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: Giramon. Shimaunimon are from Digimon World, and Rhinomon are the Golden Armor Digivolved form of Patamon, technically. OK, enjoy the story!
Chapter Fifteen: The Mysteries of Tecno
"Wow! So, you were there when we were in the real world?" Izzy asked.
"Sounds like it, assuming you guys were the seven Digidestined that Cherrymon was talking about," Wendy replied.
"Actually, it was only me and T.K, along with the rest of our team, Tai, Matt, Sora, Mimi, and Joe. Kari joined us after we went back to the real world, and Davis, Yolei, Cody and Ken joined us just this year," Izzy said.
"Hmmm. Could the dark Digimon Cherrymon was talking about be Myotismon?" Kari asked.
"It has to be him," T.K. replied.
"Then... Myotismon has been involved all along?" Gatomon asked.
"Sounds like it," Davis replied.
"Anyway, we headed out of the forest and onto Tecno Savanna...." Nick replied.
Flashback:
"Wow, so this is Tecno Savanna, huh?" Nick asked.
"It's big, flat, and there are no trees on it at all..." Wendy complained.
"Looks kinda like Africa," Nick said.
"Or the inside of Randy's head," I offered. He glared at me. Everyone else laughed.
"HEY!!" he shouted. I laughed.
"Lighten up! Can't you take a joke?" I replied.
"No," he replied, crossly. I rolled my eyes.
"I guess that makes it all the more fun to tease you, then," I replied, smirking. He glared at me, but said no more.
"I guess we have to cross it," April said, and sighed, ignoring my argument with Randy.
"Hey, it could be worse... we could have to cross a desert," Will said, as we started off across the savanna. As we walked, we began to notice the wildlife surrounding us.
"Wow, you were right, this is like the Digital World equivalent of the African Savannas," April said.
"What is Africa?" Syakomon, riding in Nick's backpack, asked.
"It is a continent back on Earth," April replied.
"This is so cool, there are tons of Digimon living here! I just hope they're friendly," I said, and took a drink off of my canteen.
"Look, Giraffes!" Will exclaimed, pointing to a group of long-necked Digimon. They were eating off the top of a few trees.
"Somehow, I don't think they are Giraffes," Wendy said, as I looked them up on the computer.
"You're both right, they're Giramon, long-necked Digimon of the savannas. They are friendly, and will only attack if their young are in danger," I said.
"Cool," Sparrowmon said.
"Hey, check it out, what are they?" Wendy asked. We all turned.
"They look like zebras," April commented.
"They are Shimaunimon. They are a striped variety of Unimon who have no wings," I said.
"And let me guess, those are Rhinomon," Randy said, pointing to a herd of grazing Digimon off to our left. They looked like armor plated rhinoceroses.
"You're right Randy, how did you know?" I asked.
"Common sense," Randy explained.
"So, you're smarter than I thought, huh?" I teased. He glared at me. I just laughed.
"Would you stop that? I'll have you know that back at my school, I was making all B's," he said, proudly. I blinked.
"Whatever. Anyway, Rhinomon are hot tempered rhinoceros Digimon with metal armor covering their bodies," I read off the screen of the computer.
"Let's not disturb them then," Voltomon said, and we started off in the same direction we had been going. Along the way, we saw many more interesting varieties of Digimon.
A while later, the savanna started to become dotted with a lot more trees. We soon saw Tecno on the horizon. We were relieved that we had reached our destination, but we knew that the danger started here. Inside the city gates, Toranmon and his army waited. We looked around, and found an oasis with a pool of water. We rested there for a while, and prepared to enter Tecno. The problem was, we didn't know what exactly waited for us beyond those heavy steel gates, or for that matter, how we were going to get in. We decided to sneak up and try to take out the guards at the gate. There were two Digimon guarding the gate: Guardromon.
"Guardromon are Champion level robot Digimon," I said, typing on my computer.
"Ok, so is there a way to beat them without destroying them, and without alerting Toranmon or his army inside?" April asked. I typed a few words into the computer.
"We could try short circuiting them," I said.
"How do we do that?" Nick asked.
"Well, you've seen what happens when Shockmon and Marinedramon combine their attacks, right?" I asked.
"I get it! Both water and electricity can short circuit machines, so combining them would definitely work," Will said.
"Perfect, then let's get to work!" Syakomon said, jumping down out of Nick's backpack.
"We'll short-circuit them, and you guys try to get the doors open," Voltomon said.
"Ok, then let's begin," Nick said.
"Voltomon Digivolve to.... Shockmon!"
"Syakomon Digivolve to... Marinedramon!"
Shockmon flew overhead, and Marinedramon leapt out from behind the hill we had been hiding behind. We snuck around from behind the hill, and down toward the gates.
"Ready Marinedramon?" Shockmon asked.
"You bet!" he called up to her.
"Stop, intruders!" the Guardromon exclaimed.
"Hydro Blaster!" "Shock Beam!" the attacks combined in the air, and slammed into both Guardromon. The Guardromon sparked, and fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Good job!" April called, and we searched for a way to get the gate open.
"No luck! Its way too heavy for the Digimon to pull open," Randy said.
"Now what?" Will asked.
"Hold on, a circuit board!" I said, and plugged the fusion computer into it. The others rushed over to where I was.
"Find anything?" Nick asked.
"Well, here's the controls for the gate, but other than that, nada. Oh, well. I guess I'll open the gate," I said, and pressed a few keys. The gate began to slide open. I disconnected the computer, and we entered Tecno. We snuck around the edge of the gates, and into the city. The gate closed behind us. Marinedramon and Shockmon followed, and were about to demote back to Rookies, when suddenly, two rockets shot toward them.
"What?" we asked. Shockmon dodged, barely, and Marinedramon caught the one headed for him in midair, and threw it into the air, where it exploded.
"Intruder! Destroy!" a mechanical voice exclaimed, and a bunch of weird looking machine Digimon came into view.
"They must be Toranmon's army," I said, and looked them up.
"First, there are the Guardromon, who we are familiar with. Second, there are the Tankmon, tank Digimon with a sneeze like a cannon. Finally, Mechanorimon, robot Digimon made of Chroma-Digizoid metal. Their attack is Twin Beam.
"Flamemon Digivolve to... Meramon!"
"Floramon Digivolve to... Pansymon!"
"Sparrowmon Digivolve to... Falcomon!"
"Tapirmon Digivolve to... Pyliomon!"
"Be careful! Don't destroy them!" I called up to the Digimon.
"Right!" they said.
"Target in range, Twin Beam!" the five Mechanorimon said, synchronized.
"Oh no!" we exclaimed.
"Asteroid Smash!" Pyliomon tried to block the beams with a giant rock, but they disintegrated the rock and kept coming! The beams hit their targets, causing the Digimon to fall to the ground. They struggled back to their feet.
"Hyper Cannon!" the Tankmon all shot missiles out of their noses. The missiles hit near the fallen Digimon and exploded, sending the Digimon into the air.
"Grenade Destroyer!" the Guardromon were attacking now! Their attacks collided with the Champion Digimon, blowing them back against the city gates. We ran up to them, worried and shocked. When the dust cleared, they lay on the ground as Rookies, unconscious.
"Voltomon, speak to me!" I exclaimed, and picked up the lifeless rabbit Digimon. She stirred, and coughed.
"Flamemon?" Randy asked the fireball Digimon.
"I'll be all right," Flamemon said, faintly.
"How come we got beaten so badly?" April asked, holding the fallen Floramon.
"Well executed teamwork?" Will asked, kneeling down by Tapirmon.
"Maybe they knew we were coming," Nick said, trying to get Syakomon's shell open.
"But how? We took out the two guards too fast for them to alert the others," Wendy asked. I gasped.
"They knew because of my computer connection when I opened the gate!" I exclaimed. "Darn it, this is all my fault!"
"It doesn't matter how they knew! The gate is closed, and those guys are getting closer! What do we do?" Randy asked.
"Anybody got an idea?" Nick asked, as the army of machine Digimon came closer and closer.
"Uhmmm...." Will asked. The Digimon stopped, and aimed their cannons at us. "Stop right there you tin cans!" Wendy yelled to them. They narrowed their eyes.
"Uh, Wendy, I don't think they appreciate being called tin cans," Nick said.
"No kidding, Sherlock!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Target in range..." the Mechanorimon exclaimed.
"Forget the tin cans, RUN!!!" April yelled, and took off to the left. We followed.
"Twin Beam..." "Hyper Cannon..." "Grenade Destroyer..." a gigantic explosion behind us knocked us off our feet. We slid along the ground for a second, but then we were falling! When the smoke cleared from the attacks, we were nowhere in sight!
We fell down a dark tunnel of some sort, and landed on metal. After a couple of minutes, we stood up, and looked around. From the dim light, we could tell that we were below ground, and that there was running water nearby. It stank down here, too.
"Whoa, this place reeks! What is this?" Randy exclaimed, covering his nose.
"I think we're in a sewer," I said, with my nose and mouth covered.
"Well, at least we're not up there getting attacked by that army," Nick said.
"Yeah, but it really, really stinks down here!" April exclaimed.
"We can't go back up, those Digimon are too strong for us, and our Digimon are exhausted," Wendy said.
"Plus, there's no ladder to go back up," Floramon, who was awake, commented.
"Let's try and find another exit, or at least an area of this sewer that doesn't stink so badly," I said, and we started walking. As we walked, the smell kept getting worse and worse.
"We're going in the wrong direction!" April yelled.
"How do you know this is the wrong direction? This could be the right direction," Voltomon asked.
"Let's just keep walking, and hope we find an exit," Nick said, trying to calm April.
"Excuse me, are you the Digidestined?" a voice asked, from in front of us.
"Who's there?" Syakomon asked.
"No need to worry, we won't hurt you," the voice said, and a bunch of Numemon and blob like yellow Digimon came into view.
"What are those yellow things?" Wendy asked.
"Those are Sukamon. They're mutant Digimon who love dark, smelly places, and are usually found hanging around with Numemon," I said.
"Well, this is definitely a dark, smelly place," Sparrowmon said.
"Please come with us. We need you help right away," the Numemon said.
"Wait, how do we know you aren't leading us into a trap?" Randy asked.
"You can trust us, we're on your side," the Sukamon said.
"Well, we don't have many options right now," Will said.
"Ok, but first, where are you leading us to?" I asked.
"We're leading you to our friend Mamemon. He is sick and you have to help him," Numemon explained.
"Well..." Randy said. I looked up Mamemon.
"Mamemon is a mutant Digimon made of metal. He is an Ultimate Digimon, even though many people think he is a Champion because of his small size," I said.
"Ultimate?" Wendy asked.
"That's the stage after Champion, and so far the highest level of power that a Digimon can Digivolve to," Flamemon explained.
"I just hope Mamemon doesn't want to fight us," I commented.
"Don't worry, Mamemon is really nice, and for a Digimon so small he's got a really big heart. He and his brother, Metalmamemon used to rule Tecno," Sukamon said.
"What happened?" Voltomon asked.
"A powerful Dark Digimon appeared a few years ago and battled them. The Dark Digimon and his army beat Mamemon and Metalmamemon, and took over. After the fight, Mamemon escaped and came to the sewers, but Metalmamemon didn't and he is imprisoned somewhere in the city, we just don't know where," Numemon explained.
"And that Dark Digimon left Toranmon in charge of Tecno, right?" Wendy asked.
"Yes," Sukamon replied.
"So, how does a Champion Digimon like Toranmon control all of these powerful Digimon in Tecno?" I asked.
"He reprogrammed the machines to do what he wants using a computer in the center of Tecno. He can control all of the machine Digimon in Tecno at Champion level and below using that computer, and he also controls Tecno itself. As for the other Digimon--the ones that have brains and not computers controlling them--he has most of them brainwashed," Numemon said, sadly.
"How awful!" Floramon exclaimed.
"We're just lucky he doesn't come after us. He doesn't think that we are worthy of being brainwashed since we are powerless and weak," Sukamon said.
"You may not be very powerful, but you have your strong points," Voltomon said.
"I guess so," Numemon replied.
"No really, you're helping us, which means you are against Toranmon, and that is very brave of you," April said.
"Really? Well, thanks!" Sukamon exclaimed, happily.
"Now then, can you take us to Mamemon?" I asked.
"Gladly," Numemon said, and began sliding off in the other direction. We followed. Soon, after a while of walking, we entered a room full of Numemon and Sukamon. In the back of the room was Mamemon, asleep.
"Should we wake him up?" I asked.
"I wish you could but... he got heavily damaged in the battle with the Dark Digimon, and when he came down here, something reacted with his wound, and it paralyzed him. He has been like this for many years." Sukamon said.
"That's so sad," April said.
"Yeah. We know what would cure him, all we need is some motor oil," Numemon explained.
"Where are we supposed to get motor oil?" Randy asked.
"There is plenty at the Robot Shop. Unfortunately, it is on the other side of Tecno, and we can't go outside of the sewers. Even if we could, Toranmon's army would just capture us. There's nothing we can do." Numemon replied.
"So all we have to do is get the motor oil at the Robot House and bring it back here. Sounds easy..." Nick said.
"Yeah, but we've got to avoid Toranmon's army. They are way too strong for us, and they are probably on the lookout for us since our encounter with them at the gate," Wendy replied.
"So can we count on you to get the oil?" Sukamon asked.
"Easier said than done, but you can count on us!" Will said.
"Good, then you're probably going to need this," Numemon said, and handed us a rolled up piece of paper.
"It's a map of Tecno!" I exclaimed, unfolding it. Numemon nodded.
"This will really help us out a lot, thank you," April said.
"Ok, we'll leave tonight and try to get the motor oil. Agreed?" Nick asked.
"Agreed," we all chimed in. I looked at my watch.
"According to my watch, it's six-o-clock. It should be dark by nine," I informed them.
"Ok, so we'll just stay here and save up our strength, and then leave for the Robot Shop," Sparrowmon said. So, we rested.
Next Chapter: A routine mission to get some Motor Oil from across Tecno turns bad when Toranmon and his minions find them! The army proves to be far to much for the Champion Digimon to handle. What now?