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sue!! This is part 3, and once again, two more crests will be united.
Thanks for reviewing, I'm workin' hard on my other fics!! Enjoy!!*
Part 3: Shocking Discoveries!
1
It had been days, weeks, maybe even months that they had been searching for Thundramon. Mimi didn't know how long, all she knew was that the heat of the savanna, even with the cool breeze, was too much for her. Palmon and Kari were walking beside her. Palmon looked as if she hadn't had any water for years, and Kari looked equally as bad. The short grass on the parched ground waved slightly in the lingering breeze. The cool wind felt good, but not good enough.
Short, almost leafless trees appeared here and there on the grassland, but they didn't provide much shade.
"Tai, can we like, stop somewhere? All this heat is too much for me." Mimi said. She looked around at her panting friends.
"Me too." Kari agreed. She was standing with Gatomon, Mimi, T.K., and Matt.
Tai turned around and looked back, stopping the slowly moving procession. "How're are we supposed to ever find Thundramon if we keep stopping?" He asked, also exhausted himself.
"Maybe Thundramon will find us instead. This heat is going to make us too weak to look for her anyways Tai. We should rest." Izzy stated from somewhere in the back of the line.
"Fine. When we reach that small group of trees over there we can rest." Tai replied, pointing ahead.
"What small group of trees? There are only two trees there!" Matt replied sarcasticly.
"Very funny Matt." Tai said, rolling his eyes.
"Thank you." Matt replied, smiling. Tai rolled his eyes again.
They began to walk again and finally reached the 'small group of trees'.
Mimi walked up to one of the two trees and sat on the shady side. She took off her pink hat and put her hair up in a ponytail. Palmon sat beside her, breathing a sigh of relief to be out of the sun. "Aaaahhh…this is much better..." Palmon said. Mimi began talking about her trips to the beach, and Palmon, unnoticed by Mimi, dozed off.
Kari sat beside Mimi, Gatomon in her lap. She too had fallen asleep in the refreshing shade of the tree. Matt and T.K. lay in front of them, Matt gently playing his harmonica while T.K. slept beside him with Patamon and Gabumon. He yawned, putting away his harmonica and laying down, letting sleep take him over. Mimi had gotten tired of talking to herself and had fallen asleep in mid-sentence.
"First we're chased by a freak monster in a thunderstorm, then we go to a frozen island with a huge crab monster, and now this!" Joe complained, taking off his glassed and laying down beside Gomamon, grumbling something about being allergic to deadly adventures, as he slept into dreamland.
Sora walked over to the other tree, its grayish bark rough and peeling off. Biyomon and Agumon lay asleep in front of her, the cool breeze ruffling Biyomon's soft feathers. Sora smiled, the cool breeze felt nice.
"Tai, almost everyone has fallen asleep. I think it would be wise if we travel during the night when it's cooler, that way we won't exhaust ourselves out in the hot sun." Izzy said to Tai.
"That's why you're the genius!" Tai laughed. He looked over at Sora by the tree.
Sora noticed that the sun was getting higher in the sky, and the bright sun was beginning to creep over to her from the left as the tree's shadow disappeared. Suddenly, a shadow took over the light that had begun to cover her body. She looked up and was surprised to see Tai standing there, blocking the blazing heat of the sun from reaching Sora's body.
"Tai!?" She said in surprise. He sat down beside her, still blocking the sun's bright rays. "What are you doing Tai?" She asked, leaning her body against the small tree and turning to face Tai.
"I don't want you to have to suffer in the sun's heat." Tai answered, smiling at her. He leaned against the tree also, facing Sora.
"But now the sun's on you!" Sora said softly, touching his arm. It was hot from the warmth of the sun. He smiled a reassuring smile, placing his hand on hers.
"Nothing I can't handle." He said. Sora smiled, then softly yawned. "Go to sleep Sora." He said, lightly squeezing her hand. He noticed her eyelids slightly drooping. "You need the rest."
"But someone needs to keep watch." She sleepily argued, yawning again.
"I'll do it." Izzy stated, walking up to them. "You both look tired. Besides, I have some research to do on my computer."
Tai nodded and looked over at Sora, who had already fallen asleep. He smiled, falling asleep also.
Izzy walked back over to Tentomon, who had dozed off on the dry grass. 'As I suspected, those two feel the same way about each other, but aren't willing to admit it to each other or to go that deep into their true feelings.' Izzy thought, smiling at the two sleeping next to each other.
~~~*~~~
A white horse-like Digimon, with a mane and tail as black as night, ran through the brittle grass on her long legs. 'Where is he?' She thought. Bright yellow lightning bolt shaped stripes zigzagged across her body, crossing onto her mane. Her mystical, dark blue eyes looked around franticly, seeing nothing but grass, sand, and a few trees. 'Maybe he went into the desert.' She continued to think, running for the sandy stretch of dry desert to the east. 'Or he may be in the Oasis, further out.' Her long, elegant ebony colored tail waved in the wind she was creating by her great speed.
'Wait!' She thought, slowing to a stop. 'There are children and Digimon by those trees. They must be the Digidestioned!'
~~~*~~~
"Durasythedamon. Raydemon has been destroyed by Articamon, who digivolved because the crests of Hope and Friendship united. Articamon has brought them to Modemar in search of Thundramon." Myteramon said in a hard tone.
Durasythedamon growled. "You better make sure that the crests of Sincerity and Light don't glow in unison. They must not find Thundramon. Go, send the Alencimon out. Tell Falenumon to be ready to attack if the Alencimon fail. Then go see how our little 'guest', Viperumon, is doing."
Myteramon nodded, then ran to the area that the Alencimon and Falenumon were hiding out.
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Silent shadows flowed over the quieting grassland. Mimi woke up to find that the intense heat was gone, but a cool chill had se in. she lightly shivered as she looked at the brightly burning fire that Izzy had started while on duty. She looked around at her fiends. Izzy was awake and still typing on his computer, and Joe was asleep and snoring loudly. Matt had woken up; he was softly rubbing his eyes. Both Kari and T.K. were still sound asleep, and so were all of the Digimon. That only left Tai and Sora.
Mimi looked over at the other tree that was a few feet away from her and giggled. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, as not to spoil the moment.
"What is it?" Matt whispered, looking at Mimi with a quizzical look. Mimi put a finger up to her lips and pointed towards Sora and Tai. Matt looked and saw what Mimi had seen.
Sora was curled up in a small ball, lying her head on the tree, facing Tai. Tai was lying beside her with his arm around her.
Matt wasn't 'jealous' of Tai like he would've been a few months earlier. He was actually rooting for Tai and Sora. Through all the adventures in the Digiworld, Matt finally realized that the 'feelings' that he had felt for Sora weren't true Love like the feelings Tai felt for her. They were feelings kind of like brotherly Love, except the fact that Sora was a girl. Matt cared for and respected Sora like a sister, and as a good friend. He looked at them, cuddled together. 'Sora looks as if she doesn't even know that Tai is holding her; maybe she doesn't.' He thought.
He silently laughed and looked back over to Mimi, who was trying to restrain back more of her giggles. Both Matt and Mimi laid back down, pretending to sleep, when they saw Tai stir.
Tai opened his eyes and realized that he had been holding Sora. A small blush crept over his face as he slowly sat up, reluctantly taking his arm off her. He felt something soft and warm in his left hand. He smiled as he saw he was still holding her hand in his own. He lightly caressed her soft skin with his thumb. He then slowly and carefully let go, as not to wake her up; and he just sat there, staring at her sleeping figure.
Sora felt a cool chill run down her back. She quietly shivered and then looked up at Tai beside her. "Tai?" She groggily mumbled.
"I'm glad you're up Sora. Did you sleep well?" Tai asked, helping her to her feet. She slowly nodded her head and smiled, barely visible in the dim firelight. Tai smiled in response. "I'm glad you did. Can you help me wake the others up" He asked, looking into her beautiful eyes. She nodded again and smiled, walking over to Biyomon and Agumon, softly shaking them out of their sleep.
Tai walked over and attempted to shake Joe and Gomamon out of their sleep while Sora walked over to Mimi and Kari. Mimi sat up and almost burst out laughing and Matt put a finger up to his lips to signal for her to be quiet. She nodded in response and then shook Palmon up.
Kari sat up and yawned. "Did you have a good rest Kari?" Sora asked. Gatomon stood up and stretched.
"Yeah. I had a weird dream, but I don't remember it now." Kari replied, standing up. She looked over at Tai, who was looking in their direction, and then up at Sora. "I thought I saw my brother with his arm arou…." Kari said, looking up at Mimi who had thrown her hand over Kari's mouth.
"That must've been your dream Kari…" Mimi said, putting a finger up to her lips to signal to Kari not to tell Sora, and then quickly pulled her hand off Kari's mouth.
"Oh yeah…" Kari said. She listened to Mimi, but didn't know why she didn't want her to tell Sora. Sora looked at them with a quizzical glance; then shrugged, walking over to Biyomon.
Tai had finally gotten Joe and Gomamon up and was trying to get Matt up; who was already awake, just trying to give Tai a hard time. Tai gave up and walked over to T.K. and Patamon, easily waking them up. 'That just leaves Matt…' Tai thought to himself just as he felt someone's hand on his shoulder. Tai turned around to see Matt, laughing hysterically. He was almost rolling on the ground with laughter. Tai just rolled his eyes.
"You've been up the whole time, haven't you Matt?!" Tai said in a tone of disbelief. Matt nodded his head and burst out laughing again.
"Come on guys. We have to get going before the sun comes up." Izzy said, walking up to Tai and Matt with Sora behind him. Sora was lightly laughing at Matt's joke.
Tai smiled at her. "Thanks Sora." He said sarcasticly.
"I'm sorry Tai, but he got you good that time!" Sora said, she smiled at him and continued to laugh. Tai began to laugh with her, as did everyone else.
~~~*~~~
The horse-like Digimon trotted slowly up to the Digidestioned, who were all enjoying a good laugh. The bright moonlight made her white skin look almost if it were glowing in the dark of the night.
"Hey Izzy, who's that?" Someone asked.
"That's who we've been looking for. It's Thundramon!" Izzy explained.
"Wow, she's beautiful!" Sora exclaimed.
Thundramon smiled. 'I'm going to like this group of kids.' She thought, quickly running up to them. 'So you're the Digidestioned?"
"Yup, that's us." Tai answered.
"So you know about the uniting of the crests?" She asked, looking around. They all nodded. "Then which of you have the crests of Sincerity and Light?"
"I do!" Mimi and Kari said at the same time, stepping forward.
Thundramon smiled. "You all look tired and thirsty. Do you want me to bring you to the Oasis?" She asked.
"Yeah!!" They all cheered.
~~~*~~~
Myteramon walked into the dimly lit dungeon cell that Viperumon was in. Viperumon was curled up in the corner, thinking of past memories. He shot his head up when he heard Myteramon, his old friend, enter.
"Myteramon. What do you want?" He growled viciously.
Myteramon raised his blade-like arm up to his chest in an astonished fashion. "Snappy aren't we? I was just seeing how you are enjoying your 'room' Viperumon. It'll be much better after Durasythedamon uses his 'Evil Manipulation" on you and turns you evil. Then you won't have to stay in this small dungeon cell." Viperumon's eyes widened at Myteramon's words.
"That'sss it! Durasssythedamon usssed hisss 'Evil Manipulation' on you! Don't you remember, you're not an evil Digimon! You are one of the onesss in the prophecy with me and the other three!" Viperumon hissed, recalling the old prophecy.
Myteramon backed up. "NO! You're wrong Viperumon! That prophecy is wrong! We will destroy the Digidestioned, and you will help us!!" With that Myteramon left, locking the steel door behind him.
Viperumon coiled back up in the corner. 'Yesss, it all makesss sssenssse now!!' He thought.
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The 8 Digidestioned kids and their Digimon friends walked along through the darkened desert with their new Digimon friend, Thundramon. Mimi and Kari were riding on her back, since their crests would cause her digivolution. Matt and T.K. were standing on one side of Thundramon while Joe and Izzy were by her other side. Lastly, Tai and Sora walked beside each other behind her.
"So Thundramon, you were looking for Viperumon when you spotted us. How come you know Viperumon and it seems that you don't know the other Digimon?" Izzy asked, curious.
"Me and Viperumon live on the same continent. I know Articamon and Meteoramon well; we're all good friends. It's all part of an ancient prophecy." Thundramon replied.
"Not another prophecy!" Joe moaned.
"This prophecy says: 'One will be lost, then the 5 will rise, 4 of them with their assigned virtues. When this isn't enough, the 5th will return to its rightful place; and Love, with the strength of another, will prevail over evil, bringing back what was lost.' I don't quite understand all of it though. If Viperumon was here he could explain it better to you than I can." Thundramon said. Izzy quickly typed the prophecy on his computer.
"Do you know who the 5 are in the prophecy?" Matt asked.
"Yes. 4 of them are Meteoramon, Articamon, me, and Viperumon." She answered.
"Then who's the 5th one?" T.K. asked.
"…Myteramon…" Thundramon replied.
"You called Thundramon?" Myteramon said in a menacing voice as he flew above them. Thundramon looked up as five Alencimon jumped out of the cool sand, surrounding them.
"Alencimon!" Gabumon shouted. "Blue Blaster!" He hit on of the small Alencimon, but it recovered quickly from the blow.
"Attack all at once!" Tai yelled, stepping in front of Sora.
"Pepper Breath!" "Spiral Twister!" "Blue Blaster!" "Boom Bubble!" "Super Shocker!" "Poison Ivy!" "Lightning Claw!" "Marching Fishes!"
The attacks managed to knock three of the five Alencimon out.
"Three down, two to go!!" Matt shouted.
"Lightning Blaze!" Thundramon yelled, knocking out the remaining two Alencimon. Myteramon had already left, even before the battle began.
"Who was that big icky bug thing that left?" Mimi asked, wiping sand off her dress.
"Believe it or not, that was the 5th Digimon in the prophecy, Myteramon." Thundramon answered.
Tai thought through the prophecy for a minute. ' "…and Love, with the strength of another, will prevail over evil…" What does that mean? Sora has the crest of Love, but what does it mean by "…with the strength of another…" ?" He thought to himself.
Izzy looked Myteramon up on the Digimon Analyzer. "That's peculiar. If Myteramon is an evil Digimon, then why is he of the Vaccine type?" Izzy exclaimed.
"Well you see, a few years ago Myteramon was a good Digimon; he sill is, inside. An evil Digimon called Durasythedamon turned him evil with his 'Evil Manipulation'." Thundramon explained.
"Durasythedamon you say, he's the guy we're up against now. His 'Evil Manipulation', it's kind of like Devimon's black gears, except it's much more powerful, right?" Izzy asked, his curiosity growing wider.
Thundramon nodded her head. "Yes, and I'm afraid that's what Durasythedamon's planning on doing to Viperumon." She replied fearfully.
Daylight was beginning to set in over the small group. Up ahead was a lush green jungle-like forest with a small waterfall and a lake. The water was crystal clear, reflecting the rising sun's hazy rays.
"Wow! Is that what I think it is?" Tai exclaimed.
"Yup. That's the Oasis." Thundramon replied.
~~~*~~~
"Maybe you should change him now, before he starts talking about that wretched prophecy again." Myteramon said in a pleading voice. He looked up at Durasythedamon with his dark brown eyes.
"Where do you get off telling me what to do?!" Durasythedamon roared, glaring down at the small mantis-like Digimon that was hovering slowly in the air. The small green and blue Digimon backed away just a little, flapping his wings harder and readying his blade-like arms; determined not to let any Digimon, great or small, to push him around. "Well nevermind that. Let's go see Viperumon." He folded down his huge, bat- like wings against his back and walked into the small dungeon.
"Durasssythedamon!!" Viperumon hissed.
"Yes Viperumon. Now's the time you see what real power is! Evil Manipulation!!" Durasythedamon growled. Viperumon's anguished cries filled the air and echoed through the small room. Viperumon's serene purple-red eyes began to glow a sickly crimson.
~~~*~~~
Seeing the beautiful Oasis, they all began to run. Thundramon reached the small lake first, letting Mimi and Kari off as the others arrived.
Matt placed his hand on Tai's shoulder. "Can we talk?" He whispered.
Tai shrugged his shoulders. "Sure." He said. Him and Matt walked over to a tree and sat down beside it.
"Did you have a good sleep last night Tai?" Matt asked, a slight grin on his face. Tai just stared at him.
"Yeah." He replied. "What's this about Matt?" He said in a suspicious tone. Matt laughed.
"I saw how you were sleeping last night." Matt said accusingly.
Tai swallowed hard. "Y-you did?" He croaked. Matt nodded his head.
"You like her don't you Tai?" Matt asked, more seriously now. Tai looked over at Sora, who was talking quietly with Mimi and blushed. "See, you're blushing." Matt taunted.
Tai looked over at Matt and faintly smiled. "Don't tell her Matt, please!" He begged. Matt laughed and nodded at Tai in agreement.
~~~*~~~
Sora looked over at Tai, who was talking with Matt, and sighed.
"Sora, what are you thinking about? Or should I say 'who' are you thinking about? It's Tai, isn't it?" Sora looked up to see that Mimi had sat down beside her.
Sora slowly nodded her head and blushed. "I don't think that Tai feels the same way that I feel about him. I don't think he loves me." She said sadly. Mimi's face grew shocked.
"What makes you think that Sora?" She quietly asked.
Sora looked surprised at Mimi's sincere question. "…I-I…I" She stammered.
"Well I believe he does love you Sora." Mimi stated matter-of- factly.
Sora looked at her with curious eyes. "Wha-what do you mean Mimi?" She asked slowly.
"The way Tai looks at you, how he acts around you, he really does care for you Sora. When you had been kidnapped by that horrible freakizoid Datamon, Tai was so determined to get you back; he even cried because he believed it was his fault that you had been kidnapped by that hunk of junk for a Digimon." Mimi smiled at Sora's surprised face. "And when you believed that your crest wouldn't glow, Matt told me how Tai tried to comfort you and how he wouldn't give up on you. And when Mammothmon attacked, Tai went with you and then he put his arm around you to protect you." Mimi said. Sora thought back to all of these memories.
"But that was years ago…"
"When we met up with Meteoramon and Corchirmon attacked, Tai pushed you out of harms' way. Also, when that big crab monster thing poisoned you, Tai stayed right beside you and he was the one who gave you the antidote. And just last night, when I woke up, you and Tai were sleeping beside each other and Tai had his arm around you." Mimi smiled. Sora stared at Mimi in disbelief, her eyes wide.
Sora then looked over at Tai, who was still talking to Matt. She smiled and then walked with Mimi over to Kari and Thundramon.
~~~*~~~
A 4 winged Digimon flew effortlessly through the cloudless sky. He had a propeller-like jet on his golden back and he circled around, reaching the jungle-like oasis that his itself in the almost barren desert. 'Orders are orders, the Alencimon failed, and my orders are to destroy the Digidestioned!' He thought as he flew closer. The needle-like feathers that covered his shimmering body quivered in the warming breeze.
He narrowed two of his wings, dropping slightly down, gliding with the other set of wings. The two wings that he was using to glide were bug-like, and the other two were bird-like. He moved down faster, readying to attack, starting with the bearers of the crests of Sincerity and Light.
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"Thundramon? Do you have the symbols of the crests on you like Meteoramon and Articamon?" Sora asked, stroking Thundramon's black mane.
"Yes. The symbol for the crest of Light is on my forehead and the crest of Sincerity on my hooves." She replied, lowering her head to let them see the symbol of the crest of Light on her forehead. Mimi kneeled down and looked down at the symbol of her crest on Thundramon's hooves.
Mimi gently touched it and it began to glow a faint green. She jumped back, surprised, and it stopped shining. 'Weird.' She thought.
Gomamon perked his white and purple ears, thinking he heard something. "Hey guys, I think I hear something." He said nervously.
Joe walked up to him. "Are you sure Gomamon?" He asked. He then could also hear something, and so could everyone else.
"Sounds like trouble!" Matt mused.
"It sounds like Falenumon!" Gabumon stated.
"And you're right Gabumon!" an eerie, scratchy voice said.
~~~*~~~
"Myteramon. I need to discuss some things with Viperumon. Go into the other room and wait." Durasythedamon said. Myteramon nodded his head then turned around, bolting quickly into the other room.
Viperumon raised his head and looked up at his new master, almost his equal. Durasythedamon's black and red scales gleamed and his sharp spikes reflected the light of the slowly burning fire. His massive brown wings were folded down, and the one, bright yellow scar showed up over his dark, cold eyes. He raised his tail and spoke. "Viperumon, according to the prophecy, which crest will cause Myteramon's digivolution into Saitoramon?" He said.
Viperumon raised his head higher. "The cressst of Love will caussse Myteramon'sss digivolution, but not that alone." He replied. His blood-red eyes glowed evilly.
Durasythedamon nodded, forgetting all about Viperumon's word of caution. He has heard what he wanted to hear from Viperumon. "Who is the child who posses the crest of Love?" He asked.
Viperumon's eyes began to glow a blazing red, as if he were reading the future. "The girl named Sssora, and cressst isss powered by her Love for one in the group." Viperumon replied.
"Which one?"
"The boy named Tai, who possessesss the cressst of Courage."
"Very good. You will destroy the one named Sora and the others will be weakened by the loss!" Durasythedamon roared. "Especially the one named Tai! Now go get Myteramon and Acomon. Myteramon will tell you my plans." He said evilly. Viperumon nodded then slithered out of the room in search of the mantis-like Myteramon and the mouse-like Acomon.
~~~*~~~
"What do you want Falenumon?" Gatomon shouted.
"Nothing but to destroy you!" Falenumon replied, landing in front of them.
"Falenumon is a Digimon who loves to fly, especially since he has 4 wings and a propeller that allows him to fly easily. He attacks his enemies with a powerful gust of wind called 'Wind Shock'." Tentomon informed.
"Thanks for introducing me Tentomon! Now you all get to go on a little trip-to death!" Falenumon shouted.
Thundramon reared up. "No you don't! Lightning Blaze!" She charged at Falenumon, a huge yellow aura of lightning surrounding her body as she ran. Falenumon laughed, flying up into the air,
"You're no good against me Thundramon. You can't fly. All you can do is run around on the ground." Falenumon smirked.
Mimi and Kari stepped forward. "You'll have to get through me and Gatomon first!" Kari yelled.
"Yeah. Me and Palmon too!" Mimi yelled.
Thundramon stood in front of them. "Me too." She said. Her blue eyes blazed like a shadowy fire.
"Gladly!" Falenumon said, diving towards them. Kari and Mimi's crests began to glow.
"Palmon digivolve to…………… Togemon!"
The two crests began to glow brighter. "Gatomon digivolve to…………… Angewomon!"
"Togemon digivolve to…………… Lillymon!"
"Thundramon digivolve to…………… Metalthundramon!"
The taller Metalthundramon stood up in front of the children. Her white head became encased in a silver-colored metal mask and a large, lightning bolt shaped metal horn appeared on her head, from out of her mask. Angewomon and Lillymon hovered above her.
Falenumon, realizing what had just happened, tried to pull out of his dive. His attempt wasn't successful. "Electric Light Blast!" Metalthundramon shouted. A blinding saffron light engulfed her like a yellow fire, throwing Falenumon back.
"All I can do is run around on the ground, huh?!" Metalthundramon sneered. Falenumon quickly regained his composure and flew up into the air.
"Oh no you don't golden boy! You're not the only flier here now! Lets go Angewomon!" Lillymon shouted, beating her small, leaf-like wings and flying higher into the air after Falenumon.
"Right!" Angewomon said, following Lillymon into the air.
The sky was bright and clear, almost peaceful even. The sterling silvery-white clouds blended perfectly with the glimmering blue hue of the sky. Small golden rays escaped from the burning sun, illuminating everything above and below.
"Wind Shock!" Falenumon shouted, disturbing the peaceful array of colors with a gray spiral of wind.
"You'll have to do better than that to get us!" Lillymon shouted, dodging the twister with ease. "Flower Cannon!"
Angewomon flew up beside her, readying her attack. "Celestial Arrow!"
"You haven't seen the best part of my attack yet…oof!" Falenumon yelped, getting slammed to the ground by the two attacks.
Lillymon and Angewomon cheered, then Falenumon's forgotten 'Wind Shock' reversed its course, turning around and hitting the two Digimon in the back. They fell to the ground, de-digivolving on the way.
"Oh Palmon!" Mimi yelled, catching Palmon.
"Gatomon!" Kari yelled running to her fallen friend. Sora stepped forward to help Kari, and Tai came with her, always standing between her and Falenumon. He knew his sister was too old for him to protect her, so he protected the other person he cared about the most.
Metalthundramon glared at Falenumon. "You'll pay for that." She growled in an angry tone.
Falenumon struggled to stand up. "This isn't over Metalthundramon. Just because the prophecy says you will win, that doesn't mean it's correct. Even if you defeat me, there is no way you're going to win against evil. Especially when you're good friend Viperumon will be the one you have to fight!" He growled.
Metalthundramon's eyes flared. "Metal Spark Wave!!" She shouted. Huge silver lightning bolts flashed in the sky, striking Metalthundramon's horn. The lightning then focused into a large blast of silver electricity, surrounding Falenumon and hitting him with more fury than a hurricane.
"You're never going to win!" Falenumon shouted as he disappeared into nothingness. Metalthundramon became Thundramon again and she slowly walked to the Digidestioned.
"Are you guys alright?" She asked, mostly focusing her question to Palmon and Gatomon.
"Yeah. I'm just a little tired and a lot hungry." Palmon said, rubbing her stomach. Everyone laughed.
Thundramon's face grew sullen. She looked sadly around the group. "We must try and fulfill the ancient prophecy." She said.
"That means we have to get Viperumon and Myteramon, right?" Izzy asked.
"Right."
Part 3: Shocking Discoveries!
1
It had been days, weeks, maybe even months that they had been searching for Thundramon. Mimi didn't know how long, all she knew was that the heat of the savanna, even with the cool breeze, was too much for her. Palmon and Kari were walking beside her. Palmon looked as if she hadn't had any water for years, and Kari looked equally as bad. The short grass on the parched ground waved slightly in the lingering breeze. The cool wind felt good, but not good enough.
Short, almost leafless trees appeared here and there on the grassland, but they didn't provide much shade.
"Tai, can we like, stop somewhere? All this heat is too much for me." Mimi said. She looked around at her panting friends.
"Me too." Kari agreed. She was standing with Gatomon, Mimi, T.K., and Matt.
Tai turned around and looked back, stopping the slowly moving procession. "How're are we supposed to ever find Thundramon if we keep stopping?" He asked, also exhausted himself.
"Maybe Thundramon will find us instead. This heat is going to make us too weak to look for her anyways Tai. We should rest." Izzy stated from somewhere in the back of the line.
"Fine. When we reach that small group of trees over there we can rest." Tai replied, pointing ahead.
"What small group of trees? There are only two trees there!" Matt replied sarcasticly.
"Very funny Matt." Tai said, rolling his eyes.
"Thank you." Matt replied, smiling. Tai rolled his eyes again.
They began to walk again and finally reached the 'small group of trees'.
Mimi walked up to one of the two trees and sat on the shady side. She took off her pink hat and put her hair up in a ponytail. Palmon sat beside her, breathing a sigh of relief to be out of the sun. "Aaaahhh…this is much better..." Palmon said. Mimi began talking about her trips to the beach, and Palmon, unnoticed by Mimi, dozed off.
Kari sat beside Mimi, Gatomon in her lap. She too had fallen asleep in the refreshing shade of the tree. Matt and T.K. lay in front of them, Matt gently playing his harmonica while T.K. slept beside him with Patamon and Gabumon. He yawned, putting away his harmonica and laying down, letting sleep take him over. Mimi had gotten tired of talking to herself and had fallen asleep in mid-sentence.
"First we're chased by a freak monster in a thunderstorm, then we go to a frozen island with a huge crab monster, and now this!" Joe complained, taking off his glassed and laying down beside Gomamon, grumbling something about being allergic to deadly adventures, as he slept into dreamland.
Sora walked over to the other tree, its grayish bark rough and peeling off. Biyomon and Agumon lay asleep in front of her, the cool breeze ruffling Biyomon's soft feathers. Sora smiled, the cool breeze felt nice.
"Tai, almost everyone has fallen asleep. I think it would be wise if we travel during the night when it's cooler, that way we won't exhaust ourselves out in the hot sun." Izzy said to Tai.
"That's why you're the genius!" Tai laughed. He looked over at Sora by the tree.
Sora noticed that the sun was getting higher in the sky, and the bright sun was beginning to creep over to her from the left as the tree's shadow disappeared. Suddenly, a shadow took over the light that had begun to cover her body. She looked up and was surprised to see Tai standing there, blocking the blazing heat of the sun from reaching Sora's body.
"Tai!?" She said in surprise. He sat down beside her, still blocking the sun's bright rays. "What are you doing Tai?" She asked, leaning her body against the small tree and turning to face Tai.
"I don't want you to have to suffer in the sun's heat." Tai answered, smiling at her. He leaned against the tree also, facing Sora.
"But now the sun's on you!" Sora said softly, touching his arm. It was hot from the warmth of the sun. He smiled a reassuring smile, placing his hand on hers.
"Nothing I can't handle." He said. Sora smiled, then softly yawned. "Go to sleep Sora." He said, lightly squeezing her hand. He noticed her eyelids slightly drooping. "You need the rest."
"But someone needs to keep watch." She sleepily argued, yawning again.
"I'll do it." Izzy stated, walking up to them. "You both look tired. Besides, I have some research to do on my computer."
Tai nodded and looked over at Sora, who had already fallen asleep. He smiled, falling asleep also.
Izzy walked back over to Tentomon, who had dozed off on the dry grass. 'As I suspected, those two feel the same way about each other, but aren't willing to admit it to each other or to go that deep into their true feelings.' Izzy thought, smiling at the two sleeping next to each other.
~~~*~~~
A white horse-like Digimon, with a mane and tail as black as night, ran through the brittle grass on her long legs. 'Where is he?' She thought. Bright yellow lightning bolt shaped stripes zigzagged across her body, crossing onto her mane. Her mystical, dark blue eyes looked around franticly, seeing nothing but grass, sand, and a few trees. 'Maybe he went into the desert.' She continued to think, running for the sandy stretch of dry desert to the east. 'Or he may be in the Oasis, further out.' Her long, elegant ebony colored tail waved in the wind she was creating by her great speed.
'Wait!' She thought, slowing to a stop. 'There are children and Digimon by those trees. They must be the Digidestioned!'
~~~*~~~
"Durasythedamon. Raydemon has been destroyed by Articamon, who digivolved because the crests of Hope and Friendship united. Articamon has brought them to Modemar in search of Thundramon." Myteramon said in a hard tone.
Durasythedamon growled. "You better make sure that the crests of Sincerity and Light don't glow in unison. They must not find Thundramon. Go, send the Alencimon out. Tell Falenumon to be ready to attack if the Alencimon fail. Then go see how our little 'guest', Viperumon, is doing."
Myteramon nodded, then ran to the area that the Alencimon and Falenumon were hiding out.
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Silent shadows flowed over the quieting grassland. Mimi woke up to find that the intense heat was gone, but a cool chill had se in. she lightly shivered as she looked at the brightly burning fire that Izzy had started while on duty. She looked around at her fiends. Izzy was awake and still typing on his computer, and Joe was asleep and snoring loudly. Matt had woken up; he was softly rubbing his eyes. Both Kari and T.K. were still sound asleep, and so were all of the Digimon. That only left Tai and Sora.
Mimi looked over at the other tree that was a few feet away from her and giggled. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, as not to spoil the moment.
"What is it?" Matt whispered, looking at Mimi with a quizzical look. Mimi put a finger up to her lips and pointed towards Sora and Tai. Matt looked and saw what Mimi had seen.
Sora was curled up in a small ball, lying her head on the tree, facing Tai. Tai was lying beside her with his arm around her.
Matt wasn't 'jealous' of Tai like he would've been a few months earlier. He was actually rooting for Tai and Sora. Through all the adventures in the Digiworld, Matt finally realized that the 'feelings' that he had felt for Sora weren't true Love like the feelings Tai felt for her. They were feelings kind of like brotherly Love, except the fact that Sora was a girl. Matt cared for and respected Sora like a sister, and as a good friend. He looked at them, cuddled together. 'Sora looks as if she doesn't even know that Tai is holding her; maybe she doesn't.' He thought.
He silently laughed and looked back over to Mimi, who was trying to restrain back more of her giggles. Both Matt and Mimi laid back down, pretending to sleep, when they saw Tai stir.
Tai opened his eyes and realized that he had been holding Sora. A small blush crept over his face as he slowly sat up, reluctantly taking his arm off her. He felt something soft and warm in his left hand. He smiled as he saw he was still holding her hand in his own. He lightly caressed her soft skin with his thumb. He then slowly and carefully let go, as not to wake her up; and he just sat there, staring at her sleeping figure.
Sora felt a cool chill run down her back. She quietly shivered and then looked up at Tai beside her. "Tai?" She groggily mumbled.
"I'm glad you're up Sora. Did you sleep well?" Tai asked, helping her to her feet. She slowly nodded her head and smiled, barely visible in the dim firelight. Tai smiled in response. "I'm glad you did. Can you help me wake the others up" He asked, looking into her beautiful eyes. She nodded again and smiled, walking over to Biyomon and Agumon, softly shaking them out of their sleep.
Tai walked over and attempted to shake Joe and Gomamon out of their sleep while Sora walked over to Mimi and Kari. Mimi sat up and almost burst out laughing and Matt put a finger up to his lips to signal for her to be quiet. She nodded in response and then shook Palmon up.
Kari sat up and yawned. "Did you have a good rest Kari?" Sora asked. Gatomon stood up and stretched.
"Yeah. I had a weird dream, but I don't remember it now." Kari replied, standing up. She looked over at Tai, who was looking in their direction, and then up at Sora. "I thought I saw my brother with his arm arou…." Kari said, looking up at Mimi who had thrown her hand over Kari's mouth.
"That must've been your dream Kari…" Mimi said, putting a finger up to her lips to signal to Kari not to tell Sora, and then quickly pulled her hand off Kari's mouth.
"Oh yeah…" Kari said. She listened to Mimi, but didn't know why she didn't want her to tell Sora. Sora looked at them with a quizzical glance; then shrugged, walking over to Biyomon.
Tai had finally gotten Joe and Gomamon up and was trying to get Matt up; who was already awake, just trying to give Tai a hard time. Tai gave up and walked over to T.K. and Patamon, easily waking them up. 'That just leaves Matt…' Tai thought to himself just as he felt someone's hand on his shoulder. Tai turned around to see Matt, laughing hysterically. He was almost rolling on the ground with laughter. Tai just rolled his eyes.
"You've been up the whole time, haven't you Matt?!" Tai said in a tone of disbelief. Matt nodded his head and burst out laughing again.
"Come on guys. We have to get going before the sun comes up." Izzy said, walking up to Tai and Matt with Sora behind him. Sora was lightly laughing at Matt's joke.
Tai smiled at her. "Thanks Sora." He said sarcasticly.
"I'm sorry Tai, but he got you good that time!" Sora said, she smiled at him and continued to laugh. Tai began to laugh with her, as did everyone else.
~~~*~~~
The horse-like Digimon trotted slowly up to the Digidestioned, who were all enjoying a good laugh. The bright moonlight made her white skin look almost if it were glowing in the dark of the night.
"Hey Izzy, who's that?" Someone asked.
"That's who we've been looking for. It's Thundramon!" Izzy explained.
"Wow, she's beautiful!" Sora exclaimed.
Thundramon smiled. 'I'm going to like this group of kids.' She thought, quickly running up to them. 'So you're the Digidestioned?"
"Yup, that's us." Tai answered.
"So you know about the uniting of the crests?" She asked, looking around. They all nodded. "Then which of you have the crests of Sincerity and Light?"
"I do!" Mimi and Kari said at the same time, stepping forward.
Thundramon smiled. "You all look tired and thirsty. Do you want me to bring you to the Oasis?" She asked.
"Yeah!!" They all cheered.
~~~*~~~
Myteramon walked into the dimly lit dungeon cell that Viperumon was in. Viperumon was curled up in the corner, thinking of past memories. He shot his head up when he heard Myteramon, his old friend, enter.
"Myteramon. What do you want?" He growled viciously.
Myteramon raised his blade-like arm up to his chest in an astonished fashion. "Snappy aren't we? I was just seeing how you are enjoying your 'room' Viperumon. It'll be much better after Durasythedamon uses his 'Evil Manipulation" on you and turns you evil. Then you won't have to stay in this small dungeon cell." Viperumon's eyes widened at Myteramon's words.
"That'sss it! Durasssythedamon usssed hisss 'Evil Manipulation' on you! Don't you remember, you're not an evil Digimon! You are one of the onesss in the prophecy with me and the other three!" Viperumon hissed, recalling the old prophecy.
Myteramon backed up. "NO! You're wrong Viperumon! That prophecy is wrong! We will destroy the Digidestioned, and you will help us!!" With that Myteramon left, locking the steel door behind him.
Viperumon coiled back up in the corner. 'Yesss, it all makesss sssenssse now!!' He thought.
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The 8 Digidestioned kids and their Digimon friends walked along through the darkened desert with their new Digimon friend, Thundramon. Mimi and Kari were riding on her back, since their crests would cause her digivolution. Matt and T.K. were standing on one side of Thundramon while Joe and Izzy were by her other side. Lastly, Tai and Sora walked beside each other behind her.
"So Thundramon, you were looking for Viperumon when you spotted us. How come you know Viperumon and it seems that you don't know the other Digimon?" Izzy asked, curious.
"Me and Viperumon live on the same continent. I know Articamon and Meteoramon well; we're all good friends. It's all part of an ancient prophecy." Thundramon replied.
"Not another prophecy!" Joe moaned.
"This prophecy says: 'One will be lost, then the 5 will rise, 4 of them with their assigned virtues. When this isn't enough, the 5th will return to its rightful place; and Love, with the strength of another, will prevail over evil, bringing back what was lost.' I don't quite understand all of it though. If Viperumon was here he could explain it better to you than I can." Thundramon said. Izzy quickly typed the prophecy on his computer.
"Do you know who the 5 are in the prophecy?" Matt asked.
"Yes. 4 of them are Meteoramon, Articamon, me, and Viperumon." She answered.
"Then who's the 5th one?" T.K. asked.
"…Myteramon…" Thundramon replied.
"You called Thundramon?" Myteramon said in a menacing voice as he flew above them. Thundramon looked up as five Alencimon jumped out of the cool sand, surrounding them.
"Alencimon!" Gabumon shouted. "Blue Blaster!" He hit on of the small Alencimon, but it recovered quickly from the blow.
"Attack all at once!" Tai yelled, stepping in front of Sora.
"Pepper Breath!" "Spiral Twister!" "Blue Blaster!" "Boom Bubble!" "Super Shocker!" "Poison Ivy!" "Lightning Claw!" "Marching Fishes!"
The attacks managed to knock three of the five Alencimon out.
"Three down, two to go!!" Matt shouted.
"Lightning Blaze!" Thundramon yelled, knocking out the remaining two Alencimon. Myteramon had already left, even before the battle began.
"Who was that big icky bug thing that left?" Mimi asked, wiping sand off her dress.
"Believe it or not, that was the 5th Digimon in the prophecy, Myteramon." Thundramon answered.
Tai thought through the prophecy for a minute. ' "…and Love, with the strength of another, will prevail over evil…" What does that mean? Sora has the crest of Love, but what does it mean by "…with the strength of another…" ?" He thought to himself.
Izzy looked Myteramon up on the Digimon Analyzer. "That's peculiar. If Myteramon is an evil Digimon, then why is he of the Vaccine type?" Izzy exclaimed.
"Well you see, a few years ago Myteramon was a good Digimon; he sill is, inside. An evil Digimon called Durasythedamon turned him evil with his 'Evil Manipulation'." Thundramon explained.
"Durasythedamon you say, he's the guy we're up against now. His 'Evil Manipulation', it's kind of like Devimon's black gears, except it's much more powerful, right?" Izzy asked, his curiosity growing wider.
Thundramon nodded her head. "Yes, and I'm afraid that's what Durasythedamon's planning on doing to Viperumon." She replied fearfully.
Daylight was beginning to set in over the small group. Up ahead was a lush green jungle-like forest with a small waterfall and a lake. The water was crystal clear, reflecting the rising sun's hazy rays.
"Wow! Is that what I think it is?" Tai exclaimed.
"Yup. That's the Oasis." Thundramon replied.
~~~*~~~
"Maybe you should change him now, before he starts talking about that wretched prophecy again." Myteramon said in a pleading voice. He looked up at Durasythedamon with his dark brown eyes.
"Where do you get off telling me what to do?!" Durasythedamon roared, glaring down at the small mantis-like Digimon that was hovering slowly in the air. The small green and blue Digimon backed away just a little, flapping his wings harder and readying his blade-like arms; determined not to let any Digimon, great or small, to push him around. "Well nevermind that. Let's go see Viperumon." He folded down his huge, bat- like wings against his back and walked into the small dungeon.
"Durasssythedamon!!" Viperumon hissed.
"Yes Viperumon. Now's the time you see what real power is! Evil Manipulation!!" Durasythedamon growled. Viperumon's anguished cries filled the air and echoed through the small room. Viperumon's serene purple-red eyes began to glow a sickly crimson.
~~~*~~~
Seeing the beautiful Oasis, they all began to run. Thundramon reached the small lake first, letting Mimi and Kari off as the others arrived.
Matt placed his hand on Tai's shoulder. "Can we talk?" He whispered.
Tai shrugged his shoulders. "Sure." He said. Him and Matt walked over to a tree and sat down beside it.
"Did you have a good sleep last night Tai?" Matt asked, a slight grin on his face. Tai just stared at him.
"Yeah." He replied. "What's this about Matt?" He said in a suspicious tone. Matt laughed.
"I saw how you were sleeping last night." Matt said accusingly.
Tai swallowed hard. "Y-you did?" He croaked. Matt nodded his head.
"You like her don't you Tai?" Matt asked, more seriously now. Tai looked over at Sora, who was talking quietly with Mimi and blushed. "See, you're blushing." Matt taunted.
Tai looked over at Matt and faintly smiled. "Don't tell her Matt, please!" He begged. Matt laughed and nodded at Tai in agreement.
~~~*~~~
Sora looked over at Tai, who was talking with Matt, and sighed.
"Sora, what are you thinking about? Or should I say 'who' are you thinking about? It's Tai, isn't it?" Sora looked up to see that Mimi had sat down beside her.
Sora slowly nodded her head and blushed. "I don't think that Tai feels the same way that I feel about him. I don't think he loves me." She said sadly. Mimi's face grew shocked.
"What makes you think that Sora?" She quietly asked.
Sora looked surprised at Mimi's sincere question. "…I-I…I" She stammered.
"Well I believe he does love you Sora." Mimi stated matter-of- factly.
Sora looked at her with curious eyes. "Wha-what do you mean Mimi?" She asked slowly.
"The way Tai looks at you, how he acts around you, he really does care for you Sora. When you had been kidnapped by that horrible freakizoid Datamon, Tai was so determined to get you back; he even cried because he believed it was his fault that you had been kidnapped by that hunk of junk for a Digimon." Mimi smiled at Sora's surprised face. "And when you believed that your crest wouldn't glow, Matt told me how Tai tried to comfort you and how he wouldn't give up on you. And when Mammothmon attacked, Tai went with you and then he put his arm around you to protect you." Mimi said. Sora thought back to all of these memories.
"But that was years ago…"
"When we met up with Meteoramon and Corchirmon attacked, Tai pushed you out of harms' way. Also, when that big crab monster thing poisoned you, Tai stayed right beside you and he was the one who gave you the antidote. And just last night, when I woke up, you and Tai were sleeping beside each other and Tai had his arm around you." Mimi smiled. Sora stared at Mimi in disbelief, her eyes wide.
Sora then looked over at Tai, who was still talking to Matt. She smiled and then walked with Mimi over to Kari and Thundramon.
~~~*~~~
A 4 winged Digimon flew effortlessly through the cloudless sky. He had a propeller-like jet on his golden back and he circled around, reaching the jungle-like oasis that his itself in the almost barren desert. 'Orders are orders, the Alencimon failed, and my orders are to destroy the Digidestioned!' He thought as he flew closer. The needle-like feathers that covered his shimmering body quivered in the warming breeze.
He narrowed two of his wings, dropping slightly down, gliding with the other set of wings. The two wings that he was using to glide were bug-like, and the other two were bird-like. He moved down faster, readying to attack, starting with the bearers of the crests of Sincerity and Light.
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"Thundramon? Do you have the symbols of the crests on you like Meteoramon and Articamon?" Sora asked, stroking Thundramon's black mane.
"Yes. The symbol for the crest of Light is on my forehead and the crest of Sincerity on my hooves." She replied, lowering her head to let them see the symbol of the crest of Light on her forehead. Mimi kneeled down and looked down at the symbol of her crest on Thundramon's hooves.
Mimi gently touched it and it began to glow a faint green. She jumped back, surprised, and it stopped shining. 'Weird.' She thought.
Gomamon perked his white and purple ears, thinking he heard something. "Hey guys, I think I hear something." He said nervously.
Joe walked up to him. "Are you sure Gomamon?" He asked. He then could also hear something, and so could everyone else.
"Sounds like trouble!" Matt mused.
"It sounds like Falenumon!" Gabumon stated.
"And you're right Gabumon!" an eerie, scratchy voice said.
~~~*~~~
"Myteramon. I need to discuss some things with Viperumon. Go into the other room and wait." Durasythedamon said. Myteramon nodded his head then turned around, bolting quickly into the other room.
Viperumon raised his head and looked up at his new master, almost his equal. Durasythedamon's black and red scales gleamed and his sharp spikes reflected the light of the slowly burning fire. His massive brown wings were folded down, and the one, bright yellow scar showed up over his dark, cold eyes. He raised his tail and spoke. "Viperumon, according to the prophecy, which crest will cause Myteramon's digivolution into Saitoramon?" He said.
Viperumon raised his head higher. "The cressst of Love will caussse Myteramon'sss digivolution, but not that alone." He replied. His blood-red eyes glowed evilly.
Durasythedamon nodded, forgetting all about Viperumon's word of caution. He has heard what he wanted to hear from Viperumon. "Who is the child who posses the crest of Love?" He asked.
Viperumon's eyes began to glow a blazing red, as if he were reading the future. "The girl named Sssora, and cressst isss powered by her Love for one in the group." Viperumon replied.
"Which one?"
"The boy named Tai, who possessesss the cressst of Courage."
"Very good. You will destroy the one named Sora and the others will be weakened by the loss!" Durasythedamon roared. "Especially the one named Tai! Now go get Myteramon and Acomon. Myteramon will tell you my plans." He said evilly. Viperumon nodded then slithered out of the room in search of the mantis-like Myteramon and the mouse-like Acomon.
~~~*~~~
"What do you want Falenumon?" Gatomon shouted.
"Nothing but to destroy you!" Falenumon replied, landing in front of them.
"Falenumon is a Digimon who loves to fly, especially since he has 4 wings and a propeller that allows him to fly easily. He attacks his enemies with a powerful gust of wind called 'Wind Shock'." Tentomon informed.
"Thanks for introducing me Tentomon! Now you all get to go on a little trip-to death!" Falenumon shouted.
Thundramon reared up. "No you don't! Lightning Blaze!" She charged at Falenumon, a huge yellow aura of lightning surrounding her body as she ran. Falenumon laughed, flying up into the air,
"You're no good against me Thundramon. You can't fly. All you can do is run around on the ground." Falenumon smirked.
Mimi and Kari stepped forward. "You'll have to get through me and Gatomon first!" Kari yelled.
"Yeah. Me and Palmon too!" Mimi yelled.
Thundramon stood in front of them. "Me too." She said. Her blue eyes blazed like a shadowy fire.
"Gladly!" Falenumon said, diving towards them. Kari and Mimi's crests began to glow.
"Palmon digivolve to…………… Togemon!"
The two crests began to glow brighter. "Gatomon digivolve to…………… Angewomon!"
"Togemon digivolve to…………… Lillymon!"
"Thundramon digivolve to…………… Metalthundramon!"
The taller Metalthundramon stood up in front of the children. Her white head became encased in a silver-colored metal mask and a large, lightning bolt shaped metal horn appeared on her head, from out of her mask. Angewomon and Lillymon hovered above her.
Falenumon, realizing what had just happened, tried to pull out of his dive. His attempt wasn't successful. "Electric Light Blast!" Metalthundramon shouted. A blinding saffron light engulfed her like a yellow fire, throwing Falenumon back.
"All I can do is run around on the ground, huh?!" Metalthundramon sneered. Falenumon quickly regained his composure and flew up into the air.
"Oh no you don't golden boy! You're not the only flier here now! Lets go Angewomon!" Lillymon shouted, beating her small, leaf-like wings and flying higher into the air after Falenumon.
"Right!" Angewomon said, following Lillymon into the air.
The sky was bright and clear, almost peaceful even. The sterling silvery-white clouds blended perfectly with the glimmering blue hue of the sky. Small golden rays escaped from the burning sun, illuminating everything above and below.
"Wind Shock!" Falenumon shouted, disturbing the peaceful array of colors with a gray spiral of wind.
"You'll have to do better than that to get us!" Lillymon shouted, dodging the twister with ease. "Flower Cannon!"
Angewomon flew up beside her, readying her attack. "Celestial Arrow!"
"You haven't seen the best part of my attack yet…oof!" Falenumon yelped, getting slammed to the ground by the two attacks.
Lillymon and Angewomon cheered, then Falenumon's forgotten 'Wind Shock' reversed its course, turning around and hitting the two Digimon in the back. They fell to the ground, de-digivolving on the way.
"Oh Palmon!" Mimi yelled, catching Palmon.
"Gatomon!" Kari yelled running to her fallen friend. Sora stepped forward to help Kari, and Tai came with her, always standing between her and Falenumon. He knew his sister was too old for him to protect her, so he protected the other person he cared about the most.
Metalthundramon glared at Falenumon. "You'll pay for that." She growled in an angry tone.
Falenumon struggled to stand up. "This isn't over Metalthundramon. Just because the prophecy says you will win, that doesn't mean it's correct. Even if you defeat me, there is no way you're going to win against evil. Especially when you're good friend Viperumon will be the one you have to fight!" He growled.
Metalthundramon's eyes flared. "Metal Spark Wave!!" She shouted. Huge silver lightning bolts flashed in the sky, striking Metalthundramon's horn. The lightning then focused into a large blast of silver electricity, surrounding Falenumon and hitting him with more fury than a hurricane.
"You're never going to win!" Falenumon shouted as he disappeared into nothingness. Metalthundramon became Thundramon again and she slowly walked to the Digidestioned.
"Are you guys alright?" She asked, mostly focusing her question to Palmon and Gatomon.
"Yeah. I'm just a little tired and a lot hungry." Palmon said, rubbing her stomach. Everyone laughed.
Thundramon's face grew sullen. She looked sadly around the group. "We must try and fulfill the ancient prophecy." She said.
"That means we have to get Viperumon and Myteramon, right?" Izzy asked.
"Right."