Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, I don't own Rick and Sacchi, all I own are Kei and Takeshi and any Digimon I happen to think up. How many times do I actually have to say this?

Digimon: Legend of the Holy Dragon

Chapter 3

"Tapirmon. Vaccine type rookie. Attack: Waking Dream." Rick read just as Sacchi yelled, "Look!"

The four of them stared in fascination and fear as a herd of Tapirmon swept down a hill and towards them.

"Poison Beam!"

"Blinding Bubble!"

"Speed Attack!"

"Poison Dart!"

Shaulamon, Kangamon, Pekomon and Vipermon attacked simultaneously. Pekomon dashed into the herd of Tapirmon with her claws outstretched as brilliant white bubbles, black claws and a deep purple beam hit the front of the herd. For a moment nothing happened, then the front of the herd dissolved into fragments of data.

"Way to go!" Takeshi cheered.

The back half of the herd slowed down and stopped completely still. Then they attacked all at once.

"Waking Dream!"

A huge purple aura radiated from the gathered Tapirmon before yellowish ghostly shapes rushed out to attack the four partner Digimon. There was a flash, which faded to reveal Vipermon, Shaulamon and Kangamon weakened but still standing. But-

"Pekomon!" Sacchi cried as she rushed to her partner's side. Pekomon, having been the closest to the herd, had taken the brunt of the attack and lay unconscious on the ground. "Pekomon! Wake up! Please!" Sacchi shook Pekomon gently, trying to wake her up.

"Waking Dream!" The Tapirmon herd attacked again, this time aimed straight towards Sacchi and Pekomon.

"Sacchi, look out!" The other three teens shouted.

Sacchi turned and saw the attack heading towards her. As she stared at it, a thought flashed through her head. I have to protect Pekomon! No matter what! Without thinking, she threw herself over Pekomon and prepared to be hit.

Pekomon floated on a sea of pulsing green nothingness. She knew that she was hurt, but could not feel any pain; she just knew that she was hurt badly.

Where am I? What.what happened?

Glimpses of memories floated through her mind. The Tapirmon herd. I was hit.and.

Suddenly, she heard a voice. Sacchi's voice.

"I have to protect Pekomon! No matter what!"

Pekomon felt Sacchi's body over hers, sensed Sacchi about to be hit. She knew Sacchi would not survive the attack.

No! Sacchi!

Kei, Takeshi and Rick looked on in horror as the Tapirmon's attack shot towards Sacchi. There was nothing they could do.

The attack was about to hit when the D-gadgets flashed a single word.

_DIGIVOLUTION_

A brilliant green glow enveloped Pekomon. The small brown cat grew in size until she was almost as tall as Sacchi. Two wings erupted from her shoulders and her tail split into two bushy tails. Sacchi stared in wonder at the larger cat.

Takeshi used his D-gadget to scan the newly Digivolved cat. "Synekomon. Data type champion. Attack: Double Swipe, Claws of Steel."

"Double Swipe!" Synekomon's twin tails swiped around her and Sacchi, dispersing the Tapirmon's attack. Without letting the Tapirmon attack again, she took the offensive.

"Claws of Steel!"

In a few seconds, the rest of the Tapirmon were deleted. Synekomon reverted back into Pekomon as Sacchi scooped her up and spun her around. "Pekomon, you rock!" Sacchi cheered. The others all joined in the celebration, with the exception of Vipermon, who stood apart. Rick noticed this and decided to try make friends with him.

"Vipermon, are you alright?" Rick asked as he walked to Vipermon's side. The virus type snake turned to look at him. Once again, Vipermon's red eyes sent shivers down his spine. He wondered briefly if Vipermon's eyes were meant to scare away opponents.

"I'm fine, DigiTamer." Vipermon replied. His voice was as eerie as his eyes, and just as cold. Immediately, Rick saw that it would be hard to befriend him. Glancing away, Vipermon scanned the horizon and tensed. Rick saw the change and pointed his D-gadget towards the place Vipermon was staring at. It beeped and projected a holo of an angel Digimon in armour. There was no other data.

Rick sighed and ran back towards the group. He had the feeling that this was going to be a long day.

"What? Another Digimon? Which one is it?" Kei demanded. Rick showed them the holo. The other D-gadgets beeped and projected holos too, but with the complete information of the Digimon. "Seraphimon. Vaccine type mega. Attacks: Seven Heavens." "A Mega? How are we supposed to fight that?" Kei asked incredulously.

"We do not have to fight. He is not our enemy." Kangamon replied, her eyes glittering strangely. Suddenly, all the Digimon tensed. "He's coming." Shaulamon said.

The words were hardly out of his mouth when they all saw a strange glittering in the sky. As they watched, the glittering solidified into an armoured angel Digimon with five pairs of golden wings.

Kangamon walked forward, stopping before Seraphimon. "I greet you, Lord Seraphimon." Seraphimon nodded. "What news do you have from the Real World?" Seraphimon's voice was deep and majestic, like that of a king.

"Lord, SkullDesdemon is returning. Digimon have been appearing in the Real World. When I returned, these humans were pulled here and caused the portals to be locked."

"I see. Good work. The other guardians will be informed of this. I presume these humans will aid us in reviving the Holy Dragon?"

"Yes, Lord."

"Good," Seraphimon turned to the four DigiTamers. "On behalf of the guardians of the Digital World, I thank you. If you need us, we will do whatever we can to help. Good luck."

After saying that, Seraphimon exited in a cloud of glitter.

"Where did he go?" Takeshi asked after a pause. "Aren't the portals locked? And who are the guardians?" Kangamon replied, "That was not a portal. It is a special teleportation skills only known to the guardians. The guardians are protectors of the Digital World. They are the highest ranking Digimon after the Holy Dragon, who was the ruler. Some of their identities are secret; the ones I know of are Lord Seraphimon and Lady Magnadramon."

"Its getting late. Come on, lets go." Pekomon suggested. They agreed and started to walk when-

"Which way do we go? We can't search the entire Digital World!" Kei said. The humans and Digimon all stopped in their tracks. None of them had thought about this.

Suddenly, Kangamon spoke up. "There is a prophecy in the legend of the Holy Dragon. It might help us.

'Ressurection del drago, viaggio della malvagità di pericolo minaccia, pericoli surreal

Individui la furia, sull'isola rivelano il mystic, all'interno della foresta

Fonda il mystical ed il furious riflettono il pericolo, paralizzano la malvagità

Scopra il lunare, nella denunzia della valle il solare, sotto il vulcano

Unisca il sole e la luna fa rivivere quello santo, la malvagità di sconfitta per la merce'

Its meaning is:

'Ressurection of Dragon, journey of peril Evil threatens, dangers surreal

Locate the Fury, on the island Reveal the Mystic, within the forest

Merge the mystical and the furious Reflect the danger, cripple the evil

Uncover the Lunar, in the valley Expose the Solar, under the volcano

Combine the sun and the moon Revive the Holy One, defeat evil for good'"

" 'Locate the Fury, on the island'. Lets go to the island then!" Takeshi suggested.

"Sure!" Rick checked his D-gadget. "Its to the south-west. Lets go!"

TBC..

Author's notes: Wow! My longest chapter yet! Did you guys like the prophecy? Its in Italian. Sorry if the grammar isn't right because I translated it word for word. Thanks again to mario72486 and ssofman for Rick and Sacchi. Next chapter should be up soon.

Up next: What will happen on the way to the island? What exactly is the Fury? Find out in the next chapter!