Shadow-Assassin: *Grins happily* YAY! Chapter ten! Half way through if I plotted things out right! Hope this isn't getting too long for my readers...
Black Jennimon: What readers?
Shadow-Assassin: HEY! I do so have readers!!! Look in the review box!!!
Black Jennimon: Whoa! A whole three readers! Good for you Shadow! *Snikers*
Shadow-Assassin: *Starts to cry* I'm getting there! I'll get more readers! Soon... *Sob, Sob*
Black Jennimon: Sure... you keep thinking that...
Shadow-Assassin: Your not nice. I'm not going to pay you. Now if you don't mind I'm going back to my dance. *Starts to do her Reader's Dance again*
Black Jennimon: Whatever... Just remember. You don't own digimon and you don't own us either.
Shadow-Assassin: I do so! I created you remember!
Black Jennimon: Oh... right... Guess you do own us then... but you still don't own Digimon itself.
Shadow-Assassin: don't you think I know that... *Huffs and continues her Dance ignoring Black Jennimon*
Black Jennimon: I still say the reason you don't have readers is because of your silly little dance... but whom I to give you advise... *Laughs and walks off*
Chapter Ten: A Thieves Trade
3rd Person
The group walked on in silence for a while. Each thinking to themselves.
Ianumon wondered if meeting all these new friends was part of the master plan created by the great creator. Did each of these digimon have a role to play in the protection of the digital world or was meeting them just a coincidence? He looked each over thinking about the skills each had shown so far. Each of them was so very different, but each wanted so much to help on this quest. Kimamon might not show it but she did want to help. Jessamon was strong willed and would fight to the end. Jayjmon was sly and sneaky, but had a good heart. He smiled to himself.
Kimamon was still brooding over bringing Jayjmon along with them. She knew he would make trouble for them any way he could. She found herself liking him, however, deep within her heart. She looked the group over. Each had their weak points, but they also had their strong points. Ianumon might be over confident and inexperienced but he was a born leader. Jessamon was over exited and overly nice but she knew when it was time to get serious. Jayjmon was a thief and seemed to like it, but his heart did seem to be in the right place. She smiled to herself with a sigh.
Jessamon couldn't help but like her new companions. Each had amazing power and personality. Ianumon the leader, strong willed and gentle. Kimamon the wisest of them all, and a great strategist it seemed. Jayjmon the sly one, he would make a great spy. She smiled to herself unknowingly.
Jayjmon looked his new friends over. He liked having them as friends. They where different then Malo Davimon had been. They looked out for each other and he was beginning to believe that they really excepted him. They all seemed so nice. Ianumon had stood up for him against Kimamon as has Jessamon. Kimamon seemed to be hard to convince but he was getting there. He smiled at his new found friends.
"What's that over there?" Ianumon asked looking through the trees.
"That is the Coromon Village." Kimamon said as she walked on towards the tinny town.
"A Coromon Village? Cool." Jayjmon said.
"It's getting late. Maybe they'll let us stay the night?" Jessamon said.
"Good idea. Lets go!" Ianumon ordered.
They walked up to the Village and knocked on one of the doors.
"Hello?" Said a small Coromon when he opened the door.
"Hello." They all smiled.
The small digimon looked at the group and quickly backed away frightened, "G.. G... Go away! Your not wanted here!" He stammered.
"Don't worry. We wont hurt you." Jessamon smiled.
"We where just wonderin if we could spend the night here." Kimamon said.
"Y.. Your not wanted here! Go Away! P.... P... Please!" He cried.
"WHAT'S GOING ON!" Roared a loud voice. The group shuddered.
"It... It's those nasty digimon again! The Virus digimon that came here before taking anyone they could to be sl.... slaves." The Coromon said backing away into his house.
"We're not Virus digimon. We're Data and Vaccine digimon." Jayjmon replied.
Just then a large digimon came out from beside the house and looked the group over, "Why have you come?!" He bellowed.
"We... We where just asking to spend the night, but if you wish us to leave we will." Ianumon said.
The large digimon looked them over and smiled as his gaze met Kimamon, "It seems we where wrong about you. You do travel with Kimamon. You may stay the night. You are all welcome guests here."
"Thank you Greymon." Kimamon bowed.
"Huh?" The others said in unity.
"I've been here before. They know me here." Kimamon replied.
"Oh I see! Good thing your with us Kima!" Jessamon beamed.
The group followed Greymon to a small cabin, "This is where you can stay." He smiled.
They thanked him and readied themselves for bed. They soon fell asleep. All but Jayjmon that is. The lie awake in bed unable to fall asleep. He told himself it was because he was exited. This being his first day with his new found friends and all.
Suddenly he heard a voice. The soft, gentle voice of a girl. She was singing the most beautiful song in the world and he couldn't help but get up and follow the voice. It was like he was drawn to it by some magical power. The followed the voice to a small cave on the edge of the village, and then followed it inside.
"Come to me!" The voice sang, "Over here, over here!"
"I'm coming, wait for me!" He called out.
The followed the voice through the maze of the cave to a small room. In the room on a pedestal was a small glowing object. As he neared it he saw that it was a stone. A beautiful glowing green stone.
"You've found me!" Sang the voice and the glowing stone seemed to mimic the voice, "Take me with you!" He looked it over closely. He smiled to it and slowly picked it up and put it into his pouch.
"I'll take you with me my lady." He whispered as he began to follow the same route to exit the cave.
"Nova Blast!" Came a loud voice as Jayjmon exited the dark cave.
"Ah!" He yelled as he jumped aside from the attack. The glowing sphere hit the earth beside him and left a gaping hole. He shook with terror.
He backed up but a large foot slammed into the ground just in front of him. He stopped frightened and looked up.
"What have you done!" Boomed the voice of Greymon as he looked down at Jayjmon, "That stone belongs to the Village and you have taken it from it's resting place! You will be punished for this!"
Jayjmon huddled closer to the ground whimpering. The shouts of other angry digimon could be heard from all directions.
"Thief! Trouble maker! Traitor! Punishment!" and other such things could be heard from the digimon that where gathering.
"What's going on?!" Came a familiar voice as Ianumon stepped up out of the crowd that had gathered in front of the cave.
"He has stolen the Stone Of Life from the cave! He must be punished for it!" Greymon roared.
"I knew he was trouble. From the moment I laid my eyes on him." Kimamon mumbled.
"How could you Jayjmon!" Jessamon cried.
"I... I... I'm sorry! She..." He cried.
"Enough!" Greymon growled as he picked Jayjmon up with his large claws. He carried him to the center of town as the other digimon gathered there. He set him down and watched him fiercely. Jayjmon lied down crying as a Coromon came and got the stone from his pouch.
"You have been found guilty and will now spend the rest of eternity in the Stone of Life for your sin along with all others who have dared to try to steal the Stone." He roared.
His friends gasped in horror as the Coromon placed the now glowing sphere in front of Jayjmon.
"NO!" They shouted as the light swallowed him whole.
The light became brighter and soon it turned from a bright white color to a gentle blue color. It slowly died down and left a frightened and shaking Jayjmon behind.
"Jayjmon!" The group shouted as they surrounded him.
"Are you Ok?!" Ianumon cried.
"Speak to us!" Jessamon pouted.
He looked up a bit confused, "What happened?" He asked.
"WHY DIDN'T IT TAKE HIS SOUL FOR IT'S OWN?!" Greymon growled Glaring at Jayjmon.
As everyone looked closer they saw that the bright green stone was now on a chain around Jayjmon's neck. The Villagers gasped.
"It can't be!" One Coromon said with eyes wide.
"It's chosen the traveler!" Another cried.
"Why?!" Called out another confused Coromon.
"Huh?" Jayjmon said.
"The stone has chosen you as it's keeper young digimon." Greymon replied.
"Him?!" The group went wide eyed.
"Why me?" Jayjmon asked.
"It's seems it believes you worthy of it's power." Greymon smiled a very toothy smile.
"It's power?" He asked.
"The Stone has the power to make digimon digivolve. When they are strong enough and need to digivolve that is." Greymon said.
"WOW!" Jayjmon grinned as he eyed the stone around his neck.
"But wha is a keeper?" Kimamon asked.
"The keeper protects the Stone Of Life from all evil and makes sure it is used only for good."
"Then why did it chose him?" Kimamon said as she shook her head.
"The Stone sees what is in a digimon's heart and chooses it's keeper. It must have seen that your friend here has a pure heart." A little Coromon smiled.
"Now you all need your rest. Go to sleep now. You have a long day ahead of you." Greymon smiled kindly.
The group headed off back to their cabin. Jayjmon still eyeing the stone.
"This will really help us!" He beamed.
"Ya, with the power to digivolve on our side we have a big advantage." Ianumon smiled.
"Don't get too cocky. You don know what kind of power the Virus digimon hold. They two may have the power to digivolve." Kimamon said seriously.
"Kima's right guys. We can't underestimate our enemy." Jessamon added.
"Right!" The two digimon agreed.
"Now. Lets get some sleep." Kimamon said as they four entered the small cabin.
"Do you guys think their that strong?" Jayjmon asked.
"Who knows, but it's better to be safe then dead." Kimamon yawned.
"Don't worry. We'll beat em!" Jessamon smiled as she lied down.
"We rock! They can't beat us." Ianumon smiled as he snuggled up in the blankets of the bed.
"Goodnight my friends." Kimamon sighed.
"Night!" Jessamon replied.
"Sweet dreams." Ianumon said as he closed his eyes.
"See you all in the morning." Jayjmon smiled as he too laid down to sleep.
Soon each fell into the depths of sleep with the dreams of better days to come.