By Taro M.D
Chapter 6.2 - The Digimedal of Water Part 2
(Taro) Now we can conclude the Digimedal of Water episode and in fact wrap up the Digimedals for this Arc as we will begin the final countdown to the arc finale
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon... it's the property of Toei Animation and Saban.
"Word" Speaking 'Word' Thought
"Really? I knew that you guys would defeat them so I made sure that you were drained of energy... let me show you guys what I really meant... hey guys you can use your gifts that Lord Devimon provided to all of you!"
The 2 remaining Syakomon then revealed their Dark Helix relics which were then absorbed by them but also a very loud crash drew Desmond's attention to the fact that a very large shellfish like creature broke through the sand and joining him was a very large lobster that had two sharp claws.
"Aw nuts we're in trouble..."
The Syakomon began to glow in dark eerie auras that meant that they were about to achieve false evolution.
"SYAKOMON FALSE DIGIVOLVE TO..."
"SYAKOMON FALSE DIGIVOLVE TO..."
Both of them glowed black and they began to get larger as one form was becoming large and becoming a squid that looked monsterous with it's extended white claws and large fanged growl which had big teeth whilst the other Syakomon was becoming more like an octopus but it was holding a sword and a gun in it's hands whilst his front two tentacles had iron grippers.
"GESOMON!"
"OCTOMON!"
Now Desmond realised that there was a major problem on his hands as there were 4 Champion level Digimon now on the side of Demidevimon and his Digimon were exhausted... he was in big trouble.
"Allow me to personally introduce you human to my real friends that I convinced personally to destroy you..."
Demidevimon hovered about the giant shellfish first.
"This bigboy here is Shellmon he's a Data type who doesn't speak much but he's a fearsome Aquatic type that can hurt you badly with his Aqua Pressure, Drill Spin, Spin Shatter and Slamming Attack!"
He moved onto the next Digimon which was the squid-like creature.
"This lovely chap here which was originally a Syakomon is now Gesomon a Virus type known as the White Demon of the Depths... his vicious attacks consist of Coral Crusher, Evil Punch and Deadly Shade."
Demidevimon moved onto the next Digimon which is the octopus creature not knowing that nearby at a pool of water, something was forming.
"Here we have Octomon a fine example of a Virus type allowing him to cut and shoot anytime he pleases, his attacks consist of Spurting Ink and Octopus Trap... dashing isn't he?"
Finally Demidevimon moved onto the lobster whilst the water was now forming into a vicious and deadly form of it's own.
"And last on the list here is Ebidramon a fine Data type that is a fearsome and speedy creature to defeat...
his Twin Scissors ought to cut you down whilst his Lobster Step makes you wish you'd hadn't moved before he steps on you... now then any last words?"
"Yeah you might want to watch out for the giant Aquatic Monster that's just formed behind you!"
"How dumb do you expect me to believe..."
"Uh Boss I think the human might be right!"
"How?!"
Demidevimon looked behind him only for the Aquatic Monster to roar loudly in his face as it stood to it's full height of 20 feet... the aquatic digimon then made a run for it whilst Demidevimon quickly flew off in his lackeys general direction with the monster following him and ignoring Desmond and his Digimon entirely which was weird.
"OK... that was weird, good thing that monster appeared otherwise we would of been destroyed."
"Don't you think we should find a cave to hide in and recover just in case they come back?"
"Good idea Candlemon... let's do that."
Desmond and the Digimon quickly found a nearby cave in the oasis that they hid inside and so they rested for the next few hours, their quest was going to end soon though.
As Desmond and the Digimon were finished resting in the cave and they were gonna leave to keep searching for the temple but suddenly there was an earthquake that rattled through the cavern.
"EARTHQUAKE!"
"Hang on Armadillomon... if this was an earthquake wouldn't there be falling boulders and cracks... no this ain't a earthquake."
"How can you be sure Deshmond?"
"It's because he is correct young Digimon."
Everyone turned towards the robed figure that just magically appeared out of nowhere and Desmond's experience when a mysterious blue robed figure appears is that he is near a temple just like the ones in the hill and in the valley.
"Are you the same as Gideon and Gibori?"
"If you mean that I am a man like those two I am not... but if your refering to the Order of the 12 then yes I am one of them but please call me Gabrielle."
The robed figured lifted it's hood up to reveal a female face with long brown hair.
"Oh... I'm sorry if I seemed rude."
"It's alright Crimson One, Gideon contacted me when you left his temple so I knew that you was coming at some point... in fact you brought trouble directly into my oasis so I had to use a security measure to get rid of the controlled Digimon."
"Wait the Aquatic Monster belongs to you?"
"Yes Water has so many uses whether it can be shapened into a fearsome beast that can scare off any dark ones but it doesn't last forever... they will be here soon as the monster runs out of moisture to work on and it is another sunny day so high temperatures means we got to get you inside the temple now."
"Alright... guys let's go, um where's the entrance to the temple?"
"Follow me it's not too far."
Gabrielle lead Desmond and the digimon through the only entrance in the cave and what awaited the Digidestine was a very vast and very large cavern that was full of water pools as far as the eye can see as light was coming in through the noticable large holes that were on the ceiling... it didn't raise the temperature inside the area as in the distance was another temple that had banners that represented the element of Water.
As they went inside, a table was already decorated with drinks and sandwiches that Desmond was surprised.
"How did you know I was hungry?"
"Gideon was also good at guessing how hungry you would be so I've made some lunch."
"Thank you at least from me..."
"Don't forget us!"
The digimon were smiling as well especially since they got their hands on a few sandwiches already but that was dismissed as Desmond and Gabrielle laughed it off whilst everyone proceeded to have lunch meanwhile outside nearby the 4 large Champions had returned to the oasis with Demidevimon not too happy.
"YOU FOOLS I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WERE ALL SCARED BY WATER... NOW SPREAD OUT FIND THAT HUMAN!"
Back with Desmond and his group as they were finished with their lunch and the Digimon back to full strength as Desmond was about to do what he came here to do.
"Alright then Gabrielle lead the way to the Digimedal."
"Follow me Crimson One."
Desmond then proceeded to follow Gabrielle to his destiny... or something cliched.
The long walk down the passages and stairways through the temple was sort of enlightening as Desmond looked at the murals of the wall... this time it told of a great battle of the sea that had a very large digimon was leading the charge followed by a lone human that swam in front leading the charge towards the various underwater dark creatures.
Then when they reached the bottom of the stairs, he saw the same image of the human but this time he was surrounded by gushing water and not only the symbol of the element of Water was there but also the symbol of Reliabilty that as they entered... Desmond noticed that there was a very large pool of water in the cavern but in the middle of that pool was a relic that he knew what it was... The Digimedal of Water.
"So what do I need to do to prove myself?"
"This here is a test of Reliability... you must cross the pool here towards the islands in order to prove yourself worthy but you can't ask for help because the water is a lot different to what you've always known and you may struggle but overcome this and you will earn the Digimedal."
'Right test of Responsibility... I must cross this pool without asking for help, usually I'm a decent swimmer so how hard can it be?'
Desmond thought as he took off his shoes and socks as he got to the edge of the pool ready to make his swim.
"Alright here I go!"
He jumped into the pool and began to swim towards the island but about a few minutes in he realised what the problem was going to be... there was no oxygen in the water.
'Oh hell I can't breathe!'
Desmond thought as he began to slow down swimming as he realised that his limbs were starting to tire but the fact that if he asked for help then he would fail the task and the consequences for that could be fatal for not only him but for the Digiworld as well.
'I...MUST...KEEP...GOING!'
Struggling to swim further, Desmond felt the need to stop and ask for help but he refused to give up and eventually he saw the island that was in touching distance... Desmond gathered what strength he had left and made a final burst of speed to which he finally made it to the lower step that he was glad to reach as he struggled to make his way up to which he finally made his grasp of fresh air to which he coughed loudly but as he finally stood up and made his way to the top of the stairs... the water that he swam through disappeared in a loud flash and then a bridge appeared connecting the island to the shore whilst the Digimedal flashed once more signalling that Desmond had completed the challenge.
"YOU DID IT DESHMOND!"
"YAY YOU MADE IT!"
"Indeed Crimson One... you have shown your Reliability in not asking for help and overcoming the Dead Water that you felt Responsible to overcome, The Digimedal of Water has accepted you as it's master."
Desmond whilst he was now dry because of the dead water but now he made his way to the Digimedal that was waiting for him on it's pedestal as he took it into his hands and lifted it high into the air, suddenly all around the island... large spurts of actual water began to flow as their volume increased in size until a massive light blue energy flashed from the medal as Desmond suddenly was trapped in a large water bubble that had no air.
'Oh great first getting burnt and then suffocating... now I'm drowning!'
Desmond struggled for air and was about to pass out when the light blue energy aura flashed disappearing the water bubble as the digivice registered the Digimedal of Water into it's safe database, the same coloured aura as before now shot out of the digivice and it assembled itself into a form that the human had not seen before.
What looked like a penguin that wasn't black but had purple instead with a yellow parrot's beak, a white chest with three V shaped marks and yellow clawed feet with reddish orange eyes and a happy expression on it's face.
"YAY DESMOND!"
Desmond was swarmed as the Penguin like creature jumped up and gave him a hug... judging from the voice the creature was female... a first for him.
"Nice to see you as well whoever you are... um..."
"Sorry I got so happy meeting you at last that I forgot to introduce myself, I am Penguinmon a Vaccine Bird type and I'm also the Digital Warrior of Water... I don't look like much but I am always reliable to my friends with my attacks consisting of Ice Prism, Sliding Attack and my Eternal Slapping attack which is always my favourite to use."
Desmond nodded as he and the newly formed Penguinmon made their way over the bridge and reunited themselves with the rest of the Digimon as she got excited of when she saw Candlemon and Pidgemon and proceeded to hug them.
"GUYS!"
"Nice to see you too Penguinmon..."
"Can you let go a bit, my ribs are being crushed here..."
"Sorry Pidgemon I got a bit excited."
"Alright guys settle down and now that all 3 of you are together means that all the digimedals have been collected in the region?"
"Yes Desmond all of the medals that Ebonwumon gave us to guard are now in your hands... our task is done which means now it is up to you in how you want to proceed?"
"Well now that I got the cards in my hands... best thing to do is find wherever Devimon is residing and proceed to kick his ass."
"Who would likely know where that Digimon is located."
Instantly Desmond grinned at he knew exactly who he can talk to in order to find Devimon and he wasn't too far away either.
Outside in the Oasis itself Demidevimon was getting frustrated in tracking down the human and his Digimon friends and with the heat baring down on him... that temper of his wouldn't be far behind.
"HAVE YOU FOUND ANY TRACES OF WHERE HE WENT TO!"
"No boss we haven't found anything."
"THEN KEEP LOOKING!"
"Aw your putting so much effort into finding little ole me? I'm touched."
The evil Digimon group looked towards where Desmond was but he wasn't alone as the Digimon who were ready for the fight but Demidevimon saw the newest digimon... his heart sank a little as the Digidestined had just ruined all of Lord Devimon's plans.
"GREAT! The human got the last Digimedal, now all of Lord Devimon's plans have been ruined!"
"And there will be more than that when we're done with you beachball!"
"GRR! GET THEM YOU FOOLS!"
"Alright guys it's time to digivolve and kick ass... Penguinmon stay with me."
"Ok Desmond!"
Penguinmon watched as Desmond held up his digivice as it glowed with crimson energy as the other Digimon began to change shape.
"VEEMON DIGIVOLVE TO... VEEDRAMON!"
"CANDLEMON DIGIVOLVE TO... MERAMON!"
"HAWKMON DIGIVOLVE TO... AQUILAMON!"
"PIDGEMON DIGIVOLVE TO... AERODRAMON!"
"ARMADILLOMON DIGIVOLVE TO... ANKYLOMON!"
The battle began as Ebidramon and Ankylomon charged at each other as Veedramon went up against Shellmon as they grappled together whilst Meramon was taking on Octomon whilst both Aquilamon and Aerodramon were up against Gesomon... which left Desmond and Penguinmon up against Demidevimon.
"TWIN SCISSORS!"
"TAIL HAMMER!"
Several loud dings and collision of metal as claw met mace as the duel intensified between the two.
"VEE NOVA BLAST!"
"AQUA BLASTER!"
The two attacks collided together creating a lot of steam as they made a collision.
"BLAST RINGS!"
"TORNADO PULSE!"
"DEADLY SHADE!"
The two projectile attacks were launched at the same time but Gesomon's Deadly Shade cancelled the both of them literally dissolving them.
"SPURTING INK!"
"BLAZING FLAME!"
Interesting enough on this battle... The fireball collided with the ink blast which created an explosion for some reason although it created a line of fire which forced Octomon to drop his ink gun but Meramon was onto him instantly.
"ROARING FIRE!"
"OCTOPUS TRAP!"
Meramon attacks with a flaming dropkick but Octomon's front tentacles grabs his legs before tossing him down onto the hard sand before slamming him into a nearby oasis before he got out and shook off the water.
"You got to do much better than that Kalamari!"
"I'll cut ye to ribbons Fireflash!"
Meanwhile Veedramon and Ankylomon suddenly were thrown back and together touched briefly.
"Hey Ankylomon buddy how's your battle going?"
"Lousy this sad excuse of a shrimp is a bit too quick for me to hit."
"You should say the same to Shelly here, he's a bit too tanky for my liking."
"How about we swap dance partners?"
"That's a wonderful idea... good luck!"
Veedramon took the battle directly to Ebidramon whom was more to the dragon's liking whilst the two tanks collided together with respective attacks.
"ARMOURED STAMPEDE!"
"DRILL SHELL!"
Both Digimon made their stance... Shellmon went into his shell as it began to attack whilst Ankylomon charged at the attacker as they collided creating a mighty duststorm as we cut back to Desmond and Demidevimon are in confrontational mood.
"You know it won't be long till your forces are beaten!"
"Doesn't matter human I will destroy you all! DEMI DART!"
"ICE PRISM!"
The Demi Dart attack was destroyed by the several ice shards fired from Penguinmon as the evil bat was surprised.
"For a penguin you sure do fire fast!"
"How about come down here so I can give you a good reminder!"
"I don't think so blubberbeak!"
Them fighting words where I'm from.
Aquilamon and Aerodramon were actually struggling against Gesomon as he turned out to be a pretty good fighter as they were getting exhausted.
"Aerodramon I don't know if we're able to get a clear shot on him..."
"We got to try Aquilamon!"
"EVIL PUNCH!"
Both of Gesomon's tentacles flew out with his clawed hands turn into fists as he attempted to punch the two flyers but they barely was able to dodge and not with ease.
"We have to win this fight now!"
"I agree... let's go!"
Both Digimon in the air got into position as Aquilamon began charging up for one of his attacks whilst Aerodramon drew back his wings ready.
"BLAST RINGS!"
"CORAL CRUSHER!"
Gesomon's Coral Crusher was a very powerful glowing double tentacle slam was deflected by Blast Rings before Aerodramon made one sharp updraft which left the squid completely exposed!
"RAIN OF WINDS!"
The thousands of feather daggers that came down like a hurricane gust completely shredded Gesomon before he literally was made into data that was then scattered to the coastal winds, with their triumph secure... they flew off in different directions to see which of their friends needed their help.
"SPURTING INK!"
"HEAT WAVE!"
The ink attack was blocked by the intense heat formed into a shield as it ceased to which Aerodramon joined him in the midsts of recovery.
"Things going ok here Meramon?"
"Nah it's not going so well... Octomon here is a strong opponent..."
"How about I help you out?"
"Sounds like a plan to me Aerodramon..."
"SPURTING INK!"
"BLAZING FLAME!"
"TORNADO PULSE!"
Two spheres of elemental energy... one being fire, the other being air both collided together against the blast of ink which disintegrated each other out but this left the octopus completely exposed.
"How do you want to take him out Meramon?"
"I feel like using the Mystic Flare? What do you reckon?"
Before Aerodramon could respond... suddenly a stream of data struck the bird dragon as he learnt a new move from deep within his memory core.
"How about I join in with that?"
"Well ok let's do this!"
Meramon began to glow a red aura as he gathered up the flames needed for his attack but Aerodramon began to also glow in a green aura as his wings began to rustle in wind energy before they began to shuffle.
"MYSTIC FLARE!"
"GALE CROSS!"
Meramon threw his flare attack at Octomon whilst Aerodramon dropped his wings as the shuffling wind became a powerful cutting attack that instantly severed both tentacles holding weapons which didn't give it the chance to react before the Mystic Flare hit him hard and at the same time blowing up the octopus monster which then became digital data scattered to the coastal winds.
"Nice work Meramon!"
"If it wasn't for that new attack of yours Aerodramon I don't think I would of been able to take him down...
speaking of which where did that come from?"
"I have no idea."
Meanwhile Veedramon was having his hands full with Ebidramon when Aquilamon flew in.
"I assume your having control of this situation Veedramon?"
"My hands are very full! Excuse me... HAMMER PUNCH!"
Veedramon got one of his hands free and smashed Ebidramon off him with a good punch before he got back up and joined Aquilamon.
"Now then Veedramon let's take down this shrimp together!"
"Remember Aquilamon he is a Data type which means we can't kill him!"
"Oh yeah Desmond needs to Purify him first."
"But we can damage him as much as we can."
"Gladly be able to do that."
"NOT IF I STOP YOU FIRST! LOBSTER STEP!"
With one single move Ebidramon jumped into the air with his legs surrounded by a sort of yellowish aura that felt like water but once it went up... it had to come down with some tremendous force.
"MOVE!"
Veedramon and Aquilamon both avoided the attack just in the nick of time as Aquilamon counterattacked.
"INVISIBLE SHOT!"
Aquilamon fired a blast that wasn't even seen from it's mouth which then shattered Ebidramon's scaly armor slightly but slowly revealing the Dark Helix that was controlling him.
"It's working Aquilamon... hit him again!"
"GOTCHA! WAVE LASER!"
Aquilamon quickly fired a reddish laser from his mouth which struck like a wave against Ebidramon hard as the dark relic was finally revealed although it wasn't cracked...yet.
"MAGNUM PUNCH!"
"SCISSOR CLAW!"
Veedramon quickly ducked Ebidramon's attack to deliver the Magnum Punch which destroyed the Dark Relic in one blow causing the dark tendrils of energy to spark out of the hole that was on the shrimp as it began to recoil in pain.
"AHHHHH HELP ME IT HURTS SO MUCH!"
"WHAT DO WE DO?!"
"I KNOW WHAT I MUST DO... HANG ON I KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP!"
Veedramon grabbed Ebidramon as he proceeded to quickly to carry him all the way towards Desmond who right now was having the advantage for once... as Demidevimon was currently very exhausted to keep himself in flight and one vicious bruise on it's left cheek.
"So... who's having the advantage now beachball?"
"SHUT UP!"
"Can I hurt him again Desmond?"
"No Penguinmon I believe he's learnt his lesson... but just in case..."
Before Penguinmon was about to use it's Eternal Slapping attack again but Veedramon arrived before she had a chance to do it dropping off Ebidramon in front of him, seeing that the Digimon was in peril... Desmond changed his attention.
"Desmond Ebidramon needs your help... your the only one that can purify him."
"Alrighty then... DIGIPURIFY!"
Desmond pressed the digivice right upon the affected area of Ebidramon as the digital data began to repair and heal the damage done as before it was complete and Ebidramon decided that it was a good idea to dig his way underground and head very far away... and he didn't even say thanks too jerkmon.
"Wow... grateful wasn't he."
"I'll say but here's a question... anyone know what's happening to Ankylomon?"
"That's a good question Desmond... we better check things out."
Desmond, Veedramon, Aquilamon and Penguinmon quickly made their way to where Ankylomon was panting heavily and although Aerodramon and Meramon were holding off Shellmon... the creature seemed a bit larger than he was before, something was not right.
"Guys we might have a problem here..."
"Desmond..."
Desmond turned to Ankylomon who just keeled over onto the ground and then de-digivolve back into Armadillomon.
"Armadillomon you did your best..."
"That Dark Helix glowed a dark blue light before he got bigger... Meramon and Aerodramon are trying to stop him but even they won't last long... can I have a rest now?"
"Yes take all the rest you need buddy."
"Thanks... buddy."
Armadillomon closed his eyes and passed out just as Penguinmon saw what happened and instantly she made her mind up.
"I want to help Desmond!"
"Wait your still a Rookie Penguinmon!"
"At this point I can be of really good help!"
"But you'll get crushed!"
"I'm an elemental digiwarrior, I already know the risks!"
"Well ok then I guess."
"Thank you Desmond I won't let you down, you can count on me!"
At the same time Desmond's digivice activated as well as the Digimedal of Water as together they made a very bright light in the sky that Penguinmon noticed as the both of them spiralled their way into the sky.
"Pretty..."
Suddenly she began to glow as the light in the sky began to explode in digital data as in the swirling midsts a sneak preview of what she will digivolve to appear and it looked like a blue dolphin with battle scars and a toothy smile before the stream went down onto the Penguinmon with the same phrase mentioned from the previous digimon.
"PENGUINMON DIGIVOLVE TO..."
Instantly the species changed from penguin to dolphin as the new form had the same description from the preview but it had a white underbelly with green eyes and the same toothy smile which was followed by light blue marks on it's body and a scar on it's nose.
"DOLPHMON!"
Desmond finally had an aquatic digimon of his own in his team.
"Woah..."
"It's me Desmond I've evolved from Penguinmon thanks to your reliability in me, I swim as fast as the stream in this form... my attacks are Dolphin Kick, Bon Voyage and my favourite attack Pulse Blast! Now Desmond can I show you why I'm the best in Water."
"Why's that then Dolphmon?"
"Because I'm practically fast... let me take that Dullmon to my element!"
Before Desmond can say anything Dolphmon went so fast that no one noticed her movements... that was until Shellmon noticed a large force shoving it towards the ocean as both it and Dolphmon entered the water which surprised the Digimon that were fighting.
"Was that Dolphmon that I just saw?"
"Yep she must of digivolved just now..."
"Aye."
Dolphmon and Shellmon surfaced nearby and the giant Shellmon was angry to say the least.
"GRRR HOW DARE YOU SHOVE ME IN THE OCEAN! AQUA PRESSURE!"
However Dolphmon speeded by missing the burst of water by inches because of her quick speed...
"LET ME SHOW YOU HOW THIS WORKS! PULSE BLAST!"
Dolphmon fired large pulse energy from it's mouth as it engulfed the giant Shellmon as it began to shrink in size until it went back to it's regular form... Desmond saw this from the shoreline and figured out that the Pulse Blast was affecting the Dark Helix in some way.
"DOLPHMON KEEP IT UP WITH THE ATTACKS!"
"OK DESMOND! DOLPHIN KICK!"
Dolphmon began to swim very fast towards the stunned Shellmon and then collided in a vicious slam to it's side which began to reveal the Dark Helix from it's left arm... Dolphmon saw the chance to end the battle right there.
"SEND IT BACK TO THE BEACH!"
"RIGHT! BON VOYAGE!"
Dolphmon then jumped up and did a wave motion with her tail creating a tidal wave which brought over the still stunned Shellmon back onto the beach just as he landed on his side, breaking the Dark Helix that was on his arm sending out the dark tendrils that associate with a dying digimon.
"Right that's my cue! DIGIPURIFY!"
Desmond rushed up to Shellmon's arm which was instantly pouring out dark energy to which Digipurify began to do it's work as the digital energy fixed up Shellmon just as the rest of the Digimon caught up to him as they all began to de-digivolve back to Rookie forms.
"Well Shellmon your all fine now."
Shellmon nodded his thanks as he took to the water as he swam away from the coast just as overhead, Demidevimon flew away slowly.
"YOU'LL LOSE SOMEDAY HUMAN AND WHEN YOU DO I WILL BE THERE TO GLOAT!"
Desmond looked up as he pondered the words of Demidevimon carefully but more importantly he finally held all the cards that he needed to take the fight to Devimon himself and hopefully one day the soothsayer will face his day... but then he realised.
"DAMMIT I FORGOT TO GET DEVIMON'S LOCATION OUT OF HIM!"
"Don't worry Deshmond there's only one place I know where scum like him currently reside..."
"Oh? Where's that then Veemon?"
"The last recorded sanctuary of Virus Digimon... The Island of Lost Hopes."
TO BE CONTINUED!
(Taro) Well that was a long one... The next location looms as we wrap up the first arc of The Crimson Legend as the island of lost hopes is rumored to be the last bastion for evil digimon during the ancient war between the 12 warriors and the 7 Great Demon Lords.
Yeah expect an update within a few months or so, this is where I get to brainstorm a good ending to the saga.