Digimon: Below-Zero Heros

In was freezing. That's all I could say. It was freezing, absolutly freezing. It was May and we were on the Rockies and it was still freezing. Below-Zero freezing.
"Ho-ow c-can it-t b-be this c-c-c-cold?" I asked shivering violently. Leafmon shivered in my hands as we walked along. There was nothing really here. Sure, there were cabins, but luckily the Digimon decided not to bother with them. Valerie and I both knew that there was a small, mountain village around here somewhere. That's where we'd find the evil Digimon.
"I d-don't kn-know." Valerie said. "W-wait yes I d-do. Maybe if we wore wi-winter close instead of th-this th-th-thin stuff we're wearing...."
"Let's search the cabins." I said as I ran towards one of them. Valerie was close behind me. Both of our Digimon were right behind her. I slammed the door open and felt the heat on my face right away. There was a fire burning in the fire place. There was a pot over the fire, slow cooking something. I looked around and saw that there were two ajoining bedrooms.
"Someone must still be here...." I said letting myself inch closer and closer to the fireplace.
"Why didn't they run away with the rest of the people when the Digimon came?" Valerie said as she slid up beside me at the fireplace.
"Of course someone is still here. I didn't run with rest because this is my home and no monster or human is going to drive me away from here." The old man came out of one of the bedrooms.
"Sorry for intruding sir, but, it's so cold outside and at this time of year. We just didn't expect the weather to be like this." Valerie said as she started to get up.
"Oh, please, don't get up." The old man said, giving us a happy smile. "I'm glad to have visitors. I live here all alone now. Ever since my wife passed away. That's why no one will drive me away from here, this is my little memorial to my wife."
"Oh." Both of us said at the same time.
"Would you like something to eat?" He asked as he pulled the pot away from the flames.
"No thanks. Thank you for offering. But, we have a job to do." I said to him.
"I'm not leaving here."
"I'm not asking you to leave. Is there a safe place that you can go to for an hour or so?"
"There is a small lake. I could go there...."
"It'd be the best bet." Valerie said. "It can get pretty ugly when the fighting starts."
"Oh, I know just how ugly it can get." The old man said. He chuckled softly.
"You mean you watched the entire fight? And even after all that you stayed? You stayed so you could keep honoring your wife even though it could have meant your death?" Valerie asked softly.
"When you're married for such along time to that special person, you give up selfpreservation. You'd do anything for that person. I can't protect So...Sara anymore." He seemed to look past us and he stared off into space.
"So-sara? What kind of name is that?" I asked. He stared at me and then turned to the bowl of stew he poured for himself.
"I....I can't tell." It was a very strange answer for me to be hearing. My mind suddenly went back to the day I first got involved with the Digimon. Kenny had said in the conversation, "Oh, yes the first kids were and are real. But, they disappeared a long time ago."
"I know who you are....." I whispered. My mind was racing with how he could actually be who I thought he was. "Sara....she was Sora, wasn't she? And you're Tai? But, when you both fled Japan back then, you took different names, so they couldn't find you? That's it isn't it?" I asked him and his eyes became softer than they had been when we first saw him.
"How did you know?"
"Just...a feeling I guess. The way you spoke about her. And someone told me that you guys had all disappeared. And if I was going to disappear, I'd go to somewhere remote."
"Who told you?" He asked sharply.
"Why does that mat..."
"Who told you?" He asked loudly.
"Kenny told me."
"He said he was a counterpart of Gennai's didn't he?"
"Yeah, so did the others. They've been helping us."
"No, you've been helping them. They work for the government."
"What?" Valerie and I both said.
"They all work for the government. They've been trying to take over the Digital World ever since it first appeared in the sky after we eliminated Myotismon."
"Wait, take over the Digital World?" I asked. I mean back when Kenny told me about this, I figured that out for myself. It would be the number one vacation spot on Earth, except it was off Earth.
"Look at it this way, an exclusive world with strange creatures. Someone wants an island vacation, they go to File Island. They want to see a desert and a maze of a pyramid, the go to Server. They can go extreme mountain biking or climing on Infinity Mountain. Exploring in the deep jungles of Server. And then, after just the rich people go there, it begans for real. Drug lords and other ciminals go there and start doing their stuff there. Poachers learn about the Digital World and they figure out the best way to make money, is to get a billionaire's wife a brand new, Garurumon pelt. Digimon will be taken captive and put in zoos and circuses. The Digital World will become the number one vacation spot off of Earth." Valerie and I were quiet. It had a different affect on you when you were told the story, not thinking about it in your mind.
"What can we do? We need to stop these Digimon." I said finally.
"Yes, you do need to stop them. But, the governments can't enter the Digital World without your help. The lack the Digivices needed."
"So do we. All we got are these things." I held up my Digivice and Tai took it. He looked over the small rectangle.
"They didn't even give you real Digivices.....that must mean, they made them."
"Then they can access the DigiWorld?"
"No." He said. "It's more than just the Digivices. You need to be a Digidestined or with a Digidestined when going through the Digiports."
"We can't go through the DigiPorts. We can open them and close them but, we've tried to enter them without any success." Valerie said as she looked at her rectangle.
"Of course. The gorvernment can't trust anyone. So, this way it prevents one of you going and doing what they want to do."
"Hold on." I said. "I'm not going to listen to this. We have a job to do, right Valerie?"
"Right." She said. The old man nodded.
"Okay. If you are going to go. At least take these jackets." He walked into the other room and came out with two jackets. "Please, take them."
"Thank you." I said taking one of them and putting it on me. Valerie took the other one. We walked out of the house.
"Wait!" The old man cried after us.
"Yeah?" I said.
"The town is up there. Good luck." He said pointing to the north.
"Thank you." I yelled and valerie and I ran towards the town.
* * *
When we got to the town, we saw basically nothing, and I knew that that wasn't because of the Digimon. The town was nothing to began with. A couple of small stores. A clothing store and a small grocery. A small theater which could probably hold the towns population, which the sign for the town said was only 31. The town had a great name too; Mountain Village. We saw no sign of the Digimon.
"This is weird. Where are they?" I asked no one inparticular.
"Could they have left?" Valerie asked.
"I doubt it." I said.
"Leafmon digevolve to.......Minemon."
"Hey! You're back!" I said as he bounced in my arms. The jackets helped alot. It was still cold, but they helped alot.
"Yep! Soon I'll be back to Wormon." I saw something at the top of my vision move. I looked up and saw it. Mammothmon was up the mountain and he was stomping on the ground.
"What is he doing?" Valerie asked as soon as she saw Mammothmon.
"He's going to cause an avelanche. That's why he's pounding the ground." There was two huge flares and an explosion. Valerie and I yelled.
"What was that?" She asked me.
"That was his Tusk Crusher attack. That's not any regular ivory he has on him, cause when that ivory gets tickled, he can cause alot of damage. That worthless DigiWorld reject."
"Minemon, you're gonna need to stop the name calling."
"Minemon digevolve to.....Wormon."
"We better hurry c'mon everyone digevolve!" I yelled.
"Right. Pengomon, it's your time to shine!"
"Pengomon digevolve to.....Frigimon."
"Wormon warp digevolve to..................Imperial.....I haven't changed!" He said, disappointed.
"Wormon, you've digevolved two times in the past few minutes, you haven't eaten today. You just aren't ready for a warp-digevolve. We can get by just fine with Stingmon."
"Wormon...digevolve to....Stingmon!" We hurried to Mammothmon as fast as we could. Stingmon flew ahead of us and started the fight.
"Yeah! Go Stingmon!" I cheered as I saw him already making Mammothmon stop his avalanche dream. We reached the fight minutes later and they were still going at it.
"Rapid Kick!" Stingmon flew through the air and kicked Mammothmon with both legs. Sending Mammothmon flailing against piles of snow.
"Tusk Crusher!" Two tusks flew at Stingmon hitting him in the back as he was circling back around for another attack.
"Stingmon! Don't turn your back!"
"Okay." Valerie turned and looked up at Frigimon.
"Your turn, Snowmon!"
"I'll give him a SUB-ZERO ICE PUNCH!" He yelled as he charged and fired repeatedly. Each one connected with Mammothmon and he slowly froze with each one.
"Spiking Strike!" Stingmon flew downward, evading Tusk Crushers' that Mammothmon was still firing. His laser swords unsheathed and grew longer and longer. They hit Mammothmon and he fell over sideways.
"ARghhhh." Valerie took the laptop out of her backpack and ran forward. She held out her Digivice.
"DigiPort open!" Mammothmon was pulled into the computer. She flipped the lid down. Our Digimon came hopping back to us.
"Did you see us!? We did it!" Minemon said as he hovered in front of my face. Pengomon hopped up and down beside Valerie.
"Our Digimon are getting stronger and stronger, Cody." Valerie said.
"Yeah, they are. Minemon just used up alot of strength today by Digevolving so many times, that's why he's Minemon again."
"Yeah! Let's get something to eat." Pengomon and Minemon both said at the same time. Our 2-Ways started to beep. I flipped mine open and read the text.
"HEY GUYS, WE JUST FINISHED UP IN RENO, WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME REST AND FOOD. THEN WE WILL GET TO SEATTLE. WE ARE GOING TO GET UP THERE SOMEHOW. NEITHER OF OUR DIGIMON CAN FLY, REMEMBER? WE WILL GET THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. KEEP THEM BUSY TILL WE GET THERE. DAVEH AND LIANA OUT."
Soon after we got a message from Natalie.
"ANGEMON TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN MIAMI. WE ARE STAYING FOR AWHILE LONGER TO HELP REBUILD. SO, YOU GUYS WILL HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE WE CAN HELP. GOOD LUCK. I LOVE YOU DAVY. I WILL SEE YOU SOON, THEN, WE CAN GET BACK TO OUR RELATIONSHIP! I LOVE YOU DAVY. BYE EVERYONE."
Right after that message Davy replied.
"I DO NOT CARE IF YOU LOVE ME OR NOT! WE DO NOT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP! UNDERSTAND THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAVY OUT."
"Wow, she really is Clingmon!" Valerie said and we all started laughing. The warm laughter ate away at the cold and we went into the town to find food. The worlds needed us, soon we'd be in Seattle, finishing the last of the evil Digimon. Then we could get back to our real, normal lives.