Episode 8: Man vs. Machine
Kyuubimon and Fangmon finally found Ryan and the now-devolved Kumamon in the midsts of the wreck. Ruki hopped off Kyuubimon and she devolved.
"Ryan, are you alright?" Ruki asked, looking him over for bad cuts.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"RUKI?!" Shiuchon shouted in surprise and happiness. Ruki looked looked back to see Shiuchon running towards her, then she turned all the way around.
"Hey!" Ruki laughed as Shiuchon ran into her arms and squeezed her. She finally let and and Ruki kneeled down. "Wow, you're really grown up! I've gotta look up to you when I kneel now!" Shiuchon laughed.
"Yeah, I know!"
"You know her?" Ryan cut in. Ruki looked back, then stood up and faced him.
"Yeah, she's an old friend. Why?" Shiuchon tugged on Ruki's shirt and she looked down. Shiuchon then pointed at Ryan all excited.
"He saved me and Lopmon! He's so COOL!!" Ruki laughed a little and smirked at Ryan.
"'Cool', huh? Yeah, he's alright..." Ryan scratched his head and laughed a little, nervously.
"Hey, I helped! I'm the one that EVOLVED!" Kumamon interrupted.
"You finally evolved, hm?" Renamon teased, patting his head. "How'd it feel?"
"AWESOME!" Ryan looked behind Ruki at Fangmon and Duke.
"Who's this?"
"Oh," Ruki started, turning around. "This is Duke and Fangmon. They helped us escape Nyxmon."
"Nyxmon?! He attacked you?"
"Yeah," Duke said, getting in on the whole conversation. He hopped off Fangmon and stepped forward. "He wanted Ruki to tell him where you were, I think."
"Yeah, he did... But luckily, Fangmon was able to hold him off long enough for us to escape. And Duke taught me to use the 'bullet-time' upgrade."
"Sounds like fun..." Ryan trailed off.
"Hey, now what do we do?" Kumamon asked from nowhere.
"Don't know..." Ruki sighed. "I guess we could all just head home?"
"Sounds good to me," Duke agreed. "I've gotta go get something first, though. Could I get someone to go with me?"
"Sure, I will," Ryan offered. "Let's go."
"Thanks!" The two walked away, and Ruki and Shiuchon looked at eachother.
"Shiuchon..." Ruki began. "Where's Jen?"
"Jen? Um... Our parents split up... He's still over in Japan with daddy..."
"Oh... I'm sorry to hear that."
"No, it's okay. Can I go to your house and rest Lopmon?" Shiuchon asked, holding the passed out Digimon up. Ruki smiled a little.
"Sure, let's go."
On the other side of town, the Ryan, Kumamon, Duke, and a now-Gijinka Fangmon were walking through the store. Duke sighed. "What a day so far... It's been nice to meet all of you, though."
"Yeah... You'll get used to us eventually. But hey, how long've you been a Tamer?"
"Oh, since I can remember... A little Impmon came to me when I was really young and gave me my D-Plug."
"That was me, as a Child," Fangmon added. "I convinced Duke to train me into a permanent Adult level once he got a little older and here I am now."
"Wow... Me and Ryan just met," Kumamon informed. "But he's not bad for a beginner."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever..." Ryan mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Nothing..." Suddenly, an explosion was heard outside. It shook the whole building. "Whoa, what the heck was that?!"
"I dunno! We'd better go check it out," Duke suggested. He took Fangmon's amulet off and he turned to his true form, then they all ran outside. The entire parking lot was burning in various places - cars were on fire, blood was everywhere - and in the middle of it all was a huge shadow.
"Whoa...! What IS that?!" Ryan gasped as he looked up. In the sky, moving very slowly forward, was a giant mechanical blimp.
"Good question!" Duke added. Fangmon growled, ready for battle. Ryan checked the data on his D-Plug.
"Blimpmon..?! He's huge! ... Wait a minute... He must be a Perfect level... .. No, it says here he's only Adult... So we should be able to take him!" Ryan glared at his giant opponet, along with Kumamon. "Kumamon... Go get him!" Kumamon leaped into the air, along with Fangmon. "Command: Evolution!"
"Kumamon, shinka!" Kumamon's body once again grew into a huge bear. "Grizzmon!"
"Coffin Blaster!" Fangmon's attack flew right at the bottom of Blimpmon, but it was easily repelled.
"Maul Attack!!" Grizzmon launced himself, now burning, towards the enemy. He collided with Blimpmon, but was simply thrown down on his back.
"Aah, crap..." Ryan sighed.
"Come on, don't give UP yet! We just started!" Duke then hit the famed 'Scan' button, and the entire area went back. "Command: Upgrade! Dark Wings!" Upon that command, the green light came out at hit Fangmon in the back. Data grids appeared off his back in the shape of wings, and were covered with black feathers.
"Now try me!" Fangmon threatened, and flew up to Blimpmon, landing on top of him. "Eat this!!" Fangmon then launched himself off and began firing black beams all at Blimpmon's back, causing small explosions to occur.
"Release soldiers," Blimpmon said in a monotone, machine-like voice. His bottom hatch opened to reveal an army of at least ten Mekanorimon, who flew out and landed around Grizzmon, who was now of his feet.
"Command: Upgrade!" Ryan called. "System Failure!" Suddenly, a shockwave came out of Grizzmon, shutting all of the Mekanorimon down.
"Ah, thanks..." Grizzmon sighed.
Up above, Fangmon still had a tight grip on Blimpmon. Finally, Blimpmon began smoking.
"Zeppelin Explosion," Blimpmon muttered as his next attack.
"Fangmon, get outta there!" Duke called up. "He's gonna explode!"
"I'm tryin', but my claws are stuck in the metal...!"
"Grizzmon!" Ryan shouted, getting his attention. "I want you to slam into the bottom of Blimpmon! Quick!"
"Here goes nothin'... Maul Attack!" Grizzmon flung himself upward, slamming into Blimpmon. This impact threw Fangmon up and into the air.
"Whoa! Duke, move it!!" Fangmon yelped, and Duke ran out of the way as Fangmon hit the ground. Just as Grizzmon landed, Blimpmon exploded, sending pieces of flame off into the air. The police and firemen came at that point, Ryan and Duke climbed onto their Digimon.
"Let's get outta here... Good job, you two..." Ryan complimented, paniting. The two Digimon ran off before any of the authorities noticed, the flames still burning behind them.
Kyuubimon and Fangmon finally found Ryan and the now-devolved Kumamon in the midsts of the wreck. Ruki hopped off Kyuubimon and she devolved.
"Ryan, are you alright?" Ruki asked, looking him over for bad cuts.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"RUKI?!" Shiuchon shouted in surprise and happiness. Ruki looked looked back to see Shiuchon running towards her, then she turned all the way around.
"Hey!" Ruki laughed as Shiuchon ran into her arms and squeezed her. She finally let and and Ruki kneeled down. "Wow, you're really grown up! I've gotta look up to you when I kneel now!" Shiuchon laughed.
"Yeah, I know!"
"You know her?" Ryan cut in. Ruki looked back, then stood up and faced him.
"Yeah, she's an old friend. Why?" Shiuchon tugged on Ruki's shirt and she looked down. Shiuchon then pointed at Ryan all excited.
"He saved me and Lopmon! He's so COOL!!" Ruki laughed a little and smirked at Ryan.
"'Cool', huh? Yeah, he's alright..." Ryan scratched his head and laughed a little, nervously.
"Hey, I helped! I'm the one that EVOLVED!" Kumamon interrupted.
"You finally evolved, hm?" Renamon teased, patting his head. "How'd it feel?"
"AWESOME!" Ryan looked behind Ruki at Fangmon and Duke.
"Who's this?"
"Oh," Ruki started, turning around. "This is Duke and Fangmon. They helped us escape Nyxmon."
"Nyxmon?! He attacked you?"
"Yeah," Duke said, getting in on the whole conversation. He hopped off Fangmon and stepped forward. "He wanted Ruki to tell him where you were, I think."
"Yeah, he did... But luckily, Fangmon was able to hold him off long enough for us to escape. And Duke taught me to use the 'bullet-time' upgrade."
"Sounds like fun..." Ryan trailed off.
"Hey, now what do we do?" Kumamon asked from nowhere.
"Don't know..." Ruki sighed. "I guess we could all just head home?"
"Sounds good to me," Duke agreed. "I've gotta go get something first, though. Could I get someone to go with me?"
"Sure, I will," Ryan offered. "Let's go."
"Thanks!" The two walked away, and Ruki and Shiuchon looked at eachother.
"Shiuchon..." Ruki began. "Where's Jen?"
"Jen? Um... Our parents split up... He's still over in Japan with daddy..."
"Oh... I'm sorry to hear that."
"No, it's okay. Can I go to your house and rest Lopmon?" Shiuchon asked, holding the passed out Digimon up. Ruki smiled a little.
"Sure, let's go."
On the other side of town, the Ryan, Kumamon, Duke, and a now-Gijinka Fangmon were walking through the store. Duke sighed. "What a day so far... It's been nice to meet all of you, though."
"Yeah... You'll get used to us eventually. But hey, how long've you been a Tamer?"
"Oh, since I can remember... A little Impmon came to me when I was really young and gave me my D-Plug."
"That was me, as a Child," Fangmon added. "I convinced Duke to train me into a permanent Adult level once he got a little older and here I am now."
"Wow... Me and Ryan just met," Kumamon informed. "But he's not bad for a beginner."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever..." Ryan mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Nothing..." Suddenly, an explosion was heard outside. It shook the whole building. "Whoa, what the heck was that?!"
"I dunno! We'd better go check it out," Duke suggested. He took Fangmon's amulet off and he turned to his true form, then they all ran outside. The entire parking lot was burning in various places - cars were on fire, blood was everywhere - and in the middle of it all was a huge shadow.
"Whoa...! What IS that?!" Ryan gasped as he looked up. In the sky, moving very slowly forward, was a giant mechanical blimp.
"Good question!" Duke added. Fangmon growled, ready for battle. Ryan checked the data on his D-Plug.
"Blimpmon..?! He's huge! ... Wait a minute... He must be a Perfect level... .. No, it says here he's only Adult... So we should be able to take him!" Ryan glared at his giant opponet, along with Kumamon. "Kumamon... Go get him!" Kumamon leaped into the air, along with Fangmon. "Command: Evolution!"
"Kumamon, shinka!" Kumamon's body once again grew into a huge bear. "Grizzmon!"
"Coffin Blaster!" Fangmon's attack flew right at the bottom of Blimpmon, but it was easily repelled.
"Maul Attack!!" Grizzmon launced himself, now burning, towards the enemy. He collided with Blimpmon, but was simply thrown down on his back.
"Aah, crap..." Ryan sighed.
"Come on, don't give UP yet! We just started!" Duke then hit the famed 'Scan' button, and the entire area went back. "Command: Upgrade! Dark Wings!" Upon that command, the green light came out at hit Fangmon in the back. Data grids appeared off his back in the shape of wings, and were covered with black feathers.
"Now try me!" Fangmon threatened, and flew up to Blimpmon, landing on top of him. "Eat this!!" Fangmon then launched himself off and began firing black beams all at Blimpmon's back, causing small explosions to occur.
"Release soldiers," Blimpmon said in a monotone, machine-like voice. His bottom hatch opened to reveal an army of at least ten Mekanorimon, who flew out and landed around Grizzmon, who was now of his feet.
"Command: Upgrade!" Ryan called. "System Failure!" Suddenly, a shockwave came out of Grizzmon, shutting all of the Mekanorimon down.
"Ah, thanks..." Grizzmon sighed.
Up above, Fangmon still had a tight grip on Blimpmon. Finally, Blimpmon began smoking.
"Zeppelin Explosion," Blimpmon muttered as his next attack.
"Fangmon, get outta there!" Duke called up. "He's gonna explode!"
"I'm tryin', but my claws are stuck in the metal...!"
"Grizzmon!" Ryan shouted, getting his attention. "I want you to slam into the bottom of Blimpmon! Quick!"
"Here goes nothin'... Maul Attack!" Grizzmon flung himself upward, slamming into Blimpmon. This impact threw Fangmon up and into the air.
"Whoa! Duke, move it!!" Fangmon yelped, and Duke ran out of the way as Fangmon hit the ground. Just as Grizzmon landed, Blimpmon exploded, sending pieces of flame off into the air. The police and firemen came at that point, Ryan and Duke climbed onto their Digimon.
"Let's get outta here... Good job, you two..." Ryan complimented, paniting. The two Digimon ran off before any of the authorities noticed, the flames still burning behind them.
