" The Enemy Arrives "
[I was wrong... I only needed three days of rest and I am back in action. I tried to put a bit more action than normal in this chapter... Enjoy.]
In the morning Kana awoke to find four bodies missing. She stood slowly exiting the cave. As she stepped out into the light of dawn she could hear two voices joking around. Her eyes focused on the two facing each other.
"Come on Jay," Nick's voice was the first she heard. "I know you can do better than that."
"Your saying I stop should hold back," her vision focused as Jason swung on Nick.
"I'm saying you should train more," Nick replied dodging the attack. "You have a lot more potential than that." He swung back with a right cross.
"I'll show you potential," Jason returned knocking his hand away then stepping forward with a elbow.
"Come on," Nick sidestepped laughing, "I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back. Kana's eyes widen at that remark. She was sure Jason might loose his temper.
"At least then," Jason spun with a back heel kick, "we'd be even."
"Even," Nick attempted a block but the kick broke through. "You'd still be a weakling."
"Weakling," Jason threw a roundhouse hitting Nick in the side. Then followed up with a right cross. "Now who's the weakling?"
Nick rolled onto his back. "Well, at least you have a strong kick." He jumped onto his feet, "Ready for another round." Before Jason could speak Nick connected with a left hook. Stumbling back Jason, shook his head tensing up. They both grinned stepping toward each other. Starting up once more, they stopped with their fists inched from the others face.
"Why did you stop," Nick smirked.
"Because you stopped," Jason smiled, glancing at the fist.
"I think you know why I stopped," Nick glanced over at Kana several feet behind Jason.
"How's she look," Jason asked quietly.
"Same as yesterday," Nick replied calmly. "Only furious."
"I'm dead aren't I," Jason asked as they both lowered their hands. Jason turned slowly looking to the empty space behind him. "I thought you said," Jason turned back toward Nick seeing Kana instead.
"Sparring again," she smiled, suddenly her fingertips were at Jason's neck. Jason only cleared his throat watching her. Nick blinked no fully believing how fast she moved. "Next time you should try and challenge me." She pulled her hand down to her side.
"Would you go easy on me," Jason asked taking a step back.
"Not really," she took a step toward him.
"Even if I told you how beautiful you are," Jason reached out touching her cheek.
"Maybe," she smiled. "But remember one thing."
"And that would be." Jason asked leaning toward her.
"Never leave yourself so open," Jason stopped looking down at her palm turned up toward his jaw. The two laughed. Nick smirked and returned to the cave, leaving the two of them alone.
Nick woke the others gathering what remained of their provisions. They all ate the last of the food for breakfast. Then started once more on their journey to find the others. Lucas turned to Nick as the group entered a vast prairie.
"I was wondering Nick," Lucas started getting Nick's attention. "Who was it that you worked for?"
"Well," Nick bowed his head thinking of how he was pulled into the Digital world by a shadow. "It was a group of Digimon and two humans. The large one called himself Chaimon. He's a monstrous three-headed snake. And MegaLaimon, he's about my high but he's built like a tank."
"Any others," Jose asked slowing down to listen.
"I think so," Nick looked from Lucas to Jose. "But I couldn't see them." Nick stopped looking around. "I wager we'll be seeing one of them soon."
"How do you know," Jason stopped turning to face Nick.
"Because I know these lands," Nick turned looking to Jason. A fearful expression on his face. Jason's hand rose to the D3 on his necklace.
"Well goggles," he smiled to Nick. "What do we do now?"
"Power up," Nick turned facing the silhouette approaching them through the growing mist. The others glanced toward the approaching threat.
"Daumon," Jason glanced to his partner. The vulpine closed his eyes as he digivolved.
"Toromon," Jose turned to his partner stepping up beside him.
"Snapmon," Nick looked down at the turtle. "Think we can keep up?"
"Sorry Nick," Snapmon shook his head.
"Its alright pal," Nick smiled holding onto his partner.
"Kaleidomon," Lucas turned to the insect as he digivolved, "I mean Swigmon."
"I wish we could help," May look to her digimon still in her arms, and still in it's earliest form. Lucas and Jose stepped in front of May, ready to keep her away from the fight.
"Get ready everyone," Nick called out standing beside Chelonimon. Just then the dark shadow in the mist slowly split into two forms. The first of the two to step from the mist was SkullGraymon. The second struck fear deep in Nick, as the tri-head snake parted the fog, seeming to stare right at him.
"Nick, any ideas," Jason glanced over at the fear comatose teammate. "Nick wake up!" His words had no effect. "Everyone, be one guard." Jason turned running to Nick. "Get over here," He grabbed Nick by his arm dragging him out of the battlefield.
Marlmon growled charging at SkullGraymon. Toromon joined in targeting the skeletal giants left leg. Swigmon took flight focusing on Chaimon. Angewomon followed behind Swigmon.
"Nick what's wrong," Jose ran over to Nick followed by the others.
"I'm guessing Chaimon is the one that attacked him," Jason faced the group.
"You mean Mr. Courage is afraid," Lucas commented glancing back at the battle. SkullGraymon swatted Toromon to the side then turned his attention to Marlmon. Marlmon sent a shocking attack to the right shoulder doing little more than a singeing the bone. The skeletal digimon snapped its bone tail pinning Marlmon to the ground.
"Marlmon," Toromon reared up firing at the tail of the bone giant.
On the other end, Angewomon and Swigmon were having less success fighting the Mega level Chaimon. Angewomon tried her celestial arrow but the serpent proved too slippery to strike. Chaimon whipped Swigmon away. The attack causing him to de-digivolve back to Kaleidomon.
SkullGraymon held Toromon in his claws and flung him to the ground. He de-digivolved to Stammon, a small doglike digimon.
"Kaleidomon," Lucas jumped up ready to run to his partner's side. Jose reached out grabbing the boy.
"You can't. You'll only get hurt."
"Wait," Nick finally broke from his shock. "Jose, Lucas I have an idea. Hold out your D3." Nick stood turning to the two. "Now have those two digivolve." The two turned holding up the D3 giving their partners the power to digivolve back to Champion level.
"What now," Jose looked to Nick.
"Think of May," Nick grabbed both Jose and Lucas' hands bringing the D3s together.
Swigmon looked to Toromon. Toromon smiled snorting at SkullGraymon. "Ready," The two Digimon spoke simultaneously, "time for round two." The two DNA digivolved joining together to create a single Digimon. The new creation stood on two legs, horns extending from his shoulders and brow, his muscle structure slightly less than that of the hulk. "Rushmon."
"Wow," Jose and Lucas spoke in unison looking to each other.
"Interesting trick," Jason glanced at the new Digimon.
Rushmon rotated his shoulders charging at SkullGraymon. Slamming hard into its bony legs, knocking the giant off balance.
"Good work," Jason raised his D3. "Now its our turn."
Marlmon digivolved to Jurimon, turning to face the rising skeleton. "Rushmon tag team." Smiling Rushmon nodded taking his position. Marlmon leapt onto SkullGraymon's tail getting thrown into the air.
"Power Blitz," Rushmon charged toward the evil bones jumping toward the ribcage his body covered in a yellow aura.
"Voltage Spiral," Marlmon twisted becoming a cyclone of electricity, targeting SkullGraymon's back. The two Digimon passed by one another as they broke through the ribcage. The bones fell to the ground dematerializing.
"Alright if we all team up we should be able to take down that Mega," Jason said standing to give the orders.
"No," Nick pulled Jason back. "That ones mine."
"Excuse me," Jason asked confused. "Snapmon can't reach Champion level yet how is he gonna fight a Mega."
"Because I'm going to help him, Snapmon," Nick turned to the turtle. Aiming his D3 at him the light shot into his body. "Bio-merge."
Nick's body was drawn into Snapmon, his shell changed to steel plates as he grew to the size of an elephant. He roared as a serrated blade emerged from his forehead, and spikes protruded from the sides of the shell. "Artillemon."
Jurimon rushed over grabbing Angewomon and dragging her out of harms way. Chaimon now turned his attention to the large metal tortoise slowly approaching.
"Do you honestly think you can stop me," the snake hissed.
"I'm not afraid of you anymore Chaimon," The mixture of Nick and Snapmon took place of Artillemon's voice. "You brought me here through fear, controlled me by fear, well I'm here to show that you no longer hold power over me." The plates on Artillemon's shell cracked open releasing some steam. "Prepare for the end snake."
"Never human," the Serpent lined up its three heads to ready its Tri Blast attack.
"Too slow. Maximum Fire Wave," cannons appeared within the open plates charging up and releasing a stream of firepower. The beams struck Chaimon and the surrounding area kicking up a massive cloud of smoke. All the digimon returned to there partner's sides watching the cloud as it slowly dispersed.
"Did he do it," Jason stood questioning the blast. As the cloud vanished Chaimon stood damaged but not defeated.
"Do it Nick finish him off," Lucas called from the sidelines.
Artillemon stood glaring at the bruised serpent. "I should let you return as you are, fearing that which you once struck fear into. But I know that you would only destroy more lives to regain your power. This is the end for you." Artillemon slowly pulled his head into its shell. The open plates on his back drawing in energy.
"I... will not... be defeated," Chaimon rose slowly, firing his Tri-Blast.
"Yes you will, Maximum Nova Assault," Artillemon fired a massive beam of fire from the front hole. Hitting Chaimon's Tri-Blast dead on. The two beams struggled to force the other back.
"You can do it Nick," the group cheered him on.
"Let's do it Artillemon," Nick closed his eyes focusing all his energy into the titanic tortoise. The blast intensified pushing back Chaimon's beam, then hitting and destroying the serpent menace.
Jason stood dusting himself off, "Wow." Looking at Artillemon Jason smiled. The Massive Digimon eclipsed the setting sun creating a kind of warm fuzzy feeling in the hearts of those watching. Kana stood beside and Jason put his arm around her. Lucas, Jose and May cheered running toward their friends as Artillemon dissolved into Nick and Sanmon. While Jason and Kana just stood there enjoying the beauty of the sunset and each others company.
[I was wrong... I only needed three days of rest and I am back in action. I tried to put a bit more action than normal in this chapter... Enjoy.]
In the morning Kana awoke to find four bodies missing. She stood slowly exiting the cave. As she stepped out into the light of dawn she could hear two voices joking around. Her eyes focused on the two facing each other.
"Come on Jay," Nick's voice was the first she heard. "I know you can do better than that."
"Your saying I stop should hold back," her vision focused as Jason swung on Nick.
"I'm saying you should train more," Nick replied dodging the attack. "You have a lot more potential than that." He swung back with a right cross.
"I'll show you potential," Jason returned knocking his hand away then stepping forward with a elbow.
"Come on," Nick sidestepped laughing, "I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back. Kana's eyes widen at that remark. She was sure Jason might loose his temper.
"At least then," Jason spun with a back heel kick, "we'd be even."
"Even," Nick attempted a block but the kick broke through. "You'd still be a weakling."
"Weakling," Jason threw a roundhouse hitting Nick in the side. Then followed up with a right cross. "Now who's the weakling?"
Nick rolled onto his back. "Well, at least you have a strong kick." He jumped onto his feet, "Ready for another round." Before Jason could speak Nick connected with a left hook. Stumbling back Jason, shook his head tensing up. They both grinned stepping toward each other. Starting up once more, they stopped with their fists inched from the others face.
"Why did you stop," Nick smirked.
"Because you stopped," Jason smiled, glancing at the fist.
"I think you know why I stopped," Nick glanced over at Kana several feet behind Jason.
"How's she look," Jason asked quietly.
"Same as yesterday," Nick replied calmly. "Only furious."
"I'm dead aren't I," Jason asked as they both lowered their hands. Jason turned slowly looking to the empty space behind him. "I thought you said," Jason turned back toward Nick seeing Kana instead.
"Sparring again," she smiled, suddenly her fingertips were at Jason's neck. Jason only cleared his throat watching her. Nick blinked no fully believing how fast she moved. "Next time you should try and challenge me." She pulled her hand down to her side.
"Would you go easy on me," Jason asked taking a step back.
"Not really," she took a step toward him.
"Even if I told you how beautiful you are," Jason reached out touching her cheek.
"Maybe," she smiled. "But remember one thing."
"And that would be." Jason asked leaning toward her.
"Never leave yourself so open," Jason stopped looking down at her palm turned up toward his jaw. The two laughed. Nick smirked and returned to the cave, leaving the two of them alone.
Nick woke the others gathering what remained of their provisions. They all ate the last of the food for breakfast. Then started once more on their journey to find the others. Lucas turned to Nick as the group entered a vast prairie.
"I was wondering Nick," Lucas started getting Nick's attention. "Who was it that you worked for?"
"Well," Nick bowed his head thinking of how he was pulled into the Digital world by a shadow. "It was a group of Digimon and two humans. The large one called himself Chaimon. He's a monstrous three-headed snake. And MegaLaimon, he's about my high but he's built like a tank."
"Any others," Jose asked slowing down to listen.
"I think so," Nick looked from Lucas to Jose. "But I couldn't see them." Nick stopped looking around. "I wager we'll be seeing one of them soon."
"How do you know," Jason stopped turning to face Nick.
"Because I know these lands," Nick turned looking to Jason. A fearful expression on his face. Jason's hand rose to the D3 on his necklace.
"Well goggles," he smiled to Nick. "What do we do now?"
"Power up," Nick turned facing the silhouette approaching them through the growing mist. The others glanced toward the approaching threat.
"Daumon," Jason glanced to his partner. The vulpine closed his eyes as he digivolved.
"Toromon," Jose turned to his partner stepping up beside him.
"Snapmon," Nick looked down at the turtle. "Think we can keep up?"
"Sorry Nick," Snapmon shook his head.
"Its alright pal," Nick smiled holding onto his partner.
"Kaleidomon," Lucas turned to the insect as he digivolved, "I mean Swigmon."
"I wish we could help," May look to her digimon still in her arms, and still in it's earliest form. Lucas and Jose stepped in front of May, ready to keep her away from the fight.
"Get ready everyone," Nick called out standing beside Chelonimon. Just then the dark shadow in the mist slowly split into two forms. The first of the two to step from the mist was SkullGraymon. The second struck fear deep in Nick, as the tri-head snake parted the fog, seeming to stare right at him.
"Nick, any ideas," Jason glanced over at the fear comatose teammate. "Nick wake up!" His words had no effect. "Everyone, be one guard." Jason turned running to Nick. "Get over here," He grabbed Nick by his arm dragging him out of the battlefield.
Marlmon growled charging at SkullGraymon. Toromon joined in targeting the skeletal giants left leg. Swigmon took flight focusing on Chaimon. Angewomon followed behind Swigmon.
"Nick what's wrong," Jose ran over to Nick followed by the others.
"I'm guessing Chaimon is the one that attacked him," Jason faced the group.
"You mean Mr. Courage is afraid," Lucas commented glancing back at the battle. SkullGraymon swatted Toromon to the side then turned his attention to Marlmon. Marlmon sent a shocking attack to the right shoulder doing little more than a singeing the bone. The skeletal digimon snapped its bone tail pinning Marlmon to the ground.
"Marlmon," Toromon reared up firing at the tail of the bone giant.
On the other end, Angewomon and Swigmon were having less success fighting the Mega level Chaimon. Angewomon tried her celestial arrow but the serpent proved too slippery to strike. Chaimon whipped Swigmon away. The attack causing him to de-digivolve back to Kaleidomon.
SkullGraymon held Toromon in his claws and flung him to the ground. He de-digivolved to Stammon, a small doglike digimon.
"Kaleidomon," Lucas jumped up ready to run to his partner's side. Jose reached out grabbing the boy.
"You can't. You'll only get hurt."
"Wait," Nick finally broke from his shock. "Jose, Lucas I have an idea. Hold out your D3." Nick stood turning to the two. "Now have those two digivolve." The two turned holding up the D3 giving their partners the power to digivolve back to Champion level.
"What now," Jose looked to Nick.
"Think of May," Nick grabbed both Jose and Lucas' hands bringing the D3s together.
Swigmon looked to Toromon. Toromon smiled snorting at SkullGraymon. "Ready," The two Digimon spoke simultaneously, "time for round two." The two DNA digivolved joining together to create a single Digimon. The new creation stood on two legs, horns extending from his shoulders and brow, his muscle structure slightly less than that of the hulk. "Rushmon."
"Wow," Jose and Lucas spoke in unison looking to each other.
"Interesting trick," Jason glanced at the new Digimon.
Rushmon rotated his shoulders charging at SkullGraymon. Slamming hard into its bony legs, knocking the giant off balance.
"Good work," Jason raised his D3. "Now its our turn."
Marlmon digivolved to Jurimon, turning to face the rising skeleton. "Rushmon tag team." Smiling Rushmon nodded taking his position. Marlmon leapt onto SkullGraymon's tail getting thrown into the air.
"Power Blitz," Rushmon charged toward the evil bones jumping toward the ribcage his body covered in a yellow aura.
"Voltage Spiral," Marlmon twisted becoming a cyclone of electricity, targeting SkullGraymon's back. The two Digimon passed by one another as they broke through the ribcage. The bones fell to the ground dematerializing.
"Alright if we all team up we should be able to take down that Mega," Jason said standing to give the orders.
"No," Nick pulled Jason back. "That ones mine."
"Excuse me," Jason asked confused. "Snapmon can't reach Champion level yet how is he gonna fight a Mega."
"Because I'm going to help him, Snapmon," Nick turned to the turtle. Aiming his D3 at him the light shot into his body. "Bio-merge."
Nick's body was drawn into Snapmon, his shell changed to steel plates as he grew to the size of an elephant. He roared as a serrated blade emerged from his forehead, and spikes protruded from the sides of the shell. "Artillemon."
Jurimon rushed over grabbing Angewomon and dragging her out of harms way. Chaimon now turned his attention to the large metal tortoise slowly approaching.
"Do you honestly think you can stop me," the snake hissed.
"I'm not afraid of you anymore Chaimon," The mixture of Nick and Snapmon took place of Artillemon's voice. "You brought me here through fear, controlled me by fear, well I'm here to show that you no longer hold power over me." The plates on Artillemon's shell cracked open releasing some steam. "Prepare for the end snake."
"Never human," the Serpent lined up its three heads to ready its Tri Blast attack.
"Too slow. Maximum Fire Wave," cannons appeared within the open plates charging up and releasing a stream of firepower. The beams struck Chaimon and the surrounding area kicking up a massive cloud of smoke. All the digimon returned to there partner's sides watching the cloud as it slowly dispersed.
"Did he do it," Jason stood questioning the blast. As the cloud vanished Chaimon stood damaged but not defeated.
"Do it Nick finish him off," Lucas called from the sidelines.
Artillemon stood glaring at the bruised serpent. "I should let you return as you are, fearing that which you once struck fear into. But I know that you would only destroy more lives to regain your power. This is the end for you." Artillemon slowly pulled his head into its shell. The open plates on his back drawing in energy.
"I... will not... be defeated," Chaimon rose slowly, firing his Tri-Blast.
"Yes you will, Maximum Nova Assault," Artillemon fired a massive beam of fire from the front hole. Hitting Chaimon's Tri-Blast dead on. The two beams struggled to force the other back.
"You can do it Nick," the group cheered him on.
"Let's do it Artillemon," Nick closed his eyes focusing all his energy into the titanic tortoise. The blast intensified pushing back Chaimon's beam, then hitting and destroying the serpent menace.
Jason stood dusting himself off, "Wow." Looking at Artillemon Jason smiled. The Massive Digimon eclipsed the setting sun creating a kind of warm fuzzy feeling in the hearts of those watching. Kana stood beside and Jason put his arm around her. Lucas, Jose and May cheered running toward their friends as Artillemon dissolved into Nick and Sanmon. While Jason and Kana just stood there enjoying the beauty of the sunset and each others company.