Digimon View

by StoriesandGlories

Digimon View is not based on the events of any Digimon video game, but it borrows themes and ideas from several Digimon video games. This story examines the adventures of an 11th grade high school student-Mark-with his Digimon in an online multiplayer game known as Digimon View. I do not own Digimon. I am not affiliated with anyone who makes the Digimon games.

27. Don't clique it

Chapter 27—Don't clique it—

Once we arrived, I looked over some places where we could have our outing—I had really enjoyed exploring with Ariel, but I still wanted to have an exploration between just us. I looked over all the areas that were nearby… it said that Aloe Island was one with somewhat lower level Digimon than the other islands, which could make it a great place to train Togemon… and that could definitely help.

I then looked up and Togemon said: "So where are we going now, Mark?" "There's a place called Aloe Island that has some easier to fight Digimon… I think it might be a good place to take you, Togemon. You might be able to have your first battle in a while there." I said back. "A splendid idea! So who shall stay behind?" Dianamon asked. I then stopped and thought for a moment… I really wanted to relax and enjoy our outing this time, but based on what I had observed… I could easily see my Digimon separating into cliques on this outing. Even though they all got along and were a great team, some were more compatible with each other than others… I didn't like the thought of that this time and thought it might be better to cut it off before it could start.

"I think I'll take the ladies with me this time. Gryphonmon, ShineGreymon, BanchoLeomon, would you care to stay here?" I asked. "Alright! It's ladies' night!" Hudiemon said as she high-fived Togemon (who basically held her hands straight out, she was so tall) and then Sakuyamon. "That's not fair! Why are we getting singled out?" ShineGreymon asked. "And while they're close, they're not even a full team of Digimon—you still could fit one more in, Mark." BanchoLeomon said. "Don't worry! I'm confident in their abilities! Besides, then it'd be unfair to the 2 who get left behind, right?" I asked. "Hmph…" ShineGreymon said. "Well, we'll be fine here. Enjoy your trip, Mark!" BanchoLeomon said. "Thank you, BanchoLeomon. And don't worry—we'll be back soon!" I said." "Well alright then. See you later!" ShineGreymon said. "Yup. Be seeing you!" Gryphonmon said. I smiled and said "Thanks guys. See you soon!" and then I left the Digihome.

When I was back in the docks at Sunset Shores, we caught the next ship to Aloe Island. It was a beautiful trip oversea until we arrived in the port at Aloe Island and stepped off the ship;

It was an island with lots of plant life, ranging from palm trees and bushes, to tall grasses and shrubs. There were also lots of people here. "Well this is nice! A bustling port full of nature!" Togemon said. I nodded as I said: "Yeah. The locals are supposed to be friendly too—they pride themselves on being a hospitable face of this part of Ikaruga Server." Mastemon turned to me before she said: "Well this area looks a little populated for an adventure… where should we go, Mark?" and I laughed before I said: "I agree, Mastemon. Now let's see…" and I checked my digivice's map before I said: "There's a trail that leads up to a waterfall not too far from here. Want to see it?" "Great idea, Mark! Lead the way!" Hudiemon said.

I then checked my digivice's map and we followed it to a wooded area on the outskirts of the port. We then went in and started going down the trail. My Digimon were already starting to talk to each other (which made me smile) as I kept my eyes open for any Digimon, but there weren't any, so eventually we started to relax. As we walked by, Hudiemon said: "What a pretty wooded area! It's beautiful here!" "And to think we're going to get to see the waterfall together… I'm glad we're going to have the chance to!" Mastemon said. Dianamon then looked down before she said: "That is true, but… I certainly hope Gryphonmon, ShineGreymon and BanchoLeomon aren't upset…" and Hudiemon laughed before she said: "They'll be fine! Knowing them—especially Gryphonmon and ShineGreymon—they're probably laughing and joking about something right now."

And then I chuckled before I said: "Yup. Their ability to laugh and make light of anything is a good quality. Of course, you all are good at keeping everyone's spirits up too." "Aww, thanks Mark!" Hudiemon said. And we all laughed together before Dianamon said: "It is true we're all a good team. And it has been a lot of fun playing volleyball together at the Digihome as a means of getting closer. I'm glad Mark taught Hudiemon how to play—" and then Sakuyamon said: "And it was great that we got to learn too! It's helped us become better friends together!"

And I smiled but then I thought I heard a noise in the foliage nearby… I looked up and saw 3 Digimon! One was like a beautiful human woman—it walked on 2 legs and wore a black, backless top and a purple dress that started under its shoulders as sleeves and then went around its top and went down to its feet and had several rings pierced into it at the bottom. The dress was also slit around its legs, which had open-toe black leggings that were laced with gold wire. Its left hand was made of gold and its right hand was made of flesh. It had 4 black demon wings on its back and black hair that was bound into a large bun by a golden hair ornament with red and blue jewels. It also had 2 golden horns out of the sides of its head that curved inward. Its lips were dark purple and it had eyeshadow of the same color. It looked 6 feet tall. The next was an enormous, floating sea serpent—it had an aquamarine colored back and white underbelly, with some aquamarine colored flippers. Its head had a yellow-orange helmet-like cover over the upper half of its head. It looked 7'5 tall. And the last one was humanoid and walked on 2 legs. It had red armor over its legs, shoulders, chest and forearms (with silver, red and gold cuffs around its ankles and a silver and gold vertical stripe down its thighs and even gold kneepads), black armor over its stomach and biceps and a silver and red mask over its face with a nose tusk and horns that went up and backward over its eyes. It had a red tail with gold stripes, yellow-orange wings with light of the same color flowing through it (making it look like fire) and red and gold spikes coming out of its shoulders. It had red, machinegun-like blasters coming out of its forearms with gold, triangular tops and it had 3 silver claws at the end of each arm. It looked 5'8 tall.

I then felt my digivice vibrate and I checked it. It said: "Left to right: Lilithmon scan data: 5%, Seadramon scan data: 15%, BurningGreymon scan data: 10%". It also said that Lilithmon was a darkness elemental Digimon, Seadramon was a water elemental Digimon and BurningGreymon was a fire elemental Digimon and that Lilithmon was a mega, Seadramon was a champion and BurningGreymon was an ultimate, so this group was all over the spectrum of digivolution levels…

I then turned around and said: "Sakuyamon, you're up! Go for it!" and she ran in and said: "Leave it to me, Mark!" and BurningGreymon said: "Attack boost!" and he boosted his damage output with physical attacks! Lilithmon then said: "Cry in the night!" and the entire area went pitch black before several giant bolts of white lightning zapped Sakuyamon! "Ahhh!" Sakuyamon said before the area returned to normal. I then said: "Alright, it's our turn. Sakuyamon, use almighty sun!" and Sakuyamon 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 and as soon as it saw it coming, Seadramon assumed a defensive position. Lilithmon, Seadramon and BurningGreymon started to tremble from the heat and shielded their eyes before the sun flashed and it disappeared!

Lilithmon then said: "Cry in the night!" and she once again turned the entire area dark before she zapped Sakuyamon with giant bolts of lightning and it returned to normal. "Sakuyamon, do it again! Almighty sun!" I said before Sakuyamon said: "Almighty sun!" and she sent another yellow line into the sky that turned into a giant sun before it came down, flashed and disappeared (although Seadramon assumed a defensive position when this happened too). BurningGreymon then said: "Pyro pitcher!" and conjured a fireball in his hand before he threw it at Sakuyamon… and she leapt out of the way!

"Sakuyamon, get them! Almighty sun!" I said and she attacked with it again (and Seadramon assumed a defensive position, although BurningGreymon looked really hurt and Lilithmon looked like she was on her last legs) before Lilithmon frowned and said: "Hmph! Forbidden curse!" and purple and white energy started flowing out of Sakuyamon… before she turned into an 8-bit version of herself… she was pixilated… BurningGreymon grinned before he said: "Attack boost!" and he boosted his damage output with physical attacks again!

Lilithmon then said: "Attack drop!" and lowered Sakuyamon's damage output with physical attacks… which included the blocky bubbles she could now only spray… Lilithmon then giggled before she said: "Not so strong anymore, are you?" and then BurningGreymon and Seadramon laughed before Seadramon said: "Water skeet!" and he fired a jet of water at Sakuyamon (although it didn't do much) before BurningGreymon said: "Corona blaster!" and he fired 3 sets of fireballs from the blasters on each arm, hitting Sakuyamon 6 times! "Sakuyamon, get Lilithmon with your bubbles!" I said and Sakuyamon sprayed blocky bubbles at her, but they didn't even knock her out… they barely did anything…

Lilithmon then attacked Sakuyamon with a cry in the night while BurningGreymon then said: "Attack boost!" and boosted his damage output with physical attacks again… Seadramon then said: "Ice blast!" and he coughed up a giant icicle at Sakuyamon! "Sakuyamon, spray bubbles at Lilithmon!" I said and she did so, but Lilithmon didn't go down this time, either…

"Pyro pitcher!" BurningGreymon said before he conjured a fireball in his hand and threw it at Sakuyamon… but then she returned to normal! I then grinned smugly as I said: "Alright Sakuyamon, time to make them pay! Use almighty sun!" and she did so and while Seadramon assumed a defensive position before it hit, Lilithmon went down from the attack!

I then said: "Great job, Sakuyamon! Now come on back!" and she ran back before I said: "Go for it, Dianamon!" and she came floating in. BurningGreymon then said: "Corona blaster!" and he shot at Dianamon 4 times… but she evaded them all! Seadramon followed up and said: "Ice blast!" and he coughed up a giant icicle at Dianamon, but she easily shrugged it off. "Dianamon, get BurningGreymon! Use whirlpool!" I said and Dianamon said: "Whirlpool!" and she conjured a swirling whirlpool underneath BurningGreymon! It sucked him in before it spat him out a second later… and he was down! "What? Already?" Dianamon asked before Seadramon backed up a little before he said: "Ice blast!" and attacked with it again.

"That was great, Dianamon! Now come on back!" I said. And she floated back before I said: "Togemon, go!" and she came running in and said: "Right on! I won't let you down, Mark!" and Seadramon said: "Water skeet!" and attacked Togemon with another jet of water. "Togemon, get him! Use call the hive!" I said and Togemon said: "Call the hive!" before she conjured a beehive and sent it flying in front of Seadramon. A swarm of bees then emerged from the hive and stung Seadramon before they flew off… Seadramon then attacked with ice blast before I said: "Finish him off, Togemon! Use needle spray!" and Togemon said: "Needle spray!" and then she sent thorns flying at Seadramon before she knocked him down! Then he, BurningGreymon and Lilithmon got up and ran away!

When they were gone, I smiled and turned to my Digimon before I said: "Great job, ladies! That was a good team effort!" and then I turned to Togemon and said: "And congratulations to you too, Togemon! That's your first battle you've won since you de-digivolved!" and Togemon smiled before she said: "Thanks, Mark… I wasn't so cool, though. Sakuyamon was the real expert, taking all that punishment and weakening them all for the rest of us, all while not going down…" and Sakuyamon giggled before she said: "Aww, thanks Togemon!"

And we all laughed before I turned to Sakuyamon and said: "Speaking of which, you really did take a serious beating… here, let me help you." and I used an HP total recharge on her to fully restore her health. Sakuyamon smiled before she said: "Thank you, Mark. I'm glad I can always count on you." "Hey, it's what I'm here for!" I said back. Hudiemon then turned to me and said: "So how much further until we reach the waterfall, Mark?" I took out my digivice and checked my map before I said: "It's not too far ahead. Let's keep going!" and my Digimon nodded before we took off.

As we walked through the trail, I saw Sakuyamon, Dianamon, Hudiemon, Togemon and Mastemon all stayed together and talked to each other, which made me smile. I liked seeing them get along. We kept hiking until some more Digimon jumped out at us! One was a Digimon that walked on 2 legs and looked like a tall mummy… it was mostly wrapped in white bandages and what skin we could see was gray… it also had black belt buckles around its wrists and chest, 2 brown-colored, candy cane-shaped adornments bound in place underneath the belt buckles on its chest and a purple bandana over its head. It carried a brown and black rifle it held in one hand and looked 6'1 tall. The next was a humanoid, knight-like Digimon that walked on 2 legs. It had red and gold armor all over, except for a small gold and blue shield over the tops of its forearms and black mail over its stomach (which would otherwise be exposed). Its shoulder armor looked like reptilian heads, each complete with a silver nose tusk, black eye holes painted on and a row of white teeth painted on—it even had triangular armor over its hands that looked like dragon heads with 2 silver horns and black eyeholes. It wore an orange helmet with a silver nose tusk and 2 silver horns that stuck out horizontally out of its head and it carried a silver and gold sword with a blue hilt. It looked 6'5 tall. And the last was an amazingly short Digimon that walked on 2 legs… it had a circular body (like a ball) and it wore silver armor over its head (complete with 2 eyeholes) and it wore a red cloth over its stomach and silver boots, with brown belt buckles over its legs and in the middle of each boot. It had what looked like a generator strapped to its back and its left arm was colored silver with blue bands around its bicep and a red glove over its hand with 3 long, silver hooks coming out of the back of the glove. Its right arm looked like it had been made into a cannon, with a boxy, silver shoulder and the rest of the arm being a silver cannon, with a silver scope attached and red cables coming out of the scope and the cannon… it looked 1'8 tall.

I then felt my digivice vibrate and I checked it. It said: "Left to right: Mummymon scan data: 10%, KaiserGreymon scan data: 5%, MetalMamemon scan data: 10%". It also said that Mummymon was a darkness elemental Digimon, KaiserGreymon was a fire elemental Digimon and MetalMamemon was a machine elemental Digimon. It also said that KaiserGreymon was a mega Digimon while Mummymon and MetalMamemon were ultimates.

I then turned to my Digimon and said: "Dianamon, you're up! Go get 'em!" and Dianamon said: "Understood!" and she floated in. KaiserGreymon then said: "Firedrake strike!" and his giant sword had the ends on either side space out so the part in the middle alone faced Dianamon. The part in the middle then caught fire before it fired a beam of fire at Dianamon! Mummymon followed up and said: "Snake bandage!" and he fired bandages from his rifle at Dianamon… but they ensnared her and hurt her before they disappeared! "Dianamon, give it to KaiserGreymon! Use whirlpool!" I said and Dianamon said: "Whirlpool!" and she conjured a whirlpool underneath KaiserGreymon that sucked him in and spat him out a second later—it looked like it worked great, too! MetalMamemon then said: "Satellite laser!" and then he pointed the arm with the cannon at the end up and shot a small, silver object which enlarged itself into a small satellite with 3 points when it went up high enough! Energy started to form around the points and then it fired a big laser beam at Dianamon! It fired continuously until it eventually stopped and vanished…

Mummymon then followed up and said: "Turncoat shadow!" and nothing happened at first… but then I saw Dianamon's shadow on the ground start to rise up behind her! It then struck Dianamon with the shadow of her dual-edged scythe and she recoiled before it fell back on the ground behind her. "Dianamon, do it again! Whirlpool KaiserGreymon!" I said and Dianamon did so before MetalMamemon said: "Energetic bomb!" and he pointed the arm with the cannon at the end at Dianamon and fired a red sphere of energy! It exploded when it hit Dianamon, but at least she got up easily enough. KaiserGreymon then said: "Napalm dunk!" and he switched from holding his giant sword in both hands to one hand as he ran at Dianamon before he hit her with an uppercut with his free hand! Dianamon went flying up as a red substance appeared in his free hand as he swung his hand around, causing the substance to multiply around him rapidly! He then fired a beam at Dianamon from his sword, causing her to fall on the ground and it rained napalm on her…

By now, KaiserGreymon was starting to look worn down, so I said: "Dianamon, finish off KaiserGreymon! Use whirlpool!" and Dianamon said: "Whirlpool!" and attacked with it again… and that was all KaiserGreymon could take! He was down! MetalMamemon then said: "Energetic bomb!" and fired a red explosive sphere from his arm with the cannon at Dianamon. Mummymon followed up and said: "Snake bandage!" and shot another harmful bandage at Dianamon.

MetalMamemon then said: "Glitch program—" before I said: "Not so fast! Dianamon, cleansing bubble!" and Dianamon said: "Cleansing bubble!" and a bubble appeared around her before it disappeared… and then an odd distortion wave appeared around Dianamon (and the bubble reappeared around her for a moment), but it didn't do anything! MetalMamemon looked surprised before Mummymon said: "Intelligence boost!" and he strengthened MetalMamemon's damage output with magical attacks.

"Alright Dianamon, go get MetalMamemon! Use good night moon!" I said and Dianamon said: "Good night moon!" and she ascended into the air over MetalMamemon (and her boots began to glow with a bright white light) and her boots shined and the light knocked MetalMamemon down! MetalMamemon then said: "Satellite laser!" and he shot a small silver satellite into the sky before it started blasting Dianamon with a laser and eventually stopped. Mummymon joined in and said: "Turncoat shadow!" and used Dianamon's shadow to attack her again.

Mummymon then attacked with a snake bandage before I said: "Dianamon, use good night moon on MetalMamemon again!" and Dianamon said: "Good night moon!" and she ascended into the air again and shined light from her boots on MetalMamemon… but then he fell asleep! Mummymon looked nervous now, but I had Dianamon continue the attack on MetalMamemon with good night moon (just as Mummymon kept up the attack on Dianamon with snake bandages) until MetalMamemon was down!

Dianamon had been doing a great job, but she looked quite hurt now so I said: "Awesome job, Dianamon! Now come on back!" and she did so before I said: "Mastemon, go for it!" and Mastemon flew in. Mummymon then said: "Intelligence boost!" and boosted his damage output with magical attacks! "Mastemon, use saint's spotlight!" I said before she said: "Saint's spotlight!" and she made a ray of sunshine shine down on her from above! "Forbidden curse!" Mummymon said before purple and white energy started flowing out of Mastemon… but nothing happened! I chuckled before I said: "Mastemon, get him! Almighty sun!" and Mastemon said: "Almighty sun!" and she attacked with it (which Mummymon took really hard) before he used a snake bandage. From there, all it took was one more almighty sun before Mummymon was down and he, KaiserGreymon and MetalMamemon ran away!

I then turned to my Digimon before I smiled and said to Dianamon and Mastemon: "Great job! You both did an excellent job staying ahead of them!" and then they smiled before I said: "And I know you took a lot of damage in that last battle, Dianamon. So let's get you fixed up!" and I used an HP total recharge to completely heal her. Dianamon looked relieved before she said: "Thank you, Mark. That will make the rest of the trip much easier." "No problem! Glad I could help!" I said before we smiled and I went on: "Well let's keep at it! The waterfall's pretty close now!"

And we kept going. As we went through, my Digimon kept talking and I kept watching the trail and checking my map. Soon though, I saw Mastemon stop, like she was hesitating… "Mastemon? Is something wrong?" I asked. "Not in particular. There was just something I was thinking about." Mastemon said back. "Is it anything I can help with?" I asked. "Yes… I know I, Hudiemon, Togemon, Dianamon and Sakuyamon have been talking to each other a lot lately, but… I'd also like to learn more about you, Mark." Mastemon said. I smiled and said: "That's thoughtful of you to take an interest in me, Mastemon." and then Mastemon said: "Well of course! You're my tamer and my friend and I have a lot of respect for you, too." and then I smiled as she went on: "You and Ariel had talked about making jewelry… are you into artistic things?"

"I sure am! I enjoy doing anything artistic. From drawing, to painting to sculpting, I love doing any of it!" I said. Hudiemon giggled before she said: "And that's only the surface of it he's scratched. Mark's so smart… he's taught me how to play card games, dance, paint and even sing! He's so talented." Mastemon grinned before she said: "Ah, I was wondering how you learned how to paint… that makes sense." and then Hudiemon turned to me and said: "And you said you don't sing for your school or any kind of community group, right, Mark?" "Yes…" I said back. "Have you ever thought about changing that? You're really good and it'll help you get even better." Hudiemon said.

I laughed and said: "A little bit… I'm not a professional, but ever since I had that conversation with Ariel, I have wanted to try sharing my gifts…" "Yeah, you should! I'm sure Ariel would love to see you perform! I'd go in a heartbeat, if only I could exist on Earth…" Hudiemon said. I then smiled as I put one hand on Hudiemon's shoulder and pushed her cheek softly with the knuckle on my index finger with the other and said: "Thank you, Hudiemon. You're one kind ally to have in my corner—" and then she said: "Of course! Even if I can't see it on Earth, I'll always be cheering for you from here. Don't forget that if you do go onstage."

And we all smiled before we went back to walking. It wasn't too long before we arrived in front of a spring with a waterfall pouring into it from above! "Oh wow! What a beautiful sight!" Sakuyamon said. They all ran forward before they watched it for a while and then Dianamon finally said: "Well that was lovely, but maybe we should head back… I'd like to see how Gryphonmon, ShineGreymon and BanchoLeomon are doing too." "Yeah… maybe BanchoLeomon would be willing to play a little more volleyball when we arrive, too." Sakuyamon said. I nodded and said: "I agree. Alright, then let's head back!" and they all nodded as we headed back through the trail to the port.

When we arrived, I returned to the Digihome and found Gryphonmon and ShineGreymon laughing about something while BanchoLeomon was doing single-handed pushups nearby (it looked like he had been inspired by Hudiemon's painting if he was doing what she had painted him as doing in it!) I then smiled before I said: "Hey guys!" and Gryphonmon and ShineGreymon turned to me (while BanchoLeomon looked up before he got up) and then Gryphonmon said: "Hey! Welcome back!"

And then they all came up to us before ShineGreymon: "So how'd it go? Did you enjoy your outing?" "Absolutely! We got to see a waterfall and a spring!" Hudiemon said. "Well I'm glad it was a success." BanchoLeomon said before he went on: "So what should we do now, Mark?" I stopped and thought for a moment… Togemon had been through some more battles and even fought in one… even though it didn't seem likely that she could digivolve again, it couldn't hurt to look… "Let's go check if Togemon can digivolve again. She might be ready after the battles we had out there." I said. "Hey, yeah! That sounds like a great idea! Let's do it!" Togemon said.

We then all went to the house and I booted up the computer to see if Togemon could digivolve. Once it was ready, I checked… and saw she could! "Aw yeah! That's one welcome surprise!" I said before Togemon said: "Then I can…?!" and I said: "Yes! You're ready to digivolve to the ultimate level, Togemon!" "Great! That's music to my ears! Make it happen, Mark!" Togemon said.

I smiled and nodded before I digivolved her into a Lillymon, like the one we had seen in the Digimon Village, or the one Irene had raised. It said Lillymon was nature elemental too, so the way she would fight her enemies hadn't changed. When the process was finished, I said: "Alright, it's done! Congratulations, Lillymon—you've come a long way already!" and Lillymon smiled before she said: "Yeah! I'm so excited!" and then she went on: "But I really want to thank you, Mark—if you weren't bringing me along every single time, I wouldn't be growing nearly as fast. I really appreciate that you're trying to catch me up with everyone else. It's gratifying to be so close and now that I'm almost at everyone else's level, I'll be a lot more useful to you from now on. You can count on it!" I smiled when I heard this and I said: "You always have been, Lillymon." and she smiled back before I went on: "Even so, you are right in saying you're getting close—you're only one step away from being in your ultimate form, at last!" "Right?! I'm so excited for that day, too!" Lillymon said.

Hudiemon then flew up to her and said: "Great job, Lillymon! You're really digivolving fast, although it was quite a change this time… you're almost half the height you were before!" Lillymon smiled before she said: "That's true, but I'm soooo much cuter now, too!" and then they laughed together before Hudiemon said: "And now you can fly just like me, too! That's one more thing we have in common!" "Yeah! Maybe I'll take you on in an aerial race someday!" Lillymon said.

I smiled and said: "I'd say that sounds doable. Let me set up a course…" and then I created some extra trees, floating rings and other things and said: "Alright, we have our race course! Are you ready?" and Hudiemon said: "Fine by me! I'm rarin' to go!" and Lillymon said: "Yeah! No time like the present!" and I smiled before I said: "Alright. Then let's get out there!" and we headed outside.