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Tai spun around to glare at Izzy, his fists automatically raised in an aggressive position, in expectation of an imminent fight. "This isn't the time for games, Izzy! I'm not an idiot; dragons aren't real. What the heck is that thing?!"
Izzy, who had been sitting on the ground to access his laptop, seemed to snap back from whatever frozen horror he'd been in. He leapt to his feet, his fists raised. "I'm not lying! That thing isn't in the Digimon analyzer, therefor it isn't a Digimon." He gestured to his laptop for emphasis. "The analyzer scans the data that the Digimon represent. It can only scan Digimon, not other beings. Since it's not getting a response for that creature, it can't be a Digimon! And look at that thing! What can it be other than a dragon?" Indeed, both creatures looked like perfect examples of modern dragons: sleek, powerful, elegant, with taloned wings and deadly-sharp claws.
Matt, surprisingly, was the one that broke up the argument. "It doesn't matter what they are! We just need to know what they can do, and what they're doing. Well, Izzy?"
Izzy snatched up his laptop and accessed the appropriate file. A large picture of the forest-green dragon appeared. "That's Dracomon, guys," Izzy announced. "He's a predatory Digimon. He has a fiery attack called Dragon's Flame, which comes in handy since he's fond of barbecue. Bad news, guys," he looked up, "that's another Mega Digimon."
"Sounds like a party," muttered Matt.
~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~There was only one reason that the Digidestined were still able to talk about the dragons, or anything for that matter: Both colossal creatures were in shock. Due to circumstance, they had never seen each other before. The black dragon was nocturnal, normally, while the green Digimon hunted by day. They'd certainly never been in direct competition before. In fact, neither had ever encountered anything big enough to be able to possibly cheat them of their prey. However, their shock did not last long.
"They're mine," whispered the green Digimon in his deep voice.
"I don't think so," answered the black and red dragon.
"You want to fight me?" the Digimon asked, making it clear that that was not something you wanted to do.
The dark wings flapped three slow times, in complete silence. Then, "You might want to reconsider whether you want to fight me. I am the ruler of this mountain, and no Digimon," and the term was delivered as a deadly insult, "will ever take it from me. Especially not one the likes of you."
The Digimon screeched insult at that, then roared in an earsplitting tone, "I am Dracomon! None shall stand in my way! Dragon's Flame!" A torrent of brilliant orange fire flooded from his mouth at his adversary.
"Oh, no you don't," cried the dragon, and with a roar of anger blocked the attack with his own red flame.
"They'll destroy each other!" cried Sora.
"You don't hear any complaints from me," agreed Matt.
"This is incredible," breathed Izzy with awe in his voice.
The wall of orange fire was advancing on the black dragon, the green growling in triumph. Then, before the other could react, the dragon swung his twin-flamed tail, lashing his enemy's side with it like a whip. The Digimon roared in pain, and, stopping his fire breath, sped directly at the dragon. At the last possible moment, he turned aside, his taloned wingtip sliding along the dragon's side, leaving an ugly gash.
"Call me a worry-wart, but a think it would be a good idea to get out of here," said Joe.
Izzy slipped his laptop into its carrying case. "I think that would be a favorable course of action. Our Digimon are fatigued from our trek up the mountain and could be unable to defeat a Mega Digimon and an unknown quantity."
"Then let's go," urged Sora as the dragon rammed the Digimon, sending it reeling into the mountain side only a few yards from where they were standing.
The Digidestined ran down the mountain side, trying to put as much distance from the battling creatures are they could. Both dragons were far too involved in the fight to even notice that they had left.