Ch. 14 Taking to the Skies
"I love regions like this" admired Javi taking in the scenery before him. Javi, Albert, Ann, Ricky, Kayla, and their respective partners were standing on one of the streets in the massive city, surrounded by skyscrapers of varying heights. The blue sky overhead was difficult to see due to the towering structures surrounding them.
"So where should we start looking?" asked Ricky.
"Wherever those two can pick up a signal" said Falcomon pointing to Javi and Ann.
"Got anything guys?" questioned Hawkmon.
"Let me see…" started Ann pulling out her D-Dex and scanning over the map. After searching the map for a few seconds, Ann frowned and pocketed the device "Nope, nothing"
"I got something guys" smiled Javi looking over his D-Dex with excitement "It's just east of here near the heart of Net City"
"Then let's get moving" added Monodramon with a cheer. The group began to walk along the road way, heading for the cities center. Javi lead the way using his D-Dex to guide the group along the maze of streets. The team came to a halt when they reached a four way intersection.
"Doesn't this place seem kinda quiet to you?" asked Lopmon.
"Maybe this place was attacked by the D-Reapers, scaring away all the Digimon" suggested Kayla.
"It's highly possible" said Gaomon.
"You might want to confirm that" added Albert pointing to the darkened sky above. The group then began to hear the sound of galloping which echoed through the city. The sound could be heard coming from all directions, making the location of the sound difficult to find.
"Great, just what we needed" sighed Ann.
"It's heading toward us, but from where?" questioned Falcomon scanning the area. Suddenly the sound stopped creating an eerie silence.
"Ok, where did the sound go?" asked Ricky. Ricky's question was met by several loud explosions along with the sound of glass shattering. The group frantically searched the scene only to discover several Digimon flying overhead.
"Guess we got our answer" glared Gaomon seeing the Digimon above. The Digimon resembled a unicorn with white fur and a blond mane. It had grey wings and wore a red metal mask covering its face and horn.
"Unimon, they're champion level Digimon that are considered sacred in the Digital World. They prefer to attack from above with their Aerial Shocker attack." informed Kayla reading her D-Dex.
"Intruders, no one is allowed in this city other than the Digital Reapers" spoke one of the Unimon.
"Prepare to be blasted" continued another Unimon. All the Unimon then opened their mouths, forming a blue ball of energy before their opened jaws.
"Aerial Shocker!" cried the corrupted Digimon sending a flurry of attacks to rain upon the team. The group dodged the attack and readied themselves for a battle.
"Time to get to work" said Falcomon.
Falcomon Drive Digivolved to… Shurimon
Gaomon Drive Digivolved to… Moosemon
Lopmon Drive Digivolved to… Bucchiemon
"Talon Arrow" called out Bucchiemon sending her pink arrows flying upward toward the Unimon. The Unimon all scattered about, avoiding the attack. The horde of dark Digimon then retaliated with a set of attacks. Another flurry of blue orbs was sent flying down onto the team.
"Horn Blade" shouted Moosemon cutting through the attacks with his mighty antlers.
"Double Stars" added Shurimon throwing his giant shuriken toward the Unimon. The Unimon dodged the shuriken and regrouped before the team.
"We're not getting anywhere here" growled Albert.
"They attack, we counter attack, we attack, they counter attack… this'll last forever" observed Ricky.
"I have an idea. We'll be right back" said Javi suddenly dashing down one of the streets with Monodramon.
"Wait up Javi, where are you going?" cried Ann running after Javi with Hawkmon.
"Where are they running off to?" asked Kayla seeing the pair and their Digimon running down one of the streets.
"Talon Arrow!" exclaimed Bucchiemon sending another set of glowing arrows toward the Unimon. "They're probably heading for the drive core"
"The backup would be appreciated, Horn Blade!" cried Moosemon leaping into the air and taking a quick swipe at one of the Unimon with his antlers. Moosemon just managed to hit one of the Unimon destroying it and reverting that Digimon's form to nothing but a puddle of black goo that fell to the street below.
"Double Stars!" yelled Shurimon catching one of the Unimon off guard and destroying it with his shuriken. The Unimon then reformed into an amorphous black blob and fell to the ground with a splat.
"New target…" hissed one of the Unimon taking off toward the direction Javi and Ann were running in. All the other Unimon caught wind of the plan and followed close behind their leading Unimon.
"Looks like they figured out what were up to" said Ricky.
"We gotta stop them before they get to Javi and Ann" spoke Albert taking off with Moosemon after the Unimon along with Kayla, Ricky, and their Digimon partners.
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Javi, Monodramon, Ann, and Hawkmon reached the center of the city to find a silver colored fountain sitting quietly amongst a ring of trees. The fountain had many silver rings all rotating around a central pedestal where a familiar clear orb lay sitting. The Crest of Harmony could be seen rotating in the center of the glass orb in green.
"Javi, it's your Digital Drive Core!" exclaimed Ann. The group ran over to the fountain giving Javi the chance to lift the orb from its resting place.
"Yes, I finally found my drive core. I wonder what you'll Drive Digivolve into Monodramon?" questioned Javi.
"You're gonna find out soon, look who decided to follow us" inputted Hawkmon pointing to the incoming group of Unimon.
"It's now or never buddy" spoke Monodramon.
"Right, Unleash, Digital Drive Accelerate!" cried out Javi.
Monodramon Drive Digivolved to... Pteramon
Pteramon appeared before Javi and Ann in a bright flash of light. The newly Digivolved Digimon looked similar to a pteranodon covered with dark purple colored armor. It had several small missile launchers attached to the bottom of its wings along with red edging along part of his body.
"Time to spread my wings and fly" said Pteramon taking to the skies. Pteramon began to dart for the incoming Unimon using his jet engine wings to gain incredible speed.
"Aerial Shocker!" hollered the Unimon sending a barrage of blue orbs toward Pteramon. Pteramon easily avoided the attacks while in the sky. Pteramon then passed through the Unimon and readied his wings for an attack of his own.
"Let's see you all avoid this, Missile Storm!" shouted Pteramon. A series of missiles shot out from Pteramon's wings striking the evil Digimon and creating several explosions to appear in the sky. Following the smoke created from the attack came several blobs of black slime to fall onto the ground and disappear.
'Got 'em!" smiled Pteramon.
"Watch out buddy!" yelled Javi from the ground. A stray Unimon tried to attack Pteramon while his guard was let down. Pteramon braced himself for the incoming attack.
"Talon Arrow" cried Bucchiemon suddenly, hitting the Pteramon with a direct attack. The Unimon took the attack then flew low to the ground to take cover.
"Horn Blade!" shouted Moosemon intercepting the Unimon and tossing the Digimon back into the air.
"Time to end this, Double Stars" continued Shurimon with the barrage of attacks finishing off the Unimon with a quick swipe of his shuriken.
"Correction, we got them" smiled Kayla.
"Fine, I'll give you that one" sighed Javi.
"You guys ready to leave?" asked Albert.
"Yeah, let's head home to our quiet city" said Ann in relief. The team's Digimon reverted back to their Rookie forms and joined their partners for a return trip home.