Chapter 26—Passing of the charm—
I looked over the islands we could go to—there were a few in the surrounding area. Besides Eden Shores, there was also Sunset Shores, Aloe Island and Plumeria Isle… there were plenty of options. All the same though, I liked the look of Sunset Shores. It looked like it would be a nice, calming place to explore together. Then I looked up and saw that ShineGreymon, Gryphonmon, Aruraumon and Mastemon were still talking and laughing with each other while Hudiemon, Dianamon, Sakuyamon and BanchoLeomon were playing on the volleyball court… it looked like it was Hudiemon and Dianamon versus Sakuyamon and BanchoLeomon. I saw BanchoLeomon spike the ball once and it was really intense… when he spiked the ball, it went from above the net to the ground in the blink of an eye! Hudiemon tried to dive and bump it, but she couldn't even make it in time!
I smiled when I saw it and said: "Alright everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting!" and they all turned around before they came up to me and then Aruraumon smiled before she said: "That was pretty quick! So where are we going for our next adventure, Mark?" and I smiled and said: "I thought we should go to a place called 'Sunset Shores'. It sounds like a nice place for a casual outing, wouldn't you say?" Sakuyamon smiled before she said: "Yeah! That sounds like a lovely place to explore!" "And we did get to see a sunrise in the jungle area, so now we'll get to see both a sunrise and a sunset…" Dianamon said. ShineGreymon then slapped Dianamon playfully on the shoulder as he said: "Good point, Dianamon!"
"So that just brings us to the next point… who's staying behind?" Mastemon asked. I looked up but I couldn't say anything… I felt overcome by pressure as I thought slowly… finally, Sakuyamon said: "…Mark? What is it?" and I shook my head before Gryphonmon said: "What, are you worried about disappointing us?" "I…" I said before he went on: "Hey, relax! We won't be disappointed, no matter what you decide, Mark! We know it's all part of the way things are now. So don't worry!" and I smiled before I said: "Thank you, Gryphonmon. You're all really good about this—" and then ShineGreymon said: "What you see is what you get!" And then we all laughed before I said: "Well let's see then… Dianamon and Sakuyamon… would you mind?" "Not at all!" Dianamon said before she turned to Sakuyamon and said: "Looks like we're one-on-one on the volleyball court now, Sakuyamon!" and Sakuyamon laughed before she said: "Sounds good to me! Let's go, Dianamon!"
And then they both ran off to the court and I smiled before I said: "Alright, well thanks to Sakuyamon and Dianamon being such good sports, we can go on our adventure now! So let's go, everyone!" and they all cheered before we left the Digihome.
When we arrived back in the marketplace of Coral Isle, we went out to the harbor and took a ship to Sunset Shores. It was really nice watching the scenery go by… eventually we were getting close to Sunset Shores, but then I got a call! I looked down (making absolutely sure to check it) and saw it was Ariel calling! I then turned to my Digimon and said: "It's Ariel, everyone—let's hurry to the back of the ship!" and they nodded and we hurried to the back deck, where there were fewer people around. When we arrived, I switched my digivice to the hologram mode and then a hologram of Ariel appeared in front of me!
Ariel then said: "Hi Mark—" and then she looked around before she said: "Wow, it looks like we're out in a public area this time, huh?" "Yup! Sorry Ariel, but I can't access my Digihome from here and it'll be a while yet before I can. I didn't want to keep you waiting, so I just took the call here. I hope you don't mind!" I said. "Hey, no problem! I think that's nice that you wanted to take my call at your Digihome, though." Ariel said. I smiled before she looked around and said: "So it looks like we're out at sea… which must mean you've made it to the last area in Ikaruga Server too. Not that I didn't expect it—I knew you would."
And I smiled I said: "Thank you, Ariel. I knew you'd be making progress quickly too and I'm glad to hear we're still in the same place." and Ariel grinned before I went on: "So what's up? Anything I can help with?" "Well nothing really… I was just hoping we could go on another adventure for fun again." Ariel said. I smiled when I heard this. I liked the thought of going on another adventure with Ariel… and come to think of it, she had said that she liked sunsets a lot and we were already en route to Sunset Shores…
I smiled and said: "That sounds like a great idea! I'd be delighted to!" and Ariel smiled and said: "Great! Should I meet you when you arrive at where you're headed?" "That sounds good to me! Once I arrive in the port, I'll send you a link and password and you can zoom on over!" I replied. "Awesome! Alright, I'll see you soon, Mark!" Ariel said. I smiled and said: "You bet! I'm looking forward to it!"
Ariel and I then said goodbye before the hologram faded and I clapped my palms together and smiled before I said: "Ha ha ha… this is going to be great! I can't wait to see the look on Ariel's face when she sees where we'll be!" and then Hudiemon said: "And you're doing this because you remembered what she said about sunsets, aren't you, Mark?" and I smiled and said: "Well of course! You've got to remember details about your friends—it helps you do your best for them." And then my Digimon smiled before we waited for the rest of the voyage and soon arrived in the port of Sunset Shores—as the name said, it was dusk here with a beautiful sunset on the shore of a beautiful beach. There was also a hilly area on higher ground that went further back too…
When we were on the beach, Aruraumon smiled and said: "Wooow! Just look at this!" and she ran forward before Hudiemon and I chuckled and we ran after her. She was looking out over the horizon at the setting sun as we all came up and ShineGreymon said: "Now there's a beautiful sight! Like the sunrise in the jungle area!" and BanchoLeomon said: "And now we've seen both a sunrise and sunset, just as Dianamon said…" and I smiled as I watched them, but I hadn't forgotten my promise to Ariel… I took my digivice out and sent Ariel a link and password to Sunset Shores and waited. Almost immediately, Ariel appeared in front of us!
Ariel then smiled and said: "Hey Mark! It's good to see you—" but then her face lit up and she said: "Wow! What a beautiful place!" and I laughed and smiled before I said: "Yup! That's the way things are on this beach… look behind you." and then Ariel turned around and saw the sun setting in the distance before she smiled and said: "Wooow! Look at that sunset!" and she walked forward to the water's edge (and I followed her) and she paused for a minute before I chuckled and said: "I thought you'd like it. I know you said you liked sunsets back when we were in Native Port." and Ariel turned to me and said: "That's right! I'm so impressed you remembered!"
And then we smiled before Ariel said: "That was so thoughtful of you to have us meet here… thank you, Mark." "Anytime." I said back. And then we turned around as I went on: "And now we can explore anywhere on the island. So where to?" and Ariel said: "Well the beach sure looks nice, but…" and then she went on: "There are sure a lot of people here and not very much open space… maybe we should climb the hill and see what we find…" and I laughed and said: "I like your thinking, Ariel! Let's do it!" And Ariel smiled before she said: "Then that settles it! Let me just call out my Digimon…"
And she called out her Digimon… and they were all different than when I had seen them last! One was an Ophanimon, like the one we had seen in the angel realm and the next was an enormous, red serpent Digimon… it had a lower body like a snake's with a white underbelly, a red back and it had a tan coil at the end of its tail. It had a gold and red tasset and it had a red upper body with black biceps and its stomach was black, while its chest was white with a red symbol in the middle. It had silver-like rib armor over its torso and red, gold and silver blades on its forearms that were huge. It had red and gold shoulder pads with a black symbol exactly like the ones on its chest in the center of each. Its head was red with red and black spikes sticking horizontally out of its lips, jaws and diagonally up and outward over its eyes—it also had flappy, red and black ears that were sticking up. It had wings that were red, orange and yellow with those colors flowing through them, like fire. It looked 10'4 tall.
The next was a MetalSeadramon, then she had another Digimon… it was a giant yellow bird Digimon with a gray underbelly. It had gray talons with gold shackle-like rings around them and had an orange mask over its face. It had feathers behind its head that were yellow, but then turned red and finally purple as they got further away from the back of its head (there were also feathers down its back of the same colors). It had 4 massive yellow wings and very long yellow and red tail feathers. It looked 7'2 tall.
The next Digimon was an enormous, humanoid bug Digimon that walked on 2 legs, had 2 massive arms and 2 wings, covered by a protective shell. It had pale yellow skin, 2 giant pincers around its mouth and didn't have any eyes… it was a whopping 9'1 tall. And the last Digimon looked like a construction machine and was made almost entirely out of machinery. It walked on 4 legs and had a camo-colored body with a long crane-like neck and a head like a machine that scoops up dirt. It had 2 red eyes and an actual mouth that was full of real, sharp, pointed teeth. It had a drill nose, 3 more drills on its back and 2 silver-colored tails, each one of which ended with a drill. It also had 2 long, mechanical arms coming out of its sides. It looked 16'9 tall.
When I saw them, I grinned and said: "Alright! Looks like you've been raising your Digimon well, Ariel!" and Ariel smiled before she said: "Yup! Angewomon recently digivolved into Ophanimon here…" as she put her hand on Ophanimon's shoulder and Ophanimon said: "Long time, no see Mark! It's good to see you." and I smiled back before Ariel walked next to the dragon Digimon as she said: "…And WarGrowlmon digivolved into Megidramon too!" as she pointed to him. Then she walked up to MetalSeadramon and pointed to him as she said: "And MegaSeadramon digivolved into MetalSeadramon here!" and then she walked next to the bird Digimon and put her hand on one of the bird Digimon's talons as she said: "…And Garudamon digivolved into Phoenixmon not too long ago…" before she went up to the insect Digimon and pointed to him as she said: "…And MegaKabuterimon recently digivolved into HerculesKabuterimon here…" and she stopped next to the mechanical Digimon and put one of her hands on one of his legs and said: "…And Groundramon digivolved into Brakedramon!"
I smiled and said: "That's excellent! Your team is looking great and all of the effort you've been putting in really shows! Good job, Ariel." and she smiled as she said: "Thanks. Your team looks like they're coming along well too…" and then she looked over my Digimon before she saw Mastemon and said: "Wow, I've never seen this Digimon! Which one of your Digimon digivolved into her, Mark?" at that moment, Mastemon looked a little flustered so I stepped in and said: "This is Mastemon. She's actually a Digimon that DNA digivolved from 2 Digimon that were my friends in the jungle area… I took her in as one of my Digimon and she's part of the team now." Mastemon then smiled before Ariel said: "DNA digivolving?"
I then explained it to her (as well as Mastemon's story) and by the end of it, Ariel looked surprised as she said: "So Angewomon and LadyDevimon combined into a single Digimon… that's a little startling…" "Yeah… and to think that she used to be an Angewomon, just like me…" Ophanimon said. "I know it might seem different, but Mastemon is a truly special Digimon who has lived up to the legacy of her predecessors—which is truly impressive, since Angewomon and LadyDevimon left her with some big shoes to fill." I said and Mastemon smiled warmly before Ariel nodded and said: "Well that's fantastic! I think that's great that you both have bonded so much and become a great team. That goes to show how good you are with your Digimon, Mark."
And I smiled before Ariel went on: "Still, to think that you're raising more than 6 Digimon… I never thought you'd do that, but I guess things really do change with the times! That's great! I'm glad you're enjoying it, too!" I smiled and said: "You bet I am! So what about you, Ariel? Do you think you might try doing the same thing someday?" "I hadn't thought about it… I never intended to and I'm not seeing any reason why I need to right now… but who knows? If you could do it, maybe I could too!" She replied. I smiled and said: "Of course you can! You have a lot of talent, Ariel." and then she smiled before she said: "Thank you, Mark." and then I went on: "So shall we start climbing the hill? I'll bet there's a great view from up there, too!" and Ariel smiled before she said: "Exactly right, Mark! Let's do it!" And then we climbed up the hill. We hiked up to higher ground and as we reached the hilltop, I thought I saw something in the distance…
But then 4 Digimon jumped out at us! One of them looked almost exactly like Sakuyamon, only all of her armor was purple and her hair was black with white ends at the end of her ponytails. The next was a gigantic insect Digimon. It was colored black all over (with some silver markings) and had 4 legs with 2 arms, with one arm in between each of the legs on either side. It had silver 3 toenails on each foot, 5 silver claws on each hand, 4 red wings with black and silver tops, an orange mane around its head and giant black and silver mandibles around its jaw (and a much smaller set of silver mandibles a little under its nose). It looked 7 feet tall.
Another Digimon was a humanoid Digimon that walked on 2 legs. It wore gold armor all over, except for silver stripes on the front of its thighs, calves and forearms. It had a white stripe on its neck and stomach and black sleeves on its biceps. It had a giant gold 'V' on its head over its eyes and had 2 gold spikes over where each ear would be. It looked 6'2 tall. And the last Digimon was a humanoid monkey Digimon that walked on 2 legs. It wore gold armor all over its body with blue gloves and boots that had white cuffs. It had a white belt with a gold belt buckle, a red cape bound around its back that was white at the bottom and it had a crown on its head that was gold at the bottom, red at the top and it had a gold cross on the top with a blue gem at its center. It wore a visor over its eyes that was silver on the sides and red in the center and it had black characters on its chest… it looked 5'8 tall.
I then felt my digivice vibrate and I checked it. It said: "Left to right: Kuzuhamon scan data: 5%, GranKuwagamon scan data: 5%, OmniShoutmon scan data: ERROR, KingEtemon scan data: 5%". It also said that Kuzuhamon was a holy elemental Digimon, GranKuwagamon was a nature elemental Digimon, OmniShoutmon was a fire elemental Digimon and KingEtemon was an earth elemental Digimon. Besides that, it also said that Kuzuhamon, GranKuwagamon and KingEtemon were mega Digimon, but my digivice didn't actually know what level OmniShoutmon was and it guessed it was in between the level of a mega and an ultra… meaning that these Digimon were going to be dangerous opponents. Good thing I had Ariel with me!
If Kuzuhamon was anything like Sakuyamon, it was going to have some annoying attacks to deal with… but unfortunately, I didn't have a machine Digimon… I decided to get rid of KingEtemon first. I then said: "Gryphonmon, you're up! Go for it!" and he said: "Hey, alright! I'm on it!" and he came running in. Ariel then said: "Brakedramon, go get 'em! You can do it!" and he moved in as he said: "Say no more! I've got it!"
Ariel then went on: "Brakedramon, get Kuzuhamon! Use piston punches!" and Brakedramon said: "Piston punches!" and he ran up to Kuzuhamon and punched her (and yet he did so in a horizontal motion, oddly enough…) and then he punched her again! Brakedramon then came back before OmniShoutmon said: "Hard rock spirit!" and he raised his hands up and then 2 fireballs suddenly appeared in them! He then pitched the fireballs at Gryphonmon and they hit him both, hard! GranKuwagamon then said: "Defense drop!" and he cast a spell on Brakedramon that lowered his damage resistance against physical attacks! I then said: "Gryphonmon, don't let up! Use supersonic voice on KingEtemon!" and Gryphonmon said: "Supersonic voice!" and he started to screech as a powerful soundwave came out of his mouth and blasted KingEtemon, hard! KingEtemon then looked up angrily as he said: "Sandstorm!" and he conjured a gigantic tornado funnel of sand in front of us! Poor Gryphonmon looked down while Brakedramon closed his eyes (since Gryphonmon had no hands and Brakedramon couldn't reach his eyes)… but then the sandstorm started moving towards them! It swept them up and tossed them high up into the air before they came crashing down to the ground and it vanished… Kuzuhamon then said: "Saint's spotlight!" and she made a ray of sunshine shine down on her from above…
GranKuwagamon then said: "Briar patch trip!" and he conjured a massive patch of thorny, spiky bramble before he flew up to Brakedramon and hit him with his arm in an uppercut and sent him flying into the bramble! "Argh!" Brakedramon said when he landed. He then bulldozed his way out and the bramble faded. I then said: "Gryphonmon, get KingEtemon again! Use supersonic voice!" and Gryphonmon said: "Supersonic voice!" before he blasted KingEtemon with another soundwave. Kuzuhamon then said: "Almighty sun!" and she sent a yellow line up into the air… before it suddenly turned into a giant, yellow-orange sun! The sun then came down as Gryphonmon and Brakedramon looked down before the sun flashed and it disappeared. OmniShoutmon followed up and said: "Hard rock spirit!" and pitched 2 fireballs at Gryphonmon again! "Brakedramon, get Kuzuhamon! Use piston punches!" Ariel said and Brakedramon said: "Piston punches!" and he ran up to Kuzuhamon and punched her twice again. KingEtemon then said: "Monkey wrench!" and then he looked at Gryphonmon… and started sobbing… I wasn't sure what he was doing, but Gryphonmon looked like he felt sorry for him…
GranKuwagamon then said: "Dimension scissor!" and he flew at Brakedramon at high speed before he bit him with his jaw! Brakedramon looked like he had taken it a little hard, too! "Brakedramon, finish off Kuzuhamon! Use piston punches!" Ariel said. Brakedramon then attacked with it… and Kuzuhamon fell over and wouldn't get up! She was down! I then said: "Gryphonmon, you too! Use supersonic voice on KingEtemon!" and Gryphonmon said: "Supersonic voice!" and he attacked with it again… but KingEtemon still got up! "What…?" I said before OmniShoutmon said: "Hard rock spirit!" and he attacked Gryphonmon with it again… before he went down! "Gryphonmon?" I said before he groaned and said: "Boy, that hurt…" and I said: "Great work blasting through so much of KingEtemon's health. Leave the rest to us!" and I called him back before I said: "Still… what happened? Gryphonmon was doing so well before…" and Ariel said: "It must be KingEtemon's monkey wrench… it looks like that took down not only Gryphonmon's ability to do damage, but also to resist damage. After all, he was doing fine before then, right?" "Heh-heh-heh… correct! And on that note…" KingEtemon began before he looked at Brakedramon and said: "Monkey wrench!" and started sobbing again… I then said: "Mastemon, go get them!" and she flew in.
Ariel then said: "Great job, Brakedramon! Now come back!" and Brakedramon came back to her before she said: "Go Megidramon!" and Megidramon came slithering forward as I said: "Mastemon, get them back! Almighty sun!" and Mastemon said: "Almighty sun!" and she sent a yellow line into the air… before it suddenly turned into a giant, yellow-orange sun! The sun then came down and GranKuwagamon, OmniShoutmon and KingEtemon started to look overwhelmed by heat and then it stayed there for a moment before it flashed and it was gone… and KingEtemon was down! OmniShoutmon then said: "Napalm dunk!" and he ran at Mastemon before he hit her with an uppercut, knocking her into the air! Then a red substance appeared in his other hand as he leapt up into the air after Mastemon… and he swung his hand around, causing the substance to multiply around him rapidly! He then grabbed Mastemon and slammed her onto the ground before he ran off and it rained napalm on her. Mastemon then got up as GranKuwagamon said: "Dimension scissor!" and he flew at Megidramon… but then he veered off at the last second, causing him to fly off too far! He then turned around and flew back when he had seen what had happened.
I then said: "Mastemon, get this started off right! Use chaos degradation!" and Mastemon said: "Chaos degradation!" and in one of her hands a baby blue-colored light emerged, and in her other hand a pink light emerged. Mastemon then brought them together and the result was not a purple-like light, but instead a small swirling ball that looked more like a tiny black hole… Mastemon then sent it at them and when it made contact, it swirled into a giant black hole that hurt him before it disappeared—it looked like it worked great too! GranKuwagamon then said: "Dimension scissor!" and he once again flew at Megidramon, and this time he flew up to him and then he bit Megidramon with his jaws! GranKuwagamon flew back before OmniShoutmon said: "Hard rock spirit!" and he attacked Mastemon with it. "Megidramon, get GranKuwagamon! Use tigerclaw!" Ariel said. And then Megidramon said: "Tigerclaw!" and he quickly slithered up to GranKuwagamon before he swiped at him with one of his claws! It looked like it worked really well too!
Megidramon then slithered back before OmniShoutmon said: "Napalm dunk!" and he once again sent Mastemon flying with an uppercut and drove her down into the ground before napalm rained on her. "Mastemon, get GranKuwagamon! Use cry in the night!" I said before Mastemon said: "Cry in the night!" and the entire area went pitch black before several giant bolts of white lightning zapped GranKuwagamon! He cried out before the area returned to normal and while he could still fight, he looked ready to drop… Ariel then said: "Megidramon, finish GranKuwagamon off! Use tigerclaw!" and Megidramon said: "Tigerclaw!" and he sped up to GranKuwagamon and swiped at him with one of his claws… and that was all he could take! GranKuwagamon collapsed!
OmniShoutmon looked surprised when he saw this and Ariel said: "Awesome, Megidramon! Now come on back!" and he came slithering back before Ariel said: "Go get 'em, MetalSeadramon!" and he came up. OmniShoutmon then said: "Decibel buster!" and he caused an explosive soundwave to engulf the entire area! Ariel and I covered our ears, as did Mastemon (while all poor MetalSeadramon could do was squint tightly and endure the noise, since his flippers couldn't reach his head) and then I said: "Mastemon, get OmniShoutmon! Use Almighty sun!" and then Mastemon said: "Cry in the night!" and the area turned pitch black again before she zapped OmniShoutmon and the area returned to normal… I guess it makes sense that Mastemon would be suffering from audio disruption after an attack as loud as that…
Ariel then said: "MetalSeadramon, strike back! Use river of power!" and MetalSeadramon said: "River of power!" and he pointed the nose hole in his face at OmniShoutmon and then a massive torrential spray of water came out a second later! It knocked OmniShoutmon over before he got up, although he looked rattled… "Mastemon, use almighty sun!" I said. Mastemon then said: "Almighty sun!" and she attacked with it again. OmniShoutmon then said: "Napalm dunk!" and he attacked MetalSeadramon with it.
OmniShoutmon then followed up and said: "Hard rock spirit!" and he attacked Mastemon with it… but she merely sidestepped the fireballs! "Excellent work, Mastemon! Now use cry in the night!" I said. And yet Mastemon jumped at OmniShoutmon and performed a drop kick with her heel on him before she flew back… "MetalSeadramon, finish him off! Use river of power!" Ariel said and MetalSeadramon said: "Pulse beam!" and he pointed the cannon on his nose at OmniShoutmon before he fired a pink beam from it at him! The beam created a pink explosion when it made contact and OmniShoutmon looked a little subdued from it.
Ariel then said: "Try again, MetalSeadramon! Use river of power!" and MetalSeadramon said: "River of power!" and he pointed the nose hole in his face at OmniShoutmon again before he sprayed him with a massive spray of water! Unfortunately, OmniShoutmon still got up… "Mastemon, get him! Use cry in the night!" I said and Mastemon said: "Almighty sun!" and attacked with it instead… but it still did it! OmniShoutmon was down! Then he, Kuzuhamon, GranKuwagamon and KingEtemon got up and ran away!
Ariel then turned to Brakedramon, Megidramon and MetalSeadramon and said: "Great job, everyone! Here's a little something from me to say thank you!" and she used an HP super recharge on Megidramon while she used HP ultra recharges on Brakedramon and MetalSeadramon. I turned to my Digimon before I called out Gryphonmon and said to him and Mastemon: "Way to go! Take these—they'll help you!" and I used an HP total recharge on Gryphonmon (to completely restore his health) and an HP ultra recharge on Mastemon. Mastemon smiled back as Gryphonmon said: "Thanks, Mark! I really needed that!" and I smiled as I said: "No problem."
I then turned to Ariel and said: "Great job back there, Ariel. Your Digimon really did a good job." And Ariel smiled before she said: "Thanks, Mark! Yours were really helpful too!" and I grinned back before I looked back into the distance and saw what I had noticed before—it was a rocky cliff face that looked out over the beach! It wasn't too far away, either! "Wow! Now that's an impressive sight!" I said and Ariel said: "What?" as she turned around. But then she saw the cliff face too and said: "Wow! How impressive! It must have a great view of the island and the ocean too!" and then she turned to me and said: "Let's go to it, Mark! It'll be even better than sitting on that crowded beach!" and I smiled and said: "My thoughts exactly, Ariel! Let's do it!"
And then we headed towards the cliff. We kept our eyes open for more Digimon, but there weren't any, so eventually I said to Ariel: "So what kind of progress are you making, Ariel? Do you have all 4 of your badges yet?" "Oh no, not yet. I'm still training to get my last one on Eden Shores." Ariel answered. I smiled and said: "Yeah, I know the feeling—I'm doing the same thing. I think I'll be ready to fight the arena leader there soon." "Great! I know you can do it, Mark!" Ariel said.
And before I could respond, Ariel smiled and said: "And then we'll be off to this year's tournament to prove our server's the best! I know we'll win it too!" and I smiled. I was enjoying watching Ariel's personality develop on our adventures… finally, I said: "Well said, Ariel. We'll show 'em who's best!" and Ariel was still smiling as she said: "Exactly right!"
But then some more Digimon came out at us! One was a Digimon with silver armor all over its body with 2 arms that had a giant shield at the end of its left arm and a giant lance at the end of its right arm. It had purple armor around its ankles, knees, shoulders, midsection, and the top of its lance and a purple mask with flappy ears above its eyes. It also had a purple cape. Its shield had a silver circular ring around the edges and 9 silver triangles in it inside a silver circle in the middle—the interior of the shield itself was also colored black. It had 2 legs and looked 8'7 tall. And the next walked on 4 flippers and had a white body with a very long tail and a very long, curved neck that had its head connected to it. It had blue-violet stripes on its flippers, back and tail. It had a black forehead and black markings on its face. It had spiked fur around its head that went down around its jaws and orange spikes up its back and neck. It had 2 floppy, arced strips of skin draping from its back and looked 6'5 tall.
The next one looked like an Asian warrior and walked on 2 legs. It wore a purple full body suit and had a black helmet with a red mask and a black tasset with a scabbard bound to the back of it. It also had a black belt above its tasset. It had silver pauldrons that had huge, curved spikes on them and eyes painted on them… it also had silver gloves, silver knee pads that had a long spike on each one and black and red shoes. It also had a black and silver chest plate and held a katana in its left hand. Its other hand had nothing in it, although it had 5 fingers on its left hand and 3 talons on its right hand… it had a black wing on its back and a white wing on its right arm. It looked 6'2 tall. And the last one was a flying, humanoid Digimon. It wore blue and gold armor all over its body (although either side of its midsection and the upper halves of its knees were colored black) and the armor around its chest looked like the front of a plane (complete with the wings). It had a machinegun cuff on its right arm that took up all of its forearm—and even some of its bicep—and almost all of its left arm had been converted into a giant, boxy machinegun. It also had laser cannons that were protruding out of its shoulders and had a head like a wolf's. It looked 5'7 tall, although it was flying over the ground.
I then felt my digivice vibrate and I checked it. It said: "Left to right: ChaosGallantmon scan data: 5%, Plesiomon scan data: 5%, Ravemon scan data: 5%, MagnaGarurumon scan data: 5%". It also said that ChaosGallantmon was a darkness elemental Digimon, Plesiomon was a water elemental Digimon, Ravemon was an air elemental Digimon and MagnaGarurumon was a machine elemental Digimon, so this was a group with good coverage… it also said they were all mega Digimon, so this would be challenging…
I then said: "BanchoLeomon, go for it!" and he came forward as he said: "You've got it!" and Ariel said: "Ophanimon, you too! You can do it!" and Ophanimon smiled as she came running in. Ariel then said: "Time to get ready for the long run, Ophanimon! Use saint's spotlight!" at Ophanimon said: "Saint's spotlight!" and she made a ray of sunshine shine down on her from above before ChaosGallantmon said: "Demonic disaster!" and his lance became coated in darkness before he flew at Ophanimon and rammed into her! Ravemon then said: "Celestial blade!" and his katana started to crackle with lightning and he thrust it into the ground before him before it zapped Ophanimon and BanchoLeomon with electricity! BanchoLeomon took it hard too! "BanchoLeomon, get them back! Use mudslide!" I said before BanchoLeomon said: "Mudslide!" and from out of a corner, a massive torrent of mud, bark, dirt, rocks and debris came flying at ChaosGallantmon, Plesiomon, Ravemon and MagnaGarurumon! MagnaGarurumon took it hard, too! MagnaGarurumon then recovered and said: "Piston punches!" before he flew at BanchoLeomon and punched him! Then he did it again before he flew back and Plesiomon said: "Sorrow blue!" and he sent a blue sound wave from his mouth, which he sent in a sweep shot at our Digimon! BanchoLeomon looked subdued after the attack, too…
MagnaGarurumon then said: "Piston punches!" and this time he flew at Ophanimon and punched her twice! "BanchoLeomon, give them another mudslide!" I said before BanchoLeomon said: "Mudslide!" and he hit ChaosGallantmon, Plesiomon, Ravemon and MagnaGarurumon with another torrent of earth, although it didn't look like it worked as well this time… ChaosGallantmon then said: "Tigerclaw!" and he flew at BanchoLeomon before he hit him with a downward swipe of his lance! Plesiomon joined in and said: "Mental drop!" and he cast a spell on BanchoLeomon that lowered his damage resistance against magical attacks. "Ophanimon, get them! Use almighty sun!" Ariel said and Ophanimon said: "Almighty sun!" and she attacked with it (and ChaosGallantmon took it hard too) before Ravemon said: "Tornado!" and he conjured a tall tornado where BanchoLeomon was! He was tossed up high in the air before he came back down and while he could get back up, it was just barely…
"Ophanimon, do it again! Use almighty sun!" Ariel said before Ophanimon attacked with it again. Plesiomon then said: "Sorrow blue!" and once again sent a blue sound wave out of his mouth at Ophanimon and BanchoLeomon, but they jumped out of range! MagnaGarurumon then said: "Machinegun destroyer!" and started firing missiles, bullets and lasers at Ophanimon, but she avoided them too! That was a nice surprise, but now that ChaosGallantmon was the only Digimon left on their side that hadn't attacked… maybe it would be better to finish him off now… "BanchoLeomon, use flashy boss punch on ChaosGallantmon!" I said and BanchoLeomon said: "Flashy boss punch!" and a half-circle of light formed in front of him before he ran through it and slugged ChaosGallantmon with a powerful punch—and that was all he could take! He was down!
Ariel then said: "Great job, Ophanimon! Now come on back!" and Ophanimon came back before Ariel said: "Go, HerculesKabuterimon!" and he flew in. "BanchoLeomon, show 'em who's boss! Mudslide!" I said before he said: "Mudslide!" and he attacked with it again… and he even took down MagnaGarurumon! "Reflex boost!" Ravemon said and he cast a spell to heighten his awareness… Plesiomon then said: "Sorrow blue!" and attacked with it… and that was all BanchoLeomon could take! He fell into a kneeling position as I said: "Great work, BanchoLeomon! Now leave the rest to the others!" and I called him back as I said: "Go, ShineGreymon!" and he ran in.
Ravemon then said: "Celestial blade!" and his katana crackled with electricity again before he thrust it into the ground and it zapped ShineGreymon and HerculesKabuterimon! "HerculesKabuterimon, get Plesiomon! Use giga blaster!" Ariel said and HerculesKabuterimon said: "Giga blaster!" and he fired a massive blast of electricity at Plesiomon! It looked like it worked great too! Plesiomon just barely got up before he said: "Riptide!" and then he created a wave of water in front of HerculesKabuterimon that surged forward and swept him back with Ariel's other Digimon, then the current receded around Ophanimon's feet and pulled her back into the battle! "ShineGreymon, attack Ravemon! Use napalm dunk!" I said before ShineGreymon said: "Napalm dunk!" and Ravemon then leapt out of the way of his uppercut… but then ShineGreymon had napalm rain down on him and finish him off! He was down!
Ariel then said: "Come on back, Ophanimon!" and she ran back once more before Ariel said: "Go on, HerculesKabuterimon! Let's finish this!" and he flew back in before I said: "ShineGreymon, finish off Plesiomon! Use GeoGrey sword!" and ShineGreymon said: "GeoGrey sword!" and he conjured a giant sword in his hand before he ran at Plesiomon and slashed at him with it! And that got him—he was down! ChaosGallantmon, Plesiomon, Ravemon and MagnaGarurumon then got up and ran away!
After they were gone, Ariel giggled and said: "Well that was a surprise. I thought we'd finish him off, but it looks like you beat us to it!" and I chuckled before I said: "It was a bit of a gamble… but there's no better way to end a battle than right then and there, eh?" and Ariel chuckled before she said: "Well good job! You and ShineGreymon should be proud of your success!" and we smiled together. Ariel and I looked ahead before I said: "Well it looks like the cliff isn't too much further! To the victor goes the spoils!" "Right! I can't wait to see this!" Ariel said.
We then proceeded to the cliff and soon set foot on the top. When we arrived, Ariel ran ahead, smiled and said: "Oh, isn't it beautiful? This sunset is the perfect backdrop to this beach… and there's no one else around up here!" and I smiled before I stepped forward with her and sat down and we watched it together.
Finally, we got up and Ariel said: "Thank you so much for our adventure today, Mark. This was great." and I smiled and said: "I agree. I'm glad we both had a chance to enjoy it so much today." and we both smiled before Ariel said: "Well I guess we should head back to the docks… I'm going to need to log out soon too…" and then we stepped forward but then I stopped and thought for a moment… I still had that charm I didn't know what I was going to do with and this had been a great day with Ariel… I wanted to give it to her, not just to thank her for being here today, but also because she was someone who I'd want to give it to… someone I'd want to be protected by it.
Ariel then turned around and said: "Mark? What is it?" and then I snapped out of it before I said: "…Nothing really. I just had an idea." and Ariel suddenly looked skeptical as she said: "…An idea? What kind of idea?" "Well I've been collecting some trinkets lately…" I said as I took my second charm out and held my hand out with it in it to Ariel as I said: "Would you care to take this one off my hands?"
Ariel looked impressed before she said: "Wow! How neat! It looks well made!" and then she went on: "Well since you said you 'collected them', I suppose that implies you didn't make it… where did you get this?" and then I laughed before I said: "No. Making jewelry is your forte, not mine. The thing is, there are Digimon all over Digimon View who hand out pieces of treasure to tamers who can come and defeat them. When you collect 3 pieces of treasure, they will automatically assemble themselves into a charm like this one. They say the complete charms bring protection and good luck to whoever holds them. I made this one by collecting 3 pieces of treasure, and… I want you to have it." "…Are you sure you feel comfortable giving something this precious away, Mark? Particularly when you went to so much trouble to make it?" Ariel asked. "Of course! Besides, I already have one for me, so you should take it, Ariel. It won't do me any good to have it sitting around." I said.
Ariel took the charm and smiled as she said: "Thank you… I'll always keep it with me." and then she went on: "I think I'll make it into a necklace. I know how to attach it." and I smiled before I said: "Anytime. I hope you'll show me the necklace when it's done." and Ariel smiled before she said: "It's a deal. Thank you, Mark—first you save me, then you cheer for me even though I wasn't on your high school's team and now you offer me this charm… you've done so much for me. I'll find some way to make it up to you, somehow." I smiled before I said: "Ariel, you don't have to do anything. I'm glad you like it." and then Ariel said: "I want to, though. Don't worry—I'll think of something." and I smiled before I said: "Well if you really want to, then I won't stop you. I'm looking forward to it." And then we smiled before we headed back down to the beach. When we arrived at the docks, Ariel and I said goodbye and she went to her Digihome, while I went to mine.
When we arrived, I saw Dianamon and Sakuyamon still playing volleyball in the distance, with Dianamon's dual-edged scythe against a palm tree and Sakuyamon's staff against a different one. I smiled and said: "Sorry to keep you waiting! We're back!" and Dianamon and Sakuyamon turned to us before they came over and Dianamon said: "Welcome back, Mark. How did your outing on the shore go?" "Great! Ariel and I hiked up to a cliff face where we could really enjoy the sunset. I gave her that second charm too!" I said. "How nice… that was a good idea for how to use it, Mark. You're so good to your friends, including us." Sakuyamon said.
I smiled and then BanchoLeomon said: "So what's next? Are we going to rest up before our next adventure? Because I could use some recovery…" and I said: "A-ha… sorry, BanchoLeomon. Yeah, that'd be a good idea. You all get into your hammocks and heal up." and then ShineGreymon, BanchoLeomon and Mastemon all then went to their hammocks and rested up. Sakuyamon, Dianamon, Hudiemon, Gryphonmon and Aruraumon all then turned to me and I said: "And I know you're all in perfect condition as you are… how about we head into the house and talk?" and then they nodded before we went in and got to enjoy our company together for a while. Eventually, I saw BanchoLeomon, ShineGreymon and Mastemon stirring through the windows and said: "Oh, it looks like they're up! We'd better go check on them. Thanks though, everybody—I had fun talking to you all." and they all smiled before we went out to the shore.
When we arrived, I said: "Good morning, BanchoLeomon, ShineGreymon, Mastemon! Are you feeling any better?" and BanchoLeomon smiled before he said: "I sure am! I feel ready for anything now!" and we all smiled before Mastemon said: "So what's next, Mark?" and I paused and thought for a moment… come to think of it… Aruraumon had gotten experience from those battles too… maybe she was ready to digivolve again. "Let's head into the house. I want to see if Aruraumon is ready to digivolve again." I said. And Aruraumon smiled before she said: "Hey, yeah! Good call, Mark!" and I smiled before we all headed back to the house together.
When we arrived, I booted up the computer and used it to check if Aruraumon could digivolve… and she could! "Alright! Now we're talking!" I said before Aruraumon said: "So I can…?!" and I said: "Yup! You're all ready to digivolve into a champion Digimon, Aruraumon!" "That's fantastic! Go on and make it happen, Mark!" Aruraumon said.
I smiled and nodded before I digivolved her into a Togemon, like the one we had fought in Greenland Hills so long ago. When the process was finished, I said: "And that's another successful digivolution! Congratulations, Togemon!" and Togemon said: "Thank you, Mark! It really helps to be growing so fast, too!" and Hudiemon flew over as she said: "I'll say you're growing fast! And that's especially true from a height standpoint…" and then they both laughed together before Togemon said: "Yeah and I'm finally at your level of digivolution now, too! Now I'm finally all caught up!"
And then they giggled before Sakuyamon said: "Well now that that's done, how about we head out and plan our next move? I'm excited to get back to adventuring!" and I smiled before I said: "Well said, Sakuyamon! Alright, let's go!" and we headed out to the shore.