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: Toranmon. Hagurumon are those gear Digimon that from Machinedramon's two episodes. Oh, and the Misty Trees comes from Digimon World. Tecno and Tecno Savannah are based off of Factorial Town and Gear Savannah on the game, but the names Tecno and Tecno Savannah are mine. OK, enjoy the story!
Chapter Fourteen: Cherrymon's Forest
"Wow, you guys were really lucky! I thought for sure that you were done for!" Cody said.
"So did we!" Randy replied.
"Hey, someone's headed our way!" Yolei exclaimed, looking at the D-Terminal.
"Huh?" we all asked. Over the rise of the hill came a bug like Digimon, carrying a human.
"It's Ken and Stingmon!" Kari, Yolei, and Davis said at the same time. The Digimon flew closer, and landed, letting the blue-haired boy that was riding in his hands on the ground.
"What's going on? I've been worried!" the boy asked.
"We've been right here, listening to the story of these Digidestined," T.K. informed him.
"More Digidestined?" Ken asked, and walked up. Behind him, Stingmon glowed, and reverted into a wormlike Digimon.
"Guys, this is Ken. He's a Digidestined, like us. His partner is Wormon," Davis introduced the newcomer.
"Hi Ken!" we all greeted him.
"Hello," he greeted us.
"Now, where were we?" Kari asked, as Ken took a seat next to Yolei and Hawkmon.
"We had just beaten the Polarmon brothers....." I continued.
Flashback.....
"What a day!" I exclaimed, collapsing in the snow.
"You said it!" Will exclaimed, collapsing next to us. We had finally been reunited after defeating the Polarmon brothers.
"I'm so hungry!" Voltomon groaned, beside me.
"We could cook up a meal, but I'm too tired," Wendy said.
"I wish we were in some place warmer, that way we could relax!" Randy complained.
"Digidestined!! Why are you sitting out here in the cold?" a familiar voice asked.
"Hmmm?" we asked, looking up.
"SnowGoburimon!" April exclaimed, relieved to see our old friends.
"Who?" Randy, Wendy and Will asked.
"We met the SnowGoburimon right after that avalanche. They let us stay in their warm snow cave," Nick filled them in.
"I wish we could go there now!" Sparrowmon said.
"Too far... I don't think any of us would make it," Floramon said.
"Hey! Did you have good luck against Polarmon?" came a voice from another direction. We turned to look.
"SnowCherrymon! It's good to see you!" Will exclaimed. Nick, April and I looked at him, blankly.
"We met SnowCherrymon a while back in the Frozen Forest, just South of here. He sure traveled far to congratulate us." Randy said. From behind the SnowCherrymon, dozens of small, furry Digimon darted toward us.
"Those are the Squirrelmon," Flamemon informed us.
"Oh, they're so cute!" April exclaimed, as one darted past her.
"Hey! Are you guys cold, or what?" a voice from behind us called.
"Gualemon! Hey! You bet we're cold!" I greeted the two Gualemon and three Icedramon that accompanied them. Riding an Icedramon was Coelamon, waving his claw at us wildly.
"This is great! We can
celebrate with all of our friends now that the DigiAlps are free of the
Polarmon's control," Tapirmon commented.
With help from our friends, we
dug a snow cave, and built a fire. The Digimon brought fresh food from around
the area, as thank-yous for beating Polarmon.
"Wow, I didn't think there was so much food hidden up here in the DigiAlps," Randy said, looking at the pile of food that the Digimon had brought.
"It doesn't matter where it came from, as long as we get to eat it!" Syakomon said, staring at the food hungrily.
"Not yet, we have to cook this food first. I guess I'll get right on it," Wendy said.
"No need to trouble yourself Wendy, we'll cook." The SnowGoburimon and Coelamon said, walking into the cave.
"Oh, well in that case..." she said, as they walked past her, and began cooking the feast. Pretty soon we had to get out of the snow cave, it smelled too good, and we were super hungry.
A little later, though not too much later or else we would have starved to death, we all sat down to a gigantic victory feast, via our friends, the Digimon! We were so stuffed after we were done, that we could barely move! We all settled down to a long, peaceful rest, knowing that the DigiAlps were free once again.
"Goodbye everyone! We'll come back and see you some time!" I shouted back to the Digimon of the DigiAlps.
"If you ever need our help, we'll be there!" Coelamon and the Icedramon shouted. We were standing at the top of a high rise of snow with the DigiAlps mostly behind us, and a forest in front.
"Don't forget to visit my brother Cherrymon in the forest!" SnowCherrymon called, waving his branches.
"Bye!" we all yelled, waving to them. We turned around, and started into the forest.
"It sure is hard to see in this forest," Will said.
"I wonder what the deal is with all this fog," Randy said.
"We could ask Cherrymon, that is, if we can find him," April suggested.
"Sparrowmon, you knew about SnowCherrymon, do you know anything about the Cherrymon in this forest?" Wendy asked.
"Nope," Sparrowmon replied.
"She may not, but I do. I happen to be a plant myself, you know," Floramon said.
"Really! Where is he?" I asked.
"That way," Floramon said, pointing to the southwest.
"You can tell exactly?" April asked.
"Like I said, I am a plant. I have an acute sense of direction in forests, especially when we're trying to find another plant Digimon," Floramon replied.
"Well, what're we waiting for, let's find Cherrymon!" Nick said, and he and Syakomon started off going southwest, followed by the rest of us.
"Uh, Floramon, just exactly how far southwest is Cherrymon?" Will asked, a few hours later. We were all sitting on a fallen log, resting.
"That, I can't tell. I can't do everything, you know," Floramon replied. Will sighed.
"Can you tell if he's any closer?" Voltomon asked.
"I think he's nearby, but I could be off a little," Floramon said.
"Leave it to me, I'll find him. If he's anywhere nearby, I can probably spot him from the air," Sparrowmon said.
"Wait a sec, what about the mist?" Wendy asked.
"Hmmm? Oh, yeah, I forgot. I guess we'll just have to keep searching," Sparrowmon said, landing back on Wendy's head,discouranged.
"You wouldn't be searching for me, now would you?" a voice from behind us asked. We all jumped in surprise, and spun around fast.
"Cherrymon!" we all exclaimed, in relief.
"I'll take that as a yes," Cherrymon said, putting down the sack he had been carrying. He scooted forward on his roots, closer to us.
"So, what have you come here for, Digidestined?" Cherrymon asked.
"How can you tell we're Digidestined?" Randy asked.
"Oh, many ways. No human can enter the Digital World if they aren't Digidestined. You also all have partner Digimon and Digivices. Plus, I have a natural understanding of things like that," Cherrymon replied.
"Well... uh..." Flamemon said, surprised.
"So tell us, Cherrymon, where are we? On Earth, or another planet?" Randy asked, sitting back down on the fallen tree, followed by the rest of us.
"Neither. This is the Digital World. It is a parallel dimension to Earth. It is made up of complete data, which can be found on computers in your world," Cherrymon explained.
"Hah! I knew it! I knew we were in a parallel dimension!" Wendy exclaimed.
"So, this is kinda like a computer game?" Nick asked, ignoring her.
"Sort of, but this is real," Cherrymon replied.
"But how? If everything here is data, how can it be real?" April asked.
"Very interesting question. I don't know the answer. I guess some secrets are just meant to be kept as secrets," Cherrymon replied.
"Wait, if this is real, then so are Digimon, right?" I asked.
"Yes, they are real, like you humans are," Cherrymon replied.
"Oh no, that means.... we've been killing Digimon! The one's we vaporized... they're..." Wendy exclaimed. We all realized what had happened.
"We're murderers," Will said, about to cry.
"Yes, it is true that Digimon have hearts and souls, and feel pain, but destroying them wasn't a bad thing," Cherrymon tried to explain.
"Yeah, right. Have you ever killed anything? How would you know?" Randy asked.
"Please listen to me! Digimon don't ever really die. They are made of data, so when they are destroyed, their information gets reconfigured into a Digiegg, and they are reborn," Cherrymon said. We looked up, surprised.
"So, it's sort of like reincarnation?" Nick asked.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean that you can just go around killing all the Digimon that you see, that, my friends, would make you murderers. Evil Digimon like Deltamon and the Polarmon brothers must be destroyed, there is no other way. If you hadn't destroyed them, innocent Digimon could have been hurt or worse, they themselves could have been destroyed." Cherrymon continued.
"So, destroying good Digimon is a bad thing, and destroying bad Digimon is a good thing?" April asked, a little confused.
"There is no clear answer, but I can tell you this: Digimon who are reconfigured will come back in one of two ways. Good Digimon who are destroyed trying to help protect the Digital World come back as the same Digimon, with all the memories it used to have. Bad Digimon who are destroyed in order to protect the Digital World come back as different Digimon, with no memories of the past," Cherrymon explained.
"So, by destroying Deltamon and the Polarmon Brothers, we did a good thing?" Wendy asked.
"Yes. You freed parts of the Digital World, and the Digimon that lived there, and you also did the Digimon that you destroyed a favor: they get to start over with a clean slate, and when they are reborn memories of all the pain and suffering they caused won't plague them," Cherrymon said.
"What about Tyrannomon, Tuskmon, Kokatorimon, Snimon and Roachmon? We destroyed them too, were they evil Digimon like Deltamon?" I asked. Cherrymon shook his head.
"They were once good, but were corrupted by evil. I suppose you didn't have any other choice than to destroy them at the time, but, they won't be reborn as different Digimon. They will be reborn as the same Digimon they were, with all the memories of the past," Cherrymon explained.
"Oh no... we... we made a mistake?" I asked.
"It's all right, we didn't have a choice, remember? If we hadn't destroyed them, they would have destroyed us," Voltomon said, trying to cheer me up.
"We'll just have to be more careful of who we destroy. They can't all be under the influence of Curses, you know," Randy said, standing up. We all looked at him.
"I know we really don't feel like fighting any more, but we have to. The Digital World is counting on us. If we weren't brought here to free the Digital World, what were we brought here for?" Randy asked. We nodded.
"You're right," April said, nodding. I shook my head, and nodded.
"That reminds me, how do we go back home? If we are in a dimension that is parallel to Earth, can't we just open up some sort of interdimensional portal?" Will asked.
"Yeah, and if we can survive here, does that mean Digimon can survive in our world?" I asked.
"How do you think you got here? A gate between the Digital World and real world had to be opened. Now, as for getting back..." Cherrymon started.
"How do we open a portal?" Wendy asked.
"I think that once your purpose in the Digital World has been served, a gate will open and allow you to return to the real world," Cherrymon said.
"So all we have to do is free the Digital World from the control of the Dark Digimon, and then we get sent back home, huh? Peace of cake," Nick said.
"It's not that easy, there are many, many Dark Digimon, some who are much more powerful than you could imagine. It's going to be a whole lot tougher than you think," Cherrymon replied.
"How did the Digital World get taken over by the Dark Digimon?" Floramon asked, concerned.
"Well, years ago, many, very powerful Dark Digimon appeared here, and started taking over. The four beings that guard the Digital World were sealed up first, causing chaos all over. One of the beings, Azulongmon, sent for his accomplice, Gennai..." Cherrymon said, but as soon as he said the word Gennai, we gasped.
"I take it you've heard of Gennai?" Cherrymon asked.
"More than that, he helped us defeat Deltamon!" Tapirmon replied.
"And you said something about guardian beings, right? Didn't that pink tiger say something like she was a guardian of the Digital World?" I asked.
"Hey, yeah, that's right! So that means she must be a Digimon too," Nick concluded.
"You were visited by a guardian of the Digital World? You truly are special children, then," Cherrymon remarked.
"Do you know who she is?" I asked.
"I'm sorry, but I've only barely heard of Azulongmon, not to mention the others," Cherrymon replied.
"Oh," I replied.
"Anyway," Cherrymon said, clearing his throat, "Azulongmon told Gennai to summon the original five Digidestined to the Digital World from the real world. These five came here, and defeated the evil Digimon many, many years ago. But, one of the Digimon wasn't completely destroyed, and eventually rebuilt himself. Now, he is the cause of all of these problems. He created a vast army of Digimon to conquer the Digital World. However, Azulongmon again sent for Gennai, and told him to summon the Digidestined again. Only, they had grown older, and were unable to return to the Digital World. Instead, Gennai got seven other Digidestined, who had witnessed a battle many years ago between two Digimon on Earth. These Digidestined came to the Digital World, and destroyed a few of the evil Digimon. The dark Digimon who was behind this got a plan, and figured out how to open up a gate to the real world. He took his army there, to conquer the real world, and the seven Digidestined followed. That was many years ago. This dark Digimon... I don't know his name, but I do know that he left the strongest Digimon out of his army in charge of different areas of the Digital World. You have defeated Deltamon and the Polarmon brothers, guards to the Digit Peninsula and the DigiAlps. You still have many more to destroy." Cherrymon said.
"Can you tell us anything about the other Digimon he left in charge?" Randy asked.
"I know of one other, a Champion Digimon by the name of Toranmon. He is in charge of Tecno City and Tecno Savanna, which are just north of here," Cherrymon said. I got out my fusion computer, and pulled up Toranmon's bio.
"He is a gear Digimon who resembles his Rookie form, Hagurumon, but is much bigger and covered with Chroma-Digizoid metal," I read.
"What's Chroma-Digizoid?" Will asked.
"That is a very tough type of metal that is almost completely impenetrable," Tapirmon said. We sighed heavily.
"I guess we could always use a challenge," I said, with a bit of sarcasm in my voice.
"Do you know anything else, Cherrymon?" Floramon.
"I know.... how to play Digi-charades," Cherrymon offered. We all face-faulted.
"Oh well, thanks for your help, anyway," April said, getting up.
"I guess we're headed to Tecno Savanna, then," Randy said, standing up, and pretending to dust himself off.
"Yeah," I replied, and began to close up the fusion computer.
"Wait a second!" a voice exclaimed, from inside it. I opened it up, and there was Gennai!
"Oh, so you have met Gennai," Cherrymon said.
"Not in person," Voltomon said.
"Greetings Digidestined, I hope this isn't a bad time," Gennai said.
"Not at all, we're just here talking to Cherrymon," I replied.
"Cherrymon? Then you've passed through the DigiAlps and beat the Polarmon brothers already?!" Gennai asked, astonished.
"Yeah, that's right," Flamemon said.
"You're getting better. But, I have some bad news for you. You aren't done yet. There is another evil Digimon south of where you are, ruling over Tecno City and Tecno Savanna..." he said.
"Yeah, we know. Cherrymon told us already," I said.
"Oh, well, then, good luck in Tecno!" Gennai said, and his face disappeared from the screen.
"Sometimes, I wonder about that guy," Wendy said. We picked up our stuff, and headed north.
Next Chapter: With their new enemy, Toranmon, revealed, the Digidestined set off across the spacious Tecno Savannah and decide to explore the city of Tecno. However, they get a surprise once they are inside!