Great Rescue
The next day, everyone was heading towards the edge of the desert. Lawrence had assured them that there was a small colony of Monzaemon there, and that they would be able to get some food and other provisions for their journey. Not to mention that they'd finally leave the desert.
Philia was looking foreword to getting out of the blasted heat. She had the same problem back in Cavalese, since she was not as used to traveling as the others, it bothered her much more. The young priestess had fanned herself with practically everything she could find in their packs.
Rutee, on the other hand, had no problems with the heat. Her only problem was the lack of water, which was being combated with canteens filled at an oasis that they'd come across. She certainly didn't want to show any weakness in front of the others, especially Stahn.
'Why does he mean so much to me?' she asked herself, 'I think he feels the same way, so why can't I tell him? Am I scared of losing another loved one, just like Father and Emilio? Do I not want to commit to anything? Does he think like this too?'
She was so lost in her train of thought that she didn't notice the pit that someone had dug in the ground. Rutee stepped right off the edge and fell in. Stahn tried to grab her, but also tumbled in. The same thing happened when Philia tried to rescue Stahn, Garr tried to rescue Philia, and Lawrence tried to rescue Garr. Soon, all five warriors were trapped inside.
"Atwight! Run and get a rope to pull us all up," yelled Rutee.
So Atwight ran off with the other Digimon to Monzaemon village. It was still pretty far away, but the Digimon arrived in about ten minutes. By the time they had arrived, they were out of breath and panting. They took a moment to catch their breath before continuing the search.
Atwight asked, "Excuse me, do you have a rope we could borrow? Our friends have fallen into a hole in the ground, and we need to pull them up."
A Monzaemon shook his head. "No, we don't have one that is long enough. Nor would it work even if we did. That hole out there has something strange about it, anyone who falls in is shielded from being pulled up, and anyone who tries to pull them up will just get sucked in as well. You can't climb it either, some kind of energy pulls you back down if you try to climb."
"How do you get out then?" Dymlos asked, "Is there a hidden tunnel?"
"They say that there must be, cause everyone who falls in eventually leaves. But our friends who fell in never came back, even after vanishing from the hole. So we don't know where this tunnel is, or where they'll end up when they get out," a second Monzaemon told them.
The group of Digimon thanked the Monzaemon for the advice. Then, they raced back to the pit at top speed, hoping to go down and help them find the tunnel. But when they got back, the humans were gone. * * *
Rutee woke up in what appeared to be some sort of cage. It was pretty small, and the young warrior found she couldn't move around much. She looked around, and saw her friends, who were just waking up, trapped in identical encasements.
Rutee whispered, "Stahn, where are we? How did we get here from that pit?"
Stahn shrugged. "I don't know, all I remember was falling asleep while we were down there. I think we all must have gone to sleep, I mean, everyone looks that way."
Suddenly, a figure walked into the room. He was tall and muscular, with brown hair and red eyes. Rutee could feel a dark aura around the man, and it sent a shiver down her spine.
"So, all my captives have woken up," he stated, "Now the fun will truly begin."
"Who are you, and why have you brought us here to this place?" inquired Rutee in a loud voice. The man replied, "My name is of no importance to you. You may just call me Amion. I've brought you here, little Digidestined ones, to have you witness my ultimate scheme to take over the world."
Suddenly, they saw a monstrous spider enter the room, followed by another and another. Rutee took out her Digivice, but the creatures weren't registered in the database. She was then hit with the horrid realization that her enemy was a powerful Summoner of monsters and demons. How could mere Digimon and humans be able to fight of creatures such as that?
Amion laughed. "And that's just the beginning my friends. What you're seeing is just the least powerful of my demons. I will infect this world with even greater terrors than this. Those foolish Digimon won't be able to fight my hordes, and thus will be forced to serve me if they want to live. Same goes for you five, if you want to live, you must give me your unwavering and eternal allegiance. Anyone who doesn't, will become spider food." He walked over to Rutee, waiting for her to break.
"We will never serve you," she screamed, "Do you think I fear death? My father and brother both died right in front of me at my own sword in the war. I've looked death in the face since I was a small child and just learning to fight. I'd never kill myself to get out of something, but I would much rather die than serve the forces of evil. At least then I would be with my family."
"If that's the way you want it, then you will be the first to die," Amion sneered.
Suddenly, the window on the factory broke. In came a humanoid lion with orange skin, a yellow mane, wearing black pants, black belts around his knuckles, and a red beaded necklace, with a mauve charm surrounded by gold hanging from it. He ran foreword, and punched Amion away from the young warrior. Then he broke the five out.
He exclaimed, "Quickly, before he recovers and orders the spiders to give chase!"
Rutee pulled out her Digivice and examined their rescuer. "Leomon, Champion Level. A noble and brave Digimon, he makes it his mission to help those in need. His special attacks are Fist of the Beast King, and Beast Sword." But for some reason, she was sure she'd met this Digimon before, although she hadn't seen a Leomon yet in this world. She decided to ask once they were far enough away to be safe from those spiders.
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Who is this Leomon who saved everyone? Why does Rutee feel connected to him? Stay tuned for the next episode.
The next day, everyone was heading towards the edge of the desert. Lawrence had assured them that there was a small colony of Monzaemon there, and that they would be able to get some food and other provisions for their journey. Not to mention that they'd finally leave the desert.
Philia was looking foreword to getting out of the blasted heat. She had the same problem back in Cavalese, since she was not as used to traveling as the others, it bothered her much more. The young priestess had fanned herself with practically everything she could find in their packs.
Rutee, on the other hand, had no problems with the heat. Her only problem was the lack of water, which was being combated with canteens filled at an oasis that they'd come across. She certainly didn't want to show any weakness in front of the others, especially Stahn.
'Why does he mean so much to me?' she asked herself, 'I think he feels the same way, so why can't I tell him? Am I scared of losing another loved one, just like Father and Emilio? Do I not want to commit to anything? Does he think like this too?'
She was so lost in her train of thought that she didn't notice the pit that someone had dug in the ground. Rutee stepped right off the edge and fell in. Stahn tried to grab her, but also tumbled in. The same thing happened when Philia tried to rescue Stahn, Garr tried to rescue Philia, and Lawrence tried to rescue Garr. Soon, all five warriors were trapped inside.
"Atwight! Run and get a rope to pull us all up," yelled Rutee.
So Atwight ran off with the other Digimon to Monzaemon village. It was still pretty far away, but the Digimon arrived in about ten minutes. By the time they had arrived, they were out of breath and panting. They took a moment to catch their breath before continuing the search.
Atwight asked, "Excuse me, do you have a rope we could borrow? Our friends have fallen into a hole in the ground, and we need to pull them up."
A Monzaemon shook his head. "No, we don't have one that is long enough. Nor would it work even if we did. That hole out there has something strange about it, anyone who falls in is shielded from being pulled up, and anyone who tries to pull them up will just get sucked in as well. You can't climb it either, some kind of energy pulls you back down if you try to climb."
"How do you get out then?" Dymlos asked, "Is there a hidden tunnel?"
"They say that there must be, cause everyone who falls in eventually leaves. But our friends who fell in never came back, even after vanishing from the hole. So we don't know where this tunnel is, or where they'll end up when they get out," a second Monzaemon told them.
The group of Digimon thanked the Monzaemon for the advice. Then, they raced back to the pit at top speed, hoping to go down and help them find the tunnel. But when they got back, the humans were gone. * * *
Rutee woke up in what appeared to be some sort of cage. It was pretty small, and the young warrior found she couldn't move around much. She looked around, and saw her friends, who were just waking up, trapped in identical encasements.
Rutee whispered, "Stahn, where are we? How did we get here from that pit?"
Stahn shrugged. "I don't know, all I remember was falling asleep while we were down there. I think we all must have gone to sleep, I mean, everyone looks that way."
Suddenly, a figure walked into the room. He was tall and muscular, with brown hair and red eyes. Rutee could feel a dark aura around the man, and it sent a shiver down her spine.
"So, all my captives have woken up," he stated, "Now the fun will truly begin."
"Who are you, and why have you brought us here to this place?" inquired Rutee in a loud voice. The man replied, "My name is of no importance to you. You may just call me Amion. I've brought you here, little Digidestined ones, to have you witness my ultimate scheme to take over the world."
Suddenly, they saw a monstrous spider enter the room, followed by another and another. Rutee took out her Digivice, but the creatures weren't registered in the database. She was then hit with the horrid realization that her enemy was a powerful Summoner of monsters and demons. How could mere Digimon and humans be able to fight of creatures such as that?
Amion laughed. "And that's just the beginning my friends. What you're seeing is just the least powerful of my demons. I will infect this world with even greater terrors than this. Those foolish Digimon won't be able to fight my hordes, and thus will be forced to serve me if they want to live. Same goes for you five, if you want to live, you must give me your unwavering and eternal allegiance. Anyone who doesn't, will become spider food." He walked over to Rutee, waiting for her to break.
"We will never serve you," she screamed, "Do you think I fear death? My father and brother both died right in front of me at my own sword in the war. I've looked death in the face since I was a small child and just learning to fight. I'd never kill myself to get out of something, but I would much rather die than serve the forces of evil. At least then I would be with my family."
"If that's the way you want it, then you will be the first to die," Amion sneered.
Suddenly, the window on the factory broke. In came a humanoid lion with orange skin, a yellow mane, wearing black pants, black belts around his knuckles, and a red beaded necklace, with a mauve charm surrounded by gold hanging from it. He ran foreword, and punched Amion away from the young warrior. Then he broke the five out.
He exclaimed, "Quickly, before he recovers and orders the spiders to give chase!"
Rutee pulled out her Digivice and examined their rescuer. "Leomon, Champion Level. A noble and brave Digimon, he makes it his mission to help those in need. His special attacks are Fist of the Beast King, and Beast Sword." But for some reason, she was sure she'd met this Digimon before, although she hadn't seen a Leomon yet in this world. She decided to ask once they were far enough away to be safe from those spiders.
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Who is this Leomon who saved everyone? Why does Rutee feel connected to him? Stay tuned for the next episode.