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Guard Tamer: Blight of GAIA
By: RB3
Chapter 1: Digitamamon's Party
In the Real World, only a few years have passed since the Digiport disaster. People gradually came to forget about it. However in the Digital World, the equivalent of decades has passed. Those who were trapped in the Digital World were changed into data life forms. They eventually became organized and the newest defenders of the Digital World, the Guard Tamers.
For the latest threat, the Digimon Emperor, the Guard Tamers were ordered not to intervene. The Digimon Emperor conquered the East side of the Digital World with his control spires. In order to stop him, the Guardians employed a new set of Digidestined. Unlike the Guard Tamers, these new DD had Digimon that could Armour Digivolve to bypass the control spires. Without Digivolution, the Guardians feared the risk to the Guard Tamers and their Digimon.
So, the new DD faced off with the Digimon Emperor. They won and the Digimon Emperor was no more. Ken Ichijoji eventually joined the DD on a mission to remove the spires he created. Today, the group was on Server Continent. On another part of Server, Arukenimon and Mummymon in human form were uprooting spires. They were loading them into the data bank of a Digibeetle. Mummymon made a pass at Arukenimon, to which she promptly responded by decking Mummymon upside the head.
"Ow!" gasped Mummymon as he clutched the lump on his head.
"Maybe we could get this over with if you actually did some work," nagged Arukenimon.
Gathering spires had to be the most tedious job Mummymon and Arukenimon had ever had to do. A transmission came over the radio of the Digibeetle. It was some of their Blood Knight underlings. They reported a band of kids and Digimon destroying spires. Mummymon was going to respond and was shoved aside by Arukenimon. She didn't like the idea of competition for the spires.
"Well, don't just stand there! Find them and get rid of them!" ordered Arukenimon.
"Yes, Ma'am!" responded the underling.
"I'm surrounded by nincompoops!"
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The DD were done for the day and encountered Digitamamon's diner. They decided to stop by for a snack. Inside, a party was being held to honour Digitamamon. At the centre of the room, was a banner stretched across the room. On the banner were the words "Happy Birthday, Digitamamon!" in bright, bold red letters. Digimon were dancing and feasting on the treats. Most of the guests were Digimon, save for a few humans. Mimi and her friend Michael were there, celebrating with the rest of the guests. A long nosed Digimon was serving drinks to the guests.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Tapirmon and I'm the waiter for this restaurant. Remember to tip well, or you'll find a fly in your soup next time you visit.
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The DD noticed Mimi and Michael among the many guests in attendance. They met exchanged their greetings. Digitamamon and some other humans approached them.
"Hey, you're the Digidestined! Welcome to my party! Help yourselves to the food!" said Digitamamon. The DD all thanked Digitamamon in response.
"Ah the Digidestined! I've heard you're friends with Digitamamon, so go right ahead and enjoy." The DD turned to see a blonde woman in a brown uniform and a blue cap. "I'm Debbie, the host for this party."
Debbie was like a teenager in her appearance. Her blue eyes hinted at a kind heart inside. She seemed to be around 16 in age. The DD were surprised to see another human in the Digital World. They believed that only DD could enter the Digital World. They were reminded about the Digiport disaster a few years back. Debbie was one of those who were swallowed by the Digiports.
"Have fun, guys!"
"Thanks!" replied Kari.
The DD went further inside to feast on the food. They were having a good time. Davis went to get some cake. Behind the counter was a redheaded boy about twelve in age in an apron. His name was Akira. Under his apron, Akira wore a blue and white shirt and some khaki shorts. Over his shirt, he wore a black jacket with a sword like emblem on the front. Since he was serving food, he wore an apron to avoid being dirtied. He also wore a blue bandanna and a pair of goggles.
A Dark Lizamon flanked the boy, helping him to serve drinks. He too, wore an apron. He was a Digimon that had a body shaped like a dragon's. He wore a Chrome Digizoid mask with the same insignia as Akira's jacket. The mask was of a golden colour and had openings for the eyes. Black flames covered this Digimon's body.
This made the Digimon look dark and sinister, like some of the Digimon Davis had faced in the past. Despite the flames, Davis didn't feel any hotter from being near the Dark Lizamon. His bright crimson eyes looked upon Davis with apprehension. He didn't appear hostile at all for a Digimon with such an evil-looking appearance.
"Wow, another human! I never knew there would be humans in the Digital World other than the Digidestined..."
"Well duuuhhh!" said the boy sardonically.
"Hey, I was only making conversation!" replied an apologetic Davis.
"Is something the matter Davis?" asked TK as he approached.
"Nah, nothing's wrong," assured Davis.
"Hi, I'm TK, my friend here is Davis. I hope he isn't bothering you... Davis can be a bit hard headed sometimes," chuckled TK to Davis' annoyance.
"Nah, no problem at all. The name's Akira, and this is Darkfryer," introduced Akira.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Darkfryer, the Dark Lizamon. Akira is my Guard Tamer and friend. I use my Dread Fire attack to burn our enemies down!
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"I named him 'Darkfryer' because of his Dread Fire attack. It shoots flames of darkness that burn its victims."
A girl in an apron rushed up to Akira and the DD in a panic. She wore hair clips in her short brown hair. She had a cute face that seemed very timid and shy. She was about the same age as Akira and wore a black uniform under her apron. She introduced herself as Sheena. It appeared that she wanted to find the present for Digitamamon. Akira told her to look inside their Digibeetle for it and Sheena rushed outside.
Outside, Sheena came up to a pair of large armoured vehicles called Digibeetles. On the top was a rotating dome with a large central cannon grafted to it. Attached below the main cannon was another, albeit smaller, cannon. Just as their name implied, Digibeetles resembled mechanical tanks shaped like beetles. They had six legs ending with wheels. For sight, Digibeetles had a pair of eye-like sensors. They blinked occasionally, which made it seem as though Digibeetles were alive.
Sheena opened and entered a hatch on the top of the Digibeetle. She came out of the tank-like Digibeetle with the present in her hand. However, she wasn't alone... As she climbed out, a pair of hands grabbed her from behind. She tried to fight back as best she could but her assailant was too strong. With her mouth covered, her scream would not be heard.
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Inside the diner, Mimi and Michael struck up a conversation with a bearded man wearing the same uniform as Debbie. This man had a jovial, Falstaffian expression on his face. He was at least 30, possibly even 40 years old. He appeared to be a senior officer in the organisation he worked for.
His name was Zudokorn and he was a Guard Tamer. They were all sharing stories about their exploits and Digimon. Michael talked about his experiences as a DD. Mimi told Zudokorn the story of how she first became a DD. She also recounted the battles she fought, including the fight against the Dark Masters.
"Very interesting. You kids were brave to take on such powerful Digimon, especially without the enhancements our Digimon have. I happen to have a Metal Seadramon of my own. I know firsthand how powerful they are..." commented Zudokorn.
"Enhancements?" asked Palmon in wonder.
Zudokorn filled them in on the Guard's Digimon science. While their Digimon used their own attacks more often, GT Digimon had other perks. Digimon of GTs were more powerful and versatile than normal Digimon. Due to demand for more versatility, scientists have enabled Guard Tamer Digimon to learn abilities beyond their own attacks. These abilities improved through Digivolution to higher levels and through training.
Guard Tamer Digimon were able to use attacks from lower level forms. GT Digimon have improved regeneration, which sped up the already fast healing rates of Digimon. For identification, the Digimon have emblems of some form somewhere on their person. They also generated unique signatures that identified their allegiance. This was done to avoid instances of friendly fire.
Zudokorn talked about his experience with his students and of his home, Digital City. Mimi learned of the Guard Teams and their Digimon. The Guard Teams defended the Digital World from anyone who threatened it. In that respect, they were no different than the DD. Zudokorn and Debbie both belonged to Team Blue Falcon, which specialized in Data type Digimon. Zudokorn mentioned that both Togemon, and Seadramon are Data types.
Betamon however, was a Virus type. Zudokorn pulled a small handheld device out of his pocket. This was his Digibeetle browser. It allowed him to access his Digibeetle's computer. He showed Michael a Digimon Analyzer picture of Seadramon's Mega form, Metal Seadramon.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
That's Metal Seadramon, a Mega level Digimon. As a Dark Master, he ruled the seas with an iron fin. His River of Power almost washed us away.
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"Wow, that's me when I'm all big and powerful?" asked Betamon incredulously.
"Actually, Digimon evolutions aren't really set in stone. This is just one possible Mega form that you can have."
"Wow, say by any chance do you know what my Mega form is?" asked Palmon.
"Of course! I can show her to you in person, if you like."
"Cool, I wanna see!"
"Naomi, come here!" said Zudokorn cheerfully as he punched away at the Browser.
A female Digimon in a red leotard materialized in front of Palmon. She had that "S&M Queen" look to her. She had blonde hair and with a delicate feminine figure. A "headdress" resembling the flower part of a rose covered her eyes. She had what looked like gloves and black leather boots that went up to her thighs. Leaves adorned the cloak on her shoulders. Vines were wrapped around her body. She held one as a sword, and another like a whip. She looked upon Palmon with a confident smile.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Naomi, the Rosemon. Palmon, you'll become like me someday. One day, you'll use the Thorn Whip like I do to punish evildoers. 'Til then, just enjoy being with Mimi and your friends.
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"Wow, I'm that beautiful! I wanna Digivolve to Rosemon now!" cried a thrilled Palmon.
"I'm sure you'll be Rosemon someday, Palmon. The bond between you and Mimi gives you power. Respect it, and I'm sure you will get your wish..." assured Zudokorn.
Zudokorn continued on with his story. He spoke of a terrible war that occurred years before in Digital City. During that war, traitorous Guard Tamers created a group called the Blood Knights. They attacked the city by surprise in an attempt to seize control. Many were injured, and some killed during the Digimon attacks on Digital City. Zudokorn felt dismayed by "trusted comrades" who blatantly violated their Guard Tamer oaths.
Mimi and Michael were introduced to Akira and Sheena and learned that they were Zudokorn's students. Akira and Sheena belonged to another Guard Team called the Black Swords. They were Virus Digimon specialists. Mimi didn't like the sound of that, but Michael set her straight. Virus Digimon were just as willing to fight for good as a Vaccine or Data was.
Zudokorn was enjoying the conversation until he saw Sheena being dragged off by several suspicious individuals. Zudokorn's face turned pale. Mimi and Michael noticed Zudokorn's expression and saw Sheena under attack. A look of concern fell over their faces. Zudokorn told them to get Akira and Debbie while he went to help Sheena. Zudokorn burst out the door with Naomi.
Upon gazing at the attackers' faces, Zudokorn knew who they were. They were the Blood Knights, hated enemies of all GTs. They wore alien masks that concealed their faces. Life support tubes ran into the mask, to sustain the wearer. Their uniforms were a muddy greenish colour and completely concealed the Blood Knight within. The Blood Knights' Digimon were in a stare down with a pair of Digimon.
One of them looked like a Gatomon, only it had black fur instead of white. The other looked like a large white squid. Both of these Digimon had the Black Sword insignia on their head. Both sides glared at each other in hostility. Akira, Debbie, Mimi and Michael ran out the door as fast as they could with their Digimon. Zudokorn gave an ultimatum to the Blood Knights: leave her alone or be destroyed.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm not a Gatomon, I'm a Black Gatomon. Lillith's my name! Go away NOW or else my Lightning Paw will slice you!
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===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Cal the Gesomon! I would like nothing better than to squash you Blood Knights with my Coral Crusher.
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The Blood Knights naturally refused to leave. They had five members and their Digimon included a Metal Greymon, Were Garurumon, Devimon, Etemon and Ogremon. The Tamers, DD and Blood Knights exchanged hostile glares at each other. They were prepped to attack each other at a moment's notice.
"Dark Lizamon Digivolve to..."
Darkfryer began to grow in size. As his dark flames abated, they revealed the body parts of many other Digimon. His arms turned into Devimon's arms. Kuwagamon and Skull Greymon's arm popped out of his body. His helmet grew a horn and turned into Kabuterimon's and his body became like Greymon's. His legs turned into Garurumon's. Monochromon's tail and Angemon and Airdramon's wings sprouted from his back as he grew Metal Greymon-like hair.
"Chimeramon!"
"Black Gatomon Digivolve to..."
Lillith's body began to glow silver and reshaped itself to a woman. A black leather glove flew into her right hand and her left hand enlarged itself into a claw. Tattered black leather clothes covered her body as a leather skullcap/mask formed over her head. Long chains began to wrap around her body. The face of an evil spirit formed on a patch of leather on her shoulder.
"Lady Devimon!"
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
This is a Chimeramon. Chimeramon are made up of the parts of other Digimon, and that gives these mutants incredible power. Their Heat Viper and Hybrid Arms will spell your end!
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===========Digimon Analyzer===========
Lady Devimon are fallen angel Digimon with an attitude. You don't want to get on their bad side. Their Darkness Wave attack will destroy their foes in an explosion of dark energy.
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"Palmon Digivolve to... Togemon!"
"Betamon Digivolve to... Seadramon!"
Digitamamon came running out of the door and threw a big tantrum.
"You Blood Knights are ruining my party! Get out of here now or else..." screamed Digitamamon angrily.
"Ah, shut up!" responded the Ogremon.
The Blood Knights turned their attention to Digitamamon. Cal saw an opportunity and quickly dragged Sheena out of harm's way.
"Are you alright?" asked Cal.
"I'm fine, just shook up..."
Ogremon rushed Digitamamon with his club. Orgemon's club was just inches from the opening of the shell before Digitamamon reflexively closed it. The club bounced off the hard shell with a muffled "thud!" Ogremon threw a temper tantrum and bashed Digitamamon repeatedly to crack his shell. For all his efforts, the shell would not crack. The shell was far too hard to penetrate.
Ogremon was rewarded for his efforts by a gout of freezing ice from Seadramon's mouth. Ogremon was struggling and forced to cover himself from the overwhelming force of the ice. The ice crystallized and formed a bluish white, glossy coating on his body. Ogremon's struggle soon ceased as the ice completely encased his body. All that remained of him was a nice, frosty Ogremon statue.
"Darkness Wave!"
Hordes of orange energy bats swarmed towards Etemon. Etemon was ready for that attack and stood his ground. He cupped his hands in preparation for a special move. A sphere of dark energy formed and grew to the size of a basketball.
"Concert Crush!"
The sphere of dark energy made a head-on collision with the Darkness Wave's bats. Both attacks were cancelled out by the impact. Etemon quickly followed up his attack with another Concert Crush. With a simple brush of her hand to the side, Lillith dissipated the sphere harmlessly. Her eyes glowed a bright crimson and a beam of light shot forth.
Etemon dodged and closed in on Lillith's position. His hand curled into a fist and sent a haymaker right into Lillith's jaw. While she was reeling, Etemon grabbed her and tossed her with a martial arts style throw. However, before hitting the ground, Lillith flipped around and gracefully landed on her feet. In a flash of dark energy she vanished and popped up behind her foe. Etemon received a swift kick straight in the back of the head.
"Giga Blaster!"
"Heat Viper!"
Darkfryer opened his maw. The temperature increased so rapidly that Darkfryer's breath became like plasma. Darkfryer spewed deadly plasma forth as a stream and destroyed Metal Greymon's missiles. The stream overpowered the missiles and hit Metal Greymon as well. Metal Greymon was disoriented. He shook it off and continued the assault.
His chest plate opened revealing two cavities. Two organic missiles with determined faces on them erupted from the cavities. Metal Greymon's Giga Blaster attack hit its mark, right on Darkfryer's chest. A billowing cloud of flame engulfed Darkfryer after the missiles exploded. To Metal Greymon's amazement, Darkfryer was still standing with no signs of injury! Darkfryer body glowed with a deep darkness, as if surrounded by a force field.
"Garuru Kick!" called Were Garurumon.
Were Garurumon's foot glowed with flaming energy. He was coming straight for Naomi's forehead. He was sure that Naomi was a fool for just standing there. Naomi didn't back down at all. Were Garurumon smiled smugly as he soared towards his target.
"Thorn Whip!"
A long thorny vine coiled around Were Garurumon's leg. His expression changed from smug satisfaction to surprise and disbelief. Naomi pulled Were Garurumon down cowboy-style using her Thorn Whip as a lasso. The thorns dug into Were Garurumon's skin painfully as he was dragged along the ground. He was struggling to release the vine but his foe's grip was too strong. The vine wrapped itself further and further up his body until he became a mummy with vines for bandages.
"Needle Spray!"
"Nightmare Syndromer!"
The two attacks slammed Devimon hard. Devimon recovered, only to be hit by the flying body of Metal Greymon. Darkfryer was in the grip of a fierce battle rage. Before Metal Greymon could react, he was spear-tackled with authority by Darkfryer. The Blood Knights didn't like the way the battle was going. All their Digimon were getting pounded into submission repeatedly by stronger and more numerous GT and DD Digimon.
Their morale started to break upon realizing they picked the wrong fight. They started to run for their Digibeetles and beamed their Digimon safely into the Digibeetles' memory banks. The Digibeetles' wheels screeched as they sped out of there as fast as they could. The GTs, Digitamamon, and the DD were pleased with their victory. The Blood Knights will think twice before trying a stunt like that again.
The other DD came out of the diner in a hurry. Unknown to the others, they watched the battle that just took place. They were more than a little concerned when they saw Chimeramon appear. They thought he had somehow returned, despite being killed by Magnamon. They got a good look at the participants of the fight and knew who was truly an enemy. They soon realized that he was under the control of the "Good Guys."
In fact, this Chimeramon looked slightly different, and the DD realized it couldn't be the same one they fought. The other DD as well as the Tamers were encouraging this Chimeramon. It also seemed a little smaller and more agile than the original. Since the others pretty much outnumbered and outgunned the enemy in every way, they felt no need to intervene. The fight was well under their control.
"Way to go you guys!" cried the DD.
The other DD and the Guard Tamers smiled. All their Digimon regressed back to their standard forms. Yolei was especially eager to congratulate Akira. She grew all starry eyed when she met him face to face. It was her typical boy-crazy reaction. She made a pass at Akira.
"You were so brave out there! I'm Yolei, what's your name?"
"Um, I'm Akira," replied Akira a bit surprised. "I'm glad you appreciate it..."
Darkfryer looked at Akira in puzzlement. Hawkmon told him what was going on. Darkfryer nodded in understanding.
"I think it would be better to ask him what just happened," suggested Kari.
The DD group lead by Davis asked who the enemy was. They learned about the Blood Knights second-hand from Mimi and Michael. The DD were quite shocked at what they were told. The Blood Knights were probably the vilest group of people they had ever heard about. They were as worse, maybe even more so than the Digimon Emperor was.
Toei and Bandai own Digimon. Bandai owns Digimon World 2.
Guard Tamer: Blight of GAIA
By: RB3
Chapter 1: Digitamamon's Party
In the Real World, only a few years have passed since the Digiport disaster. People gradually came to forget about it. However in the Digital World, the equivalent of decades has passed. Those who were trapped in the Digital World were changed into data life forms. They eventually became organized and the newest defenders of the Digital World, the Guard Tamers.
For the latest threat, the Digimon Emperor, the Guard Tamers were ordered not to intervene. The Digimon Emperor conquered the East side of the Digital World with his control spires. In order to stop him, the Guardians employed a new set of Digidestined. Unlike the Guard Tamers, these new DD had Digimon that could Armour Digivolve to bypass the control spires. Without Digivolution, the Guardians feared the risk to the Guard Tamers and their Digimon.
So, the new DD faced off with the Digimon Emperor. They won and the Digimon Emperor was no more. Ken Ichijoji eventually joined the DD on a mission to remove the spires he created. Today, the group was on Server Continent. On another part of Server, Arukenimon and Mummymon in human form were uprooting spires. They were loading them into the data bank of a Digibeetle. Mummymon made a pass at Arukenimon, to which she promptly responded by decking Mummymon upside the head.
"Ow!" gasped Mummymon as he clutched the lump on his head.
"Maybe we could get this over with if you actually did some work," nagged Arukenimon.
Gathering spires had to be the most tedious job Mummymon and Arukenimon had ever had to do. A transmission came over the radio of the Digibeetle. It was some of their Blood Knight underlings. They reported a band of kids and Digimon destroying spires. Mummymon was going to respond and was shoved aside by Arukenimon. She didn't like the idea of competition for the spires.
"Well, don't just stand there! Find them and get rid of them!" ordered Arukenimon.
"Yes, Ma'am!" responded the underling.
"I'm surrounded by nincompoops!"
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The DD were done for the day and encountered Digitamamon's diner. They decided to stop by for a snack. Inside, a party was being held to honour Digitamamon. At the centre of the room, was a banner stretched across the room. On the banner were the words "Happy Birthday, Digitamamon!" in bright, bold red letters. Digimon were dancing and feasting on the treats. Most of the guests were Digimon, save for a few humans. Mimi and her friend Michael were there, celebrating with the rest of the guests. A long nosed Digimon was serving drinks to the guests.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Tapirmon and I'm the waiter for this restaurant. Remember to tip well, or you'll find a fly in your soup next time you visit.
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The DD noticed Mimi and Michael among the many guests in attendance. They met exchanged their greetings. Digitamamon and some other humans approached them.
"Hey, you're the Digidestined! Welcome to my party! Help yourselves to the food!" said Digitamamon. The DD all thanked Digitamamon in response.
"Ah the Digidestined! I've heard you're friends with Digitamamon, so go right ahead and enjoy." The DD turned to see a blonde woman in a brown uniform and a blue cap. "I'm Debbie, the host for this party."
Debbie was like a teenager in her appearance. Her blue eyes hinted at a kind heart inside. She seemed to be around 16 in age. The DD were surprised to see another human in the Digital World. They believed that only DD could enter the Digital World. They were reminded about the Digiport disaster a few years back. Debbie was one of those who were swallowed by the Digiports.
"Have fun, guys!"
"Thanks!" replied Kari.
The DD went further inside to feast on the food. They were having a good time. Davis went to get some cake. Behind the counter was a redheaded boy about twelve in age in an apron. His name was Akira. Under his apron, Akira wore a blue and white shirt and some khaki shorts. Over his shirt, he wore a black jacket with a sword like emblem on the front. Since he was serving food, he wore an apron to avoid being dirtied. He also wore a blue bandanna and a pair of goggles.
A Dark Lizamon flanked the boy, helping him to serve drinks. He too, wore an apron. He was a Digimon that had a body shaped like a dragon's. He wore a Chrome Digizoid mask with the same insignia as Akira's jacket. The mask was of a golden colour and had openings for the eyes. Black flames covered this Digimon's body.
This made the Digimon look dark and sinister, like some of the Digimon Davis had faced in the past. Despite the flames, Davis didn't feel any hotter from being near the Dark Lizamon. His bright crimson eyes looked upon Davis with apprehension. He didn't appear hostile at all for a Digimon with such an evil-looking appearance.
"Wow, another human! I never knew there would be humans in the Digital World other than the Digidestined..."
"Well duuuhhh!" said the boy sardonically.
"Hey, I was only making conversation!" replied an apologetic Davis.
"Is something the matter Davis?" asked TK as he approached.
"Nah, nothing's wrong," assured Davis.
"Hi, I'm TK, my friend here is Davis. I hope he isn't bothering you... Davis can be a bit hard headed sometimes," chuckled TK to Davis' annoyance.
"Nah, no problem at all. The name's Akira, and this is Darkfryer," introduced Akira.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Darkfryer, the Dark Lizamon. Akira is my Guard Tamer and friend. I use my Dread Fire attack to burn our enemies down!
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"I named him 'Darkfryer' because of his Dread Fire attack. It shoots flames of darkness that burn its victims."
A girl in an apron rushed up to Akira and the DD in a panic. She wore hair clips in her short brown hair. She had a cute face that seemed very timid and shy. She was about the same age as Akira and wore a black uniform under her apron. She introduced herself as Sheena. It appeared that she wanted to find the present for Digitamamon. Akira told her to look inside their Digibeetle for it and Sheena rushed outside.
Outside, Sheena came up to a pair of large armoured vehicles called Digibeetles. On the top was a rotating dome with a large central cannon grafted to it. Attached below the main cannon was another, albeit smaller, cannon. Just as their name implied, Digibeetles resembled mechanical tanks shaped like beetles. They had six legs ending with wheels. For sight, Digibeetles had a pair of eye-like sensors. They blinked occasionally, which made it seem as though Digibeetles were alive.
Sheena opened and entered a hatch on the top of the Digibeetle. She came out of the tank-like Digibeetle with the present in her hand. However, she wasn't alone... As she climbed out, a pair of hands grabbed her from behind. She tried to fight back as best she could but her assailant was too strong. With her mouth covered, her scream would not be heard.
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Inside the diner, Mimi and Michael struck up a conversation with a bearded man wearing the same uniform as Debbie. This man had a jovial, Falstaffian expression on his face. He was at least 30, possibly even 40 years old. He appeared to be a senior officer in the organisation he worked for.
His name was Zudokorn and he was a Guard Tamer. They were all sharing stories about their exploits and Digimon. Michael talked about his experiences as a DD. Mimi told Zudokorn the story of how she first became a DD. She also recounted the battles she fought, including the fight against the Dark Masters.
"Very interesting. You kids were brave to take on such powerful Digimon, especially without the enhancements our Digimon have. I happen to have a Metal Seadramon of my own. I know firsthand how powerful they are..." commented Zudokorn.
"Enhancements?" asked Palmon in wonder.
Zudokorn filled them in on the Guard's Digimon science. While their Digimon used their own attacks more often, GT Digimon had other perks. Digimon of GTs were more powerful and versatile than normal Digimon. Due to demand for more versatility, scientists have enabled Guard Tamer Digimon to learn abilities beyond their own attacks. These abilities improved through Digivolution to higher levels and through training.
Guard Tamer Digimon were able to use attacks from lower level forms. GT Digimon have improved regeneration, which sped up the already fast healing rates of Digimon. For identification, the Digimon have emblems of some form somewhere on their person. They also generated unique signatures that identified their allegiance. This was done to avoid instances of friendly fire.
Zudokorn talked about his experience with his students and of his home, Digital City. Mimi learned of the Guard Teams and their Digimon. The Guard Teams defended the Digital World from anyone who threatened it. In that respect, they were no different than the DD. Zudokorn and Debbie both belonged to Team Blue Falcon, which specialized in Data type Digimon. Zudokorn mentioned that both Togemon, and Seadramon are Data types.
Betamon however, was a Virus type. Zudokorn pulled a small handheld device out of his pocket. This was his Digibeetle browser. It allowed him to access his Digibeetle's computer. He showed Michael a Digimon Analyzer picture of Seadramon's Mega form, Metal Seadramon.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
That's Metal Seadramon, a Mega level Digimon. As a Dark Master, he ruled the seas with an iron fin. His River of Power almost washed us away.
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"Wow, that's me when I'm all big and powerful?" asked Betamon incredulously.
"Actually, Digimon evolutions aren't really set in stone. This is just one possible Mega form that you can have."
"Wow, say by any chance do you know what my Mega form is?" asked Palmon.
"Of course! I can show her to you in person, if you like."
"Cool, I wanna see!"
"Naomi, come here!" said Zudokorn cheerfully as he punched away at the Browser.
A female Digimon in a red leotard materialized in front of Palmon. She had that "S&M Queen" look to her. She had blonde hair and with a delicate feminine figure. A "headdress" resembling the flower part of a rose covered her eyes. She had what looked like gloves and black leather boots that went up to her thighs. Leaves adorned the cloak on her shoulders. Vines were wrapped around her body. She held one as a sword, and another like a whip. She looked upon Palmon with a confident smile.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Naomi, the Rosemon. Palmon, you'll become like me someday. One day, you'll use the Thorn Whip like I do to punish evildoers. 'Til then, just enjoy being with Mimi and your friends.
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"Wow, I'm that beautiful! I wanna Digivolve to Rosemon now!" cried a thrilled Palmon.
"I'm sure you'll be Rosemon someday, Palmon. The bond between you and Mimi gives you power. Respect it, and I'm sure you will get your wish..." assured Zudokorn.
Zudokorn continued on with his story. He spoke of a terrible war that occurred years before in Digital City. During that war, traitorous Guard Tamers created a group called the Blood Knights. They attacked the city by surprise in an attempt to seize control. Many were injured, and some killed during the Digimon attacks on Digital City. Zudokorn felt dismayed by "trusted comrades" who blatantly violated their Guard Tamer oaths.
Mimi and Michael were introduced to Akira and Sheena and learned that they were Zudokorn's students. Akira and Sheena belonged to another Guard Team called the Black Swords. They were Virus Digimon specialists. Mimi didn't like the sound of that, but Michael set her straight. Virus Digimon were just as willing to fight for good as a Vaccine or Data was.
Zudokorn was enjoying the conversation until he saw Sheena being dragged off by several suspicious individuals. Zudokorn's face turned pale. Mimi and Michael noticed Zudokorn's expression and saw Sheena under attack. A look of concern fell over their faces. Zudokorn told them to get Akira and Debbie while he went to help Sheena. Zudokorn burst out the door with Naomi.
Upon gazing at the attackers' faces, Zudokorn knew who they were. They were the Blood Knights, hated enemies of all GTs. They wore alien masks that concealed their faces. Life support tubes ran into the mask, to sustain the wearer. Their uniforms were a muddy greenish colour and completely concealed the Blood Knight within. The Blood Knights' Digimon were in a stare down with a pair of Digimon.
One of them looked like a Gatomon, only it had black fur instead of white. The other looked like a large white squid. Both of these Digimon had the Black Sword insignia on their head. Both sides glared at each other in hostility. Akira, Debbie, Mimi and Michael ran out the door as fast as they could with their Digimon. Zudokorn gave an ultimatum to the Blood Knights: leave her alone or be destroyed.
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm not a Gatomon, I'm a Black Gatomon. Lillith's my name! Go away NOW or else my Lightning Paw will slice you!
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===========Digimon Analyzer===========
I'm Cal the Gesomon! I would like nothing better than to squash you Blood Knights with my Coral Crusher.
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The Blood Knights naturally refused to leave. They had five members and their Digimon included a Metal Greymon, Were Garurumon, Devimon, Etemon and Ogremon. The Tamers, DD and Blood Knights exchanged hostile glares at each other. They were prepped to attack each other at a moment's notice.
"Dark Lizamon Digivolve to..."
Darkfryer began to grow in size. As his dark flames abated, they revealed the body parts of many other Digimon. His arms turned into Devimon's arms. Kuwagamon and Skull Greymon's arm popped out of his body. His helmet grew a horn and turned into Kabuterimon's and his body became like Greymon's. His legs turned into Garurumon's. Monochromon's tail and Angemon and Airdramon's wings sprouted from his back as he grew Metal Greymon-like hair.
"Chimeramon!"
"Black Gatomon Digivolve to..."
Lillith's body began to glow silver and reshaped itself to a woman. A black leather glove flew into her right hand and her left hand enlarged itself into a claw. Tattered black leather clothes covered her body as a leather skullcap/mask formed over her head. Long chains began to wrap around her body. The face of an evil spirit formed on a patch of leather on her shoulder.
"Lady Devimon!"
===========Digimon Analyzer===========
This is a Chimeramon. Chimeramon are made up of the parts of other Digimon, and that gives these mutants incredible power. Their Heat Viper and Hybrid Arms will spell your end!
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===========Digimon Analyzer===========
Lady Devimon are fallen angel Digimon with an attitude. You don't want to get on their bad side. Their Darkness Wave attack will destroy their foes in an explosion of dark energy.
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"Palmon Digivolve to... Togemon!"
"Betamon Digivolve to... Seadramon!"
Digitamamon came running out of the door and threw a big tantrum.
"You Blood Knights are ruining my party! Get out of here now or else..." screamed Digitamamon angrily.
"Ah, shut up!" responded the Ogremon.
The Blood Knights turned their attention to Digitamamon. Cal saw an opportunity and quickly dragged Sheena out of harm's way.
"Are you alright?" asked Cal.
"I'm fine, just shook up..."
Ogremon rushed Digitamamon with his club. Orgemon's club was just inches from the opening of the shell before Digitamamon reflexively closed it. The club bounced off the hard shell with a muffled "thud!" Ogremon threw a temper tantrum and bashed Digitamamon repeatedly to crack his shell. For all his efforts, the shell would not crack. The shell was far too hard to penetrate.
Ogremon was rewarded for his efforts by a gout of freezing ice from Seadramon's mouth. Ogremon was struggling and forced to cover himself from the overwhelming force of the ice. The ice crystallized and formed a bluish white, glossy coating on his body. Ogremon's struggle soon ceased as the ice completely encased his body. All that remained of him was a nice, frosty Ogremon statue.
"Darkness Wave!"
Hordes of orange energy bats swarmed towards Etemon. Etemon was ready for that attack and stood his ground. He cupped his hands in preparation for a special move. A sphere of dark energy formed and grew to the size of a basketball.
"Concert Crush!"
The sphere of dark energy made a head-on collision with the Darkness Wave's bats. Both attacks were cancelled out by the impact. Etemon quickly followed up his attack with another Concert Crush. With a simple brush of her hand to the side, Lillith dissipated the sphere harmlessly. Her eyes glowed a bright crimson and a beam of light shot forth.
Etemon dodged and closed in on Lillith's position. His hand curled into a fist and sent a haymaker right into Lillith's jaw. While she was reeling, Etemon grabbed her and tossed her with a martial arts style throw. However, before hitting the ground, Lillith flipped around and gracefully landed on her feet. In a flash of dark energy she vanished and popped up behind her foe. Etemon received a swift kick straight in the back of the head.
"Giga Blaster!"
"Heat Viper!"
Darkfryer opened his maw. The temperature increased so rapidly that Darkfryer's breath became like plasma. Darkfryer spewed deadly plasma forth as a stream and destroyed Metal Greymon's missiles. The stream overpowered the missiles and hit Metal Greymon as well. Metal Greymon was disoriented. He shook it off and continued the assault.
His chest plate opened revealing two cavities. Two organic missiles with determined faces on them erupted from the cavities. Metal Greymon's Giga Blaster attack hit its mark, right on Darkfryer's chest. A billowing cloud of flame engulfed Darkfryer after the missiles exploded. To Metal Greymon's amazement, Darkfryer was still standing with no signs of injury! Darkfryer body glowed with a deep darkness, as if surrounded by a force field.
"Garuru Kick!" called Were Garurumon.
Were Garurumon's foot glowed with flaming energy. He was coming straight for Naomi's forehead. He was sure that Naomi was a fool for just standing there. Naomi didn't back down at all. Were Garurumon smiled smugly as he soared towards his target.
"Thorn Whip!"
A long thorny vine coiled around Were Garurumon's leg. His expression changed from smug satisfaction to surprise and disbelief. Naomi pulled Were Garurumon down cowboy-style using her Thorn Whip as a lasso. The thorns dug into Were Garurumon's skin painfully as he was dragged along the ground. He was struggling to release the vine but his foe's grip was too strong. The vine wrapped itself further and further up his body until he became a mummy with vines for bandages.
"Needle Spray!"
"Nightmare Syndromer!"
The two attacks slammed Devimon hard. Devimon recovered, only to be hit by the flying body of Metal Greymon. Darkfryer was in the grip of a fierce battle rage. Before Metal Greymon could react, he was spear-tackled with authority by Darkfryer. The Blood Knights didn't like the way the battle was going. All their Digimon were getting pounded into submission repeatedly by stronger and more numerous GT and DD Digimon.
Their morale started to break upon realizing they picked the wrong fight. They started to run for their Digibeetles and beamed their Digimon safely into the Digibeetles' memory banks. The Digibeetles' wheels screeched as they sped out of there as fast as they could. The GTs, Digitamamon, and the DD were pleased with their victory. The Blood Knights will think twice before trying a stunt like that again.
The other DD came out of the diner in a hurry. Unknown to the others, they watched the battle that just took place. They were more than a little concerned when they saw Chimeramon appear. They thought he had somehow returned, despite being killed by Magnamon. They got a good look at the participants of the fight and knew who was truly an enemy. They soon realized that he was under the control of the "Good Guys."
In fact, this Chimeramon looked slightly different, and the DD realized it couldn't be the same one they fought. The other DD as well as the Tamers were encouraging this Chimeramon. It also seemed a little smaller and more agile than the original. Since the others pretty much outnumbered and outgunned the enemy in every way, they felt no need to intervene. The fight was well under their control.
"Way to go you guys!" cried the DD.
The other DD and the Guard Tamers smiled. All their Digimon regressed back to their standard forms. Yolei was especially eager to congratulate Akira. She grew all starry eyed when she met him face to face. It was her typical boy-crazy reaction. She made a pass at Akira.
"You were so brave out there! I'm Yolei, what's your name?"
"Um, I'm Akira," replied Akira a bit surprised. "I'm glad you appreciate it..."
Darkfryer looked at Akira in puzzlement. Hawkmon told him what was going on. Darkfryer nodded in understanding.
"I think it would be better to ask him what just happened," suggested Kari.
The DD group lead by Davis asked who the enemy was. They learned about the Blood Knights second-hand from Mimi and Michael. The DD were quite shocked at what they were told. The Blood Knights were probably the vilest group of people they had ever heard about. They were as worse, maybe even more so than the Digimon Emperor was.