CHAPTER 9: Newfound Friends
Four digimon stepped out of the bushes. They're sorta of cute, but you never can tell with digimon, Sora thought. The little green ball with a fern on her head and short little wings walked up to Yuuki. "Aw you Akiwa?" it asked politely. Yuuki shook her head and pointed to her sister. Akira had a look of pure terror on her face until the little creature started stroking its head against her leg. Tai laughed. "Are, are you my digimon?" Akira asked. "Yepee!" replied the little thing. "My name Fernamon. I in-twaining digimon." Tai laughed at her again. "It talks funny!" was all he said. "Don't laugh at me!!!!" Fernamon got up and chased Tai around. "Summer Bweeze!" It attacked Tai and nearly knocked him down. "Call it off, Akira! Call it off!!!!" Tai ran around, screaming. Akira just laughed, and the little digimon bounced back over to her and snuggled against her. "Good job," Akira said. The other digimon walked over to the other kids.
There was a small bright-orange ball, with a single flame on his head. It had no hands, only feet. He walked over to Rick. "Hiya, tough guy! My name's Ashmon. I'm a flame-type digimon! Don't mess with me, or I'll burn you up!" Tai looked at it nervously. "Don't look at me that way! I'm not laughing! I'm not laughing!" He slowly stepped away from the small creature. Everyone laughed. "Let's see YOU get chased by one of those things!" he said indignantly. He sat down under a tree, cheeks flaring. Rick looked at his digimon. "I don't think you're that scary. But if it makes you happy…" He shrugged. A sweet little dinosaur with big ears walked over to Yuuki. It was blue, a dark, navy blue, and the only other color on its whole body was a white belly. "Hello. You're Yuuki, right?" Yuuki, delighted at having her own digimon, hugged the little dino. "Oh, my own digimon! Yea! I've got my own digimon!" The little digimon could hardly talk. "Could- you please- stop strangling- me?" Yuuki let go. "Oh, sorry." The digimon brushed itself off. "My name's Rallimon. Like the others, I'm an in-training digimon. But I'm strong, and don't you forget it!" Yuuki nodded, and hugged Rallimon.
Shouri's digimon was interesting. It seemed quiet, and waited for Yuuki's digimon to finish her introduction to walk over to Shouri. It was a bright, vivid dandelion yellow. It had balls for hands and feet, and there was a horn on its head. It didn't look at anyone until it got to Shouri. "Hi," it said. Shouri looked at the tiny digimon. "Well you're not too out-going. What's your name?"
"My name's Hazukashiimon. The name explains it." Shouri seemed disappointed. "I was hoping I'd have a really cool digimon, but... you're neat looking, that's for sure. What can you do?"
"I don't know. Never tried."
"Well, you can practice on Tai."
"Hey! Leave me out of this!" Tai ran and hid behind Matt. He had seen what Fernamon had done to Tai, and wanted no part in this. "Just keep those things away from us! I'm not gonna get burnt or cut or frozen or whatever else you guys can do! Uh uh!" He and Tai headed for the clearing. "Wait for us," Kari called. She and T.K. followed their brothers. "Aaaaaah!!!" Sora looked horrified. "Tai? Tai!" She ran after them. "Hey, wait up Sora!" Mimi and Joe called after her. They looked at each other, then ran after their friends. "Oh no!"
"Put them down!"
"Ahhhh!!!!"
"Help!" The newer Digidestined heard their friends' cries. Akira stood up. "Let's go help them!" They all ran in the direction of the screams. Akira arrived on the scene first, and she was shocked at what she saw. A large shadow, holding the two boys in one of his enormous hands, and with the other he was easily knocking away the much smaller digimon. When he saw the new arrivals, he chuckled. "More? Oh, this is so much fun! I'll take that!" He pointed one large finger at Yuuki and her crest disappeared. "Wha? Hey! Give that back!" So THAT'S why the others can't digivolve! Rick thought. How are we supposed to beat this guy? "Uh, Ashmon, attack!" Ashmon looked at him with his head cocked. "Like this?" he said. "How am I supposed to even leave a scratch? I have to digivolve first!"
"Oh, sorry. I forgot. Digivolve now!" Ashmon began to glow. "Ashmon digivolve to... Slagmon! Flare Bomb!" The shadow just waved the attack away. "You know I'm all-powerful! Nothing can stop me!" Everyone continued attacking. "Pepper Breath!"
"Poison Ivy!"
"Boom Bubble, pah!"
"Lightning Claw!"
"Blue Blaster!"
"Marching Fishes!"
"Spiral Twister!" None of the attacks even left a scratch.
"Fernamon, you'd better digivolve!"
"Right! Fernamon digivolve to... Zenmaimon! Stun Spazer!" The shadow laughed an evil laugh. "You're no match for me! Without your crests, you can't digivolve any higher! Ha, ha, ha, ha! See how you like this! Dark Spirit!" A blinding flash lit the area. "Aaaah!" Someone, no one knew for sure, screamed. The light gone, everyone looked around. Their digimon had all been de-evolved to their in-training levels. Most of the Digidestined had been knocked over by the blast, and Akira was unconscious. "Oh, that was too easy. Ok, time to go!" He waved his hand and the forest disappeared. The next thing they knew, they were all sitting in a large dungeon cell.
Four digimon stepped out of the bushes. They're sorta of cute, but you never can tell with digimon, Sora thought. The little green ball with a fern on her head and short little wings walked up to Yuuki. "Aw you Akiwa?" it asked politely. Yuuki shook her head and pointed to her sister. Akira had a look of pure terror on her face until the little creature started stroking its head against her leg. Tai laughed. "Are, are you my digimon?" Akira asked. "Yepee!" replied the little thing. "My name Fernamon. I in-twaining digimon." Tai laughed at her again. "It talks funny!" was all he said. "Don't laugh at me!!!!" Fernamon got up and chased Tai around. "Summer Bweeze!" It attacked Tai and nearly knocked him down. "Call it off, Akira! Call it off!!!!" Tai ran around, screaming. Akira just laughed, and the little digimon bounced back over to her and snuggled against her. "Good job," Akira said. The other digimon walked over to the other kids.
There was a small bright-orange ball, with a single flame on his head. It had no hands, only feet. He walked over to Rick. "Hiya, tough guy! My name's Ashmon. I'm a flame-type digimon! Don't mess with me, or I'll burn you up!" Tai looked at it nervously. "Don't look at me that way! I'm not laughing! I'm not laughing!" He slowly stepped away from the small creature. Everyone laughed. "Let's see YOU get chased by one of those things!" he said indignantly. He sat down under a tree, cheeks flaring. Rick looked at his digimon. "I don't think you're that scary. But if it makes you happy…" He shrugged. A sweet little dinosaur with big ears walked over to Yuuki. It was blue, a dark, navy blue, and the only other color on its whole body was a white belly. "Hello. You're Yuuki, right?" Yuuki, delighted at having her own digimon, hugged the little dino. "Oh, my own digimon! Yea! I've got my own digimon!" The little digimon could hardly talk. "Could- you please- stop strangling- me?" Yuuki let go. "Oh, sorry." The digimon brushed itself off. "My name's Rallimon. Like the others, I'm an in-training digimon. But I'm strong, and don't you forget it!" Yuuki nodded, and hugged Rallimon.
Shouri's digimon was interesting. It seemed quiet, and waited for Yuuki's digimon to finish her introduction to walk over to Shouri. It was a bright, vivid dandelion yellow. It had balls for hands and feet, and there was a horn on its head. It didn't look at anyone until it got to Shouri. "Hi," it said. Shouri looked at the tiny digimon. "Well you're not too out-going. What's your name?"
"My name's Hazukashiimon. The name explains it." Shouri seemed disappointed. "I was hoping I'd have a really cool digimon, but... you're neat looking, that's for sure. What can you do?"
"I don't know. Never tried."
"Well, you can practice on Tai."
"Hey! Leave me out of this!" Tai ran and hid behind Matt. He had seen what Fernamon had done to Tai, and wanted no part in this. "Just keep those things away from us! I'm not gonna get burnt or cut or frozen or whatever else you guys can do! Uh uh!" He and Tai headed for the clearing. "Wait for us," Kari called. She and T.K. followed their brothers. "Aaaaaah!!!" Sora looked horrified. "Tai? Tai!" She ran after them. "Hey, wait up Sora!" Mimi and Joe called after her. They looked at each other, then ran after their friends. "Oh no!"
"Put them down!"
"Ahhhh!!!!"
"Help!" The newer Digidestined heard their friends' cries. Akira stood up. "Let's go help them!" They all ran in the direction of the screams. Akira arrived on the scene first, and she was shocked at what she saw. A large shadow, holding the two boys in one of his enormous hands, and with the other he was easily knocking away the much smaller digimon. When he saw the new arrivals, he chuckled. "More? Oh, this is so much fun! I'll take that!" He pointed one large finger at Yuuki and her crest disappeared. "Wha? Hey! Give that back!" So THAT'S why the others can't digivolve! Rick thought. How are we supposed to beat this guy? "Uh, Ashmon, attack!" Ashmon looked at him with his head cocked. "Like this?" he said. "How am I supposed to even leave a scratch? I have to digivolve first!"
"Oh, sorry. I forgot. Digivolve now!" Ashmon began to glow. "Ashmon digivolve to... Slagmon! Flare Bomb!" The shadow just waved the attack away. "You know I'm all-powerful! Nothing can stop me!" Everyone continued attacking. "Pepper Breath!"
"Poison Ivy!"
"Boom Bubble, pah!"
"Lightning Claw!"
"Blue Blaster!"
"Marching Fishes!"
"Spiral Twister!" None of the attacks even left a scratch.
"Fernamon, you'd better digivolve!"
"Right! Fernamon digivolve to... Zenmaimon! Stun Spazer!" The shadow laughed an evil laugh. "You're no match for me! Without your crests, you can't digivolve any higher! Ha, ha, ha, ha! See how you like this! Dark Spirit!" A blinding flash lit the area. "Aaaah!" Someone, no one knew for sure, screamed. The light gone, everyone looked around. Their digimon had all been de-evolved to their in-training levels. Most of the Digidestined had been knocked over by the blast, and Akira was unconscious. "Oh, that was too easy. Ok, time to go!" He waved his hand and the forest disappeared. The next thing they knew, they were all sitting in a large dungeon cell.
