Digimon: The Year of Reckoning
Chapter 10
"The Medallion's Power"
At Darkmon's castle…
Darkmon paced back and forth in front of his throne.
"I can't let those kids unlock the medallion's power. I must get it back."
"Why is it so important?"
Darkmon turned around to see his loyal servant Phantomon.
"Because it holds the power of the original digidestined's digimon. When I first came into my power I thought the legendary digimon were old and helpless. I didn't give a second thought to them before I started taking over the digital world. But then they attacked me. I was caught off guard and was destroyed."
"You were destroyed," Phantomon gasped. "I thought you were invincible."
"Like I said, I was caught off guard. Anyway, I was eventually born again and after many months I returned to this form. But this time I was ready for the goody goodies. I conjured up twelve medallions and when they least expected it, I trapped them inside of them."
"So the original digimon are in the medallions!"
"Yes. Or they were. To make sure they couldn't escape, I put a dark curse on the medallions. That way they were trapped in them forever. But the curse did something I didn't expect. It killed the digimon. So only their essence and power remained in the medallions."
"Then why are you so worried if the digimon are dead?"
"You fool! I have everything to worry about. You see, that meddlesome Genevra came into my castle and snatched the medallions. But before she could escape I blasted her and the medallions were flung all over the digital world."
"But the curse is still on them. They can't escape, right?"
"Shows what you know. Time has passed, the curse has weakened, wind, rain, erosion, you get the picture. I was afraid the seal I put on the medallions might have belittled enough for the digimon's spirit to escape. And I was proven right today. That damn Brandon kid found the Aquillamon medallion and the spirit of the blasted bird exited the medallion and attacked me."
"Where's Aquillamon now?"
"I told you, he's dead. But his spirit is back in the medallion, and if Brandon can figure out how to harness it, then we'll be the dead ones."
"Gulp"
"That's where you come in. I want you to go and seize the medallion from them. Take some Shamamon with you. I want that medallion back at any cost!"
Narrated by Brandon
"Mya are you okay?" I asked.
"Huh…oh, yeah, sure, I'm fine."
"You seem like something's bothering you."
"I just miss home and all."
"Everything will be okay. We'll be back home soon."
I smiled and reached out to grasp her shoulder. It was freezing.
"You're still cold."
"I am? Oh, well, it's kinda chilly out."
"Mya, it's like eighty degrees. Are you sure you're okay? You're not sick or anything?"
"No, just a little cold. I'll be fine."
"Okay."
She didn't seem in the mood to talk so I left it at that. I decided to see how Faith was doing.
"How about you? Are you doing alright?"
"Yeah. I still wish I had a digimon though."
"I bet there's one out there for you somewhere. Maybe it just got lost. Like Gatomon did, remember in Grandma's stories. You'll find her eventually."
"Thanks. I hope you're right."
Strike two. It seemed like everyone was in a bad mood. I was going to go talk to Nick and JT, but they were still shook up about JT's ocean adventure. This is the first time I'd seen Nick be so emotional with his brother. He always treated him like a pain before. Ah, brotherly love.
WHIZZZ!
I didn't have time to react before a giant scythe flew past my head.
"AHH!" I yelled.
"That was a…close shave," laughed the scythe thrower.
"It's Phantomon!" Tadpolemon exclaimed. "Watch out for his Shadow Scythe and Soul Chopper attacks."
"I think I'll have some tadpole soup. Shadow Scythe!"
A laser shot from his scythe and whizzed towards Tadpolemon.
"Do it!" JT yelled.
"Tadpolemon digivolve to…Betamon!"
"Beta Slugger!"
He knocked the laser back at Phantomon, but he dodged it.
"Is that the best you've got?"
He hadn't noticed Podmon digivolve.
"Absorbing Thread!"
The sticky sting wrapped around his scythe and pulled it away.
"Hey, give that back, you worm!"
"How about this instead? Thunder Horn!" Spikemon attacked.
"Aqua Jet!" Crustmon yelled.
Phantomon was knocked out of the air.
"Shamamon! Get them!" he screamed.
"What's a Shamamon?" I asked.
As if to answer my question a mob of little green ogres barreled out of the forest with big hammer/clubs in their hands.
"Shama!" they all yelled, charging forward.
"Shaman Hammer!"
Spikemon and Betamon were knocked away and Catermon was in the line of fire.
"Catermon, look out!" Mya cried.
"Catermon digivolve to…Buttramon!"
She zoomed into the air to avoid the smashing clubs. Once above the Shamamon she fired her attack.
"Suffocating Spore!
They all puffed up their chests and blew big streams of air that pushed the dust back on Buttramon. She coughed and gagged before falling in a heap on the sandy ground.
"Spikemon, get up and help her!" I ordered.
My digimon slowly got to his feet.
"Spikemon digivolve to…Rhinomon!"
"Stay away from her!" he bellowed. "Spike Missile!"
Three of the Shamamon were destroyed, but the others turned on Rhinomon and charged.
"Shama!"
Rhinomon lowered his head and countered their charge, crashing through them like bowling pins.
"Strike!" he laughed.
Meanwhile Phantomon was back in the game. He had retrieved his scythe and was coming after Nick and JT. JT held out his digivice and the green orb came out and landed in his hand. A large bow appeared, and then on his back emerged a quiver full of arrows.
"What's this?" he asked.
"It must be your orb power," Nick concluded. "Get Phantomon!"
JT pulled out an arrow and mounted his bow. With precise aim, that surprised him as much as the rest of us, he landed the arrow right in Phantomon's chest. He screamed in agony.
"Betamon digivolve to…Seadramon!"
"I'll finish him off. Ice Blast!"
Despite Phantomon's pain he managed to expertly dodge the attack and then zoomed towards Seadramon.
"Soul Chopper!"
Seadramon was chopped in half! The two halves shrunk and melted back together to form Tadpolemon. JT ran at his fallen, unarmed digimon. Bad move. Phantomon came at him too.
"Crustmon, help my brother!" Nick cried.
"Crustmon digivolve to…Lobstremon!"
Nick's digimon ran in front of JT and Tadpolemon, taking Phantomon's Soul Chopper attack. Lobstremon fell back and turned back into Crustmon.
"Your digimon are pathetic," Phantomon cackled. "This isn't even a chall…"
He looked down to see three ninja stars stuck in his stomach.
"ARGH!"
"That's for my brother's digimon," Nick said. "And this is for mine."
He drew out his daggers and ran at Phantomon slashing away at his body until he was swatted away by an ambush of Shamamon.
It was just me, Mya, and Rhinomon now.
"Mya, we need to use our powers," I said drawing my sword out of thin air.
"But I don't know mine."
"Just hold out your digivice and it will be shown."
She did, and the pink orb floated out and into her hands. Nothing appeared.
"It didn't work," I said. But she looked lost in thought.
Phantomon used his scythe and sucked the life out of a couple Shamamon to heal his wounds. Then he came at us.
"Spike Missile!"
A group of Shamamon jumped in front of Phantomon taking the attack. I raised my sword but he knocked it away with his Shadow Scythe attack.
"Run Mya, run!"
I ran, but she didn't move.
"Mya come on, he's coming!"
She didn't budge. There was a weird glow in her eyes.
"Soul Chop…"
Mya raised her hands and they began to glow a pink light. Phantomon was flung backward landing in a tree.
"Mya, what was that?" I asked.
"It was my power. I have magical powers."
"Cool."
"Guys, look out!" Rhinomon warned.
Before I could move, I was knocked away by the staff of the scythe. So was Mya.
"Where is the medallion?" the evil digimon demanded.
"Is that what you want? What is it with that thing anyway?" I asked.
"It has a special power that can't be trusted in your hands…oops."
"Powers? What kind of powers?" Mya wondered.
"It has something to do with Aquillamon. Maybe it has his power in it." I said.
"Just give it to me, so my master won't kill me!"
"Oh your master won't kill you."
I held out the medallion
"We will."
Rhinomon returned to Spikemon.
"DigiMedallion energize!"
The burgundy bird of light flew from the medallion, whizzing around all of us, before entering Spikemon's chest.
"Spikemon medallion digivolve to…Talonmon! The talons of love and sincerity!"
Talonmon had the body of the rhinoceros, but covered in red feathers. His front feet were changed into large, bone-crushing talons, while the back two stayed the same. His mouth turned into a beak and two brown, curved horns exploded from the sides of his head, which he still had a horn protruding from the forehead. To top it all off he sprouted two large eagle wings.
"I am Talonmon. I used the Aquillamon medallion to digivolve from Spikemon. I use my Talon Crusher attack to crush my enemies."
"Oh no! Darkmon's going to have my head. Maybe I can make a break for it."
Phantomon began to flee while the remaining Shamamon surrounded Talonmon.
"Shama!"
Talonmon snorted and with one beat of his large wings all the Shamamon blew away before running for their lives.
"Talonmon, Phantomon's getting away!" I yelled.
Talonmon took off from the ground.
"I'll take care of him."
Phantomon was speeding out of there. He looked back to make sure they weren't after him. 'Good,' he thought, 'no one there.' He looked forward again and quickly halted to a stop before running into Talonmon.
"Peek-a-boo," Talonmon said.
"Ah…um…Soul Chopper!"
He brought down the scythe, but Talonmon caught it in his talon crushing it into dust.
"No!"
Phantomon turned to run away, but he came face to face with Talonmon again.
"I forgot to mention, I can move faster then the speed of light. Talon Crusher!"
His talons extended outwards growing even bigger, before grabbing Phantomon and crushing him into dust, or data, just like his scythe.
"Piece o' cake."
Talonmon flew back to the digidestined and changed back into Hornmon as the bird of light left his body to reenter the medallion.
"Way to go little man!" I yelled picking him up.
There was no answer. He was fast asleep. I couldn't blame him. He had had a rough day. The others were recovering all around me.
"Well, I guess we know why Darkmon wanted that medallion so bad," Nick said.
"Yeah. But he's too late now," I said.
"Do you think there are more medallions out there?" JT asked.
"For our sake, I hope so."
Will the digidestined find the other eleven medallions? Or will Darkmon get to them first?