Ah! I, D.C., shall sleep forever more! *Snuggles pillow* *Looks at readers* *Stands up*. Ahem. Welcome back for chapter 10 of For my Hero, Have I loved thee? I'm going to finish it by a few chapters and continue on to the Digimon Summoners. Now, that's all I have to say, so let get rolling!
"Whenever you see darkness, there is an extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter." –Bono
For My Hero, Have I Loved Thee?
By The Dragon of Courage
Power of Evolution: Raidramon Evolves, the Virus Subsides
Flamedramon walked in a bleak corridor. He did not remember who he was or why he came into existence. All he could only do was keep walking and hope for the exit. He thought. Did I come into existence for Fladra to be happy? The only voice I trust? I trust in myself, right?
Then he heard a creepy voice calling his name. Then wind blew from behind. Flamedramon's spines prickled. He turned around, and he saw nothing. He turned back and began walking down the bleak corridor of no return.
Then laughter was heard. He felt anger and yelled, "What are you laughing about?!"
Then, he reached a room and there, stood black in the middle of the chamber, was Kimeramon. Flamedramon was told that he was an enemy with this mutant, so he posed himself for a fight. He said in a shaky voice, "I-I do not want to fight you, but I will!"
The digimon cackled, "Haha! A puny digimon like you would be crushed at my will. Advance father and your memories are there. Do you want them, or, do you want them tossed out the window?"
Flamedramon did not move. His teeth gritted. Help me…anyone?
Fladra was led into the cooking section of the camp. There, stood the mammoth Setmon. Setmon looked at him and asked Depthmon, "Kid?"
"He's doing the cookin'," Depthmon said.
"Wha-?" Fladra started to protest, but got a jab by Depthmon's elbow. He smiled, realizing what the rest of the Tamer's wanted.
"Fine," said Setmon after he gave one hard look at the innocent Flamedramon. He left the section. Depthmon said, "Now, the real cookin' starts. Fladra, give me those dry noodles. We're makin' the best ramein noodles no mon has ever tasted so good in their life!"
"First," Fladra added, "Let the pot boil."
Kimeramon made his move! Flamedramon was suddenly thrown against one of the walls and collapsed. The evil digimon approached the fallen warrior, "It is too easy. Why don't you just give up?"
The words 'give up' rang into Flamedramon's head. He couldn't understand himself. Why? Why won't he give up? There was a reason, but Flamedramon just lay there. He thought while Kimeramon waited. He chuckled at him pathetically, "Your move. Fight or walk away."
His senses told him to keep fighting, but Flamedramon did not want to fight, even though he beat his enemy already, yet he agreed to not walk away.
Fladra kept stirring the big cauldron while Depthmon kept chopping away at the fish. He asked a question, "Depthmon? When did you guys come into existence?"
"Aye," Depthmon began, "when we were born at the same time, many dejimon consider us as an unusual group of babes. We look the same, but dun sound the same. We love adventures. Boy, do we love 'em. Well, one day, we've explored a 'emple an' found an unusual relic in the middle of a chamber. It was all jagedy and sharp, y'know. One of us, the bold, leader-type one, lifted the dang thing up and two ghostly spirits rose, one, the Fire Angel, the other, the Fallen Angel. The Fallen one whisked 'erself away to some mountain. The Fire one was gratified to be free. He gave us a digivolution step higher an' a power to disassemble our data if we wanted to and reassemble. Well, we digivolved to what we are now. We swore to protect him an' all that 'uff. Then Magnamon was born just as we were about to finish the battle 'ith the Fallen angel. We were distracted by our joy, that we've left Flamedramon, our leader, alone with the Angel. Bad move. He was taken as a slave along with several other dejimon. The relic split into two as the Fallen stored the Fire in a cave in the southern part of the digital world. It broke our heart and our brotherhood. We've failed as guardian. What really disturbed us is that Flamedramon was a partner with a girl. I've believed that she 'ould be depressed if her 'artner was gone."
Fladra stood there, understood why his sister's partner had not come back. He asked in a shaky tone, "What if she committed suicide?"
"That is a possibility."
He shuddered as the pot boiled and bubbles formed.
At last, Flamedramon got up, using the wall as his support. Kimeramon said, "What is it, fight, or retreat."
He muttered under his breath, "Neither."
"Then let your fears choose for you."
Then dark shadows surrounded him, as he was struck paralyzed with fear.
I cannot do this, man!
"So, how did'ye like it?" Depthmon asked.
The Tamers tasted their first good food in their life. Then their eyes lit up.
"Oh! It felt like heaven!"
"Good."
"Golly! It's delicious!"
"Umm! The sushi is awesome!"
Fladra smiled as he ate his food.
Each of the shadows wrapped their coiled around Flamedramon's limbs like snakes. He tried to shake them off, but they just held on. Kimeramon cackled, "A weakling like you cannot defeat the darkness!"
Flamedramon fell to his knees and growled. Then he felt stuff sliding off his body. He looked at his arms and the armor was melting off! The dragon did not know what was happening to him, for Kimeramon had locked up his memory.
"Now, Fladra, this part you are going to do will be hard to do," GoldV-Dramon said as Raidramon trotted behind.
"Why's that?"
"Well, evolving another digimon is a rare power. Now, I want you to concentrate and look into your mind and see a red pyramid."
"A red pyramid? I did not remember us having a red pyramid before."
"Just search through your mind and find it."
"Okay, whatever," Fladra muttered as he closed his eyes. Hmm…a red pyramid…
"Useless, my boy," Kimeramon cackled throughout Flamedramon's mind. "Useless…"
Flamedramon sat there, his armor totally melted off, and he looked blank. Useless…
Then a burst of light rushed through the chamber and Kimeramon flickered in the shadows. Flamedramon looked up and said, "Fladra?"
Fladra surveyed the bright room in Fladra's mind. Red Pyramid. Huh, how am I gonna find a stupid pyramid when the room is too bright!
Then he saw a glistening red light in the distance. He ran towards it. There, floating in midair stood the upside-down pyramid. It gleamed and sparkled a crimson color as Fladra touched it. His hand fell though the membrane. He withdrew his hand and pictured the hyper Raidramon in his head.
In the physical world, Flamedramon's body glowed a reddish color as a triangle surrounded by three little ones on each side appeared on his right gauntlet. He tossed the power towards Raidramon whispering, "Matrix Evolution."
Raidramon was bathed in a purple light.
"Raidramon digivolves to…Cerberumon!"
The playful digimon was suddenly changed into a fearsome black dog with two dog-like shoulder pads resting on his back. White hair flowed from his head and tied together by blue bands, leaving it hanging on both sides of the neck. His body was armored with three metal blades stick out of each of the four paws. He growled as he flung his head in happiness.
"I am Cerberumon. I am the guard dog of the Dark Area. Every digimon come into my lair and none will get out."
Fladra snapped back to normal and looked at the strange new digimon, "Whoa!"
"I'm 'whoa' all right. Now, ride on me."
"Ride you?"
GoldV-dramon said, "You need to, Fladra. A friend of Flamedramon's in danger."
"Gatomon?"
"Hurry!" Cerberumon growled. Fladra saddled up onto the large dog and Cerberumon rode like never before.
"Fladra!" Yashamon ran to catch up with the running digimon. "Here!"
He tossed a bundle at Fladra and he caught it instantly. As Cerberumon ran towards the temple, Fladra grasped the parcel.
"No, no, my boy, Fladra will not get you," Kimeramon whispered in Flamedramon's dazed ears.
"Fladra?" Flamedramon cried, before he collapsed in his puddle of liquid metal.
"Argh!" Fladra clutched his chest. Cerberumon asked in concern, "Are you alright?"
Fladra gasped, "It's okay, Cerberumon, I'm fine."
"Okay, whatever." The demonic dog snorted. Fladra sighed as he tugged at the paper parcel and smiled. On his lap were his helmet and some sort of chest armor, since his broke. He slipped his familiar helmet on his head and took a look at the funny looking chest armor. It was similar to his, but it was golden and red and it came with shoulder guards adorned with flames. He shrugged as he put it on, not noticing the symbol of fire engraved on the back, along with the crest of courage. The new armor was fit for the wings and a cape suddenly flowed out from his back.
Of course Fladra did not notice that, for he was deep into Flamedramon's mind to find out what had happened to him.
"Flamedramon? Flamedramon!" Fladra yelled as he enter a chamber he whizzed pass before. He saw Flamedramon, in a pool of metal, unmoving and quiet.
Fladra settle himself besides his friend, his light flickering amongst the darkness. He pushed his buddy to wake him up.
"Come on, Flamedramon. Please, don't die."
"Why should he?" Kimeramon cackled.
"Cause," Fladra said, "He's Davis' partner."
Flamedramon open his eyes, but he had no pupil.
"Partner?"
"Flamedramon!" Kari cried as she ran towards Cerberumon. The dog digimon halted and lifted his head.
"Is she your friend?"
Fladra looked down and patted his friend's head behind the ears. "In a way, yes."
He saddled off and turned around, eyeing Kari's tears and a few very peeved boys behind her.
"What's
wrong?"
"Gato…Gatomon's been taken as hostage by these Bakemon that ambushed our camp. They want to ransom," Kari blurted out. Fladra held her chin with one of his claws. He said, "Don't worry."
Then, he faced the looming, ancient temple. Fladra ran.
"Flamedramon! You can't! There's a-!" Davis yelled. Fladra slammed his fists on the doors. They opened and he entered. They closed.
"-Bakemon seal." Davis finished, wide-eyed. T.K. laughed, "He's just as thick headed as yours. Haha."
"Shut up, T.V. Anyway, did you see what he did? He went through it!"
"Yeah! A partner is a friend, Flamedramon. Don't you remember that?" Fladra asked.
"I-I can't remember," He stuttered. Fladra put his hand on Flamedramon's shoulder.
"You must try. I am also your friend. I can only help you a bit, but the rest depends on you."
In the physical world, Fladra/Flamedramon ran down the dark corridor until he met another door. Just as he touched it, the barriers disappeared and he entered a chamber. On the far back was Gatomon locked in a cage.
"Gatomon!"
The sadden eyes looked up. Gatomon's ear perked in happiness, "Flamedramon! Help me!"
"I will!" Fladra ran up to the cage, ready to strike, but…
WHAM! Flamedramon went down hard. He struggled to get up, but something grabbed his tail and swung him around the room. The unknown enemy released him, slamming him into a wall.
He stood up, using the wall as support. Then, the warrior noticed the laughing Bakemon outnumbering him. He muttered, "I won't give up."
He charged.
"Why, Fladra, why do they love me so?" Flamedramon asked silently.
"Because of what you did long ago. You have evolved into powerful forms because your friends, Davis, Kari, T.K., Yolei, Ken, Cody, and the whole gang, believed in you."
"What did I
do?"
"You never surrender your beliefs."
"But, I am useless."
"Useless for what? Can't fight for your memories?! You are not useless. You, the happy-go-lucky Veemon, are the most hilarious, fun-loving, and very romantic digimon I have ever met!"
"Flaydran? Your sister?" he barely muttered.
"Who care of my sister's death," Fladra snorted, "That was the past. This is now. I have come to something that I have always wanted to say is…Thank you."
Flamedramon's eyes started to flicker with life.
"Why? Have I done something good?"
"You have changed my life. My point of view about digimon was different before. For months, I have hated digimon for what they did to my life."
"You did?"
"Yes," Fladra said, holding back tears. "Now, you have made a total impact on my future. Do you know now I have wanted to do?"
"What?" Flamedramon asked in curiosity as his skin shined.
"A Digimon Craft Master. I'll carved digimon out of glass or marble. I'll promise you that if you'll promise me this."
"What will it be?" His horn sharpened.
"That you will live for me, for everyone, even your love for Gatomon. You will live to see the future and live to see my own gifts. And that you will never ever, ever give up."
Fladra panted and painfully tried to straighten his back. His cloaked was scratched and his wings were in a mess. One part of his wings was sickly sticking out the wrong way, indicating a broken bone.
Gatomon tried to reach towards him through the caged, crying piteously, "Flamedramon! I am so sorry!"
Fladra whispered, "It is not your fault, it is not your fault."
Then the Bakemon attacked before he could even blink!
Flamedramon was thrown once more against the wall so hard that it crumbled. Dust flew and disappeared, revealing a heap of stones, and none of them stirred.
Tears started to drip down Gatomon's eyes. I can't believe it! He was just there for me. Now, he's gone. I haven't been able to say how much I have loved him.
"I am sorry…I…" she sputtered as the Bakemon approached the wounded digimon.
Flamedramon then glowed. He then remembered who he was and what his purpose was in life.
"To fulfill Davis' happiness, to become a Tamer, to live and see Fladra, and for Gatomon, I came. I came and became a partner. I came because they all loved me. Then, I shall show them my love."
The melted armor then wrapped around flamedramon's limbs. They returned into the normal state, but it was very shiny and slick. Then he started to float. Beautiful red and orange wings sprouted from his back. He then glowed as bright as Fladra. Kimeramon snarled, "What is this?!"
"…Love…"
Flamedramon opened his eyes, cleared of any darkness that had been inside of him. He spoke, "It was love."
He looked at Fladra. Fladra nodded. Flamedramon grinned, "There was a reason why I hold the crest of courage."
"And why's that?!"
Fladra and Flamedramon said in unison, "Cause we ain't gonna surrender to a real-pain-in-the-butt like you!"
They melted together and started to beat the tar out of Kimeramon.
Gatomon's tear fell onto the ground, "…You."
Suddenly, thoughts formed in her head. To guide my hero home…
The ground crumpled and split towards the gruesome pile. The debris scattered in all directions, catching the Bakemon in surprise. There, standing near to wall, was Flamedramon. He wasn't even injured. The wings were back the way it was and he had no scratches and whatsoever on him. Gatomon looked up, "What is happening?"
Then he yelled at the top of his lungs as darkness spilled out of his mouth and armor, "GET OUT OF MY BODY!"
The dark light flowed around its center sphere and it took shape. It became the negative side of him, but he was not surprised. Oh no, he was beating the crap out of his counter part.
"AARRAAAHH!" Flamedramon yelled as he kicked at his enemy. It tried to dodge his wrath, but got a foot imprint on his face. The darkness tried to summon the Bakemon to outnumber him, but got more kicks and punches. The blows became stronger and harder to miss. His eyes glowed with passion. The pace quickened every minute.
So, this is what it looks like to become a Digimemtal Tamer.
Flamedramon managed to delete a few Bakemon before he laid his eyes on Gatomon. She gaped at his power and strength as Gatomon blushed furiously. He glared at her and then muttered, "Matrix Evolution."
The four triangles shot out of his claws and maneuvered itself towards Gatomon. She gasped as unknown power flowed into her veins.
"Gatomon…digivolves to…"
"Kari? What's wrong?" T.K. asked in anxiety as Kari's hand shook. She muttered hoarsely as the digivice showed horizontal bars on the screen to its maximum, "Gatomon's digivolving."
"Angewomon!"
A soft, pink light befell onto the Bakemon. They cower in fear as the angel release a pink light with her index finger. Then, they were deleted. Flamedramon's counter part looked into Flamedramon's eyes in fear as he flew straight at it, his claws burning with fire.
"Flaming Fist!" The darkness quickly dissipated and it was gone.
Flamedramon lowered his claw and looked at Angewomon. Then he passed out.
Good job, Flamedramon.
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Will Flamedramon fight his own brother?
Find out on Chapter 11: Spirit of Guts
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