Author's note: Hello again! At the beginning of this chapter, I would like
to thank to all those who wrote me. Secondly, in this chapter, the digimons
created by me are Flamemon and LavaMeramon.
4. The Desert
After some seconds, Tai and Agumon found themselves in the middle of a desert. Here, the sky was red and the sun was burning their skin.
"Where are we?", asked Tai concerned.
"Probably into a desert", said Agumon. "But we shouldn't worry. There aren't many digimons in these regions."
"Let's go", Tai said.
They started to walk through the desert. But it was very hot and they could advance only slowly. Some long hours they continued to walk and talk.
"Agumon?", asked Tai.
"Yes?"
"Do you think this is one of the islands, Angelicmon told us about?"
"Certainly."
"But, maybe we are inside the continent. Don't you think?"
"I don't know what to say. I'm a little bit confused you know. All this years I had spent my time only inside the Digital Island. I hadn't been inside the continent."
"But do you remember the desert where Mimi found her creed and where Kokatorimon attacked us?"
"Of course I do. But why do you ask me? Don't you have anything that could help us?"
"No I don't. Let's just continue and walk. But anyway, let's be careful at mirages.
"Yeah, right."
The two partners continued to walk for more hours. The night was preparing to come and so they decided to continue walking until the sun would disappear. And so they did. They where very lucky because they saw a oasis.
"Watch out", said Tai carefully, "it might be a mirage."
"No, I don't think so. I smell water."
"OK then, let's go there and drink some. I'm very thirsty."
"Me too."
When they arrived to the oasis they had a little surprise. Two Monochromons where drinking some water too.
"Hello you two", said Agumon. "What are you doing here?"
"What do you think we are doing? Drinking water!", said one of the Monochromons.
"And we are hiding from ArchDevilmon", said the other. "But what are you doing here?"
"We were separated from our friends, by ArchDevilmon", explained Tai and he told them their whole story.
"You are a digidestin?", said the first Monochromon. "Then you must be the one who defeated Etemon, our master."
"Yes! Agumon, our friends and I defeated him.", said Tai. "Oh, but you must be some of his Monochromons."
"Yes, we were", said one of them. "But that was long time ago. Etemon was a bad master. But we are sure that ArchDevilmon is worse. That's why we are hiding."
"Until he came here", begin the other Monochromon to talk, "everything was very peaceful. The digimons were living in happiness. But one day we saw a dark shadow around Myotismon's castle."
"You know Myotismon?", asked Agumon.
"Yes, I must say I know him very well", said again the first Monochromon. "But we never helped him. Maybe you heard about ArchDevilmon's fortress. Well, the fortress is in the same place Myotismon's castle was."
"No!", said Tai. "Then it means that the real world in is great danger. We must hurry and defeat him".
"Relax kid", said one of the Monochromons. "As long as this world wasn't completely corrupted, your world is safe. But you must hurry anyway and defeat him."
"But where are we?", asked Agumon.
"Well, as long as you are here, you should know that ArchDevilmon didn't affirm his wrath immediately. He did it phase by phase. First he created some minions in order to start to corrupt this world with some units. Then he made the twelve islands to protect his castle and to hide the amulets. This is how the elemental islands were created: -The Island Of Fire-, -The Island Of Water-, -The Island Of Air- and -The Island Of Earth- ."
"So, if my calculations are correct", said Tai a little bit sarcastic, "we are on -The Island Of Fire-"
"You are perfectly right", said Monochromon. "Perhaps, your amulet is here."
"Do you know what is protecting it?", asked Agumon.
"Oh, yeas. The Guardian Of Fire is protecting some kind of treasure. If I am right, the treasure is the amulet."
"But do you know where the Guardian Of Fire is?", asked Tai.
"He is inside the Volcano Castle."
"Volcano Castle???", asked Tai and Agumon.
"Yes. But it's a long journey and it is very dangerous."
"And who is the Guardian Of Fire?", asked Agumon.
"I don't know", said Monochromon. "But I'm sure he is a fire digimon".
"Lucky us", said Tai sarcastic.
"And he is at level Mega", said Monochromon.
"Oh shit", said Tai.
"Don't worry", said Agumon. "If we fight as a team we will be able to defeat him. But what level should I use? Armor or Champion?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure that we must go back to the Sarba Continent only after we found the amulet", said Tai
"Then let's go!", shouted Agumon.
Tai pointed again his digivice to the sky and he screamed "VOLCANO CASTLE".
A white ray went into the sky but nothing happened.
"I said VOLCANO CASTLE", shouted Tai again.
Nothing happened.
"You can't go in this way", said Monochromon. "The place is magical protected and so you can't go so easy. You must go there without using your digivices."
"Can't you just help us?", asked Agumon.
"Well, I think I can", said one of the Monochromon's, "but why don't we rest until morning?".
"Because in the morning it will be very hot", explained Tai to them.
"Very well. Get up on our backs and let's go."
The four adventurers walked through the desert all night. After the hot day, the night was like drinking a cold juice during a hot summer-day. The Monochromons were happy that they had someone to speak and spend their time with.
"We thought that we are the last digimons who escaped", said the first Monochromon.
"But you are not. Elecmon escaped too. And I'm sure that other digimons are also hidden. But don't worry. I promise we will save the others", said Tai.
"You digidestins are so kind. You risk your life to save ours."
"We don't have other choice", responded Tai while blushing.
When at last the sun rose, they saw a rocky land. It seemed that desert was ending up here.
"We will have to leave know. We like the desert."
"And we are also scared by ArchDevilmon."
"OK!", said Tai. "Thank you for the journey."
"It was our pleasure. And by the way, good luck."
The Monochromons went deep inside the desert.
"And now what?", asked Agumon.
"We must go and find that castle", said Tai.
The rocky place was a desolate land too. There weren't any digimons. It was just rocks and nothing more.
"It's spooky isn't it?", asked Tai.
"You bet it."
"But where is that stupid palace?", asked Tai nervous.
They continued to walk for some good hours. Tai was very nervous and while he was cursing the Monochromons, he saw a gate very far and it seemed that the gate was protecting a passage. The place seemed to be surrounded by hot lava.
"Let's hurry. I will blow it up", said Agumon after Tai told him what he saw. "Just let me evolve to level armor."
"I don't think you need to", said Tai relaxed, while he was looking at the gate. "Let's just run over there and see what happens."
They arrived at the gate after almost five minutes.
"Pepper Breath", shouted Agumon but the gate didn't move a centimeter. "Pepper Breath, Pepper Breath, Pepper Breath", shouted Agumon again but nothing happened. "I told you that you should've let me transform."
"Ok, Ok", said Tai. "Are you ready?"
"Of course I am".
"Digi-Armor Egg of Courage", he shouted.
"Agumon, armor digivolve to. Flamedramon."
"Blow it up with firerockets", said Tai.
"Fire Rockets, Flamedramon shouted but nothing happened. "Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets", he insisted. "It's unbreakable", he continued while the gate was resisting.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted while pointing his digivice to Flamedramon . "Fire Rockets", he shouted but with no success.
"Now what do we do?", asked Tai desperate.
"I don't know but I can't jump over the lava. The distance is huge", said Flamedramon.
"Flame Fist", said Flamedramon, while engulfing himself into flames and hitting the gate. The gate moved a little but it wasn't much.
"Maybe I should try and.", said Tai, while showing the gate.
"Yes, good idea. And then I .".
"Very good", said Tai. "HOLY PURPOSE!!!", Tai shouted while pointing the digivice at the gate.
"Flame Fist", Flamedramon said instantly but nothing happened this time either.
"I don't understand", said Tai. "What's wrong?"
"Who's bothering the protector of fire?", a voice said suddenly.
"It doesn't matter. Let us in", said Tai.
"I will, after you answer my question", said the voice again.
"Let's hear it", said Tai while Flamedramon was transforming back to Agumon.
"Do you know the eight important things?", asked the voice.
"What eight things?", asked Tai.
"Tell me the eight important things and you will pass", said the voice.
"Hmm, Agumon, do you have any idea?", asked Tai.
"Eight, eight, eight.", said Agumon while thinking. "The week has seven days. A minute has 60 seconds. An hour 60 seconds.".
"Could you just shut up?", asked Tai. "If Izzy would've been here he would've known. At least it should've been a riddle or something. Eight, what eight does he want? Is he mad or something? Do you want some names or what?"
"I don't know", said the voice mysteriously.
"You want our names or our digimons names?", asked Tai. After that he said all the digidestins names, their digimons names at almost all levels, except level Mega or Giga. "I give up. What do you want?"
"You won't pass until you will tell me the eight words.", began the voice.
"Very well. I see that this gate has eight locks. Maybe we must open them. I should try my digivice or something."
"Try, maybe it will work", said Agumon.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted but nothing happened. "Ok, Digi-Egg of Courage", he shouted and instantly the first lock disappeared.
"What did you do?", asked Agumon.
"I only used my Digi-egg but nothing happened. The eight, eight, eight, and important too", said Tai while he was keeping thinking. "But of course. Izzy would've known in a minute. When I said courage Agumon, the lock opened. I must say the creeds: friendship, love, wisdom, sincerity, trust, hope, light.". After a second, the locks disappeared one by one and at last the gate opened.
"Thanks", said Tai while passing through the gate.
"What's next?", asked Agumon. I want to fight with something or someone.
They suddenly saw a volcano very far. And on the top of the volcano there was something like a castle. But it seemed to be very little.
"Let's hurry", said Tai.
"Look, Flamemons. They are digimons at level rookie. They are all friendly."
Flamemons where digimons who were looking like dogs. They were little and they were all made from fire.
"Are you sure Agumon?", asked Tai while looking at him strangely. "Because if they are not."
"Don't worry. They are very many so we just have to hope that they are all friendly".
"Flame Spikes", suddenly one of them shouted.
"Friendly huh?", said Agumon sarcastic. "Then why do they attack us?"
"Flame Spikes", others shouted while little arrows in fire were attacking them.
"I'll kill you if they won't", said Tai angrily but he used his Digi- egg anyway.
"Agumon, armor digivolve to . Flamedramon."
"Flame Spikes", the Flamemon's shouted.
"Fire Rockets", Flamedramon shouted while destroying the spikes. "Hit them too Tai. Use the digivice. Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets", shouted Flamedramon and killed several Flamemons.
"Holy purpose", shouted Tai too while shooting several Flamemons and freeing them from ArchDevilmon's wrath. "They are too many."
"I'm sorry", Flamedramon said. "Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets", shouted then Flamedramon and he killed most of the Flamemons.
Tai continued to hit them with holy purpose attack. But he could eliminate only few. But the enemies were more and more. There were hundreds and if Flamedramon wouldn't have killed them Tai couldn't handle with all of them. Only for about one hundred survived. They all retreated.
"I'm very sorry Tai but I had to kill them", said Flamedramon.
"It's ok. I'm sorry too but we have to make sacrifices."
They suddenly heard a laugh, the sky became red and a fireball seemed to come from the castle to them. Flamedramon was ready for battle. But the fireball hit the ground still far from them. Then, from it, a digimon came out. It was very big and he seemed to be made out of lava.
"You came to your death digidestin and stupid digimon. I am the protector of fire and the ruler of this land. I control everything here. I am LavaMeramon", said the digimon.
"Meramon?", said Tai. "No, you can't be."
LavaMeramon was looking like Meramon but instead of fire, he was made by lava. He was bigger but there weren't big differences.
"Oh, yeas, I am. You see pitiful digidestins, you showed me how it is to be weak, but my master showed me how to be strong and how to control everything. And so I will destroy you to show you what I can do."
"What will we do?", asked Flamedramon. "LavaMeramon is at level Mega. He is too strong for me. Even if he would've been at level Ultimate he would've been too strong."
"Don't worry. We will save him."
"Save me? Fools! You will pay for your foolishness."
"We will see", said Flamedramon.
"Fire Ray", shouted LavaMeramon but Flamedramon dodged it.
"Fire Rockets", shouted Flamedramon at LavaMeramon but nothing happened.
"You are too weak. I will destroy you for this."
The two digimons began to fight and throw attacks at each other. But LavaMeramon was too strong. Flamedramon's attacks didn't seem to affect him. Flamedramon was tired. He couldn't do it anymore. He felt that he was going to involve.
"I'm sorry Tai but I can't resist anymore", said Flamedramon.
"Give up so soon?", asked LavaMeramon. "Then let's finish it. Lava Bolt!", LavaMeramon shouted while a ray of lava was falling from the sky and was preparing to hit Flamedramon.
"Flamedramon!!!", Tai shouted. The ray hit Flamedramon. "Holy Purpose", Tai shouted while pointing his digivice at Flamedramon empowering him. "He had to trust himself, to trust Flamedramon", Tai thought. "He should trust in his courage". The ray suddenly turned into a powerful orange and it was empowering Flamedramon more. Then, suddenly, Flamedramon turned into an orange and then:
"Flamedramon, courage evolution to. PlasmaFlamedramon"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!", laughed LavaMeramon. "You are pathetic. I will defeat you anyway."
"Courage evolution?", asked Tai. "PlasmaFlamedramon?"
PlasmaFlamedramon wasn't very different. Still he had some improvements: instead of blue skin he had a golden yellow skin, he was bigger and his horn was gone.
"Lava Bolt", shouted LavaMeramon.
Instantly, PlasmaFlamedramon pointed a finger into the air and suddenly a yellow light shined on it.
"Plasma shield", PlasmaFlamedramon shouted too while making a bow form with his finger over his head. Where his enlightened finger was crossing a yellow print was remaining. The fur over his head was looking like this "(" just that it was horizontal. After he finished making the shield (in about a second) his both hands became like his finger and the shield suddenly became stronger and started to shine more. It was like PlasmaFlamedramon was empowering it. Then, the Lava Bolt appeared but PlasmaFlamedramon was ready. When the bolt touched the shield it immediately rebounding up in the sky and disappearing.
"Lava Bolt, Lava Bolt, Lava Bolt", shouted LavaMeramon while throwing more bolts to PlasmaFlamedramon. PlasmaFlamedramon rebounded them all.
"Had enough?", he asked with anger. Instead of answer LavaMeramon just threw another bolt. "You are pathetic, didn't you realized? Even if you control this land you are very weak. Let me now counterattack". Then he created three random points that were forming a triangle and then he shouted: "Golden Triangle!". A ray from each point caught LavaMeramon immobilizing him. Then he made another sign with his hand and the points united forming a triangle. Another three rays from the triangle's sides began to hit LavaMeramon and damaging him. After weakening him PlasmaFlamedramon made another sign and the triangle disappeared. LavaMeramon fell down. After for about a minute he got up full of anger.
"You will really pay for this", he shouted. Then he charged his hand and then he again shouted as hard as he could: "Fire Ray". The ray of fire was approaching but PlasmaFlamedramon was relaxed.
"Plasma Shield", he shouted creating the shield and then empowering it. LavaMeramon's ray was continuously. It seemed that he fired as hard as he could. But his ray was still rebounded hitting him. LavaMeramon was blocked, he couldn't stop from shooting so the attack hit him entirely transforming him back to Meramon.
"Try using the digivice now", said PlasmaFlamedramon while transforming back to Agumon.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted as hard as he could at Meramon and a dark, big shadow appeared from Meramon. It had Meramon's form.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted again but this time at the shadow, destroying it. After some minutes Meramon awaked.
"I'm sorry for all I did. This is the second time I do this and it is the second time when you save me. Did I hurt you?"
"Just a little", said Agumon while smiling.
"Could you please tell me where my amulet is?", asked Tai.
"Right here", Meramon said while making a flame appear in his hand from which the amulet appeared. "It's yours I think. Courage. What a great symbol! Well, I'm glad I could help you and, Agumon. Sorry about the fight."
"It was my pleasure", Agumon answered. Tai looked strangely at him.
"Well, perhaps we should go now", Tai said. "And by way, I almost forgot, there are two Monochromons there in the desert. Perhaps you would like to aid them. Maybe if you are more numerous you are stronger."
"Thanks for the advice. And good luck into your journey." "Continent Sarba", Tai shouted with his digivice pointed. And after that he disappeared into the ray with Agumon.
Tai and Agumon were now ok but what was going on with Matt?
4. The Desert
After some seconds, Tai and Agumon found themselves in the middle of a desert. Here, the sky was red and the sun was burning their skin.
"Where are we?", asked Tai concerned.
"Probably into a desert", said Agumon. "But we shouldn't worry. There aren't many digimons in these regions."
"Let's go", Tai said.
They started to walk through the desert. But it was very hot and they could advance only slowly. Some long hours they continued to walk and talk.
"Agumon?", asked Tai.
"Yes?"
"Do you think this is one of the islands, Angelicmon told us about?"
"Certainly."
"But, maybe we are inside the continent. Don't you think?"
"I don't know what to say. I'm a little bit confused you know. All this years I had spent my time only inside the Digital Island. I hadn't been inside the continent."
"But do you remember the desert where Mimi found her creed and where Kokatorimon attacked us?"
"Of course I do. But why do you ask me? Don't you have anything that could help us?"
"No I don't. Let's just continue and walk. But anyway, let's be careful at mirages.
"Yeah, right."
The two partners continued to walk for more hours. The night was preparing to come and so they decided to continue walking until the sun would disappear. And so they did. They where very lucky because they saw a oasis.
"Watch out", said Tai carefully, "it might be a mirage."
"No, I don't think so. I smell water."
"OK then, let's go there and drink some. I'm very thirsty."
"Me too."
When they arrived to the oasis they had a little surprise. Two Monochromons where drinking some water too.
"Hello you two", said Agumon. "What are you doing here?"
"What do you think we are doing? Drinking water!", said one of the Monochromons.
"And we are hiding from ArchDevilmon", said the other. "But what are you doing here?"
"We were separated from our friends, by ArchDevilmon", explained Tai and he told them their whole story.
"You are a digidestin?", said the first Monochromon. "Then you must be the one who defeated Etemon, our master."
"Yes! Agumon, our friends and I defeated him.", said Tai. "Oh, but you must be some of his Monochromons."
"Yes, we were", said one of them. "But that was long time ago. Etemon was a bad master. But we are sure that ArchDevilmon is worse. That's why we are hiding."
"Until he came here", begin the other Monochromon to talk, "everything was very peaceful. The digimons were living in happiness. But one day we saw a dark shadow around Myotismon's castle."
"You know Myotismon?", asked Agumon.
"Yes, I must say I know him very well", said again the first Monochromon. "But we never helped him. Maybe you heard about ArchDevilmon's fortress. Well, the fortress is in the same place Myotismon's castle was."
"No!", said Tai. "Then it means that the real world in is great danger. We must hurry and defeat him".
"Relax kid", said one of the Monochromons. "As long as this world wasn't completely corrupted, your world is safe. But you must hurry anyway and defeat him."
"But where are we?", asked Agumon.
"Well, as long as you are here, you should know that ArchDevilmon didn't affirm his wrath immediately. He did it phase by phase. First he created some minions in order to start to corrupt this world with some units. Then he made the twelve islands to protect his castle and to hide the amulets. This is how the elemental islands were created: -The Island Of Fire-, -The Island Of Water-, -The Island Of Air- and -The Island Of Earth- ."
"So, if my calculations are correct", said Tai a little bit sarcastic, "we are on -The Island Of Fire-"
"You are perfectly right", said Monochromon. "Perhaps, your amulet is here."
"Do you know what is protecting it?", asked Agumon.
"Oh, yeas. The Guardian Of Fire is protecting some kind of treasure. If I am right, the treasure is the amulet."
"But do you know where the Guardian Of Fire is?", asked Tai.
"He is inside the Volcano Castle."
"Volcano Castle???", asked Tai and Agumon.
"Yes. But it's a long journey and it is very dangerous."
"And who is the Guardian Of Fire?", asked Agumon.
"I don't know", said Monochromon. "But I'm sure he is a fire digimon".
"Lucky us", said Tai sarcastic.
"And he is at level Mega", said Monochromon.
"Oh shit", said Tai.
"Don't worry", said Agumon. "If we fight as a team we will be able to defeat him. But what level should I use? Armor or Champion?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure that we must go back to the Sarba Continent only after we found the amulet", said Tai
"Then let's go!", shouted Agumon.
Tai pointed again his digivice to the sky and he screamed "VOLCANO CASTLE".
A white ray went into the sky but nothing happened.
"I said VOLCANO CASTLE", shouted Tai again.
Nothing happened.
"You can't go in this way", said Monochromon. "The place is magical protected and so you can't go so easy. You must go there without using your digivices."
"Can't you just help us?", asked Agumon.
"Well, I think I can", said one of the Monochromon's, "but why don't we rest until morning?".
"Because in the morning it will be very hot", explained Tai to them.
"Very well. Get up on our backs and let's go."
The four adventurers walked through the desert all night. After the hot day, the night was like drinking a cold juice during a hot summer-day. The Monochromons were happy that they had someone to speak and spend their time with.
"We thought that we are the last digimons who escaped", said the first Monochromon.
"But you are not. Elecmon escaped too. And I'm sure that other digimons are also hidden. But don't worry. I promise we will save the others", said Tai.
"You digidestins are so kind. You risk your life to save ours."
"We don't have other choice", responded Tai while blushing.
When at last the sun rose, they saw a rocky land. It seemed that desert was ending up here.
"We will have to leave know. We like the desert."
"And we are also scared by ArchDevilmon."
"OK!", said Tai. "Thank you for the journey."
"It was our pleasure. And by the way, good luck."
The Monochromons went deep inside the desert.
"And now what?", asked Agumon.
"We must go and find that castle", said Tai.
The rocky place was a desolate land too. There weren't any digimons. It was just rocks and nothing more.
"It's spooky isn't it?", asked Tai.
"You bet it."
"But where is that stupid palace?", asked Tai nervous.
They continued to walk for some good hours. Tai was very nervous and while he was cursing the Monochromons, he saw a gate very far and it seemed that the gate was protecting a passage. The place seemed to be surrounded by hot lava.
"Let's hurry. I will blow it up", said Agumon after Tai told him what he saw. "Just let me evolve to level armor."
"I don't think you need to", said Tai relaxed, while he was looking at the gate. "Let's just run over there and see what happens."
They arrived at the gate after almost five minutes.
"Pepper Breath", shouted Agumon but the gate didn't move a centimeter. "Pepper Breath, Pepper Breath, Pepper Breath", shouted Agumon again but nothing happened. "I told you that you should've let me transform."
"Ok, Ok", said Tai. "Are you ready?"
"Of course I am".
"Digi-Armor Egg of Courage", he shouted.
"Agumon, armor digivolve to. Flamedramon."
"Blow it up with firerockets", said Tai.
"Fire Rockets, Flamedramon shouted but nothing happened. "Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets", he insisted. "It's unbreakable", he continued while the gate was resisting.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted while pointing his digivice to Flamedramon . "Fire Rockets", he shouted but with no success.
"Now what do we do?", asked Tai desperate.
"I don't know but I can't jump over the lava. The distance is huge", said Flamedramon.
"Flame Fist", said Flamedramon, while engulfing himself into flames and hitting the gate. The gate moved a little but it wasn't much.
"Maybe I should try and.", said Tai, while showing the gate.
"Yes, good idea. And then I .".
"Very good", said Tai. "HOLY PURPOSE!!!", Tai shouted while pointing the digivice at the gate.
"Flame Fist", Flamedramon said instantly but nothing happened this time either.
"I don't understand", said Tai. "What's wrong?"
"Who's bothering the protector of fire?", a voice said suddenly.
"It doesn't matter. Let us in", said Tai.
"I will, after you answer my question", said the voice again.
"Let's hear it", said Tai while Flamedramon was transforming back to Agumon.
"Do you know the eight important things?", asked the voice.
"What eight things?", asked Tai.
"Tell me the eight important things and you will pass", said the voice.
"Hmm, Agumon, do you have any idea?", asked Tai.
"Eight, eight, eight.", said Agumon while thinking. "The week has seven days. A minute has 60 seconds. An hour 60 seconds.".
"Could you just shut up?", asked Tai. "If Izzy would've been here he would've known. At least it should've been a riddle or something. Eight, what eight does he want? Is he mad or something? Do you want some names or what?"
"I don't know", said the voice mysteriously.
"You want our names or our digimons names?", asked Tai. After that he said all the digidestins names, their digimons names at almost all levels, except level Mega or Giga. "I give up. What do you want?"
"You won't pass until you will tell me the eight words.", began the voice.
"Very well. I see that this gate has eight locks. Maybe we must open them. I should try my digivice or something."
"Try, maybe it will work", said Agumon.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted but nothing happened. "Ok, Digi-Egg of Courage", he shouted and instantly the first lock disappeared.
"What did you do?", asked Agumon.
"I only used my Digi-egg but nothing happened. The eight, eight, eight, and important too", said Tai while he was keeping thinking. "But of course. Izzy would've known in a minute. When I said courage Agumon, the lock opened. I must say the creeds: friendship, love, wisdom, sincerity, trust, hope, light.". After a second, the locks disappeared one by one and at last the gate opened.
"Thanks", said Tai while passing through the gate.
"What's next?", asked Agumon. I want to fight with something or someone.
They suddenly saw a volcano very far. And on the top of the volcano there was something like a castle. But it seemed to be very little.
"Let's hurry", said Tai.
"Look, Flamemons. They are digimons at level rookie. They are all friendly."
Flamemons where digimons who were looking like dogs. They were little and they were all made from fire.
"Are you sure Agumon?", asked Tai while looking at him strangely. "Because if they are not."
"Don't worry. They are very many so we just have to hope that they are all friendly".
"Flame Spikes", suddenly one of them shouted.
"Friendly huh?", said Agumon sarcastic. "Then why do they attack us?"
"Flame Spikes", others shouted while little arrows in fire were attacking them.
"I'll kill you if they won't", said Tai angrily but he used his Digi- egg anyway.
"Agumon, armor digivolve to . Flamedramon."
"Flame Spikes", the Flamemon's shouted.
"Fire Rockets", Flamedramon shouted while destroying the spikes. "Hit them too Tai. Use the digivice. Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets", shouted Flamedramon and killed several Flamemons.
"Holy purpose", shouted Tai too while shooting several Flamemons and freeing them from ArchDevilmon's wrath. "They are too many."
"I'm sorry", Flamedramon said. "Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets, Fire Rockets", shouted then Flamedramon and he killed most of the Flamemons.
Tai continued to hit them with holy purpose attack. But he could eliminate only few. But the enemies were more and more. There were hundreds and if Flamedramon wouldn't have killed them Tai couldn't handle with all of them. Only for about one hundred survived. They all retreated.
"I'm very sorry Tai but I had to kill them", said Flamedramon.
"It's ok. I'm sorry too but we have to make sacrifices."
They suddenly heard a laugh, the sky became red and a fireball seemed to come from the castle to them. Flamedramon was ready for battle. But the fireball hit the ground still far from them. Then, from it, a digimon came out. It was very big and he seemed to be made out of lava.
"You came to your death digidestin and stupid digimon. I am the protector of fire and the ruler of this land. I control everything here. I am LavaMeramon", said the digimon.
"Meramon?", said Tai. "No, you can't be."
LavaMeramon was looking like Meramon but instead of fire, he was made by lava. He was bigger but there weren't big differences.
"Oh, yeas, I am. You see pitiful digidestins, you showed me how it is to be weak, but my master showed me how to be strong and how to control everything. And so I will destroy you to show you what I can do."
"What will we do?", asked Flamedramon. "LavaMeramon is at level Mega. He is too strong for me. Even if he would've been at level Ultimate he would've been too strong."
"Don't worry. We will save him."
"Save me? Fools! You will pay for your foolishness."
"We will see", said Flamedramon.
"Fire Ray", shouted LavaMeramon but Flamedramon dodged it.
"Fire Rockets", shouted Flamedramon at LavaMeramon but nothing happened.
"You are too weak. I will destroy you for this."
The two digimons began to fight and throw attacks at each other. But LavaMeramon was too strong. Flamedramon's attacks didn't seem to affect him. Flamedramon was tired. He couldn't do it anymore. He felt that he was going to involve.
"I'm sorry Tai but I can't resist anymore", said Flamedramon.
"Give up so soon?", asked LavaMeramon. "Then let's finish it. Lava Bolt!", LavaMeramon shouted while a ray of lava was falling from the sky and was preparing to hit Flamedramon.
"Flamedramon!!!", Tai shouted. The ray hit Flamedramon. "Holy Purpose", Tai shouted while pointing his digivice at Flamedramon empowering him. "He had to trust himself, to trust Flamedramon", Tai thought. "He should trust in his courage". The ray suddenly turned into a powerful orange and it was empowering Flamedramon more. Then, suddenly, Flamedramon turned into an orange and then:
"Flamedramon, courage evolution to. PlasmaFlamedramon"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!", laughed LavaMeramon. "You are pathetic. I will defeat you anyway."
"Courage evolution?", asked Tai. "PlasmaFlamedramon?"
PlasmaFlamedramon wasn't very different. Still he had some improvements: instead of blue skin he had a golden yellow skin, he was bigger and his horn was gone.
"Lava Bolt", shouted LavaMeramon.
Instantly, PlasmaFlamedramon pointed a finger into the air and suddenly a yellow light shined on it.
"Plasma shield", PlasmaFlamedramon shouted too while making a bow form with his finger over his head. Where his enlightened finger was crossing a yellow print was remaining. The fur over his head was looking like this "(" just that it was horizontal. After he finished making the shield (in about a second) his both hands became like his finger and the shield suddenly became stronger and started to shine more. It was like PlasmaFlamedramon was empowering it. Then, the Lava Bolt appeared but PlasmaFlamedramon was ready. When the bolt touched the shield it immediately rebounding up in the sky and disappearing.
"Lava Bolt, Lava Bolt, Lava Bolt", shouted LavaMeramon while throwing more bolts to PlasmaFlamedramon. PlasmaFlamedramon rebounded them all.
"Had enough?", he asked with anger. Instead of answer LavaMeramon just threw another bolt. "You are pathetic, didn't you realized? Even if you control this land you are very weak. Let me now counterattack". Then he created three random points that were forming a triangle and then he shouted: "Golden Triangle!". A ray from each point caught LavaMeramon immobilizing him. Then he made another sign with his hand and the points united forming a triangle. Another three rays from the triangle's sides began to hit LavaMeramon and damaging him. After weakening him PlasmaFlamedramon made another sign and the triangle disappeared. LavaMeramon fell down. After for about a minute he got up full of anger.
"You will really pay for this", he shouted. Then he charged his hand and then he again shouted as hard as he could: "Fire Ray". The ray of fire was approaching but PlasmaFlamedramon was relaxed.
"Plasma Shield", he shouted creating the shield and then empowering it. LavaMeramon's ray was continuously. It seemed that he fired as hard as he could. But his ray was still rebounded hitting him. LavaMeramon was blocked, he couldn't stop from shooting so the attack hit him entirely transforming him back to Meramon.
"Try using the digivice now", said PlasmaFlamedramon while transforming back to Agumon.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted as hard as he could at Meramon and a dark, big shadow appeared from Meramon. It had Meramon's form.
"Holy Purpose", Tai shouted again but this time at the shadow, destroying it. After some minutes Meramon awaked.
"I'm sorry for all I did. This is the second time I do this and it is the second time when you save me. Did I hurt you?"
"Just a little", said Agumon while smiling.
"Could you please tell me where my amulet is?", asked Tai.
"Right here", Meramon said while making a flame appear in his hand from which the amulet appeared. "It's yours I think. Courage. What a great symbol! Well, I'm glad I could help you and, Agumon. Sorry about the fight."
"It was my pleasure", Agumon answered. Tai looked strangely at him.
"Well, perhaps we should go now", Tai said. "And by way, I almost forgot, there are two Monochromons there in the desert. Perhaps you would like to aid them. Maybe if you are more numerous you are stronger."
"Thanks for the advice. And good luck into your journey." "Continent Sarba", Tai shouted with his digivice pointed. And after that he disappeared into the ray with Agumon.
Tai and Agumon were now ok but what was going on with Matt?