then, the water started to get wild making Whamon scream.
"What is happening?" Lobomon asked.
"Oh no, Whamon!" Dai gasped as the water drained away from the pool Whamon was lying in.
"Now that is not normal." Bokomon said.
"Grumblemon!" everyone gasped as the Warrior of Earth burst from the ground, smirking.
"Nowhere hide now." Grumblemon snickered.
"Me find you. Me so glad we see each other again, only this time me steal your Spirits good!" he said.
"You're an annoying little gnome, you know that?" Lobomon growled.
"Yeah, what he said. And oh, by the way, you're not stealing anything from anyone ever again. We're not afraid of you anymore, Grumblemon." Agunimon called.
"Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah Grumblemon. You will be." Grumblemon sang as he pulled out a vial.
"Lookey look." He said as he opened it and pink power flew through the air and everyone gasped as glowing symbols appeared on the ground and walls.
"You may take Gigasmon Spirit, but still have other powers. You no can beat me. Your Spirits be mine!" Grumblemon smirked.
Golemon then appeared from the symbols making everyone gasp as they looked around them.
"Me first to find you, so Mercurymon and others no have you now. It too late for them. Meet my new friends." Grumblemon laughed as a Golemon appeared under him.
"Get them!" he ordered and the Golemon charged at the group.
"Let's turn these rocks into pebbles." Agunimon said as he and Lobomon jumped off.
Agunimon used Pyro Tornado and started kicking a group of Golemon and they burst into dust.
Lobomon used his Lobo Kendo and slashed the group of Golemon he faced and they burst into dust.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, we could use a little assistance over here." Bokomon called as JP stood protectively in front of his friends as the Golemon advanced on them.
"Be right there." Agunimon called.
"On the way." Lobomon said as the two started running over.
Just then, two hands stretched out and grabbed the two Warriors around their necks, holding them back.
"Prevention is always the best medicine, right?" Arbourmon drawled.
"Hey, let go!" JP called as he tried to move forward, but cried out as he held his side.
"No, you can't fight in this condition." Zoe said.
"She's right. The best thing we can do now is hide!" Bokomon called.
"Hey, good hiding, you're invisible." Neemon said when he saw Bokomon was gone.
"Over here, brainiac." Bokomon said making Neemon look to see him hiding behind a rock.
"Wow, you're pretty fast too." Neemon said when he saw the distance.
"You meat head! The only reason I'm hiding is because I have to protect Seraphimon's egg!" Bokomon insisted.
"Mm-hmm." Neemon grinned.
"Who are ya trying to fool?" Veemon asked.
"I refuse to just hide and give up." JP groaned in pain.
"JP, you're too badly hurt right now. Agunimon and Lobomon will think of something. We have to trust them." Tommy said.
"They'll be fine. I hope." Dai frowned.
"Come on, Zoe, think. Ah, if only I could Spirit Evolve." Zoe looked at her D-tector sadly as JP watched.
"Come 'ere! Hey, how about a dance?" Arbourmon dropped Agunimon and Lobomon.
The two Warriors were on their knees as they stared at him in confusion before they were then punched in the face.
"Dance! Come on, dance! Hey, that's better." Arbourmon yelled as he kept punching the Warriors.
"They on ropes. Go Arbourmon, keep going." Grumblemon smirked.
"Those guys are very graceful." Arbourmon said as he pulled his hands away as Agunimon and Lobomon's Fractal Codes appeared.
"Me can smell Spirits. Hurry up and get for me!" Grumblemon called.
"I don't know how long they can keep this up." Tommy said as JP walked forward.
"JP? What are you doing?" Dai asked looking at him in worry.
"Tommy, Dai." He said.
"Yeah?" Tommy asked.
"What is it?" Dai asked.
"I'm going in. you two watch out for Zoe." JP said.
"He's lost it." Zoe frowned.
"Yeah, he can't stop them." Tommy frowned.
"That it, piggy boy. Spirit Evolve. Fight me! Or is you too weak?" Grumblemon mocked.
"He's just egging you on. Get out of there!" Bokomon called as he ducked down.
"I'm not gonna let him win. I won't stand here and let Grumblemon hurt my friends." JP glared.
"I'm with ya." Tommy walked up to him.
"Are you sure?" JP asked them.
"Uh huh." Tommy nodded.
"Execute: Spirit Evolution!"
"KUMAMON!"
"BEETLEMON!"
"Go, Golemon!" Grumblemon yelled.
"You ready to rock these rock heads?" Beetlemon asked.
"Yep." Kumamon chirped.
"Dai, do you have any ideas?" Veemon asked.
"Thinking." Dai called as she looked through the deck of cards she had.
Beetlemon used Thunder Fist, then Kumamon followed up with Crystal Freeze to take out the Golemon.
Dai then chose a card labeled Fire Rocket and she used it as Veemon ran into the fight, and took out the Golemon with it.
"I'm tired of playing with you." Beetlemon faced Grumblemon who was on the last Golemon.
"I'm gonna make you pay for what you've done!" Beetlemon took to the air as lightning crackled around him.
"You kidding right?" Grumblemon asked as Beetlemon used Thunder Fist, but Golemon hit him with Sulfur Plume, blasting the Warrior of Thunder onto the ground and transformed back to JP.
"Weak human. Fighting you not even work up sweat. Arbourmon, take care of them while me get Spirit." Grumblemon said as he pulled out his hammer.
"I'm on it, Grumble, but first I've gotta change into soemthign more comfortable." Arbourmon said.
"Arbourmon: Slide Evolution!"
"PETALDRAMON!"
"Much better." Petaldramon said as Agunimon and Lobomon stared in shock.
Grumblemon then went to use Seismic Sledge, but Whamon stopped him with a blast of water and Grumblemon was thrown into a wall.
"No way!" Kumamon gasped as a totem appeared.
"Whamon. I can't believe it. A Beast Spirit." JP stared at it in awe.
"No fair! That Spirit mine!" Grumblemon pulled his face out of the wall.
"Oh, so that's what it was. It did taste a little gamey for a plant." Whamon said.
JP simply stared at the Beast Spirit as it glowed in front of him, its eyes shining yellow as it waited to be called on.
"Too bad that Spirit is mine, mine, mine, mine!" Grumblemon jumped for it.
"Not today! It's my turn to play!" JP pulled out his D-tector and downloaded the Beast Spirit.
"Execute: Beast Spirit Evolution!"
"METALKABUTERIMON!"
"Oh my, it's the legendary Beast Warrior of Thunder!" Bokomon gasped.
"Moto bene. JP turned into him?" Zoe asked in awe.
Groaning in pain, MetalKabuterimon used his Bolo Thunder, blasting them all around him, hitting the pillars and ceiling as the debris fell.
"Run for your lives!" Bokomon cried as the group ran off.
"Oh man, not again!" Dai groaned.
"He's completely out of control. Run for cover!" Lobomon yelled.
Petaldramon was then buried under the debris while Grumblemon backed away from the Beast, frightened.
"Right behind ya!" Agunimon said as they both ran off.
"Don't be hasty now, friend." Grumblemon said nervously.
"You're no friend of mine, Grumblemon. You don't even understand the meaning the meaning of friendship!" MetalKabuterimon yelled as his green eyes glowed.
He then used his Electron Cannon on Grumblemon and Golemon, destroying Golemon while Grumblemon screamed as his Fractal Code was shown.
"MetalKabuterimon: Slide Evolution!"
"BEETLEMON!"
"It's back to the egg for you, pal. Fractal Code; Digitize!" Beetlemon downloaded Grumblemon, defeating him as Zoe's Spirit flew over to her.
"Hey, welcome back!" Zoe giggled happily as her Spirit went into her D-tector as Grumblemon's egg flew off.
JP then returned to normal as he fell to the ground in pain and Tommy looked at him while Zoe ran over with Dai, Veemon, Neemon and Bokomon following.
"JP! JP, are you all right?" Zoe ran over to him.
"Got yoru Spirit back. At least I did something to make you happy." He smiled at her as she smiled softly.
"That's so sweet. Thank you, JP. I really man it." She said.
"Hurray, JP!" Tommy cheered as the others laughed.
"RUN!" Takuya screamed as he and Koji ran towards the group as the cavern shook.
"Didn't ya hear me?!" Takuya asked.
The ceiling fell down, destroyed and everyone screamed as they were surrounded by water, Takuya quickly diving for Dai and held her close while Veemon and Tommy clung to each other as they were swept up in the waves.
Suddenly, everything went dark and everyone was confused.
"Did we die?" Tommy asked.
"Uh. I don't think so." Zoe said.
"It smells like something did. Pee yuu!" JP exclaimed.
"Hey, look at that light up ahead." Dai pointed out the crack of light in the darkness.
As it got brighter, the group found they were inside a mouth and it opened to reveal the ocean making everyone exclaim in awe.
"It's the ocean." Tommy said.
"It's Whamon!" everyone exclaimed when they realized they were standing in the whale's mouth.
"I don't know how you saved us, but thank you." Bokomon smiled.
"Yeah, and welcome home, Whamon." Zoe said.
"Oh, I'm the one who should be thanking you. Without your help, I might have been stuck in that cave forever. Hang on everybody; we should be reaching the island very soon." Whamon said.
"Island?" Takuya asked.
Everyone looked ahead of them and saw a beautiful island with a large beach across the ocean from where they were and smiled.
To be continued...