"What's taking Gennai so long?" Michael asked,
pacing. Betamon looked worriedly at him.
"Don't worry, man." Alex replied, as he and
Kunemon sat on a low tree branch. "He'll be back soon enough."
"Yeah, so stop wearing a hole in the ground!"
Kunemon said, watching as Michael paced.
"Please, Michael, that's not very good for
you." Betamon agreed.
"Stop pacing." Said a new voice, as Gennai
walked into the clearing. "Don't you want to make an impression on your
three new companions?"
"Um…yeah…" Michael said, and he stopped pacing.
"Here they are." Gennai shoved in three humans,
two girls and a guy, and three Rookie Digimon. "Well, c'mon, introduce
yourselves."
"I'm Alex, and this is Kunemon." Alex indicated
the little worm Digimon.
"I'm Michael, this is Betamon." Michael pointed
to the amphibious Rookie.
"I'm Jennifer." One of the girls said. She
wore a red shirt, with blue jeans, as well as a pair of sneakers on her
feet. She had long blonde hair that fell down to her stomach, and blue
eyes. "This is Crabmon." She pointed to the tiny crustacean Digimon.
"I'm Adam." The guy said. He was relatively
short, but wore glasses over his brown eyes, had short brown hair, wore
a brown jacket over a gray shirt, and had black jeans with the latest style
of shoes. "This is Penguinmon." He indicated the little penguin Digimon.
"My name's Angela." The third person said.
She had long red hair, and green eyes. She wore a blue jacket, over a blue
shirt, on blue jeans, with regular black Reebok shoes. "And my friend here
is Tapirmon." She turned to show them a black, half-pig, half-wolf Digimon.
"Glad to have you with us." Alex said. "All
right, now I'll fill you in on this place. This is the Digital World. Here,
creatures called Digimon exist. Some Digimon, like the partners you have,
are good. Some, like the creatures we, the Digi-destined, must battle at
some points, are evil. As the Digi-destined, we must protect the Digital
World and our own world from any evil force at work.
"But, going on, we're going to do something
pretty simple today." Alex said. "Today, we're going on a little tour.
Just so you can get in touch with your surroundings. Any questions?"
No one said anything. "Okay, then follow us,"
Michael said, as the five headed off.
"Kids…" Gennai muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, in another part of that same area…
a single person watched as the five humans and their Digimon moved through
the forest.
"Another team of Digi-destined…" he said. "Figures.
Lieutenants!"
Three Digimon raced over. One was a bug Digimon,
colored gray, with four massive arms and legs, all ending in claws. He
had a set of massive mandibles.
Another was composed of metal, and shaped like
a ball with arms. He had a constant grinning expression, as well as horns
sticking out. He carried a chainsaw in one hand.
The third Digimon greatly resembled a dinosaur,
only it was made of metal, and stared at this leader with mechanical red
eyes.
"You called for us, sire?" asked the robotic
dinosaur.
"Indeed I did, MetalTyrannomon. It seems that
a new team of Digi-destined has been assembled right here, in our territory."
Their leader said.
"You want me to crush 'em, boss?" asked the
grinning metal ball.
"No, Giromon. I believe Okuwamon will suffice
here." The leader turned to the bug Digimon. "Dispatch one of your Kuwagamon
units."
"As you command." Okuwamon bowed and headed
off.
The leader grinned. "Let's see just how good
these humans are."
Back with the group…
"A number of different Digimon exist in this
world." Alex said. "Each Digimon has a specific type that best fits its
environment. Digimon are also divided into three basic types, Vaccine,
Data, and Virus."
"That would be my cue!" came a roar from the
jungle. A massive red, beetle-like creature stomped from out of the underbrush.
"A Kuwagamon!" Kunemon said. "Wow, I didn't
know there were any here!"
"It doesn't matter." The Kuwagamon said. "You
Digi-destined aren't leaving this place… alive that is."
"Wanna' bet?" Alex asked. "Kunemon!"
"Electro Thread!" Kunemon shot a tiny blast
of webbing, which gave Kuwagamon a shock.
"Gah! Little…" Kuwagamon roared. It swung one
clawed arm, sending Kunemon flying.
"We have to fight back!" Michael told the others.
"Betamon, get him!"
"Beta Tackle!" Betamon slammed into Kuwagamon's
leg, but got swiped away as well.
"Crab Meat Bomber!" Crabmon flung a few projectiles
at Kuwagamon, doing very little damage.
"Ice Shot!" Penguinmon fired a tiny icicle
from its mouth, freezing part of Kuwagamon's arm.
"Deleting Virus!" Tapirmon sent twin cables
from its body, draining some of Kuwagamon's energy.
"Fools! Power Guillotine!" Kuwagamon sent the
Digimon flying, and charged at the Digi-destined with its claws.
"Run!" Alex cried to the others. Adam and Jennifer
dived away in different directions. But, Angela stood where she was, too
scared to move.
"Foolish girl." Kuwagamon grinned. "You die
right now." He lifted her with his massive mandibles.
"No! Angela!" Tapirmon cried.
Ah, Alex thought, The first Digivolution!
"Tapirmon!" Angela cried.
"Tapirmon, Digi-volve to…" Tapirmon began to
spin around, and glow with energy. Its body changed, and was revealed as
a very different creature. It was now a yellow-furred, humanoid Digimon,
holding a bone in one hand. "Apemon!"
Kuwagamon dropped Angela in surprise. Apemon
caught her and set her on the ground.
"So, a Champion Digimon, huh?" Kuwagamon asked.
"I'll crush you here and now!"
"Try me." Apemon challenged.
"Scissor Claw!" Kuwagamon charged at Apemon
with open mandibles.
"Metallic Fur!" Apemon's body became a silver
color. When Kuwagamon tried to cut Apemon apart, it broke its own claws!
"Agh!" Kuwagamon backed away. "I'll kill you!"
He charged again.
"Mega Bone Stick!" Apemon twirled its bone
around, and then smacked Kuwagamon hard on the head, knocking the evil
insect unconscious.
"That was cool!" Adam said. "You'll have to
try that some time, Penguinmon!"
"Yeah, sure." He replied.
"Can you do that, Crabmon?" Jennifer asked.
Crabmon nodded. "Sure." She replied.
At that point, Apemon de-Digivolved returning
to the Tapirmon state. "Thanks." Angela said.
"No problem." Tapirmon replied, smiling.
"Well, now that the melodrama is over…" Alex
glanced at his watch. "That, and it's getting kinda' late, what say we
go home?"
No one had any arguments with that.
Back at the evil location…
"So, they can Digi-volve, eh?" the leader asked.
He smiled. "That makes things all the more interesting."
American Digi-destined Saga
By: Henry