The New Digimon Return
Chapter 4: A Little Knowledge
"This is Matt. Davis, Veemon, and I were searching for Noblemon, when Davis's D-3 picked up a new digiegg. Meanwhile Gabumon and a digimon that the Emperor had sent with him were spying on us. We quickly found the cave, and just as I was about to enter to find Noblemon, Gabumon and the other digimon, which we found out was Raremon, attacked. Veemon armor digivolved to Flamedramon, to try and hold them off until Noblemon joined the battle. I went into the cave, and soon came up to a chamber. In it, I found the new digiegg, which had the symbol of the Crest of Friendship on it. I tried to pick it up, but was unable to, and went to sit down, which was when I found Noblemon. We quickly joined the fight outside, were Noblemon digivolved to Griffimon. I pulled Davis into the cave, and took him to the new digiegg, and after some prodding on my part, he took it and picked it up. We went back outside, were Garurumon digivolved into Weregarurumon. Griffimon then digivolved to Knightmon, and with the new digiegg, Veemon armor digivolved to Raidramon. They were then able to fight off Weregarurumon and Raremon. I just hope that the others can find their digimon soon."
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Another blast of electricity flew over their heads as they tried to find cover. Izzy looked over his shoulder, and saw that the Gazimon were still following them closely. "Electric Stun Blast!" several of them shouted, as they shot out another blast. This time Izzy grabbed TK and Patamon, and all three of them dove to the ground, just barley missing the blast.
After a few more blast sailed past them, TK stood up, "Ok, that's it." He then turned to face Patamon, "You ready Patamon?" the small digimon nodded that he was, and TK held up his D-3, "Digiarmor Energize!" A beam of yellow energy leapt out of the D-3, and hit Patamon.
"Patamon armor digivolve to…Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!" Pegasusmon flew up over the Gazimon, and around behind them, "Wind Main!" he shouted, as the main on his neck began to shoot out sharp stands of hair. The stands hit the Gazimon, as well as the dark rings that were controlling them. The rings unlocked, and vanished before hitting the ground.
Pegasusmon landed next to TK and Izzy, and watched with them as the Gazimon all began to walk away disoriented by their experience with the rings. Pegasusmon then began to glow yellow, and revert back to Patamon, sending a beam of yellow light to the D-terminal in TK's pocket. All three of them then sank to the ground, in order to rest. "That was a close one." TK said, still wishing that he was with Matt searching for Noblemon.
"Yes," Izzy said, "it is a good thing that we have Patamon with us." Izzy then reached into his pocket, and pulled out his digivice. "Hmm, according to my digivice, Torusmon should be near by."
"How about I armor digivolve back into Pegasusmon, and look around." Patamon offered.
"I don't know Patamon," TK said, "what we run into more of Ken's slaves?"
"TK is right Patamon." Izzy spoke up, "Besides, the two of us should be ready to go soon enough." He then nodded to TK, who nodded back at him that he was thinking the same thing.
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They watched as Pegasusmon attacked the Gazimon, and freed them form the control of the dark rings attached to them, and then watched as all three of them sat down to rest a bit before starting out again. "They are good Tentomon, no wonder the Emperor fears them."
"Yes, they always were." Tentomon said to the digimon that the Emperor had paired him up with. "But that won't help them when we get through with them."
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After resting for a few more minutes, TK, Izzy, and Patamon started out again. It was not long till they came up to the ruins of a large building. "I bet in know who did this." TK said as he looked around.
Izzy, who was only a few feet in front of him, stopped and looked back, "Now lets not jump to premature conclusions TK. We have no proof that Ken had anything to do with this destruction."
TK looked at Izzy, "I know that Izzy, but it is just so hard to imagine anything bad happening in the Digital World these days without Ken being a part of it."
Izzy smiled and turned back began to look around again, something about this building seemed familiar to him, if he could just figure out what that was.
"TK, Izzy, come quick." Came Patamon's voice from a short ways off.
Izzy and TK took off running to the area were Patamon had gone off to. When they found the small digimon, he was standing beside a gigantic digimon that appeared to be knocked out. Izzy walked over to the huge digimon, and looked at him. Suddenly it all came back to him. "Giantmon." Izzy said as he snapped his fingers together.
"Who's Giantmon?" TK asked.
"Giantmon was the digimon that Torusmon was partners with when we first found him." Izzy explained, and then looked around again, "In fact, this is the coliseum that we were we found him after Sabertoothedtigramon and Angewomon defeated Mammothmon."
Giantmon suddenly began to stir, and then rose up to his full height. "Oh," he said gripping his head with one of his hands, "what hit me?" he then looked down at the two humans that were standing there, as well as the Rookie digimon that was with them. "Hello, I am Giantmon, who are you?"
"I guess that it has been some time since the last time we met Giantmon." Izzy said.
A large smile spread across Giantmon's face as recognition set in. "Izzy?" he asked, "Is that you?"
"It sure is." Izzy said, he then indicated TK and Patamon, "And this is TK and Patamon, they are also digi-destined."
"It is a pleasure to meet you." TK said.
"The pleasure is all mine." Giantmon said. He then turned his attention back to Izzy, "I can assume that you are here looking for Torusmon again."
Izzy nodded, "Do you know were he is?"
"You better believe that I do." Giantmon said, "I will take you to him."
"Thanks," Patamon said, "that would be a great help to us."
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Tentomon and the other digimon continued to follow Izzy, TK, Patamon, and now the Giantmon that they were following. "That digimon will make an excellent slave for the Emperor." The digimon said.
"I agree." Tentomon said, "You head back and grab a dark spiral to put on him, I will continue to follow them."
The other digimon nodded, and then headed off to get the dark spiral. Tentomon turned back to watch his former friends as they followed the Emperor's newest servant.
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Giantmon lead the way, with Izzy, TK, and Patamon close behind him. "So how do you know were Torusmon is Giantmon?" TK asked.
"Well," Giantmon began, "just before you digi-destined defeated the Dark Masters, and the Digital World was reconfigured back to its original state, the coliseum was the only refuge for most digimon to take shelter in when Piedmon's dark warriors. Me and several other digimon were able to fight them off, but eventually, the price for doing so became rather high, as comrade after comrade fell to the warriors." Giantmon bowed his head slightly, as if in respect to those digimon. "Finally, I was the only one left to fend off Piedmon's forces, and just before they attacked, I resigned myself to one final grand battle."
"So what happened?" Patamon asked.
"I held my own against them for almost a day, when they finally overwhelmed me. That was when 2 digimon showed up, and helped to fight off the rest of the warriors. Both of them fought harder than any digimon that I have ever seen before, and that was only because I had never met and Mega level digimon before."
Izzy snapped his fingers, "Of course, Titanminitarmon was one of them, and the other must have been Magmadragimon."
"Correct Izzy." Giantmon said, "After the Piedmon's forces had been beaten back, Titanminitarmon helped me to regain my health, as well as defended the coliseum from attacks. By the time that I had recovered, word had come that Piedmon had been defeated, and that the Digital World was being restored to its original form. A few days later, I followed Titanminitarmon and Magmadragimon to a cave, were they carved the symbol of the Crest of Knowledge over top of the entrance, before Titanminitarmon reverted back into my old partner Torusmon. He told me that it was time for him to sleep until the Digital World and the digi-destined needed his help again." Giantmon stopped in front of a cave entrance, and turned around to face the three digi-destined. "When the Digimon Emperor started taking over, I knew that it would only be a matter of time before I saw any of the digi-destined, and was able to lead them here." Giantmon stepped to one side, and revealed that over the cave entrance was symbol of the Crest of Knowledge. "Inside this cave, Torusmon awaits you Izzy to wake him up from his long sleep."
"Then I guess that I had best not keep him waiting for me." Izzy said as he began to move to the entrance of the cave.
"Super Shocker!" came a voice from behind them all, as a bolt of electricity shot past Izzy, and hit just shy of the entrance.
"Tentomon!" Izzy shouted.
"Stand back Izzy," Giantmon said, "I will make sure that you are covered while you go search for Torusmon."
As Giantmon began to move in on Tentomon, another shout came out from behind Tentomon, "Solar Ray!" and a blast of light hit Giantmon, knocking him out.
"Centarumon!" TK shouted.
"Not you to." Patamon said in a sad voice.
Centarumon looked at Patamon, "And now, by order of the Digimon Emperor, you are to be destroyed for trespassing in his private domain." Centarumon held up his hand, and a cannon appeared out of it. He then pointed it at Izzy, TK, and Patamon, "Solar Ray!"
Izzy jumped at TK and Patamon, and knocked both of them out of the way of the blast, and then they all took shelter behind Giantmon. "Thanks Izzy." TK said.
"No problem TK." Izzy said, "But now we need a plan." Izzy looked at the cave entrance, and thought for a moment, "TK do you think that you and Patamon can buy me enough time to make a dash for the entrance to the cave."
TK looked over at Patamon, and he nodded. He then turned to Izzy, "I think that we can."
"Good, because the only hope that we have is if I can get into the cave and wake up Torusmon. It still may not help us if Tentomon goes to his Ultimate level, but it is the only choice that we have at this time."
TK nodded, "It's a plan Izzy." He then held up his D-3, "Digiarmor Energize!"
A beam of light emerged form the D-3, and hit Patamon, "Patamon armor digivolve to…Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"
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"They can't stay back there forever." Tentomon said.
Before Centarumon could even respond to the comment, Pegasusmon with TK on his back emerged from behind Giantmon "Star Shower!" Pegasusmon shouted, as a large number of stars shot out of the underside of his wings.
Tentomon dodged the stars the best that he could, but they hit Centarumon, along with the dark ring that was controlling him. The ring shattered, and Centarumon collapsed next to Giantmon. "That is the problem with some Champion digimon," Tentomon began, "almost all of them tend to sleep on the job." Tentomon then raised up his arms, and began to glow, "Tentomon dark digivolve to…Kabuterimon!" Kabuterimon then walked over to the fallen Centarumon, and grabbed the dark spiral that he had gotten for Giantmon. "Now Ultimate digimon are another story."
"Pegasusmon," TK shouted, "he has a dark spiral. We can't let him put it on Giantmon."
"Don't worry TK, I won't let that happen." Pegasusmon said as he swooped around to go in at Kabuterimon, "Equis Beam!" A beam of energy leapt out from Pegasusmon, and hit Kabuterimon, forcing him to drop the spiral. It was at this time that TK saw Izzy make a break for the cave entrance, and silently hoped that he would soon find Torusmon.
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After getting inside of the cave, Izzy leaned over placing his hands on his knees, and trying to catch his breath. 'I wish that I have spent more time exercising in gym class.' Izzy thought as he stood up straight and pulled out his digivice. It began to beep that it had found something, and he began to move in that direction.
It did not take him long to find a large chamber, where his digivice began to go haywire. Izzy came to the conclusion that this was the room that Torusmon was sleeping in, and began to search for something that matched the description that Tai had given them after he had found Pyromon the day before. Izzy pulled out his D-terminal, and pulled up a program that he had written the night before to help him find Torusmon. Almost immediately, it locked onto something in the far corner, and Izzy rushed over to see it. As he did so, his digivice went off, emitting a purplish light. He held it out, and the light focused on a platform a few feet away, and a big stone on that platform began to glow.
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"Electro Shocker!" Kabuterimon shouted, as he sent a ball of electricity up at Pegasusmon and TK. Pegasusmon was able to dodge the blast, and tried to come in for another pass to try and destroy the dark spiral.
"Wind Main!" Pegasusmon shouted, as he tried to hit the spiral, but Kabuterimon grabbed it before the attack could even touch it and he through it at Giantmon.
The spiral began to glow, and it attached itself to the digimons arm. "NO!" TK shouted, as Giantmon stood up.
"I am sorry TK, but Kabuterimon was just to fast." Pegasusmon said.
"Don't worry about it Pegasusmon," TK said, "you did your best."
"But that was not good enough." Giantmon said, as he jumped up and punched Pegasusmon, almost knocking them out of the air if not for Pegasusmon being able to regain control at the last second, and stopped just short of hitting the ground. But before he and TK could gain some altitude, Kabuterimon flew at them, and slammed them hard with his horn. Pegasusmon and TK fell hard to the ground, and he reverted back into Patamon.
"Now who will save you?" Kabuterimon asked, as he landed by TK and Patamon, and reached over to grab them.
"How about me." Came a voice from behind, "Hyper Charge!" Before Kabuterimon could even turn around, he was hit hard from behind, and was knocked to the ground.
"Toromon," Kabuterimon said as he got up and turned around, "you will pay for that." Kabuterimon then suddenly began to glow.
"Oh no," Izzy said as he ran out of the cave and up behind Toromon, "he's digivolving."
"Kabuterimon dark digivolve to…Megakabuterimon!" Both Izzy and TK gasped as they saw this new Megakabuterimon, for unlike the digimon that everyone knew, this one was entirely black, which gave him an even nastier look than ever before.
"Oh no," TK said as he ran up to Izzy and Toromon with Patamon in his arms, "that is 2 Ultimate digimon, how are we going to beat them with just Toromon?"
Izzy thought for a second, and then looked up, and saw what he had hoped to find, the areas Control Spire. He then quickly turned to Toromon, "Toromon, that spire up there, we need to destroy it if we are to have any chance to win."
"I am on it Izzy." Toromon said as he took off for the spire.
TK caught on quickly, "When it is destroyed, Patamon can digivolve."
"Right on TK." Izzy said.
Both of them watched as Toromon tried to climb the side of the cliff but could not get a foot hold. "Ah, having problems Toromon." Megakabuterimon said as he flew up behind him.
"Maybe we can give you a hand." Giantmon said as he walked up behind him, and grabbed Toromon's tail. Giantmon swung Toromon around over his head a few times, and then through him into a tree.
Izzy and TK quickly ran up to Toromon, "Quick Toromon, the only way that you have a chance to get to the spire is if you digivolve." Toromon looked at Izzy, and nodded.
"Toromon digivolve to…" Toromon stood up straight, his front hooves turning into hands. His upper body grew out, and his lower section grew in, covered with pants. A ring appeared in his nose, his horns grew larger. Finally, a large nasty looking club appeared in his outstretched hand, "Minitarmon!"
"Alright Minitarmon." TK said, "Now go get that Control Spire."
"I will do my best." Minitarmon said.
"And he won't be alone." Came a voice from behind. Everyone looked back behind them, and saw Centarumon standing there, "I owe you that much for freeing me form that dark ring."
"Then lets do it Centarumon." Minitarmon shouted as he and Centarumon charged at Megakabuterimon and Giantmon. Minitarmon swung his club around, "Lighting Club!" he shouted as he brought it down hard on the ground, sending out a pulse of electrical energy right at Giantmon.
"I don't think so Minitarmon," Giantmon shouted as he drew out his own club, "Basher Club!" and brought his club down hard in the path of the pulse. However, the pulse suddenly changed heading, and went around his club, striking him in the foot, and sending an electric shock through him, knocking him out.
"Centarumon, now." Minitarmon said as Giantmon fell over, and he jumped at Megakabuterimon.
"Here goes," Centarumon said as he brought his hand up and the barrow popped out again, "Solar Ray!" he shouted as a blast of energy leapt out right for the spire.
"Oh no you don't," Megakabuterimon said as he knocked Minitarmon away from him, "Horn Buster!" And a blast of electrical energy shot out from Megakabuterimon's right at Centarumon's blast. However Centarumon's blast hit the spire before Megakabuterimon's blast could stop it, and it to slammed into the spire, and the force of both attacks caused the control spire to fall over.
"Now Patamon," TK shouted, as the tiny digimon flew out of his arms, "digivolve."
"Right," Patamon said as he began to glow, "Patamon digivolve to…Angemon!"
"Angemon," Izzy shouted, "the only way to help Minitarmon is to digivolve again."
Angemon nodded, and began to glow yellow, "Angemon digivolve to…Magnaangemon!"
"Magnaangemon," Minitarmon shouted, "let's attack them together."
"I am with you Minitarmon." Magnaangemon said as the sword Excaliber popped out of his wrist, Gate of Destiny!"
"Atomic Horns!" Minitarmon shouted.
"I will help you as well," Centarumon said as he walked up next to Minitarmon, "Solar Ray!"
All three attacks hit Megakabuterimon, and he fell hard to the ground, and reverted back to Tentomon. He then got up and flew away before anyone could say stop him. Minitarmon reverted back into Torusmon, and ran up to Giantmon. Magnaangemon landed next to him, and he looked up at the Ultimate digimon, "Is there anything that you can do to help him Magnaangemon?"
"Stand back Torusmon, and I will try." Magnaangemon said just as TK and Izzy came running up to them. Magnaangemon crossed his arms in front of him, "Magna Antidote!" he said, as a multicolored light spread across Giantmon. After a few seconds, the dark spiral disengaged, and disappeared. The light faded, and Magnaangemon reverted back into Patamon again, just as Giantmon opened his eyes.
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An hour later they were all back at the stadium. "How can I ever thank you again digi-destined. Once again you have saved me from a life of being a slave to evil."
"It was nothing Giantmon." TK said.
Giantmon then looked at Torusmon, and smiled, "And you were once again the one that helped to save me as well little buddy."
"It was a pleasure Giantmon, but what are you going to do now, after all you are not safe from the Emperor here."
"Torusmon is right Giantmon," Izzy put in, "what will you do now?"
"Centarumon and I plan to go off and try to help other digimon that are the Digimon Emperor's slaves, and maybe one day be able to help you in your fight with him."
"Then we wish you luck," Patamon said, "but if you ever need us, just find a TV, and call us."
Giantmon nodded, "Will do Patamon." He then turned and left to meet up with Centarumon who was waiting on the other side of the stadium.
TK, Patamon, Izzy, and Torusmon also turned and headed back to the TV in order to head back home and meet up with the other digi-destined.
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(Narrator) "Another of the six has been found. But will Joe and Mimi be able to find Leathermon and Ivymon before Gomamon and Palmon find them? Find out the answer to these questions and more in the next Chapter of the New Digimon Return."
To be Continued in Chapter 5: Sincere to the End
