A Power From The Past

Last Time: Rukato went up against Ingermon & francally, was getting the crap beat out of them. Kaiba transformed into Super Kaiba & tried to help out, but Sonicamon wouldn't let him. He said he should wait till Kaiba uses the D-Saber; whatever that is! Rukato got the upper hand on Ingermon again, but the demon beast was too powerful to be get taken down. And using his Desolation Destroyer, Ingermon caused the fused Tamer to defuse. He also said that if the Tamers & digimon got stronger, he would fight them again on Earth in three days. I sure hope that they are ready for his challenge.

Episode 12: Extreme Measures

Kaiba, Kazu, Henry, & Jeri kept on worrying about what Ingermon said. "I still can't believe what just happened!" said Jeri. "I know what you mean, Jeri!" said Kazu, "Rukato is the strongest Tamer we got! And they got taken down far too easily!" "Yeah, and he wants us to wait for three days just so he can beat us up again?" asked Henry. "Maybe not," replied Kaiba. The others turned around to look at him. "What are you talking, dude?" asked Kazu. "Ingermon's gotten a lot stronger since I last fought him," Kaiba explained, "So, in order for us to beat him, we have to get even stronger." "And just how are we gonna do that?" asked Henry, "You saw what just happen!" While Henry was talkin', Jeri, Kazu & the digimon saw Takato & Rika in bad shape. "Henry, sweeheart?" said Jeri, "We'll talk about this later, right now we need heal Takato & Rika up!"

The Tamers & digimon walked up to Takato & Rika, who was in very, very, bad shape. "Are they ok?" asked Guilmon as Renamon checked their pulse. "They're still breathing," she said, "But it's gonna be a long while before they can recover." "We don't have a long while, Renamon," informed Kaiba as he pulled out a card, "Get ready, Sonicamon!" Sonicamon walked up to Takato & Rika & placed both of his hands on both. "You guys might want to stand back," informed Kaiba as the Tamers & digimon did, "Digi-Modify! Plasma Energy..............Activate!"

As soon as the card was slashed, plasma energy surrounded Takato & Rika's body. "So, what does this plasma energy do?" asked Henry. "Plasma Energy is used for battle or for healing!" explained Kaiba, "When it's used for healing, strength is restored to its maximum, making the person or digimon, twice as lethal!" When the plasma ended, Takato & Rika opened their eyes & sat up. "Are you okay?" asked Jeri. Neither Takato nor Rika said anything. Takato's head was hurtin' pretty badly & Rika just sat with her head down. "Come on, you guys!" said Henry, "There no time to be sulking! We need to come up with a plan!" "What's the point?" asked Rika. "Rika's right!" said Takato still feeling his headaches, "Two Megas couldn't even keep him down & Rukato was no match against him!" "So what's the point of making a plan?!" shouted Rika, "We just gonna get our butts kicked again!"

She was right. No matter how hard they tried, Ingermon would still be invicible. "It's my fault," said Kaiba as everyone looked at him. "What do you mean, 'your fault'?" asked Kazu. "If I would of told you about Ingermon a little bit earlier," Kaiba explained, "We would have been ready; about his ability to absorb infomation data on humans & digimon. He very inunique." "Speaking of which, Kaiba," said Henry, "The way your saying about Ingermon, you saying that he's not made from a digi-egg. How was he created?" "I'm not sure exactly, but about a year ago, Azulogmon told me that another digimon created him by bits of data of other digimon, that were defeated in battle. But when it comes abosrbing digimon data, he can only hold it for a limited of time because his body was never stable." "And you're saying human data is better to absorb?" asked Takato as Kaiba nodded. "Still, we gonna lose anyway!" said Rika. "Maybe not," said Sonicamon, we still have a chance!" "OK," said Terriermon, "Did Kaiba put too much sugar in your Kool-aid again?" "I'm serious, BIG EARS!" yelled Sonicamon, "There a weapon just a few miles from here, that can help us in our training! Follow me & I'll show you!"

And so, Sonicamon did as the others followed him.

----Later----

The Tamers & digimon followed Sonicamon to an Oasis, just a few miles from the land of the Digimon Sovereign. "Man, I haven't been here for a while," informed Kaiba. "What is this place?" asked Rika. "This's Sonicamon's secret hideout," explained Kaiba, "He never shows it to me `til he feels like!" Then Sonicamon found something shiny. "There it is!" he said. "A sword?" asked Renamon. "Not just any sword, Renamon," said Kaiba, "This is the legendary sword of the Digital World. We call it the D- Saber!" "D- Saber?" asked Guilmon as Kaiba nodded. "This sword is so powerful, it can slaughter a digimon in mere seconds!" he explained. "This sword is so puny!" said Kazu, "What makes it so powerful?" "I'll show you, Kazu," Kaiba said as he threw the D-Saber at him, "Catch!" As Kazu caught the saber, he fell to the ground like a rocket. The others narrow their eyes at Kazu & sweatdropped. "You've got to be kidding me!" Kazu said trying to get up, "This sword weighs a ton!" "Actually, it's 3 Tons!" replied Kaiba, "You see, before anyone could fight with the D-Saber, they to get used to the weight of it!"

"So, what you're saying is that we have to train with this for the next three days?" asked Kazu. "Not you, Kazu," said Kaiba shaking his head, "Just Henry, Jeri, Takato & Rika will train with it. Since they are 6 of us, we'll be training in groups of 2. Rika will be with Takato, Jeri will be with Henry, & Kazu will be with me." "Ah, how come I can't train with the D-Saber?" whined Kazu. "When I'm done with you, Kazu, you won't need to train with it!" replied Kaiba, "So quit whining! Henry! Jeri! You guys will be using the D-Saber first for a day & a half, then when that is over, give it to Takato & Rika! Just 2 or 3 hours before our battle, we'll meet back on Earth!" The four Tamers nodded in agreement. "Alright, guys!" said Takato, "See you in three days!"

---Training: 1st day---

"Alright, Kaiba," said Kazu, "What am I gonna do first?" "What you're gonna do first, is just sit here for now," ordered Kaiba. "What? But how come?" whined Kazu. "I have to go ahead & train myself for a while. When I come back, I'll train you! I'll see you tomorrow! Let's go Sonicamon!" Then he & Sonicamon ran off to train. "Ah man! Why do I always get the hard ones?" whined Kazu. "That's what you get for running off at the mouth!" replied Gardromon. "Oh, shut up!"

---Henry & Jeri---

Henry was training with the D-Saber & Jeri was using her Lionsaber as they were training in sword techniques. Jeri had finished her D-Saber training just a few minutes ago, after having 10 hours. "Boy, Jeri's doing extremely well," said Terriermon. "So is Henry," said Leomon, "But don't slack off. Pretty soon, we'll be doing some training as well."

---Takato & Rika---

"Digi-Modify!"

"Crystal Fire Activate!"

"Crystal Fire!" yelled Renamon as she fired a blue fireball at Guilmon. "Pyrosphere!" shouted Guilmon as his fireball connected with Renamon as it exploded. "Good work, Guilmon," said Rika, "Keep up your defense!" Rika told Takato that she would be training the digimon while Takato did his own. Every now & then, she would turn around to look at her love training like he never trained before. (Wow!) she thought, (Look at him go!) Rika would blush for a minute then turn back to help train the digimon.

---Training: 2nd day: Noon---

Kaiba & Sonicamon were getting pretty worn out of their own training because Sonicamon could barely breathe & Kaiba's clothes were tattered. "You did pretty good, Sonicamon," said Kaiba. "So did you," Sonicamon said, "Now you're gonna have to train Kazu, like I have to train Gardromon." Then they headed back to Kazu & Gardromon.

Minutes later, "Kazu, it's time!" said Kaiba. Then he grabbed a bamboo stick & gave it to him. "You will be using this in our training," he also explained, "....for the next few hours." "You mean I'll be training with you non-stop....." asked Kazu, "....while Gardromon trains with Sonicamon?" "That's right! I'm also a very strict trainer! If you're eating or sleeping, you'll be training with me! Now, let's get started!" (Ah, man!) thought Kazu, (What have I gotten myself into?)

----Henry & Jeri----

After given the D-Saber to Takato & Rika, Henry & Jeri started training Terriermon, who digivolved into Gargomon, & Leomon. "Leomon, keep attacking!" ordered Jeri. "Gargomon! Defend & attack!" ordered Henry. "I've been doing this for the past 6 hours now!" Gargomon yelled. "It's the only way we'll keep our edge against Ingremon!" replied Leomon. "Oh, I hate it when this always happen to me!" said Gargomon.

----Takato & Rika----

Rika (as the Digimon Queen) trained with Renamon & Guilmon in hand to hand. Meanwhile, Takato ( as the Digimon King) was busy mastering the weight of the D-Saber. Suddenly, Rika, Renamon & Guilmon stopped to see that Takato was handling the D-Saber like it was no problem. Just in 3 hours, Takato mastered a 3-Ton sword that Kaiba couldn't master in that time. (I don't believe it!) thought Rika, (I can feel his energy go up dramatically in just three hours! He's good!)

Then, after a few more minutes with Takato stopped & said, "Rika! Come here!" Rika did what he asked. "Takato, what's up?" she asked. "It's your turn now. I want you to do the best that you can." "I'll try my best." "But Rika, I don't want you to do your training here." "Huh?" said Rika, "Gogglehead, what are you saying?" "What I'm saying is I want you to go train over there!" Takato said as pointed toward a mountain. "That's Golemon Rock!" said Renamon, "Takato! You want her to train there?" "I think Takato's right, Renamon," said Guilmon, "If Rika wants to get stronger, she has to train like never before." Takato nodded in agreement, then put his hands on her shoulders. "Rika," he said, "I'm asking you this. I want you to train by yourself for the 12 hours on that mountain. Then when you're done, you'll train with that sword against me!" "Are you saying that...." said Rika while blushing a little. "....yes, Rika," finished Takato, "I want you to become stronger than me!"

Rika was stunned at his response. He wanted her to become stronger than him?! "But, Takato! That's impossible!" she said, "And what about Renamon?" "Don't worry about her," Takato replied, "She's gonna stay with me & Guilmon." Rika looked in his eyes & realized that he wanted her to be stronger. "Alright, Takato," she said silently, "I'll do it." Then after agreeing with each other, they both kissed. Then Rika walked toward Golemon Rock until.... "Rika, wait!" yelled Takato. She turned around while Takato yelled out, "It'll be a best idea to not transform during your training. But if you must, I understand!"

Then Takato watched his girlfriend start her own training. Not only to become stronger & better, but to help Takato whenever he needed it.................

(Narrator: As Rika heads off toward Golemon Rock, question plauged her mind: Will she become ever stronger than Takato? And what about the other Tamers? Will they be in tip-top shape? Find out on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!)

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Takato: Hey! This is Takato! I know that we're supposed to be training for our battle against Ingermon, but on the next Digimon, Rika goes off on her own adventure! During her training, she finds a place called Arabimon village, which the Arabimon are looking for this book called The Principles of Lust. But the Arabimon aren't the only ones who are looking for it! So join Rika for part 1 of her miniseries: The Rika Nonaka Adventures! Next time on Digimon: Digital Monsters!