Leader of the Pack
Steve hugged his knees as Whamon swam through the water. The others lay next to the boy, asleep. He sighed. They'd been travelling steadily for three days now. Occasionally Whamon stopped at an island so they could get food, but otherwise they all needed a chance to stretch their legs.
His hand went to his neck and started fingering his tag. He couldn't stop thinking about it. He wondered where his crest was, and, more importantly, what enemy was waiting on Trojan.
He looked at the horizon, expecting to see sea, sea and more sea. Instead, he saw a blot that grew steadily bigger as they swam towards it.
He leant forwards, "Whamon, is that it?"
The Digimon replied, "Yep. One island; A million troubles. The one and only Trojan."
Minutes later they were all awake and watching the blur on the horizon grow bigger and bigger and form itself into an island. Then, "Wow. Is that all one island?" John gasped.
The island stretched before them, and none of them could see the edges any more. As Whamon positioned himself where they could get off, Mary whispered to Steve, "Steve, how are we going to find our crests on an island that big?"
He shrugged. The same thought had occurred to him, and he didn't know what to do. Then Whamon docked and Mike slipped off. Violet went next, dragging Mary after her, as the girl (Mary) hadn't looked happy about sliding off. John sat down and pushed forwards, and Steve took a step backwards. He hadn't forgotten John pulling him off.
Steve looked the way Whamon was positioned before he got off. He saw a beach, with a forest at the edge. Then he turned inland. He saw the forest stretching into the distance, with mountains looking as though they were piercing the sky.
"Hey, Steve! You coming?" Mike yelled, impatient. He wanted to get going.
The blonde sighed and slid down Whamon's side. When he reached the others, he said, "We'd better get moving. This place is so big, we need to do some serious searching to find our crests."
Violet saluted and announced, "Sir, yes sir!" He glared at her, and she grinned back. The other digidestined all started laughing. Violet had a habit of making them all laugh. Soon, Steve was doubled up as well.
Eventually, they started along the beach, after saying goodbye to Whamon. The sand was pale and powdery, and Mary suggested that they should take off their shoes. They all did so, and soon the two girls were paddling.
Of course, Violet couldn't resist the temptation to kick some water at the boys, and soon they were all hurtling down the beach, chasing the girl. Suddenly, she screeched to a stop, and pointed ahead. Settled on the sand like a contented cat, was a shop.
They all stood still for a second, then Mike teased, "Well, what do we do now, fearless leader?"
Steve's reaction to this comment was to smack him. Mike slapped him back, with more force, and soon they were fighting tooth and nail. Violet smacked her head, "When we get back home, those two are going to a psychiatrist."
Mary nodded her agreement, and John grinned. Eventually, Violet tapped one foot, crossed her arms, frowned and cleared her throat as loudly as she could. The boys stopped for a second, and Violet glared at them. Of course, this was her see-into-your-soul-glare, saved for special occasions.
The boys looked at each other sheepishly, and then they each brushed themselves off. Then Steve gestured to the shop, "We might as well have a look. If there is an evil Digimon in there, we can always digivolve. Right, Snowmon?"
His Digimon nodded, "Yeah! I bet whatever Digimon is in there is nothing compared to what we've seen!"
Whilst all this was going on, John walked up to the shop and peeked inside. Mythicmon asked, "What can you see?"
"It's very dark, but I don't think there's a Digimon in there," John replied, squinting into the darkness.
"Only one way to find out," Mythicmon pointed out. John nodded, and pushed the door open. It was one of the creakiest he'd ever heard. The others heard him, and Mary peeked over his shoulder.
It looked like an average beach shop, with deckchairs, flip-flops, sun- hats, sunglasses, towels, swimming costumes, and so on. However, this one had a sign at the end that said `To the Changing Rooms`.
John whistled, "Wow. If I didn't know better, I would have thought we'd gone home."
"I don't think there are usually changing rooms at home, though," Mike pointed out. Steve took a step in. Nothing happened. He looked around.
"Looks deserted. I think we can risk looking at some stuff," he told them.
Violet suggested a swim, and Steve and Mike raced to get changed, so that they could have a race. Steve was ready first, as he had his own pair of trunks in his backpack. He emerged from the changing rooms blushing slightly and with both arms crossed across his chest.
Violet stuck one hand other her eyes, muttering, "Aye, aye, aye!" Then she covered Mary's eyes with her spare hand. The other girl wasn't aware of Steve's presence, so she hadn't covered her eyes.
When the blonde had left, with a borrowed towel, Violet removed both of her hands, "Mary, I think I should just set up some deckchairs for the two of us. John can probably figure them out himself."
Mary looked at her in surprise, "You know how to set up a deckchair?"
"Mum taught me. She said that, if I ever got married, I needed to know how to set one up, as no man likes to do it himself."
Mary laughed. She knew Violet's mum. The two girls stealthily crept out of the room, with a deckchair each, leaving John to puzzle over what the heck a shop was doing there.
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Steve and Snowmon were happily splashing about together, in the water of course. Snowmon had only ever seen Steve swimming once, and that was when the two of them were trying to get their friends to land, so he was impressed with his partner's skill. Soon they were seeing which one of them could hold their breath longest.
Suddenly, something streaked through the water and hit Steve with so much force he was almost knocked unconscious. He opened his mouth and immediately swallowed at least a quarter of the ocean. Snowmon bit the top of his partner's trunks and pulled him to the surface.
Steve gasped as he was pulled above the water level. Then he turned round to see his attacker. It had a smooth body, which only compared to a snake's, but it had to be a fat snake. It had a long tail that ended in a sharp point, and it had clawed hands and feet, except that they were webbed as well. It had long curved things on its head that were positioned exactly like ears. Dangerously sharp teeth filled its mouth. The whole thing was a brilliant sapphire blue.
Snowmon's mouth dropped open, "I've never seen a Digimon like that, and I get The Diginews every month!"
The thing smirked, "Who I am does not matter to you, but if you insist, I'll tell you. My name is Sapphiremon. I am one of the fastest swimmers in the Digiworld, and if you dare to defy me, my Sapphire Sea will soon dispose of you." His voice sounded muffled, and then Steve saw why.
Firmly clamped in the Digimon's mouth was a cornflower blue shell, the kind that could open. He pointed it out to Snowmon, and whispered a plan to him. Snowmon nodded, "Snowmon digivolve to Icemon!"
The two Digimon hurled themselves at each other. Sapphiremon spit the shell out into one hand, then puffed up his cheeks as if he was about to blow extremely hard, "Sapphire Sea!" A sparkling stream of water shot out of his mouth, and Steve could see thousands of miniature sapphires rushing along in it.
Icemon dodged the water, but only just. Then he sprang at Sapphiremon and knocked the shell out of his hand. Steve tried to catch it, but the blue Digimon knocked him with the back of one of his hands. Then he whammed the boy with his tail (which was a lot stronger than it looked), and the blonde was sent flying.
When he hit the water, he went straight under. Sapphiremon turned back to Icemon, and hit him with another Sapphire Sea. He went under too. The evil Digimon smirked, and then dived under, to look for the shell.
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Steve plunged further and further down. He only hung to consciousness by a thread. Suddenly, he felt his hand collide with something. Somehow, he forced his eyes opened and looked at it. It was the shell Sapphiremon had been holding.
Without thinking, he reached out and grabbed it. However, as he brought it closer to him, it started to emit a gold light. Then, as it became level with his tag, it seemed to explode with the light. He dropped it in shock, but the light kept shining. It grew brighter and brighter, until all he could see was gold light. Then the thread that held him to consciousness snapped, and his eyes closed.
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Sapphiremon cursed when he saw the light. He knew what it meant. And it also meant that he had failed his master. Then a line of light sped towards him and impaled him right through the heart. He exploded into digidust.
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Above the water, the sight was almost as amazing. A wave of gold swept over the ocean, then Icemon's head popped above the water. Somehow, the light had revived him. Then he dived under to look for his partner.
Violet put a hand on Mary's shoulder, "I'm sure he isn't dead, Mary."
"How do you know?" her friend retorted. Violet smiled to herself as she thought of the reply.
'Because I've got a voice in my head called V, who is the girl version of the prophet Elijah.'
~ 'I am not!' ~ V answered, taking offence.
Then Mike jumped up from where he had been sitting, "Hey, over there!" They all looked, and saw Icemon swimming towards them, with Steve lying on his back. When he reached them, he shook the blonde off, then glowed and shrank back to Snowmon.
Steve was lying very still, but Snowmon said, "He's breathing. He's just unconscious." As he spoke, Steve started coughing.
He opened his eyes slightly, and then he started to turn a shade of green none of them had ever seen before. However, they all knew what it meant. They turned away, and John mumbled, "Steve, do it in the bushes."
They heard the sounds of Steve `relieving` himself about a zillion gallons of sea water. They only turned round when the noise stopped. Steve was sitting on the sand, sucking in air. Then the now setting sun flashed off something gold around his neck.
Mike gestured at it, "Steve, what's that?" The blonde put his hand where Mike had pointed. It met his tag. He brought it up to where he could see it. There was a golden crest in it, with the same picture as the one on his digivice. The crest of Leadership.
Violet smirked, "You know what that means? He's the leader of the pack." She tilted her head back and pretended to howl like a wolf. Mary jumped, then shoved her.
Steve looked back at his crest. It looked so innocent in his hand, he had no idea of the trouble it would cause.
WHO WAS SAPPHIREMON'S MASTER? AND WHERE ARE THE OTHER DIGIDESTINED'S CRESTS? FIND OUT ON THE NEXT DIGIMON: DIGITAL MONSTERS!
Author's Note: Ok, so maybe I was listening to Starlight Express whilst writing this. And maybe I was singing along to `There's a Light at the End of the Tunnel` whilst I was writing about the golden light. That doesn't mean anything! Oh and I got a review for a chapter that wasn't the first one! #skips around happily # THANKYOU HONOR!!!!!
Steve hugged his knees as Whamon swam through the water. The others lay next to the boy, asleep. He sighed. They'd been travelling steadily for three days now. Occasionally Whamon stopped at an island so they could get food, but otherwise they all needed a chance to stretch their legs.
His hand went to his neck and started fingering his tag. He couldn't stop thinking about it. He wondered where his crest was, and, more importantly, what enemy was waiting on Trojan.
He looked at the horizon, expecting to see sea, sea and more sea. Instead, he saw a blot that grew steadily bigger as they swam towards it.
He leant forwards, "Whamon, is that it?"
The Digimon replied, "Yep. One island; A million troubles. The one and only Trojan."
Minutes later they were all awake and watching the blur on the horizon grow bigger and bigger and form itself into an island. Then, "Wow. Is that all one island?" John gasped.
The island stretched before them, and none of them could see the edges any more. As Whamon positioned himself where they could get off, Mary whispered to Steve, "Steve, how are we going to find our crests on an island that big?"
He shrugged. The same thought had occurred to him, and he didn't know what to do. Then Whamon docked and Mike slipped off. Violet went next, dragging Mary after her, as the girl (Mary) hadn't looked happy about sliding off. John sat down and pushed forwards, and Steve took a step backwards. He hadn't forgotten John pulling him off.
Steve looked the way Whamon was positioned before he got off. He saw a beach, with a forest at the edge. Then he turned inland. He saw the forest stretching into the distance, with mountains looking as though they were piercing the sky.
"Hey, Steve! You coming?" Mike yelled, impatient. He wanted to get going.
The blonde sighed and slid down Whamon's side. When he reached the others, he said, "We'd better get moving. This place is so big, we need to do some serious searching to find our crests."
Violet saluted and announced, "Sir, yes sir!" He glared at her, and she grinned back. The other digidestined all started laughing. Violet had a habit of making them all laugh. Soon, Steve was doubled up as well.
Eventually, they started along the beach, after saying goodbye to Whamon. The sand was pale and powdery, and Mary suggested that they should take off their shoes. They all did so, and soon the two girls were paddling.
Of course, Violet couldn't resist the temptation to kick some water at the boys, and soon they were all hurtling down the beach, chasing the girl. Suddenly, she screeched to a stop, and pointed ahead. Settled on the sand like a contented cat, was a shop.
They all stood still for a second, then Mike teased, "Well, what do we do now, fearless leader?"
Steve's reaction to this comment was to smack him. Mike slapped him back, with more force, and soon they were fighting tooth and nail. Violet smacked her head, "When we get back home, those two are going to a psychiatrist."
Mary nodded her agreement, and John grinned. Eventually, Violet tapped one foot, crossed her arms, frowned and cleared her throat as loudly as she could. The boys stopped for a second, and Violet glared at them. Of course, this was her see-into-your-soul-glare, saved for special occasions.
The boys looked at each other sheepishly, and then they each brushed themselves off. Then Steve gestured to the shop, "We might as well have a look. If there is an evil Digimon in there, we can always digivolve. Right, Snowmon?"
His Digimon nodded, "Yeah! I bet whatever Digimon is in there is nothing compared to what we've seen!"
Whilst all this was going on, John walked up to the shop and peeked inside. Mythicmon asked, "What can you see?"
"It's very dark, but I don't think there's a Digimon in there," John replied, squinting into the darkness.
"Only one way to find out," Mythicmon pointed out. John nodded, and pushed the door open. It was one of the creakiest he'd ever heard. The others heard him, and Mary peeked over his shoulder.
It looked like an average beach shop, with deckchairs, flip-flops, sun- hats, sunglasses, towels, swimming costumes, and so on. However, this one had a sign at the end that said `To the Changing Rooms`.
John whistled, "Wow. If I didn't know better, I would have thought we'd gone home."
"I don't think there are usually changing rooms at home, though," Mike pointed out. Steve took a step in. Nothing happened. He looked around.
"Looks deserted. I think we can risk looking at some stuff," he told them.
Violet suggested a swim, and Steve and Mike raced to get changed, so that they could have a race. Steve was ready first, as he had his own pair of trunks in his backpack. He emerged from the changing rooms blushing slightly and with both arms crossed across his chest.
Violet stuck one hand other her eyes, muttering, "Aye, aye, aye!" Then she covered Mary's eyes with her spare hand. The other girl wasn't aware of Steve's presence, so she hadn't covered her eyes.
When the blonde had left, with a borrowed towel, Violet removed both of her hands, "Mary, I think I should just set up some deckchairs for the two of us. John can probably figure them out himself."
Mary looked at her in surprise, "You know how to set up a deckchair?"
"Mum taught me. She said that, if I ever got married, I needed to know how to set one up, as no man likes to do it himself."
Mary laughed. She knew Violet's mum. The two girls stealthily crept out of the room, with a deckchair each, leaving John to puzzle over what the heck a shop was doing there.
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Steve and Snowmon were happily splashing about together, in the water of course. Snowmon had only ever seen Steve swimming once, and that was when the two of them were trying to get their friends to land, so he was impressed with his partner's skill. Soon they were seeing which one of them could hold their breath longest.
Suddenly, something streaked through the water and hit Steve with so much force he was almost knocked unconscious. He opened his mouth and immediately swallowed at least a quarter of the ocean. Snowmon bit the top of his partner's trunks and pulled him to the surface.
Steve gasped as he was pulled above the water level. Then he turned round to see his attacker. It had a smooth body, which only compared to a snake's, but it had to be a fat snake. It had a long tail that ended in a sharp point, and it had clawed hands and feet, except that they were webbed as well. It had long curved things on its head that were positioned exactly like ears. Dangerously sharp teeth filled its mouth. The whole thing was a brilliant sapphire blue.
Snowmon's mouth dropped open, "I've never seen a Digimon like that, and I get The Diginews every month!"
The thing smirked, "Who I am does not matter to you, but if you insist, I'll tell you. My name is Sapphiremon. I am one of the fastest swimmers in the Digiworld, and if you dare to defy me, my Sapphire Sea will soon dispose of you." His voice sounded muffled, and then Steve saw why.
Firmly clamped in the Digimon's mouth was a cornflower blue shell, the kind that could open. He pointed it out to Snowmon, and whispered a plan to him. Snowmon nodded, "Snowmon digivolve to Icemon!"
The two Digimon hurled themselves at each other. Sapphiremon spit the shell out into one hand, then puffed up his cheeks as if he was about to blow extremely hard, "Sapphire Sea!" A sparkling stream of water shot out of his mouth, and Steve could see thousands of miniature sapphires rushing along in it.
Icemon dodged the water, but only just. Then he sprang at Sapphiremon and knocked the shell out of his hand. Steve tried to catch it, but the blue Digimon knocked him with the back of one of his hands. Then he whammed the boy with his tail (which was a lot stronger than it looked), and the blonde was sent flying.
When he hit the water, he went straight under. Sapphiremon turned back to Icemon, and hit him with another Sapphire Sea. He went under too. The evil Digimon smirked, and then dived under, to look for the shell.
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Steve plunged further and further down. He only hung to consciousness by a thread. Suddenly, he felt his hand collide with something. Somehow, he forced his eyes opened and looked at it. It was the shell Sapphiremon had been holding.
Without thinking, he reached out and grabbed it. However, as he brought it closer to him, it started to emit a gold light. Then, as it became level with his tag, it seemed to explode with the light. He dropped it in shock, but the light kept shining. It grew brighter and brighter, until all he could see was gold light. Then the thread that held him to consciousness snapped, and his eyes closed.
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Sapphiremon cursed when he saw the light. He knew what it meant. And it also meant that he had failed his master. Then a line of light sped towards him and impaled him right through the heart. He exploded into digidust.
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Above the water, the sight was almost as amazing. A wave of gold swept over the ocean, then Icemon's head popped above the water. Somehow, the light had revived him. Then he dived under to look for his partner.
Violet put a hand on Mary's shoulder, "I'm sure he isn't dead, Mary."
"How do you know?" her friend retorted. Violet smiled to herself as she thought of the reply.
'Because I've got a voice in my head called V, who is the girl version of the prophet Elijah.'
~ 'I am not!' ~ V answered, taking offence.
Then Mike jumped up from where he had been sitting, "Hey, over there!" They all looked, and saw Icemon swimming towards them, with Steve lying on his back. When he reached them, he shook the blonde off, then glowed and shrank back to Snowmon.
Steve was lying very still, but Snowmon said, "He's breathing. He's just unconscious." As he spoke, Steve started coughing.
He opened his eyes slightly, and then he started to turn a shade of green none of them had ever seen before. However, they all knew what it meant. They turned away, and John mumbled, "Steve, do it in the bushes."
They heard the sounds of Steve `relieving` himself about a zillion gallons of sea water. They only turned round when the noise stopped. Steve was sitting on the sand, sucking in air. Then the now setting sun flashed off something gold around his neck.
Mike gestured at it, "Steve, what's that?" The blonde put his hand where Mike had pointed. It met his tag. He brought it up to where he could see it. There was a golden crest in it, with the same picture as the one on his digivice. The crest of Leadership.
Violet smirked, "You know what that means? He's the leader of the pack." She tilted her head back and pretended to howl like a wolf. Mary jumped, then shoved her.
Steve looked back at his crest. It looked so innocent in his hand, he had no idea of the trouble it would cause.
WHO WAS SAPPHIREMON'S MASTER? AND WHERE ARE THE OTHER DIGIDESTINED'S CRESTS? FIND OUT ON THE NEXT DIGIMON: DIGITAL MONSTERS!
Author's Note: Ok, so maybe I was listening to Starlight Express whilst writing this. And maybe I was singing along to `There's a Light at the End of the Tunnel` whilst I was writing about the golden light. That doesn't mean anything! Oh and I got a review for a chapter that wasn't the first one! #skips around happily # THANKYOU HONOR!!!!!