Digimon: Elementals
By: ArtikGato
Disclaimer: For the minuscule portion of you who are BRAINDEAD IDIOTS, I DON'T own Digimon. Not that I wouldn't like to, but I don't Toei Animation, Saban, Fox Kids, and those Japanese people own Digimon, not me. There are lots of Digimon that I've created for the sole purpose of putting them in this story, so if you see a name you don't recognize, it's probably one of my creations. There will be a list at the end of the fic, and in the Author's Note at the beginning of every chapter, I'll put the names of my creations for that particular chapter, as well as the origin of some Digimon you may not recognize.
Author's Note: Comments, suggestions, and CONSTRUCTIVE criticism welcome. Flames will be answered by a multitude of things from my army of faithful and loyal (and powerful) Digimon. The following Digimon are 100% my creations. If there are actual Digimon with those names, oops, and sorry to whoever created them. Here they are: SnowCherrymon, Squirrelmon. Oh, and SnowGoburimon come from the game Digimon World. OK, enjoy the story!
Chapter Twelve: The Snow Clans of the North:
"Hey!! Randy! Wendy! Will!" I yelled.
"Flamemon! Sparrowmon! Tapirmon!" Voltomon yelled.
"Oh, it's no use, we'll never find them like this!" April said, shivering from the cold.
"Well, what should we do, then?" Nick asked.
"We should search for them," Syakomon replied.
"Right, but where do we start searching, we can't go back up, our Digimon are too tired," April said. Floramon, Syakomon, and Voltomon nodded.
"Plus, we don't know where they landed, they could be anywhere," I said.
"Kimi! Nick! April!" Wendy yelled.
"Voltomon! Syakomon! Floramon!" Randy yelled.
"Save your breath, we won't be able to find them that way," Will said.
"Oh, and why is that?" Wendy asked.
"The snow absorbs all the sound, so they'd have to be really close to hear you at all," Will replied.
"Oh," Wendy said, and put her hands down.
"Well, what are we going to do then?" Flamemon asked.
"I guess we start searching," Tapirmon replied.
"Yeah, but we can't be sure where they are, or where they landed from that avalanche," Sparrowmon said.
"Plus, we can't fly back up to look around, Tapirmon and Sparrowmon are too tired from all that Digivolving," Randy said.
"Hmm, well, we've got to find them, we aren't as strong split up as we are as a group," Wendy said.
"That makes me think that avalanche was deliberate," Will said, looking up.
"Huh?" Randy and Wendy asked.
"Do you think the Polarmon Brothers set it off?" Tapirmon asked.
"Yup. They know as well as we do that we are more powerful as a team, so they split us up with the avalanche," Will replied.
"That would explain the tremor we felt right before the avalanche hit us," Flamemon said.
"Ok Polarmon, we split them up, now what do we do?" one Polarmon asked.
"Let's get our army and attack!" the other Polarmon exclaimed.
"Oh, but to be safe let's send a few of them to guard our bases, in case those kids get there," the first Polarmon replied.
"Right," the second Polarmon said, with an evil look in his eyes.
"Hey, guys, check this out!" Nick called to us. We ran up.
"A snow cave!" Voltomon exclaimed.
"Yes, and this might be where the others are, let's check it out!" Syakomon said.
"Wait, it might be a trap set up by one of the Polarmon Brothers!" I said, stopping Nick and Syakomon in midstride.
"Oh, this is no trap," said a voice from inside of the cave.
"Huh?" we asked, surprised. A blue creature wearing a coat and holding a bone emerged from the cave.
"Who are you?" Voltomon asked, as I got out my fusion computer.
"My name is SnowGoburimon. I am the leader of a band of SnowGoburimon who live here in the north," the creature said. I typed in his name on my fusion computer.
"SnowGoburimon are snowy Digimon who live in the north. They use their Icy Bone Crusher attack on their enemies," I said.
"Yes, but we aren't your enemies. We want the same thing you do: to be rid of the evil in the Digital World, especially the Polarmon Brothers. Please, come into our cave. We will give you some food and supplies and let you rest here." SnowGoburimon said.
"What do you think, should we trust him?" April asked.
"Well, we don't have many options right now, we can either stay out here and freeze our tails off, or we can go in there and be warm. Even if it is a trap." I said.
"We are pleased to welcome you to our cave, please follow me," SnowGoburimon said.
A few minutes later, we were deep into the snow cave. SnowGoburimon led us to a door, and pushed it open. Inside were ten or eleven more SnowGoburimon, sitting around the inside of a massive cavern. Some of them were huddled around a fire, cooking something, while others were lounging around. Surprisingly, the inside of the Snowgoburimon's snow cave was warm and toasty. When we entered, the SnowGoburimon looked up in surprise.
"SnowGoburimon, please welcome these guests. They are the Digidestined, the chosen children Gennai told us about that are destined to free the Digital World from it's evil rulers!" the SnowGoburimon that had led us into the cave said. The SnowGoburimon raised their arms in a salute to us.
"Welcome, Digidestined," a female SnowGoburimon greeted us, "and please, make yourselves at home. This cave is plenty large enough for you to rest in, and we have plenty of food."
"Thank you, but we have our own food, and we really don't need to stop and rest for a long time, just a little while..." I said.
"No, no, please feel free to stay as long as you want, Digidestined. It is cold up here in the DigiAlps, and you don't have much to keep you warm, I see," she replied.
"Well, thank you. It is pretty warm in here, for a snow cave," April replied, and we sat down.
"Now, Digidestined, you are here in the DigiAlps to get rid of the Polarmon Brothers, right?" the SnowGoburimon who brought us in asked.
"Well, our original intention was to cross and head to the mainland, but that's definitely why we're staying here," Nick explained.
"You will need some help, no doubt. Well, I fear we can't be of much help to you. I do know where one of the Polarmon Brothers' base is, and we know the area around here pretty well, but other than that... we can give you extra supplies, and you can rest here to save up your strength, but that's all," he continued.
"That's plenty enough, thank you!" Floramon replied.
"Where is the Polarmon's base?" I asked.
"I should warn you, getting there won't be easy, and getting to Polarmon won't either. His base is located inside the Snow Caverns, just East of here. You will find the entrance at the end of a large canyon," the SnowGoburimon continued.
"Fair warning, there are tons of guards posted throughout the Snow Caverns," the female SnowGoburimon said.
"How do you know, have you been there?" Voltomon asked.
"No, I haven't, but I have an inside source. A friend of mine, Coelamon, is serving as one of the guards inside the Snow Caverns. He sneaks out and tells me anything he can, and I promise him that I will tell the Digidestined," she continued.
"Well, you've kept your promise. When we find him, we will tell him that he won't have to be a slave for much longer." Nick said.
"It's good that we have an insider. Once we find him, he can lead us the rest of the way, and help us avoid the guards," Syakomon commented.
"Yes, but getting to him might be a bit of a problem. The Snow Caverns are a twisted maze of tunnels and caves. Coelamon is in one of the main rooms, in a pool of ice water. To get to him, you'll have to fight many, many guards," she said.
"Don't worry, we can handle it!" Voltomon said. I nodded.
"Right, we'll leave as soon as we can. Oh, but you haven't seen three other kids like us around here, have you?" I asked.
"No, why?" the female SnowGoburimon asked.
"There used to be six of us, but we were spit up in an avalanche," I informed her.
"No, none of us have seen any more kids around here, sorry." she said.
"Hey! I see something!" Wendy exclaimed. The others turned to look.
"Wow, you're right, but what is it?" Will asked.
"It must be the Frozen Forest!" Sparrowmon said.
"Huh?" Nick asked.
"I've heard about this place. Supposedly, a Digimon called SnowCherrymon lives there. He is the lord of the Frozen Forest," Sparrowmon explained.
"Let's go, at least it'll provide a little cover in case Polarmon decides to attack us," Randy said, and they started off into the Frozen Forest.
"How in the world do these trees grow in the cold?" Wendy asked, looking at a couple of trees as they passed.
"Beats me," Randy replied.
"Well, this IS the Digiworld.." Will said.
"Right, let's not ask questions," Wendy replied.
"Sparrowmon, do you know where this SnowCherrymon is, anyway? This forest is huge, and we could be looking for him for a while. Plus, Kimi has the Fusion Computer and Nick is carrying most of the food," Randy said.
"I'm not quite sure, but I've heard that SnowCherrymon lives in the heart of the forest," Sparrowmon said.
"The heart of the forest?" Flamemon asked.
"The exact middle," Sparrowmon informed him.
"I wonder how far off we are from the center of the forest," Tapirmon said.
"I guess I could fly up and take a look... I'll be back in a flash!" Sparrowmon said, darting off through the air. A few seconds later, Sparrowmon returned.
"That way!" Sparrowmon said, pointing to the left, as she landed on Wendy's shoulder.
"You're sure this is the way to the center of the forest?" Randy asked.
"Positive!" Sparrowmon replied, and they turned to the direction she had been pointing and started off through the frozen trees.
"Welcome, Digidestined!" SnowCherrymon greeted them, a few minutes later, when they reached the heart of the Frozen Forest. They had discovered the white variety of Cherrymon, SnowCherrymon, resting peacefully as an ice statue in the center of the forest. After Meramon unfrozen him, he was glad to welcome them to Frozen Forest.
"Thank you very much, Digidestined, I would have been stuck as a statue forever if you hadn't come along," SnowCherrymon said.
"Yes, he does have a habit of drifting off and freezing up. He can't help it," a furry little Digimon said, walking up to them. There were about five more of the furry little creatures behind him.
"Who are you?" Will asked him.
"We're Squirrelmon. We live in the forests throughout the Digital World, snacking on nuts," the leader of the furry Digimon said.
"Wow, so you even live up here in the DigiAlps?" Wendy asked.
"Yup! Wherever there's a Cherrymon, a few Squirrelmon will always be nearby," SnowCherrymon informed us.
"SnowCherrymon, can you tell us anything about the causes of the Digital World's problems?" Will asked.
"I don't know very much, since I almost never leave the DigiAlps, except to go to the Cherrymon family reunion every five years. Anyway, I can tell you about the Polarmon brothers. They are in the service of a greater, more powerful evil Digimon. I'm not sure who that is, but I do know that they were left in charge of the DigiAlps area until that evil Digimon returns," SnowCherrymon said.
"Returns from where?" Randy asked.
"I heard from my brother Cherrymon, who lives south of here in the forest. He said that an evil Digimon gathered a huge army a few years ago and left for the real world. He went through some interdimensional gate." SnowCherrymon said.
"What? He's in the Real World? How come we never knew about this? Who was he, anyway?" Wendy asked.
"Whoa, you ask too many questions! I only know that he left several years ago for the Real World. My brother Cherrymon knows much more than I do. If you want to know more about the evil Digimon, talk to him," SnowCherrymon exclaimed.
"We can't. We already made a pact to get rid of the Polarmon Brothers before we leave the DigiAlps. I guess our questions will have to wait until after we beat them," Randy said. Wendy and Will nodded.
"Oh, thank you! All of the Digimon that live in the DigiAlps have been living for years hiding out in secret areas or under the control of the Polarmon brothers! We would all be very grateful if you were to beat them!" a Squirrelmon exclaimed.
"Don't worry, we can do it!" Flamemon replied. Wendy, Will, Sparrowmon, Tapirmon and Randy nodded.
"I can't tell you much about the other evil Digimon in the Digital World. I know where the Polarmon Brother's bases are. Each of them controls one half of the DigiAlps. The closest base is on the top of Ice Mountain. That is just beyond the edge of the Frozen Forest. The other one is inside the Snow Caves. The Snow Caves are much farther and harder to get to. You have to cross a glacier, and then get to the bottom of a canyon to get to them," SnowCherrymon said.
"I guess we'll head to Snow Mountain. I just hope that's where the others are headed too," Randy said.
"You should stay here for a while and rest. You'll need your strength to face the Polarmon Brothers," a Squirrelmon said.
In the morning, both groups set off for their destinations; my group was headed for the Snow Caverns just east of the Snowgoburimon's cave, while the others were headed to Ice Mountain, north of the Frozen Forest.
Next Chapter: The Digidestined, still split up, set off to do battle with the Polarmon brothers. Will they succeed? Perilous fights await them.