Hello all it's me and my muse digimon Nyankomon. Sorry it took so long to post this one. Alas the real world and FFN's problems had stalled me in getting this one written. I am hoping to get the next one sooner, and sorry it is so short this time also. So on with the story on and of course the standard disclaimers apply I don't or ever have or will own digimon and am making no profit from this story it's just mindless entertainment.
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Chapter 12- Shake, Rattle, and Fall


The Digital World -The Continent Server

Emory searched the sky nervously as Yousuke watched his digimon do the same. Their attacker was near them, only a few minutes ago they had spotted it as a black mass against the sun. They still didn't know what type of digimon it was and even if it was still in the sky. That's when a rotting smell nearly knocked them over. Emory's eyes began to water as he looked down and tried to cover his nose and mouth as he began to feel nauseous from the smell. Yousuke who looked quite pale and nauseous grabbed Emory's shirt and yanked him away from the bushes. Just when what looked like a large log slammed onto the ground where he had been standing just a few moments before.
As the dirt began to settle a large light blue digimon walked out of the dark shadows. It looked like an Ogermon that their Aunt Mimi had introduced them to earlier, except it was different. It's pale skin looked like it was made of thin paper and was loosely hung onto the creature's frame. It had only one eye, but it's empty socked stared out at them like a hallow cavern. The log that Emory had seen where he was standing, was really a very large club that looked like it bashed a few more things then the ground. Then there where it's legs, it looked like he borrowed them from an antelope, but that wasn't all that looked out of place. The creature on the whole looked like a miss-matched puzzle of animal parts. It didn't say anything as it began staling towards them.
"Garudumon!" Yousuke yelled as they scrambled to their feet. "We found it!" he said pulling Emory away who had seemed to stick to the spot in an odd mix of fascination and fear.
"What is that?" He croaked as it opened it's mouth and another wave of the horrible smell that hit them earlier came rolling over them. Garudumon landed between them and the oncoming digimon as the boys began to back away quicker.
"I have no clue, but when you find out tell me." Yousuke said as he dragged Emory behind him.
Emory wretched his shirt free from Yousuke's grasp and began to follow in earnest this time, but Yousuke stopped and turned to see how Garudumon was doing.
"Go on!" The large wolf digimon yelled back at him without even looking. "I'll find you later." Yousuke seemed torn between leaving his friend and going on to safety.
"Come on." Emory said grabbing him this time. "He's good and I know he will do what he says." The two boys reluctantly left the digimon what where now fighting behind them.

Wherever

Ken had pushed Cody through the little door at the top of the elevator as he prayed the groaning sound coming from the elevator didn't mean what he thought it did. The two digidestine had managed to open the emergency hatch on top of the elevator and quickly put their digimon out first. Now it was Ken's turn to scramble up through the tiny opening that was apparently their only hope of being free of the elevator. He soon emerged into the dark elevator shaft. One look around the cold black tunnel at the top of the elevator made Ken realize that they may have been better off with the slab spiders. He felt the elevator shudder and groan again beneath his feet as he and Cody began feeling along the walls for some means of escape. The light from the inside of the elevator cast a dim glow around them and lit up only the one wall of the shaft. On that wall in large red print was the number 13.
"We must be near the doors." Cody said pointing to the writing on the wall. Ken nodded in agreement and began feeling higher for the door along the closest wall as Cody did the same on the one to his left. The elevator shuddered violently knocking them all to their knees as the held on to the cables that held the elevator into place.
"I think all of the racing it did earlier didn't agree with it." Armodillomon suggested as they tried to get back up.
"I am going to agree with you." Ken said quietly as he began his search again. "I think it's best we hurry up." He said as Cody found the door they where looking for. It was at least a few feet away from the top of the elevator and ended up being at Ken's waist. He and Cody began to instantly try and pry the heavy doors apart.
"Almost there." Cody said as they managed to open a small gap.
"Here." Ken said when Cody nearly fell from straining. "I have an idea." He they disappeared back into the elevator just before it shuddered and groaned again.
"Umm, Ken..." Wormon said nervously down the trap door. "I don't think that you should have done that."
" It's okay." Cody said giving the little digimon a pat. "I think I know what he plans on doing." Wormon looking up at him with his large eyes still filled with worry, but didn't say anymore.
Ken had quickly reappeared with the keys that he had forced into the elevator's emergency stop earlier. Cody gave him a worried glance this time. "Don't worry I left that one it's still in the keyhole." He said and as if he had read Cody's mind.
"What are you going to do with those?" Armodillomon asked as Ken went over to the door and tried to reach something on the otherside.
"Trying to reach the door override," He puffed. "It will make the door open so we can climb through." He then pulled his arm back inside obviously failing at his attempt.
Cody then eyed the size of the gap and began looking around. "Do you think you can help me get it just a little wider?" He asked Ken. Ken nodded giving him a puzzled look. "We probably won't get it wide enough for any of us but Wormon's a lot smaller they any of us..." He began and watched Ken's face light up as he realized Cody's plan.
"That's perfect." Ken said. "Wormon so you think you can put the key in the door override?" he asked his partner.
"I think so Ken." The Digimon answered happy to at last be of some assistance. Neither Armodillomon or Wormon had been of any use so far in fact they where beginning to feel a bit like baggage, but didn't really feel like that was something they could complain about. So this made Wormon's hopes jump when he realized what Cody had suggested. He may be shorter then he needed to be to actually reach the door override, but that can be fixed once he was on the floor. Armodillomon gave Wormon an encouraging smile as he took the key ring from Ken. Cody and Ken began pulling at the door inching it open a little at a time. "That should be enough." Wormon said when the door looked big enough for him to squeeze through.
"You sure?" Cody asked. The digimon nodded in return and Ken then bent over and picked him up.
"Be careful out there." He told Wormon.
"If there is anything out there leave us and hide." Wormon looked at Cody as if he had told him to chop of one of his little legs.
"He's right," Ken said backing up Cody before his partner could argue. "If there is something out there we're safer in here." Wormon just nodded but it was plain from the look he gave him that he wasn't in any sort of agreement with that suggestion.
"Don't worry about Ken," Armodillomon added, "I'll watch over him." That seemed to help Wormon more then anything Cody or Ken had said. Cody gave Armodillomon an amused smile as Ken put Wormon through the partially opened doors. It was a tighter squeeze then Wormon had imagined, but that was quickly navigated as he popped out onto the floor. The room that he came out into was like an entrance way to a long hallway. There was a window at one end of the room and several elevator doors around him. Aside from that the room was mostly bare with only a few plants and a table for decoration.
Ken then stuck his head through the door and watched as Wormon looked up at the panel that was marked emergency override. It was definitely higher then he thought. Jumping up at it probably wouldn't do him that much good because even if he managed to get the key in he wouldn't be able to turn it or it may be the wrong key. "There's a ash tray over there." Ken said as he looked sideways.
Wormon followed his gaze around the small room and saw what Ken was trying to point at. It was a tall cylinder like canister that had what looked like a metal cap at the top. Wormon had missed it on his first inspection of the room because it had been stuffed between the corner and a large plant like someone was ashamed of it. He quickly put the keys beside Ken for safe keeping and went over to the ash tray. It looked like the one in the lobby of the police station he and Ken work at as detectives. He was able to climb on top of it quite easily and the top was clean like it has never been used. It didn't even have sand like the one at the station normally had. Wormon pushed the large canister towards the elevator slowly scrapping it around the other objects in his path. Siding it up to the panel he was able to reach his intended goal now. Taking up the keys he gave Ken a smile and knew they would be out now.
The elevator shuddered violently as and groaned as Ken disappeared from Wormon's view. "Ken?" He asked worried.
"It's alright." Cody replied" Just get the door open." He said reminding Wormon of his task. Wormon Then quickly scrambled up the ashtray as fast as his small legs would carry him. He slammed open the panel and began trying keys as he tried to ignore the noises that came from the elevator shaft.
Inside the shaft the elevator had slipped down a few inches away and knocked everyone down. Armodillomon had fallen back down the open door and was now shaking off the shock of the sudden movement. Cody then began to carefully climb down the trap door after him. "Be careful Cody." Ken said as he tried to hang onto his friend's arms.
"Don't worry." Cody said as he reached dropped to the bottom of the elevator again. "Come on Armodillomon." Cody said hoisting the digimon up.
"Thanks for coming after me." He said before Ken grabbed him and pulled him back through the trap door.
"No problem." Cody said before trying to jump up to the trap door. "I'm just glad I'm big enough to pick you up." He said as Ken helped him through the door also. The door silently slid open behind them to their relief and Wormon jumped down from his ashtray to tell them the great news.
Cody had immediately put Armodillomon through the open doors giving a Wormon a hug grin. "Good job." Armodillomon congratulated the digimon. The elevator gave another shudder and then violently jerked as it moved down a few feet. The sound of a cable snapping echoed in the dark cold shaft as the two got to their feet again.
"Hurry Cody." Ken said having to help him this time reach the doorway. The elevator shuddered another warning as Cody had got to the floor turning around quickly he grabbed Ken's arms and pulled him as hard as he could.
The cables snapped and elevator gave way falling into the dark shaft. It quickly disappeared leaving Ken lying on top of Cody and the two digimon staring down the shaft after it.
Shortly the two men where back on their feet and began to look around. Cody was standing in front of the window staring out at the sea of fog. The fog had seemed to block most of the light because it seemed to be getting very dark out, but by his watch it was only late afternoon.
"Come on." Ken said to Cody as he looked out the window also. "We need to find the others. No one is answering their radios any more."
"Do we have to get on another elevator?" Armodillomon asked.
"No." Cody said jerking around and shaking his head. "No."