"The Insect Master's Trap"
Here is the next chapter. Sorry for the long wait. Please enjoy and review!
We were in the Digital World, all of our digimon destroying the control spires around us.
"Great shot." I called to ExVeemon as he destroyed one.
Next it was Aquilamon that used his Grand Horn, the Ankylomon used his Tail Hammer.
TK and Kari were cheering and clapping as Pegasusmon and Nefertimon worked together to take out two with their Golden Noose.
Yolei and Cody laughed as they came over to me, then we all went back to the school after our hard work for the day.
"Junk food straight from the vending machine. Candy bars, potato chips and cheese crackers. Bon apatite." Cody said as he handed the snacks over to the digimon.
"Come on guys, take it easy. You'll get a stomach ache." He said as the digimon wolfed down the food, Yolei sitting at the computer to look some things over.
"Check this out." She said with a smile.
"What's up?" TK asked walking over.
"Another control spire just went down in the Digital World." She said.
"Looks like Ken is working over time." I stated with a proud smile.
"You never told us what it was like when you DNA digivolved with Wormmon." Upamon said as he hopped over to Demiveemon.
"It was weird. I felt like an action star in one of those big movies." My dragon said as he stood up.
"Kind of like when you first digivolved from Rookie to Champion digimon?" Poromon asked.
"No, bigger than that." Demiveemon said.
"The thing that would freak me out most though would be to have two minds in one body." Gatomon said.
"It's strange; it didn't feel like two minds in the same body. It's more like our minds merged into one super being." Demiveemon said thoughtfully.
"Sounds weird to me. You already have voices running around in your head." Patamon said.
"If I merged with you, I would be lost in there with the others." Gatomon said.
"I was wondering what it was like for Demiveemon. It was weird for me." I said.
"Well, you two are connected." TK said.
"Yeah. Are you telling me that you and Ken were somehow connected too?" Kari asked.
"Yeah. It was cool, but also weird. We could hear and feel each other's hearts beating as if they were the same." I said placing a hand over my left breast.
Memories of it came into my mind and it brought a smile to my face.
"So you two were actually synchronized then?" Yolei asked as she stood up.
"Didn't I just say that?" I asked.
"I'm telling you, just when we think we've got this whole digivolution thing figured out, something new pops up. But this is the craziest I've seen yet." Kari said as she then walked around the room.
"Just think; if all the digimon could digivolve together, just imagine all the weird and crazy combinations. Let's see. If ExVeemon and Angemon combine, they'd make one tough winged digimon that's for sure." Kari said as she thought it over.
"Or how about a Gatomon combo? I dare someone to try to put that cat out for the night. Or how about ExVeemon and Aquilamon or even ExVeemon and Ankylomon?" she asked as she got excited.
"We need to think this through a little more before we get ahead of ourselves. This might be dangerous." Cody said.
"Calm down. We'll figure this out." I said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, TK, check out Demiveemon. I think he's learned a new battle cry." Kari said making us all look at my dragon.
He was stretching and moving around until he made a 'meep' sound which made the other digimon clap and laugh.
My sweet little boy, I love him to tears.
There was a knock at the door making us all turn to see Matt was standing there.
"Hey, long day?" he asked.
"We managed to smash the control spires in a desert area and Ken's taking care of another one." TK said as the older blonde walked over to my side and I instinctively took his hand.
"Why are you here?" Patamon asked.
"I think I should be allowed to come see my brother and girlfriend." Matt said slyly as he placed a kiss on my cheek which made me blush while Kari, TK, Gatomon, Patamon and Demiveemon giggled.
"Sounds good to me. Let's hurry up and get home." Kari said.
We all then gathered up our digimon while we all went home, Matt walking Kari and I back to our building where we spotted Tai and Sora holding hands as they talked in the park across from our building.
About time, dude!
(The next day…)
"We've got an e-mail from that weird woman." I said when my D-terminal beeped and I checked the new message.
"Dear Digidestinds, we need to talk about the debt you owe me for destroying my property. Meet me at the Giga House." I read.
"You know it's a trap. Why are we going?" Kari asked as she, TK and I started running to the lab.
We're gonna have to face her sooner or later, Kari. At least this way it won't be a big surprise." TK said.
"If you jinx us, I'm never cooking for you again." I said.
We turned the corner and then ran into the room to see Cody and Yolei in the room with the portal opened.
"OK, we're all set. Now we all agree if it's too dangerous, we just turn back?" Yolei asked.
"Let's go." I said.
"I have a bad feeling about this guys." She said.
Believe me, we all do, just get over it.
Everyone was then pulled through the portal and found ourselves in front of a huge house that made us all look like Barbie dolls.
"Now that's one big yellow house." Kari said.
"My question is who is the big person that lives in it?" Yolei asked.
"This is Giga House?" I asked.
"It's huge and spacious." Veemon said.
"It must be 200 feet tall. It's amazing." Amradillomon said.
"No kidding." Cody said.
"Could you imagine having to mow this lawn?" Kari asked.
"Or how about washing those windows? You'd need a helicopter to get up there." TK said.
"Why do you think Arukenimon invited us here? You think she's gonna attack us with a team of basketball players?" Yolei asked.
A what?
"I don't know, but keep your eyes open. We don't need anything sneaking up on us." I said.
"Hey guys!" someone called.
My point exactly.
Turning around, we saw that it was Wormmon who gave the greeting and Ken was there too.
"So you guys got the e-mail too?" he asked.
"Hey there boys." I smiled as I walked over to them.
Wormmon smiled as he jumped up into my arms while Veemon went up on Ken's back, the two digimon smiling at each other.
"You guys come for the house party?" Veemon asked.
"Some house part, Veemon. Looks like the hostess wants to make piñatas out of her guests. This is a set-up." Ken said.
"We figured that too, but I guess Miss Congeniality wants to eliminate all her enemies in one swoop." Kari said.
"That's why I think it's a bad idea for you guys to go in. You should just go home." Ken said.
"I understand that you're saying this out of concern for us, but we can handle ourselves." I said as I gently stroked Wormmon's antennas.
"Ken has a point." Yolei said making us look at her.
"We have to do something. We can't just sit here. This might be our last chance to stop her." She said.
"I've got an idea. How about a few of us go in to scope things out? This way, if it's a trap the rest of us can bust in and help." TK said as he walked over to Ken and I.
"Dai, since you and Ken are so fired up to go in there, why don't you guys go first?" he asked us.
"Mm-hmm." Kari and Yolei nodded.
"Count on me too." Cody jumped over to my side.
"Sounds like a plan. And now the teams are even." I said.
"Three isn't an even number." Yolei pointed out.
"I meant we have three people on each team." I sighed.
"We'll be right out here. If things get too crazy, just signal us and we'll come to the rescue, OK?" TK asked.
"I still think it's a better idea if I go in there alone guys." Ken said.
"That'll happen in about…never. Stop being so suicidal." I scolded.
"Let's go! Last one in is a rotten digi egg." Veemon laughed as Ken, Cody, me and our digimon all ran inside of the house.
"I'd hate to be a rotten digi egg." Wormmon commented.
"How in the world are we supposed to get in there anyway?" Ken asked as we stopped in front of the house.
"Maybe we can climb up to an open window." I suggested.
"Hey, lookie over here!" Armadillomon called.
There was a window on the side of the house that was open and it had a tree right next to it.
Thankfully it was a pine tree so we all climbed up it and crawled through the window, coming into a kitchen and we were near the sink on a counter.
"You think the woman will attack us with a super huge pizza? I just hope she doesn't use us as the toppings. I'm very allergic to anchovies." Veemon said.
"Is it just me or does this place remind you of that 'Gulliver's Travels' book with all of the huge? I never read it, but I've heard a few stuff." I said as we looked around.
"Actually, Gulliver was a normal sized man who found himself in a new land with very tiny people." Cody explained.
"Maybe 'Jack and the Beanstalk' would be more appropriate." I said.
"You guys are classic. Just like an old married couple." Ken said as he hopped off the window sill.
We all started running around to get a better look around here, but stopped when I heard some strange buzzing sound.
"Did you guys hear something?" I asked.
"Maybe it's your imagination." Cody said.
"No, I heard it too." Ken said.
"We're not alone here." Veemon said as he, Armadillomon and Wormmon all stood back to back.
"Sounds like clicking." Armadillomon said.
"It's coming from that vent over the stove." Wormmon said as we all looked over there.
Just then, a swarm of beetle looking digimon all flew down.
OK, if I found bugs in my kitchen, I would not be happy.
"It's an army of Goukimon. There's nothing like an infestation of killer bugs to ruin the charm of a sweet little cottage." Veemon said as more of those bugs started to crawl out of the sink.
Blue, yellow and purple lights shone around us as my, Cody's and Ken's digivices acted up.
"Veemon digivolve to…EXVEEMON!"
"Wormmon digivolve to…STINGMON!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to…ANKYLOMON!"
"I hate roaches." ExVeemon said as he started punching out the bugs while Stingmon and Ankylomon helped him out.
One tackled me down, but I kicked him off of me while Cody hit another one with a spoon he found that was his size.
"There's too many of them. Every time I knock one down, two more pop up in it's place." Ankylomon said.
"We need more fire power." ExVeemon said.
Looking down, I saw Ken was sitting on Stingmon's shoulder with a conflicted look on his face.
"Ken, we have no choice. We need to DNA digivolve." I told him.
"She's right, Ken. We're over matched here." Stingmon said.
"Ken, please. I need your help here." I said making him gasp and look over to me.
"No, wait." Cody said making me look over at him.
"There's something weird about those bugs. Take a look for yourself. Do you see any dark spirals or black gears on any of them?" he asked making me look around.
"Maybe she created them from scratch." Ken said.
"Or she has a crazy fan club." I said.
"It's time we realize we're out numbered." Cody said.
"Let's move boys." Anklymon said as he stomped on one of the bugs.
ExVeemon then picked Cody and I up in his hands.
"Let's get out of here." I called as my dragon jumped down; landing on some bugs and then took off.
"Right behind you." Stingmon said as he flew after us.
ExVeemon grabbed the faucet and started spraying the bugs.
"You guys stink. Take a shower." He said.
"Don't forget to wash behind you ears." He said as they all went down the drain.
"Those guys give me the willies." Ankylomon said.
"Nice work, ExVeemon." I praised my dragon.
"Something tells me we're not out of hot water yet guys." Stingmon said as more buzzing sounds were made.
Some strange yellow and purple caterpillar digimon then came down from the ceiling.
"This place is filthier than a truck stop motel." I said.
"Kunemon. These larva digimon have a shocking attack. The Electric Thread. They're small, but pack quite a wallop." Ankylomon said as Stingmon charged at them.
The Kunemon stopped him as they spat out electricity at them making my eyes widen in horror as I saw that Ken was still on Stingmon's back and was getting hit too.
"KEN!/STINGMON!" ExVeemon and I called.
The duo of Kindness were then thrown into the still running water, Stingmon shielding ken with his body.
"Armadillomon, we need to armour digivolve right now." Cody said.
"You got it Cody." Ankylomon said as he reverted back to normal.
"DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!"
"Armadillomon armour digivolve to…Submarimon: the Reliable Guardian of the Sea!"
Cody jumped into the submarine digimon's hatch and then drilled into the washing machine that that the duo of Kindness were thrown into.
We waited in anticipation until a few minutes later the two groups shot out of the machine and then went up into the vent.
"Follow them!" I called as ExVeemon grabbed my and flew up into the vent to see how the others were feeling.
Ken was choking out water from his lungs as I ran over and knelt at his side, patting his back to help him get it out.
I then helped him stand up after he felt better and he then walked over to Cody.
"Hey, Cody. I've got to thank you for saving me back there. For a second, I thought I was a goner." Ken smiled gratefully.
"It was pretty slick, Armadillomon." Stingmon complimented as the Rookie chuckled.
"That's cool, but I was just paying you back. You saved my life when we fought Thundermon, remember? I figured it was the least we could do to pay you back. So there." Cody said.
Seriously, just take the compliment.
When is he going to get over the things that the Emperor had done?
"Then we're even." Ken said.
"We should get out of here before those things find out where we went. We're sitting ducks here." He said turning to me and ExVeemon.
"I agree. We still have to find that woman." I said.
Armadillomon, Cody and I all got up onto ExVeemon's shoulders as Ken did the same to Stingmon as the two Champions ran off down the vents when a strange sound was heard.
"It sounds like someone's playing a flute." Ken said.
"It's coming from the room beyond that vent." He said as we spotted the opening up ahead of us.
"Dead end. The only way around it is through it. Stingmon, if you'd be so kind." He said.
"Gladly." He said as he burst through it.
"What a gentleman." ExVeemon said as he followed him.
"It's Arukenimon. She's the one playing the flute." I said as we spotted the woman standing on a wooden board in the ceiling playing the instrument.
"Well, let's shove that flute right up her nose." Ken said.
She then stopped playing to chuckle at us with a smug grin curving her purple lips.
"Sorry we didn't bring a house warming gift." I quipped.
"We're gonna end your reign of terror right here and now." Ken said.
"Such harsh words. Now where are your manners, young man? Can't you see there are ladies present? I guess I'll have to teach you some respect." Arukenimon laughed.
"I overestimated you kids. If I knew you'd walk willingly into a trap, I would have done this sooner." She continued to laugh.
"That's what you think. You're cornered." Ken said as he stepped up, but I grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Oh, Ken. You're such a tough guy when you're in front of your little friends. Especially a certain young lady." She mocked.
"Come on, Daisuke, it's time to DNA digivolve." He said.
Well it's about time!
"You heard him, boys." I called over to our digimon.
"Consider it done." Stingmon said.
He then went to go after her, but Arukenimon started playing her flute and he grabbed his head in pain.
"This isn't good." I said.
Stingmon growled as his eyes flashed a bright red color before he rounded on ExVeemon and swung his arm at him.
"What in the world are you doing, Stingmon?" Ken asked in shock.
He seemed to be snapping out of his daze at the sound of Ken's voice, but when Arukenimon kept playing, Stingmon went back to attacking ExVeemon.
"The music from the flute. It can somehow control Stingmon." Cody said.
She stopped playing and smirked at him which made me grab him and pull him behind me.
"Smart boy. Any requests?" she asked.
"We have to get that flute away from her, Armadillomon." Cody said.
"It's time for Digmon." Armadillomon said.
Just then, all of those bug digimon started to make sense and my eyes widened in shock.
"NO!" I yelled, but was too late.
"DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!"
"Armadillomon armour digivolve to…Digmon: the Drill of Knowledge!"
"I'll take care of this." He said.
Arukenimon then started to play her flute making him groan in pain.
"Digmon is an insect just all the other digimon that attacked us. He's under her control now too." I said.
Digmon then went to attack Cody, but Ken ran over to him and knocked him out of the way as Digmon stabbed his drill into the wall.
"You children disappoint me. Of course the miracle child can figure it out." Arukenimon said.
Stingmon then punched ExVeemon in the snout making me wince in sympathy for my dragon as Digmon came up to him with his drill spinning.
"Why don't you be a sport and take your lumps?" Arukenimon sneered.
What the heck does that even mean?
The two insects tackled ExVeemon all around the place making me gasp in horror as my heart pounded in worry for him.
"Hello boys and girl." Digmon said as he advanced on us.
"Digmon, don't do it!" Cody cried.
He then used his Rock Cracking attack making the boards under us break as we all fell down.
The three of us yelled as we fell down, expecting to hit the floor, but thankfully we landed on something soft.
Looking, I saw that we were caught in a web.
I take it back, this isn't good.
"Guys, I'm stuck." Ken called as he tried to get loose.
"Me too. It's some kind of web." Cody said.
"Yes. Pardon my rudeness, but there's a very good friend I'd like you to meet." Arukenimon said.
"Please don't tell me it's a giant poisonous spider that's gonna gobble us up." I said when there was a growling noise as the web moved.
"Sorry, Daisuke." Ken said.
"Meet Dokugumon and she's hungry." Arukenimon said as we saw the large spider coming over to us.
She played her flute again as Dokugumon seemed to be getting more wild as she crawled over to us as we all struggled to free ourselves from the web.
I am really starting to hate bugs.
To be continued…
