Digital Dragon and Robster80 present...

DIGIMON GT
Part 10


Previously: The victory over Novamon was short-lived. With six of the seven Dragon Balls scattered across the dimensions, there was no way to resurrect TK, who had been killed by the evil Digimon. After a month of hard work, Bulma had created several vehicles that would be able to track the Dragon Balls and travel through the dimensions to find them. Now Digi-Destined both old and new, with the help of Goku, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Piccolo, and Pan, must find the missing Balls if they have any chance of bringing TK back to live and going home...



It was during a late night storm that a Dragon Ball fell from the sky over some forests in Japan. It landed in some soft grass, silent only to the human ears. This caught the interest of a nearby tiger. It was no ordinary tiger, for it was black, and bore a white armor on its body. Once it found the Ball, it sniffed at it carefully.

"What have you found, Black Blaze?"

The voice caused the black tiger to cock its head to see a tall being with a white helmet and cape. It growled at its master before backing away to reveal its discovery.

The manlike being kneeled to pick up the orange sphere and examined it carefully. "Such a strange crystal. It bares two red stars within. Yet... I sense a power from this ball." He faced Black Blaze and gently petted its head. "You have done well, my Black Blaze. This may be yet another key to defeating the Ronin Warriors and Talpa."

Black Blaze purred from the affection it was getting, satisfied at pleasing his master, who turned his attention to the two swords sheathed on its armor.

"Yes. The twin Soul Swords of Fervor, and this mystic crystal shall make me the new ruler of the Dynasty!" With that, the being removed his white mouth plate and placed the Ball into his wide, demonic mouth, swallowing it in one gulp. "Beware, Ryo of the Wild Fire. You shall be the first to fall at the hands of my new power."


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Izzy landed the green dimensional pod carefully in the deepest part of the forest before he, Willis, Piccolo, and their Digimon emerged from it. "This is where a Dragon Ball was last located," he said as he proceeded to turn the pod into a capsule, and placed it into his pocket. "Now all we have to do is find it."

Piccolo grunted. "The sooner the better. I sense great evil in this world, and I fear the worst if the Ball fell into the wrong hands."

Tentomon then said, "No argument here, Piccolo. I'll just fly up above the forest and get a look around of the area." With that said, the insect Digimon flew straight up into the open sky.

Lopmon growled. He, too, sensed the evil in the air around them, and loathed it. It reminded him of when he had been infected with a virus and made him evil, nearly killing his own brother and Willis. "I hope we can leave real soon."

Terriermon placed a hand on his brother's shoulder. "Easy, bro. What happened last time will not happen ever again. I promise."

Just then, Tentomon came back down. "There's a house by a lake not too far from here. But don't expect me to go near it. I also saw a large white tiger lying on the front porch."

Willis quickly said, "I think it would be best if Izzy and I go alone to the house while you guys wait in the woods. We don't want to scare anyone."

The group walked in the direction of the lake house, with Tentomon leading them. When they were just near the edge of the forest, Izzy and Willis went on ahead. They both swallowed hard when they saw that there really was a white tiger on the house's porch, but they pressed on towards it.


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Ryo sat at the table, looking over his two broken swords. They had been severely damaged during the last encounter with Saber-Stryke, when Ryo had used them along with the Armor of Inferno, and his pet White Blaze had been injured. Worst of all, he and his fellow Ronin Warriors had failed to retrieve the Swords of Fervor from Saber-Stryke, and he needed them for the Inferno armor.

I'm useless to the team without my swords, he thought sadly. I couldn't even prevent White Blaze from getting hurt. What good am I now?

"Ryo?"

The teen looked to see a young boy holding a bowl filled with pet food. "Hey, Yulie. What's up?"

"I'm gonna feed White Blaze now. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just go easy on Blaze, okay? He still hasn't recovered from the last battle."

Suddenly, they heard a growl from outside. They both rushed out to the porch and the white tiger. It was looking at two teens frozen at the porch steps, scared to move in any direction. "Uh, nice kitty?" the blonde one said, not hiding his fear.

Ryo petted the tiger and said, "Don't worry, you two. White Blaze here is friendly if you treat him right, and he's injured, so he couldn't attack you if he wanted. Now, what brings you way out here?"

The brown-haired boy cleared his throat. "We're sorry to disturb you, sir. My name's Izzy, and this is Willis. We lost a special crystal ornament a few days ago in the woods near here, and we were wondering if you saw it."

Yulie rubbed his young chin. "Well, I play around here a lot. Could you describe it?"

"It's a orange ball, about the size of a pool ball, with a certain number of red stars in the center."

Yulie shook his head. "I haven't seen it, sorry. Hey, Ryo, have you or the others seen it?"

Ryo thought for a moment. "I haven't but maybe the guys have. Wait here, I'll go get them."


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Piccolo watched as Izzy and Willis talked to the two people at the house. The three Digimon were right beside him. "I told you there was a tiger there!" Tentomon said.

"Ssh!" Piccolo hissed. "I'm listening to them."

Lopmon lifted his one ear. "You can hear them? I can't."

"We Nameks have very good ears. Not bad, considering the size of your ears, huh?" Suddenly, Piccolo's blood began to run cold. Looking away from the house, he narrowed his eyes. "Someone else is nearby," he said in a slightly angry tone. "And he has the Dragon Ball!"


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Cye, Sage, Kento, and Rowen shook their heads. "Sorry, guys," Rowen said. "We haven't seen anything like this crystal you lost."

"Perhaps I can help."

Everyone turned towards the forest as White Blaze stood up weakly and growled. "Who the hell is that?" Willis said.

Ryo's eyes narrowed as a dark figure and a black tiger appeared. "Saber-Stryke!"

The evil samurai laughed. "Yes, Ryo of the Wild Fire. As for your new friends, I happened to stumble upon this crystal they mentioned. However, I am not willing to give it up so easy, nor the Soul Swords of Fervor, either!"

Izzy and Willis were shocked at Saber-Stryke and his tiger, but stood firm. What have we gotten ourselves into? they both thought.

Suddenly, White Blaze charged at Black Blaze and grabbed one of the swords from its back. The dark tiger, however, did not appreciate this, and quickly slashed at White Blaze's already damaged underbelly. The pain was horrible, but White Blaze limped away as fast as he could back to Ryo and the others, who were crying out the tiger's name with worry. Black Blaze was about to attack again, ready to take back the sword.

"BUNNY BLAST!"

"SUPER SHOCKER!"

Two large green fireballs and a streak of lightning collided with the dark tiger, sending him flying sideways. "What the-?!" Saber-Stryke began to say as everyone looked to see Lopmon, Terriermon, Tentomon, and Piccolo rush towards the scene.

"More Dynasty freaks?!" Kento exclaimed as he and the other warriors changed into their suits magically. Willis then said, "Don't worry! They're with us!"

Piccolo faced Saber-Stryke. "You have the Dragon Ball," he said calmly. "I advise you to return it to us before we have to force you to."

The evil samurai shook his head. "I will not. That 'Dragon Ball' you speak of will help me achieve my ambitions."

Ryo gently took the one sword from White Blaze's mouth. The loss of blood and his earlier injuries finally caused the tiger to fall to the ground. It let out one last growl, then died. "White Blaze!" Yulie cried as the boy hugged the dead tiger.

Ryo gripped the sword tightly in his fist. "Thank you, White Blaze," he muttered. "I won't let your sacrifice be in vain."

Saber-Stryke drew the remaining sword. "These two do not enjoy being separated, Wild Fire. Therefore, I challenge you to an honor duel to see which of us shall have them, and also to honor the nobility of your tiger. Just you and I, no one else."

Piccolo was about to say something, but Ryo stepped forward. "You're on. ARMOR OF WILD FIRE! DAO-JIN!"

Izzy, Willis, the Digimon, and Piccolo watched as a red samurai armor clamped itself onto Ryo. He was still holding the one sword in his hand. The four others: Sage, Cye, Kento, and Rowen also called forth their armor.

"ARMOR OF HALO!"

"ARMOR OF TORRENT!"

"ARMOR OF HARD ROCK!"

"ARMOR OF STRATA!"

More armors appeared: Green, blue, orange, and indigo. Just then, Sage said, "We call upon Hariel's Armor of Inferno! TO ARMS!"

With that, the four armors began to glow auras of their respective colors, which then flew at Ryo and merged with his armor. There was a bright flash and a burst of flame as the red armor was altered slightly and turned white, becoming the Armor of Inferno.

Willis pulled out his Digivice and pointed it at Terriermon. "We'll keep that tiger busy just in case. Golden Armor energize!"

A golden Digi-egg appeared from his Digivice and flew at Terriormon, merging with him as he Armor-Digivolved.

"TERRIERMON GOLDEN ARMOR-DIGIVOLVE TO... RAPIDMON!!"

Yulie blinked at the golden Digimon. "Whoa! It's the Easter Bunny, Y2K style!"

Saber-Stryke raised his hand. "You need not worry. Should he disobey, which I highly doubt, I shall punish him myself. Black Blaze, stay!" With those words, the tiger backed away until it was behind its master. "Now, we shall see which one of us the swords will choose as their master."

Everyone watched as the dark samurai leapt high into the air and prepared for an attack, swinging the sword he held. Piccolo was intrigued. That sword and the Dragon Ball must be enhancing his ki incredibly!

"WINGED ANGEL OF NIGHT!"

Ryo also swung his sword to attack. "RAGE OF INFERNO!" A large burst of fire flew from the sword and armor at Saber-Stryke, who also launched a heavy ki attack. The blasts collided and there was an explosion of white light. Finally, Saber-Stryke landed on the ground, still standing or so it seemed. His weapon fell from his hand as he calmly spoke.

"You have been chosen... Ryo of the Wild Fire... therefore, I concede..."

The samurai the fell to his knees before slumping forward.

Ryo sighed heavily as the armor left him, so did the other armors from their hosts. He looked at the sword in his hand. It and its twin were his, but at the cost of his pet tiger and most loyal friend.

Saber-Stryke looked up to see Piccolo and Rapidmon standing over him. "Why... why do you need... the Dragon Ball?"

Piccolo said, "A good friend of ours was killed saving us and some others from a monster. We need it to help wish him back to life, for his sake and for the girl he left behind."

Saber-Stryke said nothing, but slowly removed his mouth plate and then coughed up the two-star ball, which then rolled to Rapidmon's feet. "Take it," he said, his voice getting weaker. "I will not... be able to use it... where I'm going..."

Black Blaze gently nuzzled its master, who looked at the tiger sadly. "Black Blaze... I am no longer your master... Ryo of the Wild Fire now has the swords... he shares my... my one realization... Talpa's reign... must... end..." Then he lowered his head, and spoke no more. The body soon vanished without a trace.

Black Blaze lowered its head to pick up the other sword and took it over to Ryo, dropping it before him. It then walked over to the body of White Blaze, transforming into a spirit form before entering the body.

Everyone was shocked when they saw White Blaze slowly stand up, his strength and life returning, and his wounds gone as if they were never there.


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Ryo and the Ronins shook hands with Willis, Izzy, and Piccolo as they prepared to leave the dimension. Their purpose had been told, and now they had to rejoin the others.

"I hope your friend will be okay," Sage said.

Good-byes were exchanged as the six strangers entered their pod and flew off, then vanished into a dimensional warp.


End part 10


Well, I'm sorry this took so long. Between school, long chats with other authors, writer's block, and other story ideas, this took me too long to write. DD will take it from here. TTFN!