Chapter 4:----------------------------------------------------------Dr.
Schneider
"Jeanine!"
I couldn't believe what had just happened. My closest friend for the last five years…she had just…it couldn't be!
"Jeanine! Can you hear me!?"
Beckett stood next to me, just as shocked. I could still see the electricity moving across her lifeless body. What had she done?
"Doc. What's going on? Why did she do that?"
"I don't know, Beckett. I don't kn…what's that?"
The Analyzer had sprung to life. The screen, which had landing facing us, was now raging with information. As the cords leading to our D-Cells begin to light up, both of us heard a low voice.
"Bioform Digivolution."
The voice rang in my ear, followed quickly by a new feeling of power. It was all coming back to me now. Had Beckett heard it, I didn't know. All I knew was that my D-Cell was back on line. It was a split second after the voice, but the power up seemed to last forever.
"Schneider, Bioform to…"
It was all so familiar. The swords appeared in my hands; the armor formed around my head and chest. I remember being told I was slightly reptilian in appearance, with short spiky orange hair coming out from under my helm. I didn't know how I knew, but the transformation was complete. Five years in waiting, and yet I still remembered what I was.
"Yasyamon!"
I didn't know if Beckett had also been able to Bioform, but that wasn't important. Jeanine was hurt and needed help. Yasyamon was just the guy to do it.
"Double Strike!"
I brought both blades down on the lead monster. It roared as they cut into its shoulder. Putting everything I could into each stroke, I sliced the beast time and time again. The second snuck up behind me.
"Giga Bomb!"
The attack struck me hard in the back, sending me to the ground next to Jeanine. Looking right at her, I could tell she was still breathing.
"Beckett! You need to get her out of here!"
A quick glance showed that Jack had been unable to Bioform. He looked at his D-Cell, cursing its malfunction. Beckett knew what he had to do though. With a burst of speed he ran towards the two of us. The second beast, the one that had surprised me, turned its attention to Jack. The monster raised a hand, and readied to fire.
"I hope you know what's going on," spoken this time to his D-Cell. "Cause if I get blasted, I'm gonna be pissed!"
His eyes rose to see Jeanine's body. A determined look on his face, he lowered his head and charged. As his battle cry rose up over the roaring the beasts energy charging, I heard that same voice again…
"Bioform Digivolution."
The green light from Beckett's D-Cell surrounded him. His voice, now more determined, came from inside.
"Beckett, Bioform to…"
The light formed a new figure. This one was much more bulky than I was, and about a head taller as well. In each hand was a large blaster rifle; Beckett called them his "babies." The body was covered in thick green body armor from head to toe, and Beckett's now infamous sunglasses had formed an opaque visor over his eyes. The helmet covered his head; nothing was left unguarded. The Digimon was ready to fight.
"Battalimon!"
Beckett's champion form had finally entered the fray. It was obvious from the way he moved that he had been surprised by the old feeling of becoming a Digimon. He lunged forward, guns ready.
"Let's go!"
He hit the second beast hard with a swift shoulder to the gut. The monster grabbed its chest and roared. I saw the opening and moved in with my blades.
"Battalimon. Tandem offense!"
"You got it, Yasyamon!"
I pulled back my two swords while Beckett aimed his guns; both of us aiming for the beast's heart.
"Double Strike!"
"Panzer Barrage!"
The two attacks hit in unison. The beast let out a final whelp as its data was scattered across the ground. Remembering the old days, both Battalimon and I placed our hands on the soil, absorbing the data into our bodies. A new strength entered me. I turned to the remaining monster.
"Battalimon. Take Jeanine and get out of here!"
"You sure you can take this guy?"
"Shouldn't be a problem. I've weakened him significantly, and with the data from the other I should have a boost enough. You just go find the others. With our D-Cells on-line we should be able to track them down. I'll catch up with you."
Battalimon holstered his guns and picked up Jeanine. Two jet boosters lifted up from his back and lit up. With Jeanine in his arms he took off into the sky.
"Alright, buddy. It's just you and me now."
The monster was holding its damaged shoulder. A look of utter disgust crossed its face. It spat on the ground and kicked the dirt in my face.
"You are impure! Our master will see to it the impurities are wiped off the planet! If I die, it is only to serve him."
The monster began to pick up speed as he readied to strike me, but with his damaged arm his body was off balance. With a swift move I dodge to his side and brought the flat side of my blade across the back of his head. Without a word, the Digimon collapsed into a heap. It rolled its head and looked me in the eyes. I had two swords aimed at his throat.
"Talk, creature. Who are you working for?"
"The Master. I work only for the Master."
"Don't give me that 'master' crap! What's his name! Who came through that portal!"
"I cannot defy the Master! I would die first!"
I drew my blade nearer to his throat. It brushed his skin. The monster didn't flinch.
"You know I won't do that. Not till you tell me what I need."
"Never!"
What happened next was too quick for even me to prevent. All I can remember is the Digimon grabbing the swords and pulling them into his neck. I yelled in denial as the monster broke apart right in front of me.
"No! How could you?"
I reluctantly loaded his data. The boost of energy didn't cheer me up in the face of what had just happened. During the fighting I had failed to notice the group of students that had gathered around the fight. Hopefully none had seen the transformations. Activating the D-Cell, which had bonded with me during the Bioform, I quickly scanned for any signal that could be Battalimon or one of the other Hunters. I could only detect one signal, and decided that it must be Battalimon. Without a thought I took off in the direction of the signal.
"Jeanine!"
I couldn't believe what had just happened. My closest friend for the last five years…she had just…it couldn't be!
"Jeanine! Can you hear me!?"
Beckett stood next to me, just as shocked. I could still see the electricity moving across her lifeless body. What had she done?
"Doc. What's going on? Why did she do that?"
"I don't know, Beckett. I don't kn…what's that?"
The Analyzer had sprung to life. The screen, which had landing facing us, was now raging with information. As the cords leading to our D-Cells begin to light up, both of us heard a low voice.
"Bioform Digivolution."
The voice rang in my ear, followed quickly by a new feeling of power. It was all coming back to me now. Had Beckett heard it, I didn't know. All I knew was that my D-Cell was back on line. It was a split second after the voice, but the power up seemed to last forever.
"Schneider, Bioform to…"
It was all so familiar. The swords appeared in my hands; the armor formed around my head and chest. I remember being told I was slightly reptilian in appearance, with short spiky orange hair coming out from under my helm. I didn't know how I knew, but the transformation was complete. Five years in waiting, and yet I still remembered what I was.
"Yasyamon!"
I didn't know if Beckett had also been able to Bioform, but that wasn't important. Jeanine was hurt and needed help. Yasyamon was just the guy to do it.
"Double Strike!"
I brought both blades down on the lead monster. It roared as they cut into its shoulder. Putting everything I could into each stroke, I sliced the beast time and time again. The second snuck up behind me.
"Giga Bomb!"
The attack struck me hard in the back, sending me to the ground next to Jeanine. Looking right at her, I could tell she was still breathing.
"Beckett! You need to get her out of here!"
A quick glance showed that Jack had been unable to Bioform. He looked at his D-Cell, cursing its malfunction. Beckett knew what he had to do though. With a burst of speed he ran towards the two of us. The second beast, the one that had surprised me, turned its attention to Jack. The monster raised a hand, and readied to fire.
"I hope you know what's going on," spoken this time to his D-Cell. "Cause if I get blasted, I'm gonna be pissed!"
His eyes rose to see Jeanine's body. A determined look on his face, he lowered his head and charged. As his battle cry rose up over the roaring the beasts energy charging, I heard that same voice again…
"Bioform Digivolution."
The green light from Beckett's D-Cell surrounded him. His voice, now more determined, came from inside.
"Beckett, Bioform to…"
The light formed a new figure. This one was much more bulky than I was, and about a head taller as well. In each hand was a large blaster rifle; Beckett called them his "babies." The body was covered in thick green body armor from head to toe, and Beckett's now infamous sunglasses had formed an opaque visor over his eyes. The helmet covered his head; nothing was left unguarded. The Digimon was ready to fight.
"Battalimon!"
Beckett's champion form had finally entered the fray. It was obvious from the way he moved that he had been surprised by the old feeling of becoming a Digimon. He lunged forward, guns ready.
"Let's go!"
He hit the second beast hard with a swift shoulder to the gut. The monster grabbed its chest and roared. I saw the opening and moved in with my blades.
"Battalimon. Tandem offense!"
"You got it, Yasyamon!"
I pulled back my two swords while Beckett aimed his guns; both of us aiming for the beast's heart.
"Double Strike!"
"Panzer Barrage!"
The two attacks hit in unison. The beast let out a final whelp as its data was scattered across the ground. Remembering the old days, both Battalimon and I placed our hands on the soil, absorbing the data into our bodies. A new strength entered me. I turned to the remaining monster.
"Battalimon. Take Jeanine and get out of here!"
"You sure you can take this guy?"
"Shouldn't be a problem. I've weakened him significantly, and with the data from the other I should have a boost enough. You just go find the others. With our D-Cells on-line we should be able to track them down. I'll catch up with you."
Battalimon holstered his guns and picked up Jeanine. Two jet boosters lifted up from his back and lit up. With Jeanine in his arms he took off into the sky.
"Alright, buddy. It's just you and me now."
The monster was holding its damaged shoulder. A look of utter disgust crossed its face. It spat on the ground and kicked the dirt in my face.
"You are impure! Our master will see to it the impurities are wiped off the planet! If I die, it is only to serve him."
The monster began to pick up speed as he readied to strike me, but with his damaged arm his body was off balance. With a swift move I dodge to his side and brought the flat side of my blade across the back of his head. Without a word, the Digimon collapsed into a heap. It rolled its head and looked me in the eyes. I had two swords aimed at his throat.
"Talk, creature. Who are you working for?"
"The Master. I work only for the Master."
"Don't give me that 'master' crap! What's his name! Who came through that portal!"
"I cannot defy the Master! I would die first!"
I drew my blade nearer to his throat. It brushed his skin. The monster didn't flinch.
"You know I won't do that. Not till you tell me what I need."
"Never!"
What happened next was too quick for even me to prevent. All I can remember is the Digimon grabbing the swords and pulling them into his neck. I yelled in denial as the monster broke apart right in front of me.
"No! How could you?"
I reluctantly loaded his data. The boost of energy didn't cheer me up in the face of what had just happened. During the fighting I had failed to notice the group of students that had gathered around the fight. Hopefully none had seen the transformations. Activating the D-Cell, which had bonded with me during the Bioform, I quickly scanned for any signal that could be Battalimon or one of the other Hunters. I could only detect one signal, and decided that it must be Battalimon. Without a thought I took off in the direction of the signal.