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: Tyremeramon. Sabredramon is a black Birdramon, and she comes from Digimon World. Flarizamon and Darkrizamon also come from Digimon World. Pteramon is another Armor Digimon, this one is the Armor Digivolved form of Armadillomon with the Digiegg of Love. OK, enjoy the story!
Chapter Twenty: Skullgreymon
"What next?" We asked, sitting around the campfire. We had left Tecno that morning, and had been walking all day. We were crossing Tecno Savanna, headed toward what we were told was the beach to the West.
"We haven't gotten an email from Gennai yet, so I don't know. Numerimon wasn't the last of the evil, or we would have been taken home by now," April replied.
"I just hope the rest of the Digimon we fight won't be as tough as Numerimon," Wendy said.
"I'll admit that the battle was pretty tough, but when Shockmon Element Digivolved, the battle seemed to end pretty easily," Randy commented.
"And, my Digivice permanently changed, so Shockmon can probably Element Digivolve again, if she has the energy, that is," I replied, looking at my new Digivice.
"Right, but what if there are enemies that are too tough for Electramon to handle?" Will asked.
"We've got you guys as backup, don't we? Plus, I'm sure the rest of you will find your Elementals soon enough," Voltomon said. The other Digimon nodded.
"It'll just take patience," Floramon added.
"Yeah, but... how do we get the Elementals? Is there something special you did to trigger the Lightning Elemental?" Nick asked.
"Not really. I was wishing there was something I could do to help Shockmon and Metalmamemon, and then that light surrounded me, and I just said 'Lightning Armor Energize,' and it Digivolved Shockmon into Electramon," I explained.
"Some how, I don't think it was just the words 'Lightning Armor Energize' that triggered the Elemental," Syakomon replied.
"Yeah, it was more than that, her mental wish for Shockmon to be strong enough to help, and maybe something else," Tapirmon said.
"There's no telling, but I'm sure you'll get the Elementals when you are supposed to get the Elementals, no sooner and no later," Flamemon said.
"Right," Randy replied. And with that, we changed the subject. We all fell asleep after a huge dinner, and woke up to a peaceful morning on the savanna. A few Giramon munched joyfully on some trees a couple hundred feet away, and a herd of Shimaunimon slept nearby. Little did we know, this peace and tranquility would soon be broken. We got up, and stretched. That was the most peaceful sleep we'd had since we had arrived in the Digiworld.
"Good sleep. I almost thought I was back in my room on Earth," April commented.
"Some how, I don't think that your carpet is grass, and your roof is this tree," I said. April shook her head at my comment, smiling.
"Yeah, but those Giramon kinda reminded me of my brother, always stomping around the house, just to wake me up," April said.
"Yeah, Jake wasn't exactly the most polite person," I replied, remembering all the times Jake had woken me up when I'd stayed over at her house. Suddenly, a large burst of red light came from over the Western horizon. We all turned to the West, shocked. The munching Giramon and the now awake Shimaunimon turned their heads as well. Over the Western horizon came a large, speeding, black bird. It was a huge bird, with black feathers that seemed to be fire like. It was flying as fast as it could, to get away from...
"Oh no! That bird is in trouble! Who are those Digimon chasing it?" Sparrowmon said from the air. I was already typing on the computer.
"The bird being chased is Sabredramon, a Digimon that is a lot like an Eagle. It's attack is Meteor Glide. The Digimon chasing it are Pteramon. They're ancient bird Digimon, who are like, well, Pterodactyls. They shoot blasts of light called Pulse Lasers." I said, analyzing.
"We've got to help that Sabredramon!" Tapirmon said.
"Right, let's Digivolve!" Will said. The rest of us nodded, and pulled out our Digivices.
"Voltomon, Digivolve to... Shockmon!"
"Flamemon Digivolve to... Meramon!"
"Floramon Digivolve to... Pansymon!"
"Syakomon Digivolve to... Marinedramon!"
"Sparrowmon Digivolve to... Falcomon!"
"Tapirmon Digivolve to... Pyliomon!"
"Come on guys, let's show those mean Pteramon what we're made of!" Shockmon exclaimed, and flew off toward them, with Pyliomon and Falcomon right behind her. Below, Pansymon, Meramon and Marinedramon charged toward them.
"Pulse Laser!" the Pteramon fired their attack at the Sabredramon, she dodged, and the three flying Digimon flew past her. She turned around in midair. Below her, the three Digimon going by land charged up to help. The six Pteramon stopped, shocked. The six Digimon soon had them surrounded. They looked around for an exit, but couldn't find one.
"What's up with these Pteramon? Their eyes aren't red, so they can't be cursed," I pondered. The others were as clueless as I was.
"Why are you chasing this Sabredramon?" Meramon asked.
"Please don't hurt us, we are following orders from master Skullgreymon!" one Pteramon said, and put up his wing as if to shield himself from attack.
"Skullgreymon?" Wendy asked. None of us liked that name.
"Yes, he's a bad Digimon, and really powerful too! He took over Mount Meteor, where we live, and told us to do what he said or he'd destroy us! He sent us after this Sabredramon because she flew away to get help," the Pteramon explained. I looked up Skullgreymon on the computer, and gasped at the picture. The others looked, and gasped too.
"We have to fight THAT?" Wendy asked, horrified.
"It says Skullgreymon is a skeleton Digimon with an explosive temper, and very powerful attacks. He will fight until either his opponent or he is destroyed. His powerful attack is Dark Shot," I read off the screen. The others looked on, concerned. None of them were too thrilled with our new opponent.
"You mean you're going to fight Skullgreymon? You're nuts! He's an Ultimate Digimon!" Sabredramon exclaimed.
"We don't have much of a choice. If we want to get home, we have to fulfill our purpose here in the Digiworld, and that's to rid if of evil," Will said.
"Good luck," one Pteramon said.
"Why else would we have been brought here?" April asked.
"Good point, but do you really think you can beat Skullgreymon?" another Pteramon replied.
"If we believe we can beat him, then we can! We just have to believe in ourselves!" Pansymon said.
"Right!" the others said.
"Well, we want to help you," one Pteramon, apparently the leader, said.
"How will you do that?" Marinedramon said.
"Well, we do know most of the area Skullgreymon has taken over already, so we could help you out by telling you which way to go," the Pteramon replied.
"Right," Pyliomon replied.
"We could be your eyes and ears from the inside. We can help guard you around Skullgreymon's army," another Pteramon suggested.
"Great!" Falcomon said.
"Ok, you can help us. In return, we promise to free Meteor Mountain from Skullgreymon's control," I said, and the Digimon returned to their Rookie stages.
"We've got to be heading back, Skullgreymon will get suspicious," the Pteramon said, after a few minutes of planning between us.
"Ok, and Sabredramon will stay here with us, so we have guide," Randy said.
"First, we are going to need to come up with a cover story," the Pteramon said.
"Right, you certainly can't tell Skullgreymon that you've been secretly planning against him with the Digidestined," I said.
"He'll get mad if we tell him that the Sabredramon got away, but I doubt he'll believe we caught and destroyed her," the head Pteramon continued.
"Why not take him some "proof"?" the Sabredramon said and plucked one of her wing feathers out of her left wing. She handed it to Pteramon.
"Right," Pteramon said, and hit it with a mini Pulse Laser, so the end was singed and broken.
"Good luck!" we called to the Pteramon.
"You'll need it more than we will!" they called back to us.
"What are we waiting for, let's get to Meteor Mountain!" Flamemon said.
"Shouldn't we call Gennai first?" Randy asked.
"No need," I said, with the computer open.
"Greetings, Digidestined. Have you located your next opponent?" Gennai, from the computer, asked.
"Yeah, it's Skullgreymon," Nick said.
"Ah, so you were able to beat Numerimon?" Gennai asked.
"Yeah, and check out what happened to my Digivice!" I said, and held up the new, yellowish Digivice for him to see.
"You must have found an Elemental. Your Digivice changed because the old one was too simple, and couldn't handle an Element Digivolve. The Elemental combined with your old Digivice, which caused it to change into its new form," Gennai explained.
"Well, Centarumon did say that the Elementals are just modified Digivices," April said.
"Centarumon? When did you meet him?" Gennai asked.
"Right after you told us about the Elementals," Randy replied.
"I suppose you met Unimon too," Gennai said.
"Yeah, and she told us about seven elemental powers, does that mean that there are seven Elementals?" Floramon asked.
"Yes, but you kids will only be getting one apiece," Gennai said.
"Does that mean that there is another Digidestined that's supposed to help us?" April asked.
"As far as I know, it is only the six of you. Another Digidestined will come to possess the Elemental that goes with Holy, but whether or not he or she will join you yet, I can't tell you. Just be on the lookout," Gennai said, and began to fuzz out.
"Wait!" we exclaimed, but he disappeared.
"That was... interesting..." Randy said.
"Well, you heard him. Let's head to Meteor Mountain. The sooner we get there, the sooner we can free it from Skullgreymon's control," Nick said, and we started off toward the Western horizon.
"There are five types of guards here," I began. We were all hiding behind bushes and trees on the outskirts of the forest surrounding Meteor Mountain. "First, there are the Flarizamon. They are Champion Digimon who attack with Blaze Buster. Next to them are the Darkrizamon, also Champion Digimon, and their attack is Dark Strike. Behind them are the patrolling Monochromon and Tyrannomon. We should know them. Don't worry, the Tyrannomon aren't nearly as powerful as the one we fought before. Finally, those Dinosaur-like Digimon are Greymon. They are Champion Digimon, and attack with Nova Blast," I finished. The others looked on.
"There are so many of them, how does Skullgreymon control them all?" April asked.
"Brute force, I suppose," Sabredramon replied.
"Ok, we need to figure out how to get around them, and get to an area where the Pteramon can find us," Nick said. As we looked around, a Flarizamon nearby spotted us.
"It's the Digidestined! Attack!" he yelled, and shot a Blaze Buster at us. We leapt out of the way, and the bush we were sitting behind caught on fire. The other guards were headed toward us.
"So much for the element of surprise, now what?" Wendy asked.
"Retreat or fight?" Randy asked.
"I guess we should retre--oh, no!" I exclaimed. Our only option now was to fight, the guards had us surrounded.
"Then, we fight!" Flamemon said, and they Digivolved.
"Nova Blast!" "Blaze Buster!" "Volcanic Strike!" the Greymon, Flarizamon, and Monochromon attacked from the left, with a gigantic fireball.
"Fire wall!" Meramon tried to block it, but the fire was just too much. It shot past his firewall and hit the rest of the Digimon. From the right, the Darkrizamon and Tyrannomon attacked.
"Blaze Blast!" "Dark Strike!" the attacks hit from the right.
"Now it's our turn!" Shockmon said, and she, Pyliomon, and Marinedramon attacked the Greymon, Monochromon and Flarizamon. They fell to their knees.
"Roaring Flames!" "Falcon's Wind!" a column of flames circled them as the attacks combined.
"Shock Beam!" "Hydro Blaster!" Shockmon and Marinedramon attacked the Darkrizamon and the Tyrannomon. The army began to retreat.
"All right! We've got them on the run!" Randy yelled.
"Sir, I have urgent news for you!" a Flarizamon exclaimed, as he burst through a door inside Mount Meteor.
"What! What! What is it?" Skullgreymon asked, annoyed, as he sat up from a nap.
"The Digidestined have arrived! The guards are fighting them at the Eastern borders!" the Flarizamon continued, frantically.
"WHAAAAAATTT??????? THE DIGIDESTINED!!!!!" Skullgreymon yelled, getting up. "Yes, the Digidestined are at the Eastern borders!" the Flarizamon said, again.
"How high have their Digimon Digivolved to?" Skullgreymon asked.
"The Champion Level," Flarizamon replied.
"They've at least beaten Toranmon at Tecno, but he's only a Champion. There's a chance that they may not be able to Digivolve to Ultimate yet," Skullgreymon said.
"What do we do?" Flarizamon asked.
"Let's go get them!" Skullgreymon yelled, and started for the door, with Flarizamon in front.
"That was easy," Randy said, as the guards retreated.
"Does anyone else get the feeling it was a little too easy?" April asked. Suddenly, we felt the ground shake.
"What was that?" I asked. The ground shook again.
"I hope it isn't-" Wendy started but was stopped by a loud, thunderous roar.
"Uh oh!" we all yelled, and turned to where the yell had come from.
"Skullgreymon!" we yelled, fearfully.
"Hello, children!" Skullgreymon said, and stomped toward us. The army rushed off.
"What do we do?" we asked. The Digimon stood in front of us, in our defense.
"We'd better try to fight him!" Randy said.
"Right!" I said, and held up my new Digivice.
"Lighting Armor Energize!" I said, and a yellow light shot out of the Digivice, just like before.
"Shockmon Element Digivolve to... Electramon!" Electramon and the rest of the Digimon jumped to attack.
"Oh no, they CAN Digivolve to Ultimate!" Skullgreymon said, a little taken aback.
"Let's get him!" Meramon said, and the Champion Digimon all attacked at once. Skullgreymon waved away the attacks.
"That your best shot?" he asked. Electramon jumped into the air, and a whip of electricity appeared in her hands. She threw it's end, and it wrapped around Skullgreymon's head.
"Mega Volt!" she said, and shocked Skullgreymon with a blast of electricity. Skullgreymon shook his head, and took a step forward. We gasped, in surprise.
"You call that attacking?" Skullgreymon asked.
"Everyone, attack, and aim for his head!" Electramon exclaimed, and they jumped forward.
"Roaring Flames!" "Stinging Petals!" "Hydro Blaster!" "Feather Strike!" "Asteroid Smash!" "Electromagnetic Pulse!" all the attacks hit his head, and he fell backwards. He got up, and shook his head.
"It'll take more than that to beat me, a lot more," Skullgreymon said, and the Digimon leapt forward again.
"Dark Shot!" a missile from Skullgreymon's back flew forward, and exploded as it hit the Digimon. They all fell to the ground, but stood back up. The shock from the attack hadn't been as severe because they had all absorbed a little bit of it.
"Electromagnetic--" Electramon began, but was tagged with a Dark Shot. She fell to the ground, and reverted back to Voltomon. A yellow light shot from her back to my Digivice.
"Oh no!" I exclaimed, and ran to her.
"Electramon's down, now what?" Randy asked. The others got up, and fired their attacks, only to have them waved away.
"Voltomon, speak to me! Please, say something!" I exclaimed, holding Voltomon.
"We've got to do something!" April said.
"Yeah, but what? Electramon was our only chance at winning!" Nick said.
"We can't give up! There's got to be something we can do!" Randy exclaimed.
'I just wish Meramon was strong enough to do something,' he thought. Suddenly, his Digivice started to glow with a bright red light. Everyone turned to look, surprised. He took it out, and the light got brighter. The whole area was bathed in a red glow.
"I don't believe it," I said, shading my eyes from the light.
"He's getting his Elemental!" Wendy exclaimed from behind him. Randy could feel the Digivice changing in his hands, as I could before.
"Flaming Armor Energize!" he yelled, and the light all condensed into a beam of red light, which shot from his Digivice and hit Meramon.
"Meramon Element Digivolve to... Tyremeramon!" as the light subsided. We all looked at Meramon, and gasped. Standing in the place of him, was a bigger being made of flames. He looked like Meramon, only taller, and had metallic armor on his head, arms, legs, and chest. The armor seemed to be tinted red.
"Tyremeramon?" Randy asked, amazed.
"No! Another has Digivolved to Ultimate!" Skullgreymon yelled.
"All right! Randy got the Elemental!" we cheered. Voltomon woke up.
"Who's that?" she asked, weakly.
"That's Tyremeramon," I replied, happy to see that she was conscious again.
Next Chapter: Now that Randy has discovered his Elemental and allowed Meramon to Element Digivolve into Tyremeramon, will he be any match for the mighty Skullgreymon? Will the evil Digimon fall, or will the new Element Digimon of Fire be defeated?