Chapter 20
Deep in a Cave…
Catching to next flight back to the United States, we find Amy, Ashley, Chris, and Kevin bored to death on the plane. What are they up to now?
"Hey! I saw a cloud!" Lagartomon said, his face pressed against the window. "You've seen one hundred and twenty clouds already. Will you stop announ-" "ANOTHER ONE!" Lagartomon interrupted Skyemon. Ozeanmon was curled up under a seat, and Finalmon was looking around. "So..." Ashley said, trying to start conversation. "Has anyone seen anything interesting?" Amy blinked. "Err... No." Chris was asleep, and Kevin was, too. "Is there a movie?" Amy asked the flight attendant. "Yes. Digital Party." Amy blinked. Ashley sighed. "I've never heard of that movie." Just as she finished, a screen came down and a movie began to play. It boomed, "DIGITAL PARTY!" And the credits zoomed by. The movie was boring. It was about a Gabumon and Agumon searching for a Digimon, and they get lost in a town with lots of partying. It was stupid. After two hours of watching, it ended. The plane had made its destination. The United States! Everyone ran out of the plane, happy to escape the terrible film. Ashley, Amy, Chris, and Kevin passed through the lines, showed their tickets, and ended up out first. "Freedom!" Ashley said, stretching out. Their digimon slowly caught up to them. They looked tired. "Now, how about we find a quiet place to just do some research!" Ashley said, looking for a taxi. Amy got out a paper with a list of places. "Uhm… How about the Digital Library of Digimon Education and Legends?" Kevin blinked. "Long enough name!" Chris said, looking at the paper. "Name's don't say anything about the place!" Ashley said, still trying to get a taxi. "Seems like a snobby smart person headquarters." Amy said, watching Ashley TRYING to get a taxi. "Hmm… Try zomething elze. The taxiz zeem to ignore Azhley." Ozeanmon said, watching her. Lagartomon whispered to Ashley, and Ashley laughed. "Good idea!" She said, and waited for a taxi. When one was approaching, Lagartomon jumped in front of the street, making the taxi driver hit the breaks, and the car squeaked. Everyone squeezed inside, and Ashley handed the driver a paper. "Bring us to that place!" She said, pointing to the library's picture. The driver nodded, and started driving.
"Sorry for scaring you." Ashley said, trying to talk to the driver. Lagartomon blinked. "Oh, its alright. Ya never believe the things ya see being a Taxi driver." Everyone looked at each other. Ashley watched the fee meter grow.
The driver pulled up to a huge building, with a fountain in the front. A WarGreymon statue was in the middle of the fountain. Ashley handed the driver money, and they got out. Lagartomon ran inside, and everyone followed. The place was filled with books! Ozeanmon walked into the ocean book area with Chris, Skyemon and Kevin walked into the sky book area, Amy and Finalmon walked to the Digi-Gods legend book area, and Ashley and Lagartomon walked into the legend book area.
"Lets see... the digimon legend of Scarlet..." Ashley said, picking up a book. "Scarlet was an ancient warrior digimon... He was actually confirmed to end up being a Coelamon. It was very strong. He used to slay digimon!" Lagartomon said, showing Ashley a picture of him. Lagartomon put the book back, and picked up another one. "The legend of Flamessa! A great story! It's about a digimon turned human. But, she has flaming hair. Funny thing is, Flamessa was actually a Sukamon!" Lagartomon said, shutting the book. Ashley sat down, and began to read a book about digimon legends. Lagartomon sat down, and felt something. "Whoa… Look!" Lagartomon said, peeling the carpet away. Ashley growled. "We'll get caught!" She said, and Lagartomon replied, "Nah, the people are never in this isle of books!" After peeling off a three-foot piece of carpet, you could see a passage. Lagartomon opened it, and pulled Ashley in. The door shut behind them, and the carpet somehow slid back on. Ashley and Lagartomon climbed down a ladder, and Ashley lit a match she found. "Hmm…" Lagartomon said, feeling the walls. "We should be quiet." Ashley whispered. A loud noise made them jump. Then they heard voices. "Oh no…" Ashley said, sitting down. The voices got closer, and then Ashley noticed what it was. Amy, Finalmon, Chris, Ozeanmon, Kevin, and Skyemon. "You scared me!" Ashley said, and Lagartomon laughed. "Uh-huh" Finalmon said, looking around. "Hey, we found something interesting." Chris said, and pointed ahead. "A funky book!" Kevin said, and everyone began to walk.
They ended up at a room covered in cobwebs, and rotting wooden bookshelves. Chris picked up a book that was very dusty, and opened it. He turned to a page with a picture that made Ashley gasp. "That can't be..." she said. "It is… its Finalmon," Amy said, and then turned more pages. A picture of Lagartomon appeared. Then Ozeanmon, then Skyemon. "What is this book called?" Ashley said, taking it from Chris and dusting it off. "Fake Prophecies" Ashley said, looking at it. "Made by Joanna Crestar..." Chris blinked. "Who's that? I've never heard of her before." Ashley looked at the bookshelf. A book with the title of "Joanna Crestar" Was sitting on the shelf, and Kevin picked it up. He read the first paragraph: "Joanna Crestar. Born in
1899, died on 1950. She always hated prophecies made by the magic Digimon. One of her most hated is Digimon From Within. This is about four Digimon that will rise and find their destined partners. These digimon consist of... A green lizard warrior, a blue wolf sent by digital gods, A blue serpent, and a red griffin. Their owners will end up being protectors of the Digital Gate."
Everyone blinked. "She really hated us." Finalmon said, slowly looking around for more books. Lagartomon saw a symbol on a wall in the room they were at, and he pulled Ashley to the wall. "Look!" He said, lifting his paw, showing a mysterious mark that looked exactly like the one on the wall. "Oh my…" Ashley said, putting her hands over her mouth. Lagartomon slowly put his paw on the mark, and it glowed a wonderful white color. Finalmon, Ozeanmon, and Skyemon quickly turned their heads, and looked at Lagartomon. "What's going on?" Amy said, looking at them. Finalmon approached the wall, and lifted a paw, which also began to a glow. Skyemon and Ozeanmon did the same, they all looked as if they were in a trance. "What in the world!?" Kevin and Chris said, amazed. The wall was glowing strongly, and it began to disappear! Energy flew into their digimon, and they looked normal.
"Look! A passage!" Skyemon said, looking inside. "It zeems zafe." Ozeanmon said, also looking inside. Finalmon trotted inside first, and seemed unafraid. While the other Digimon walked in, Lagartomon didn't move. "What's wrong, lizard breath?" Ashley joked, poking Lagartomon. "I have a bad feeling about this..." He said, sniffing the air with his long snout. "Ah… don't be afraid! I'll protect you!" Ashley continued to joke, patting his head. Lagartomon sighed, and cautiously stepped inside. The humans followed him.
"Wow... It sure is cold in here..." Amy said, walking with Finalmon. Skyemon and Ozeanmon were both talking to each other, while Lagartomon was silent. "What's up, Lagartomon? Usually you talk constantly!" Ashley said, putting her jacket over Lagartomon. "Like I said an hour ago, I have a bad feeling about this place." He said, closing his eyes in concentration. "Look!" Skyemon said, pulling a large boulder aside, "I found a way out!" A bright light came from the exit of the dark cave. Everyone shielded their eyes, because the light was very strong. Lagartomon looked really scared. "Let's get out of here." He said, scrambling out of the cave. "Not so fast." growled a voice.
Lagartomon stopped cold in his tracks. Everyone else was suddenly filled with a cold feeling, colder than snow and ice. "You thought you could escape me!" the voice boomed, making Lagartomon shake with fear. "I-I-I'm n-n-not y-y-your f-fighting m-m-machine!!" Lagartomon stuttered. "You're not useful anymore… Ever since you turned good, your ability to become your evil mega has disappeared. But, if you become evil again, it will come back. Imagine! All that power in your own claws." The voice said, getting closer. The Digidestined looked around. "Who are you?" Amy said, pure anger in her eyes. "Show yourself!" Kevin growled. Chris and Ozeanmon looked around, but nobody could find the voice. "Hah… brave Digidestined, brave… But weak." The voice was only a few feet away from them, and then it appeared.
Everyone shuddered by just staring at this creature. It was a tall creature, with long claws, and covered in darkness. His eyes were like rubies… red. A power covered his body. Pure darkness. "I'll never obey you again!" Lagartomon growled, stepping closer to him. "Oh, but you will." The creature said, grabbing Ashley and Amy's hands. "You have to obey me, to get your friends back!" The creature laughed, while Ashley and Amy struggled. "LET US GO!" they said, kicking him. The creature seemed to not be in pain. Finalmon looked madder then anyone had seen him before. "You let them go." Finalmon growled, moving closer to the darkness. "Oh, a little blue puppy will tell me what to do?" the creature said, laughing again. Finalmon was about to attack, when all of a sudden, a power covered Finalmon. The power was in the shape of... "Azulongmon!" Finalmon said, feeling much stronger. "Huh? That pest Azulongmon is giving you holy power! Grr…" growled the creature. Finalmon shot the Azulongmon shaped beam, and it hit the creature. "AHHHHHHHHHH!!" It screamed, letting go of Ashley and Amy. "YOU PESTS! I WILL COME BACK STRONGER THAN EVER!! MWHAHAHA!" The creature said, his body melting. Everyone quickly ran out of the cave, and gasped for air.
What will happen next?
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