Lost Battles
Disclaimer: I, for one, do not, but wish to own Digimon®. I do not own any of the characters, except the one that represents me. None of the characters from the show or movie is of my creation. The only character I own is the one that's my own.
Adrian's Perspective
We sneak towards the entrance of Gennai's house... ok, DarkGatomon is doing the sneaking, and I'm just walking casually. I really don't see what reason to sneak around. I mean, we're going to somebody's place. It's not like he's going to shoot at us through the window or something.
All of a sudden this old guy comes out of nowhere, in a pillar of light. "AHHH!!" I screamed like before. "Grrr... I'm sick and tired of people sneaking up on me!" I charged the dude and executed a flying side kick. ~Umm... this dude is real isn't he?~ I miss, going through him and crash to the ground.
"Adrian! Wait! This is Gennai," she said sheepishly.
Um k... "Oops. Sorry about that, Gennai, although I did go through you. I didn't know it was you." I put my hands on my hips in annoyance. "But why'd ya have to sneak up on me like dat?" I start ranting. "Ugh! Everybody in the Digiworld keeps sneaking up on me. What. Is it pick-on-me day? Did I miss something? Did somebody put a sign on my back?? Or does everybody just hate me?!" I pause. "What." I realize that they are staring at me. "Oh, I'm sorry... were you going to say something?" Still blank faces. "I didn't mean to interrupt. I was just... umm... I'll just be quiet now..." hold my hands together in front of me and look at the ground. DarkGatomon giggled at me.
"I've been expecting you, Adrian."
"Y-you have?"
"That's right. I have heard that you have been in the Digiworld for quite some time now."
"Yes I have. I was curious as to wonder why I was brought here to the digital world. I do not know. And also I have noticed that since my stay here, my memory has been slowly coming back to me. I have no recollection of my past, and I don't even know what happened to me to make me lose my memory. Also I would like to go back to the real world for a while. I have some... unfinished business to attend to." At this time I was rubbing up the egg, which I found in the cavern, secretly in my pocket.
" I believe you were sent here because you might be one of the Digidestined..."
"What?"
"...and you are here to save the Digital World and the Real World."
"What the ras you a talk 'bout? Digidestined?" ~If what DarkGatomon said about them kids is found to be true... no... Impossible!~
"The first seven kids, whom you probably have run into, have been sent to the real world after Myotismon..."
"No..." I whisper, anger swelling up inside me.
...and he's planning a final confrontation with them over there. I am sure that the destined will be able to overcome him and his forces¾"
"NO!"
"What's wrong?"
"It can't be true! It can't!"
"I'm sorry but that's the way it is."
"No!! I've got to stop them. Myotismon is the only key to my past I will do everything in my power to find out what it was. Send me back!"
"I cannot allow you to compromise the mission. Myotismon is evil... he's going to destroy your world unless you--"
"I've yet to hear a better plan about my past from you, old man!"
"Adrian..."
"No, DarkGatomon!" I didn't even look at her. I was intensely staring at Gennai. "I can't give up on this. You of all Digimon should know what I'm going through! I can't take it anymore... It's tearing up my insides! Take me back pops or I'm a pop your neck!"
"The safest and fastest way was destroyed when Myotismon's palace crumbled."
"You better check your crystal ball again, drunken!"
"Crystal ball? Drunken?"
"Grrr... just never mind! Send me back!!" By this time, I had the egg in my hand and almost threw it at him, but restrained myself. Besides, it would probably go through him again.
"I was there when Myotismon and the kids went through the gateway, Gennai. When Myotismon's mansion collapsed, I was able to escape him and the only salvageable area was the gateway. It came out of it in one piece."
"That's amazing! You might be in luck after all."
Anger turned to anxiety. "You mean you're taking me back?"
"That's right. After all, the team needs you."
"Argh!" I fell over. "We're not going through this again, are we?"
"That's the way it is. Now, let me ask you a question. That egg you hold in your hand..."
I look at it. "What's it to ya?"
"Haven't you wondered why it glowed before DarkGatomon digivolved? Or why only you were able to move it, when many before you have tried and failed?"
"Huh?" my absentminded reply. It didn't really appeal to me why it did that. For all I was concerned, it made my Digimon big and ready to defend me when need be. Also, I kept it as a good luck charm.
"It's loaded with calories?" I asked stupidly. Somehow I doubt calories could make it emit the light energy it did back in that cavern. Sugar energy, yes, but light energy? I don't think so.
"It is a Digimental. It helps your Digimon get to the next level. And look there." He points to the weird picture on it. That is the symbol of light. It is a symbol that you are part of the team."
"Hold on a sec. You sayin' that I am the keeper of light? I don't see how that is possible... I embrace the dark so much..." I trail off into my thoughts.
"The rest of the kids got crests. You just have to find yours. It should also be the crest of light. You should have been able to find it by now. Unless..."
"Unless what?" ~What am I talking about? Hello! There is no I in team for me. Why am I even concerned about this? I just want to find out about my past. IF I happen to bust up a baddie for these kids, hooray for them!~
"Unless Myotismon found it and is keeping it from you."
"Great..." I groan. ~If it wasn't enough for him to be holding my past from me, now he has my crest, whatever that's for.~ "And what exactly is the crest for now?"
"It also helps your Digimon get to the next level, the ultimate level."
"And DarkGatomon would be at which level now?"
"She is at the champion level."
"And the other kids?"
"Theirs are at the rookie level."
"But they are the same size..." I whine. "That isn't fair!"
"It's complicated to explain. Right now you have to get to the real world. It needs your help."
"OK. Sure. Whatever." I shrug. "Just get me there. And I'll make mince meat out of that dyam fassy Myotismon."
"Here take these." He hands me a deck of cards. "You will need them to open the gate when you get there. I will give you final instructions when you arrive."
"Now, you sure these are in the right spots? I know that you're the all knowing Gennai and all but..."
"Yes they are all in the right places. Now, when you get to the real world, find the kids and help destroy Myotismon."
"And my past?"
"I'm sure there are other methods and other people who have knowledge of your past."
"Whatever you say, pops." I put the cards in the appropriate spots, and wait for the gate to open. Slowly, but surely, it opens, bathing us in its mysterious light aura. "Open sesame." I shrug. DarkGatomon giggles. I stick out my tongue at her. "See ya on the flip side, bub.
We plunge through the somewhat solid light and immediately we are falling, twisting, turning, and tumbling. Nauseating. It's getting harder to keep control. "DarkGatomon! Keep close to me!" At that exact moment was a force of that being fired out of a cannon hit us, pulling us apart.
"Adrian!"
"DarkGatomon! NO!" I try to reach her, but she's far too separated by now. "It... can't... end like this..." Tears welled up in my eyes. "DARKGATOMON!!!" All went white. Then blackness.
There I lay. In the middle of the park. I am greeted by the sounds of birds chirping, the scent of the flowers, the fresh city air (if you don't mind getting all your minerals in one breath) and the city noises.
~I'm home. I can't believe it. I been in the Digiworld so long, I almost forgotten what I should expect home to be like. I must show DarkGatomon—Oh no!~ I franticly look around. "DARKGATOMON!!" I get up and franticly start looking for her. ~No... no... NO!~ I keep repeating to myself. "She's gone." I grimace. Things are definitely not looking good for me. "Where is she? I'll never see her again." I sink to the floor. Free flowing tears wash my face. The handfuls of onlookers were too inept to offer condolences. There I was lying on the ground again, only this time I was a sprinkler... watering the grass with my salty tears, face buried in my arms once more. "Dark... Gatomon..." I choke. "...gone..."
~What? I sense someone. Wait! That presence! I've sensed it before! Could it be?~ "You can't get rid of me that easily, André."
I spring up. "DarkGatomon!" I exploded into a flurry of sobbing. I picked her up and snuggled her tightly. I look in her eyes. "I thought I lost you..." I snuggle her again.
"We're friends, remember? Friends are always there for each other."
When I was absolutely sure that she wouldn't be taken from me again, I finally let go of her. "I hate to ruin this prrrr-ifect moment, but we got to find the destined and--"
"Myotismon..." I added. "Let's get started."
Sora's
Perspective
So we finally found the eighth child. It took quite some time and quite some confusion, but we found her. She even happens to be Tai's sister, Kari. Imagine that! Well, luck turned out that we wouldn't have her for long. Myotismon took her from Matt and me. He had Matt trapped when Kari said she would give herself up if he left him alone. Myotismon had her for a while, but we got her back. Now we are going to go to his home base, free Gatomon and wipe him out for good. But one still has to wonder... who was that kid we saw in the Digiworld?
"So Izzy, did you find anything?" Tai broke my thoughts.
"Hold on... I just about... got it! The source of the fog... it's coming from the Television Station, at the top of the tower. That must be where Myotismon is residing."
"Great! Then let's go get him! Ready everybody?" Everyone nodded. "Agumon!"
Mmm hmm!" Agumon acknowledged. He jumped up in front and started glowing. "Agumon digivolved to... GREYMON!"
Matt stepped forward. "You too, Gabumon!"
"Gabumon digivolved too... GARURUMON!"
My turn. "Go, Biyomon!"
"Biyomon digivolved to... BIRDRAMON!"
"Tentomon, you know what to do!"
"Right! Tentomon digivolved to... KABUTERIMON!"
Mimi. "Go, Palmon!"
"Palmon... digivolved to... TOGEMON!"
"Do we have to?" Joe whined.
"C'mon, Joe, no use getting cold feet now," Gomamon reasoned. "Don't you wanna save your world?"
Joe looked at the ground sheepishly. "Well I wasn't hoping us exactly but—"
"C'mon Joe," I started. "We need you."
"Yeah," Tai finished. "We're relying on you to be there by our sides."
"We don't call you 'good old reliable Joe' for nothing," Mimi retorted. She smiled at him.
Joe gave in. "Oh, all right. Let's get it over with."
"All right, Joe! Gomamon digivolved to... IKKAKUMON!"
"Patamon! Be careful, okay?"
"Sure, T.K. Patamon digivolved to... ANGEMON!"
"All right," Tai broke in. "Let's go!"
Adrian's
Perspective
"Hmm..."
"What is it, Adrian?"
"This fog... there's something wrong with it. I know that it's supposed to be dense, but..."
"But what?"
"Well, its like I can feel it... like I can reach out and touch it..."
"You can reach out and touch it. Look!" She starts waving her paw around in the fog, causing it to swirl to the motion of it.
I snort. "Oh, yeah, sure. Get technical on me." She giggled. "What I mean is that it has kinda like a, what's the word... a likeliness to it. Almost like it feels evil."
"I wonder if this is Myotismon's doing then?"
I ponder on her thought. It hadn't really come to mind that Myotismon could have been behind it all. After all, the fog is never this thick in Japan. I turn to her. "Let's see if I can sense where it's coming from. But let me check with my guardian first."
I pull out my Nokia 5190. I look on the screen. No signal. "No signal? This is bad. Really bad. Fog has never cut my signal before. This has to be out of the ordinary. It must be Myotismon." I sigh knowing how much of my energy I'm about to use. "All right, DarkGatomon. Lets find a secluded area. I can only do this once, with this level of concentration. It isn't gonna be easy in this fog."
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André: Sorry, guys, I just had to throw in my phone ^_^;
Yamato [taunting]: Oooh! Cool guy with the cell phone…
Sora [bops Matt in the head]: Be nice!
Yamato: Sorry… *(-_-)
Tai [to André] Don't worry, he's always this dumb!
Yamato: What?! Don't make me— [Sora covers his mouth]
Sora: Hush, Matt! [Whacks Tai harder on the head] And, don't even make me talk to you!
Taichi [yelps]: Anyhow, everyone in Japan has a cell phone, so what is one more to mention. Hey, what kinda phone is it?
André: Well, it's above if ya didn't see it but, its has one of those covers that are clear and has a holographic colour in it, and—
Mimi [clears throat]: Don't we have a story to do? [crosses arms and taps foot]
André: oh, yeah… hehe… silly me ^_^; Now, where were we? Ah, yes…
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After a short time of searching, we find a rarely used spot in Central Park. "Okay, DarkGatomon. I can't be disturbed, cause I can only do this once. Cover me while I find Myotismon."
She nods, and I adopt my meditation state. I close my eyes and relax myself. My mind and body are now clear. My vision clears. The fog is now penetrable. I feel mysterious vibes coming from the inner city.
~*Drifts into the Mental Plane*~
~There is very peculiar vibes coming from the Television Tower. There! Myotismon! Wait a minute... it's like he is staring straight at me. Something's wrong.~
All of a sudden, visions start flooding my mind. A fierce battle between Myotismon, and who? ~The destined! They seem to be losing. Hold on! Who's that kid? Me?? But... hold on, what am I doing? That light! I'm building some kind of energy. It's too bright!~ The scene in my mind changes to a room. ~Now where am I? Is that... an operating table? Is this an operating room? There's a patient lying on it. It's hard to make out... ME? But there's nothing wrong with me... There's the doctor! Wait, the shape is changing... MYOTISMON? NO! This is wrong! Something bad is going to happen... He's starting to operate! No! This can't happen!~
The scene changes back to a battle, a different one. ~DarkGatomon...? She's protecting me... from Myotismon! NO! DARKGATOMON LOOK OUT!~
~*Physical Plane*~
I visibly grimace, and DarkGatomon grows concerned. She is torn with indecision in whether she should 'wake' me or not.
~*Mental Plane*~
DarkGatomon rests in my arms.
~DarkGatomon... I'm here. Stay with me~ She slowly starts to dissolve into
bits of information. ~NO DarkGatomon... don't leave me...~ I am crying. She
mouth's her last words before her information disappears. Now I hold nothing
but air in my hands. Another flash. ~Oh no! Myotismon is still there... he's
letting off another shot! It's directed at me! Move out the way! AHHH!~ When
the beam hits, all the images I saw start flashing over and over, getting faster
by the second. At the same time, I seem to rewind quickly heading to the place
where my body resides. When I reach my spot, the last image to plague my mind
for a long time is the image of DarkGatomon dissolving in my arms. It slowly
fades into darkness...
~*Falling back to the Physical Plane*~
DarkGatomon is now shaking me, trying to make me come back from what I have just witnessed. She is finally successful. I 'wake' from my higher state of consciousness with a gasp.
"André! André! Are you okay?"
I find myself in a cold sweat. "I'm not too sure anymore."
"What's wrong? What did you see?"
I look up into the sky, into the impenetrable fog. "Possibly, the future." I pause... then look at her. "And also possibly your death..." I turn away. "...and mine."
She is awe struck. "Are you sure?" She asked, almost panicky.
"I don't even know if it was real..."
"Well if it was, were we able to get rid of Myotismon first?"
Fear and rage filled my heart. "He's still alive..." I pause again. I rested my arm on the tree and hung my head down, like I was punched in the gut. Then anger found its way into my voice. "...because he's the one who did it!"
She gasped noisily and put her paws over her mouth, like it was a secret not to come out.
Then I stood up, with all the seriousness of the world in my face. "Myotismon is at the Television Tower in the inner city. If what I saw was true, I, for one, will be there to stop it from becoming."
"But..."
"Let's go." And with that, I walked in the general direction of the city.
* * *
Well, here we are, at the foot of the Television Station, looking up at the tower. "The fog doesn't seem as thick here. That's a good sign, I guess." I look at her. She shrugs. Then, I twitch, sensing something. "Did you feel that?"
"Yes. It feels like there's a lot of energy being used up there. It must be Myotismon and the kids fighting!"
"Let's go scope it out. C'mon!"
* * *
We pour out the door to the roof and, behold! Maelstrom! We just happen to walk in on the biggest battle I've ever seen. It also looked like the others had found the eighth child also. ~Good. Then it's just DarkGatomon and me still.~ I grin to myself, and then search for an ample opportunity to jump in. Each digimon I saw dealt their attack individually.
Geez... they were a lot bigger then the last time I saw them.
"Nova Blast!"
"Howling Blaster!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Let's see how he likes my Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Hand of Fate!"
"Its not working! Greymon, you have to digivolve farther. Everyone!"
"Greymon digivolved to... METALGREYMON!"
Oy! Even bigger! The one, Greymon, was a really big tiger striped dinosaur, with a skull mask on his head, but now it was covered with a metal one, a metal arm with a claw, and now had wings. Must've been Agumon.
"Garurumon digivolved to... WEREGARURUMON!"
Garurumon was a wolf-like animal, also with tiger stripes, but now he walked on two feet, had pants, and a strap across his chest like Rambo. Gabumon, maybe?
"Birdramon digivolved to... GARUDAMON!"
Birdramon was a really big fiery orange-red bird with bad teeth (don't tell her I said that) that now got REALLY big and turned into some kind of hawk man or something. Biyomon, I should take it.
"Kabuterimon digivolved to... MEGAKABUTERIMON!"
Kabuterimon was an even bigger beetle, only blue, which expanded more to another red beetle. No doubt to be Tentomon.
"Togemon digivolved to... LILLYMON!"
Togemon was an even bigger walking cactus, literally, but then changed to a smaller, cuter human looking flower lady. Obviously Palmon.
"Ikkakumon digivolved to... ZUDOMON!"
Ikkakumon was a really big white furred walrus with a horn on his head; he changed to a turtle like creature with a (he he) mustache. Then there was Angemon. He looked like an angel with six wings, an intriguing costume, including a full facemask with no eye slots... now how, exactly, does he see through that?
"All right, now attack!"
"Giga Blasters!"
"Wolf Claw!"
"Wing Blade!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Flower Cannon!"
"Vulcan's Hammer!"
"Hand of Fate!"
Myotismon individually shook off every attack. "Little fools! Dou you really think those pathetic attacks can defeat me? Ha! Your mistake! And mistakes can be easily rectified!"
"Wolf--"
"Nightmare Claw!" he lashed out at WereGarurumon, sending him flying.
The expression of "Whoa..." managed to escape my mouth. "I'd say it was time to step in, wouldn't you, DarkGatomon?" No answer. "DarkGatomon?" I look at her, and see that she is in a state of shock. "What's wrong?"
"My... sister..." She points. "Over there..." Sure enough there was Gatomon, her sister, in the arms of the eighth child.
"But, wait..." I started, bewildered. "Wasn't your sister working for Myotismon?"
"Yes..." she stuttered. "But she... maybe... the kids... did something to her..." I stood there, watching the battle accusingly, irritated. "But... maybe she... she's... not evil anymore."
Immediately my accusations were replaced by my thoughts. "Hmm... how are we supposed to know?" No answer. "This isn't exactly the best of situations for a reunion, you know?" She nods.
"Grisly Wing!"
Uh oh. Don't look now, but I think we have been spotted. Out came a bloodcurdling shriek from Mimi. "André! Look out!" But it was too late. He had me. And I was in for it.
"Nooooo!!!! Lightning Paw!" He just blocked it like the rest of attacks!
"So, someone has finally freed herself from my dungeon. No matter. There is nothing you can do for your friend here! Now you can join the rest of the digidoomed when I've destroyed them! Hahahahaha!"
"Grrr..." DarkGatomon started glowing again.
"No! This is not possible!"
All of a sudden, Gatomon was aware of the stranger who was now fighting Myotismon. She gasps. Kari looks down at her. "What's wrong, Gatomon?"
"That digimon there..." She paused. "That's... my sister!"
"You have a sister? And you never told me?"
"Yes. But no time for that right now. It's a long story. She's fighting Myotismon right now!"
DarkGatomon's energy finally reached its peak. "Hidden Power!" Energy swirled around her, expanding outwards slowly, but then discharged rapidly in all directions. Myotismon was barely able to stop it. He withdrew into his cape just in time, allowing it to dissipate the energy of the attack.
"My, my. You seem to have spoiled my costume. You, too, exhibit expediential powers. Which means you also pose a threat to me. Grisly Wing!" She tried to fight off the bats, but easily fell victim to their capture.
~She too exhibits expediential powers? Who else has then?~ I gasp. ~Me? But that means... the dream...~ I was unable to finish. Something was rendering me unconscious. The last thing I have time to think is, ~Something's not right...~ The Digidestined watch in horror as Myotismon takes me and DarkGatomon away from them through a dark portal.
I wake. I'm not to conscious though. My throat is dry and my tongue feels like a cotton ball. "I've been drugged..." I try to get up, only to discover that I have been tied down to a table. I give up on trying to escape and inquire of my new surroundings. I'm having trouble keeping awake. ~This place looks awfully familiar. Oh no! The dream! That means...~
"Comfortable?" He walks in from a secluded entrance.
"Myotismon! What do you want from me? Where's DarkGatomon?"
"Oh, DarkGatomon is relatively safe, back in my dungeon. And I have come to tell you about your past."
"[Phbbt] Yeah, right! Like you just gonna spill it on me and tell me where I'm from." The only thing keeping me awake now is my anger.
"Actually it's quite intriguing, your past. You were born and raised in Canada, and even had parents like all normal children. That is, until I destroyed them. Hahahahaha!"
"What?" I exclaimed in silence.
"With a child of such stature and power, to leave their parents, the one who gave them the essence of their power, unscathed would be foolish, and would lead to my downfall. And now that I have you, I shall make it that you work for me."
Tears flowed from my eyes. " I will never work for you! You can't kill my parents and then expect me to work for you! It ain't happening!"
"Oh, it will. I am very persuasive. And soon enough, you will see it my way. Whahahahahahah!"
My eyes grew heavy once more. When I woke back up I would never be the same again. Last thing I see is the room lights going out and the one operation light above me being switched on, Myotismon laughing at me being engraved into my mind.
What does Myotismon have in store for Adrian? Will the Digidestined find him in time? Will they defeat Myotismon once and for all? Find out on the next episode of Digimon: Digital Monsters!
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Izumi: Was that completely necessary? [rolls eyes]
André: Hey! I always wanted to say that! *(-_-)
Izumi: But we hear it every episode! We don't need it from you too.
André [grits teeth, glares at Izzy]: Don't make me reveal my secret early, wise guy! I'll show you just what I can do!
Izumi [shrinks]: Um… I was just kidding! ^_^;
Tentomon: Don't be so hard with Izzy… he really is a good—
André [flashes over to Tentomon]: DON'T… even… say that!
Gatomon [complains]: How come I didn't get to fight?
André: I, for one, do not, but wish to own Digimon®. I do not own any of the characters, except the one that represents me. I also do not own Marvel® Comics, X-Men® or associated books, including Wolverine®.
None of the characters from the show or movie is of my creation. The only character I own is the one that's my own. and yes, i did get the claw idea from Wolverine
Izumi: Didn't you give the disclaimer already?
André sticks out tongue at Izzy.
Miyako [seductively] oh, A-chan! [André gulps] I have a few plans for my star part when our little story comes around… [puts her arm around André, starts to rant]
André [looks around the room for escape] *^_^; Well, it sounds all fine and dandy but—
Miyako [stern look] I'm not finished!
André: O.O
Miyako: Now like I was saying… [continues to rant]
André [looks pleadingly at Kari for help]
Hikari [giggling]: Um, Yolei…? Could I talk to you for a minute?
Miyako: Oh… sure, Kari…
Kari leads Yolei away.
André [sighs] Whew! Boy, do I have my work cut out for me… *(-_-) [looks around] It's not funny! Stop laughing! [they continue to laugh] Grrr… I'd like to see you get out of this situation, Matt or Tai! [slumps down in couch next to Mimi, crosses arms]
Yamato: Which is why we are not in that situation.
Taichi [coyly]: You had it coming to you.
André [grumbles]: Anyway… see you people when the next episode is written. Remember to send me an R&R [to the rest of the destined] How come you guys won't tell me what that means?
Everyone laughs.Biyomon [sweetly]: Oh, A-chan sweetie... [André gulps] What was that little remark about me being a bird with bad teeth?
André [stammering] B-B-Biyomon...! Well, uh... well, I uh... [shrinks with Biyomon's stare] O.O
Biyomon [sweetness fades into anger] SPIRAL TWISTER!
André [gets hit with attack, pants light a fire] Aah! Aah! [runs around room, runs for bathroom]
Biyomon smiles sweetly, everybody laughs.