Okay, another chapter ready to go. It's past 11:30 at night right now, so I hope you like this.
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. I'm too tired to think of jokes right now.
LAST TIME:
ISAMU: When we got to the Flower Fields after beating Pumpkinmon, we found two things: one of them was a Gatomon who attacked us simply for knowing her name, and the other was, surprisingly, a human girl by the name of Kiyoko. Turns out, she's a Digi-Destined too. But she wasn't in a mood to talk, so Daichi and I had to beat some sense into her. But before we could talk, Apollomon showed up; and get this, he's a Digi-Agent! We realized our mistake, Kiyoko too, and we held the giant Digimon off, courtesy of Kiyoko's Armor Digivolution card. Just who is she?
Chapter 20
Mega
"Look, I'm sorry, really," Kiyoko said. Realizing the Flower Fields were no longer the safe haven they once were, she, the boys, and their Digimon began another trek through the forest.
"You've been saying that for a while," Isamu said. He sounded exasperated.
"And I'm going to keep saying it until you get it," Kiyoko replied. "I attacked you, plain and simple, without giving you a chance to explain yourselves."
"If you want to blame anyone," Gatomon said, "blame me. I was the one who found you and thought you were Digi-Agents."
Daichi stepped in. "Hey, don't forget; I was all too eager to start the fight on our side, thinking that would get you to listen."
"Guys, guys, guys!" Isamu shouted. "It won't do any of us good to start blaming ourselves over nothing!" He started to breathe hard. "Let's just discuss this calmly."
Kiyoko sighed. "You're right. We should start over. My name is Kiyoko, and I've been here for about a week now. We just finished fighting off one of these so-called Digi-Agents and she promised that someone would come to find me and Gatomon. I guess we were both a little jumpy when we found more humans here."
"Well," Gatomon added, "what did it for me was the fact that you knew who I was."
"I guess it's time for some correction there, Gatomon," Isamu said. "See, where we humans come from, Digimon is actually a fictional franchise composed of comics, a TV show, a card game, and so on. And, get this, one of your species is actually a main character in the TV show."
"So you didn't know me personally," Gatomon finished, "just what I was. I wondered how humans knew my name."
"Hold on," Kiyoko said, as if surprised. "You mean this whole Digimon thing is not just a separate world from ours?"
Daichi looked at her. "But you have the cards, I thought you would know…"
"I thought they were just something from this world," Kiyoko said. "I didn't think there was a whole franchise for it back home."
"Then… where'd you get them?" Daichi asked.
"I just found them on the sidewalk one day," Kiyoko answered. "I really liked the pictures; it was almost as if they were alive. You may think this sounds weird, but I treated them like they were my best friends, like I was able to talk to them."
Daichi tried to remain indifferent as he said, "Well, to each her own, right? Mind if I look at them?" Kiyoko reached into her pack and pulled them out. The size of the set, almost a full deck, surprised both Daichi and Isamu.
"Wow," Daichi exclaimed, "when you said you found them on the sidewalk, I pictured ten cards at most." He took the deck and began to leaf through it. "Pretty good selection here. If you were using these in an actual card game, I would make very few changes. Of course, I notice that, except for your Digi-Egg card, you don't seem to have any modify cards."
"Come again?" Kiyoko asked.
"Cards that make your Digimon stronger or give them weapons and power-ups," Daichi explained.
"Well, it's not like I'm playing whatever game these go to," Kiyoko defended.
"Still, even in this kind of situation, they help," Daichi said. "I mean, us four wouldn't be standing here if we didn't have my Ground Seventh card."
"Ah, happy memories," Dracomon said, feigning nostalgia. "Of nearly getting your tush beat by a Halloween costume party reject," he added in a sarcastic tone. Gatomon just stared at him as though she were saying, "I don't even want to know."
"Well," Kiyoko said, ignoring Dracomon, "there weren't any of these 'modify cards' when I found these." She took the deck back from Daichi. "I found them near a dumpster and just picked up what I found. It wasn't until I got here that I figured out what they could do for Gatomon. And I didn't even get the egg card till later. But if it's all the same to you," she said, changing the subject, "let's drop the life stories until after we know we're safe."
"Okay," Isamu said. "So once we've beaten the Digi-Agents, then…"
"They're that bad?" Kiyoko asked.
"They always pop up when we don't need them."
"How right you are," a familiar voice said.
"See?" Isamu said. "What'd I tell you?" Apollomon appeared using the same glowing energy he used back at the Fields.
"I told you our fight wasn't over," he said. "And I've gotten rid of that virus you left as a parting gift." The three humans took out their Digivices. "I hope you realize that I never let anyone win against me."
"That hasn't stopped us yet," Isamu said. He turned to Kiyoko. "Do you have anything else besides Opossumon?"
Kiyoko smiled and reached into her pack. She pulled out what looked like a necklace with a familiar charm.
"Wait, you have a crest?" Isamu asked.
"This little pink thing? Yeah," Kiyoko answered as she pointed to the pink plate inside. She hung the tag around her neck and put her hand on it, creating a card not unlike the one Daichi used, except for the crest on it. On the pink plate, Isamu could make out the design of what appeared to be a series of linked chains.
"Well, I guess if you've got a crest like us, then…" Isamu trailed off as the dark green energy went to his D-3. Daichi revealed his own card and took out a Digivice card.
Wormmon Digivolve to… Stingmon! Stingmon Digivolve to… JewelBeemon!
Digi-Modify! Digivolution, activate! Crest Digivolution, activate! Dracomon Digivolve to… Coredramon Green! Coredramon Crest Digivolve to… Groundramon!
Kiyoko looked at Groundramon. "Uh, not to complain or anything, but what happened to that Wingdramon thing earlier?"
"Long story short," Daichi explained, "he changes into Groundramon when in an enclosed area."
"Okay…" Kiyoko just let the matter go and brought her crest card to her D-Power's card reader. "Digi-Modify!" she yelled. "Crest Digivolution activate!"
"Gatomon Crest Digivolve to…" Gatomon started to grow from a small cat to the size of a human, as well as the shape of one; the glow she emitted showed that she had taken the form of a female human. Her paw-shaped gloves slipped off her hands, though a white, longer one appeared on her left hand. A long, lilac ribbon snaked around her arms and back. Her Holy Ring appeared on her right ankle and she grew eight wings on her back. Her head, with long, blonde hair, became covered in a grey helmet with a cross-like design and she became dressed in white clothing. "Angewomon!"
Isamu stared up at her. "I gotta say, she looks more impressive and majestic in person."
"How's this for majesty?" Angewomon pointed her left finger at Apollomon and brought her other hand to her wrist. She pulled back and an arrow of light appeared. "Celestial Arrow!" She released the arrow and it flew toward Apollomon. The arrow struck, but Apollomon shrugged it off.
JewelBeemon flew in and held his javelin in attack mode. "Spike Buster!" A series of star-shaped bolts hit Apollomon, but once again, no noticeable damage was done.
"Here's how to put out a fire," Groundramon said: "a little dirt. Scrapless Claw!" He threw his claws into the ground and sent chunks of earth at Apollomon. The result was a large dust cloud too thick to see through. When it cleared, Apollomon was still standing.
"A little too little, if you ask me," he said. "Arrow of Apollo!" He held his hands out and shot several streaks of flame at the Digimon.
"Heaven's Charm!" Angewomon spread her arms and created a cross made of holy light. Apollomon's attack reflected off the area the cross covered and went back to Apollomon. He held his fiery arms up to absorb the flame.
"Can nothing beat this guy?" Kiyoko asked.
"He's a mega level, remember?" Daichi responded. "He's more powerful than our ultimates."
"Maybe if we attack him at once…" Isamu suggested. No one really liked this idea, but they admitted there was no better one. Angewomon released her attack so that it flew toward Apollomon. JewelBeemon flew behind him while charging up a Shot Claw. Daichi used a Hyper Speed card to give Groundramon enough speed to run up behind Apollomon and hit him with a Megaton Hammer. Apollomon spun around with his arms spread out, canceling Angewomon's attack and knocking out the two Digimon coming at him. He reached behind him and threw Groundramon on top of Angewomon. ("Why don't you try going on a diet?" Angewomon whispered as she strained to get out from under him.)
"Arrow of Apollo!" He held one arm up and released a large stream of fire. All the Digimon were caught in the blast and the humans ducked just before it reached them. They could still feel the heat. They looked up and saw their partners lying on the ground all but defeated.
"Time to finish you," Apollomon said. He lowered himself so that the orb on his back faced the Digi-Destined. "Sol Blaster!" The orb began to flare up and shot a large beam of energy at everyone. Everyone braced themselves.
Suddenly the energy stopped. Everyone looked up to find JewelBeemon holding the blast back with his javelin. "You… will not…win!" he said in between grunts.
The beam stopped and JewelBeemon fell to the ground, more exhausted then he had been before. When he hit the ground, he became Wormmon once more. "How can you have so much power?" Apollomon asked in astonishment.
"Maybe because I have something worth fighting for," Wormmon said as he got up.
Apollomon sneered and pointed one arm at Wormmon. "Pathetic. What is worth fighting for more than proving yourself to be the strongest? Arrow of Apollo!"
"Wormmon! No!" Isamu shouted just as Apollomon unleashed his attack.
But the flames never reached Wormmon; they dissipated just before they touched him. Everyone saw a glow in the air. They looked and saw Angewomon creating a ring of light above her. Even Kiyoko looked surprised.
Daichi already pulled out his D-Power. "It's her Heaven's Charge attack. She uses it to stun enemies and recharge her allies' power."
Apollomon looked as though he was struggling to move, wanting to reach out and grab Wormmon. Isamu ran over to him. "You alright, Wormmon?"
"I'll be fine," Wormmon said. "How about we take this guy down now?"
"Yeah, I don't care if he is an Olympian," Isamu said. "If all he cares about is power for its own sake, he hardly deserves the title." A green glow appeared on his chest.
"Isamu!" Daichi called out. "Your crest!"
Isamu just ignored him and pulled out his D-3. He held it in both hands and whispered, almost as though he knew the exact words for a long time, "Justice, give us the strength to combat his evil." The glow from his crest went to the D-3 again, but something was different about it; it seemed to flow violently as it passed from the tag to his Digivice. Even Kiyoko and Daichi could feel its power from where they stood. As the last of the energy was absorbed, Isamu pointed it at Wormmon, who began to glow violently.
"Wormmon Warp Digivolve to…" Everything now happened so fast that everyone could hardly believe it was actually happening. An image of Stingmon appeared, followed quickly by one of JewelBeemon. Finally, his form stopped on that of a large insectoid monster. He was now black in color and stood on six legs, each sporting a clawed foot. His wings, colored red, looked decidedly rougher then they had been in previous forms. His most imposing feature was a pair of large pincers that pointed downward before leveling with the ground. "GranKuwagamon!"
Everyone stared in amazement at what just happened. "Uh, Daichi," Groundramon said. "Did Wormmon…?"
"Just go to the mega level?" Daichi finished. "I'd say that's a fair assumption."
Isamu stared at GranKuwagamon. At first he was worried because of his partner's new form, almost as imposing as Groundramon, and he believed that he might start a rampage at any moment. GranKuwagamon turned to him. "So," he said in a deep voice, but still lighter than expected, "are we taking this guy, or what?" Isamu calmed down.
"Whatever you got," Isamu said, "I think now's the best time to use it, while Angewomon still has a hold."
"Wait!" Daichi yelled. Everyone turned to him. "As much as I want this guy gone too, Isamu, can we? I mean, he's one of the Olympus Twelve, the virtual… gods… of the Digital World."
"Are you forgetting what happens to Digimon that are destroyed?" Isamu said.
"Even I know this," Kiyoko said, almost bragging.
Daichi thought about it for a second, and eventually it came to him. "Digi-Eggs."
Isamu nodded. "Okay, now that we're all in agreement…"
"You'll never win!" Apollomon yelled. "We will be victorious!"
GranKuwagamon's pincers began to glow deep purple. "I wouldn't put Digi-Dollars on that. Dimension Scissors!" He closed his pincers and the energy flew out from them in the shape of an X. Apollomon was about to break free from Angewomon's attack, but it was too late; the X struck and passed through him. Apollomon screamed as he started to disappear, a sound which continued until there was nothing left.
"Hey Digimon, hey Digimon!" Isamu shouted. Kiyoko stared at him and turned to Daichi. ("Don't ask," he simply said.)
Groundramon and Angewomon De-Digivolved into Dracomon and Gatomon. GranKuwagamon then De-Digivolved as well. However, Isamu noticed that Wormmon started to become smaller than his normal size. When he stopped shrinking, he looked more like a bug wrapped within bark and a strand of fiber on its head.
Before Isamu could say anything, the creature said, "Call me Minomon."
Sweet! A mega level Digimon and another Agent out of the way! But their adventure is far from over. Find out where it'll lead next time on Digimon: Digital Monsters!
I know, I know, Apollomon was around for only two chapters. Sorry, but... Let me put it this way. You know how people say the story just writes itself? Well, that's what this story did, and it wanted it to be short. I promise the next arc will be much longer... if only in comparison.
This is CF, signing out.