Digimon: The Matrix Saga Chap.7
Who can ya trust?


After a few hours, the gang (including there new companion, Prairiemon) had begun to lick there wounds and continued fixing up there camp site deep in the woods.
Floramon and Kokuwamon had went off to go gather some food, while James,Elise, and Gouji had fixed the tents and camp fires. They made there tents from really big leaves that were found from the trees above. Soon everything was set.
"Thanks again for lettin' me hang with you guys," said Prairiemon. "Even though I tricked you all."
"It is okay, Prairiemon. All is okay," replied James. "So do not waorry about it."
Prairiemon felt really assured by this. "So where's the grub?"
"Right here!" said Floramon and Kokuwamon, as they came up from behind them with all kinds of foods, like chocolate bars and fish, and bowls of noodles that weren't yet cooked.
"WOW!" exclaimed Elise. "Where'd you get all this food from? I know it couldn't have been lying around these woods."
"Of course not," said Floramon.
"Yeah. We went to the nearest village and got these from there!" answered Kokuwamon.
Soon the group was dumbfounded.
"But, Kokuwamon," said James. "Wouldn't it had made more sense to take us along with you to this village then? Then we wouldn't have to make camp out here in the woods."
"Oh. I should have thought about that."
"But don't worry," said Gouji, as he collected the noodles and began to cook. "I've never been camping before, so lets just hang out here and rough it."
"Fine with me," said Elise, twisting her long hair with her fingers. "Just as long as no digital bugs go into my hair."
James sat on a log and looked into the sky. He noticed that it was getting dark. As he saw the sun begin to set, a glare came upon the goggles on his forehead.
"Um, Elise," said James. "Are you sure you wouldn't want to have your eyewear back?"
"No problem. You can have it. Like I said, it suits you. I had those for quite sometime now, but I guess its time to give them up to some one else."
"Well thank you, Elise."
The two soon began to look into eachothers eyes. They got quiet. Gouji watched them from the fire place, and of course began to get jealous.
"DINNERS READY!" Gouji called before their gazing could be taken forward.
"Alright!" said Monodramon. "I'm starving!"
"I call dibs on the chocolate!" called out Prairiemon. He quickly swooshed to all the chocolate and gathered them. "He he he!"
"Hey, Prairiemon!" said Monodramon. "No fair! You gotta at least share!"
"I'll make a deal with you: Hows about I keep em all!" he joked.
"Prairiemon," sighed the group.

Meanwhile......

From atop a nearby mountain top, stood a digimon with a long cape. This digimon eyed the camp sight and its inhabitants. He eyed the digimon mostly.
"Time to pay up."
He then jumped down from the mountain and headed for them.

Back at the camp sight.....

After the whole gang was full, everyone was sound asleep. All was quiet. Then the crackling of the fire had woken up Prairiemon. He looked around, rubbing his eyes. He rubbed his eyes again, trying to see if he was just seeing things. He wasn't. Something was not right. Monodramon, Floramon, and Kokuwamon..... were gone!
As he looked around, trying to look for them, his long blade like ears stood up. They had heard something. He heard the sound of whispering.
He followed this sound to its source, and found out it was coming from near the camp sight. He peaked from behind the bushes, and saw the three missing digimon. There they were, Monodramon, Floramon, and Kokuwamon. But they were not alone. They were talking with another digimon. He had a long cape and was somewhat shadowy.
"Well," began the digimon. "You three have done very well."
"Thanks," said Kokuwamon.
"But a little TOO well, if you ask me. Was fusing with the Warp-Digicores really neccassary?"
"We really didn't have a choice, sir," replied Floramon, reffering to there hard battles when they first accuired there cores.
"Well nonetheless, it is time hand over the cores."
Monodramon looked at the others. They didn't want to hand them over, but they knew they had to sooner or later. "But we can't release them from us," he said.
"And why not," asked the digimon, thinking that they were trying to refuse.
"The Digital Watches that the humans have are the only way to release the cores. We have to get them from them, then you can have the cores."
The digimon then snickered. "Good. Now go get them."
The three turned around and began to go for the watches. But after hearing this, Prairiemon couldn't let them get them. Who knows what they could with the cores. He then bolted towards the others.
When the three arrived, they reached for there partners arms. But when they did this, there was nothing there to reach for. The watches were gone!
"They are gone, sir!" said Floramon. She looked around, and saw someone was missing. "And so is Prairiemon."
"Find him and get those watches!" said the digimon as he then disapeared into the night.
With there new orders the three shook there partners to wake them up.
"Guys! Prairiemon is gone and he has your watches!"
Gouji looked at his wrist then looked around. "THAT WEASLE! I knew he couldn't be trusted!"
"Do you know where he went?" asked Elise.
"If we knew that we wouldn't be getting ready to go look for him, now would we?"
"lets go get him!" said James, feeling hurt that even after they opened there arms to him, he would betray them again.
Monodramon then began sniffing around. "I got his scent!"

Later......

Prairiemon had been running with the Digital Watches close to him for along time. He looked into the sky and noticed the sun begining to rise. He had to find a place to hid these things, but where?
Soon, he came across a lake.
Perfect!, he thought. He grabbed the watches and with all his might, he hurled them into the air. He watched as the watches began to fall into the water, but then a digimon flew by and grabbed them before they went into the water. It was Kokuwamon.
"YOU LITTLE TRAITOR!" shouted Gouji as he ran up with James, Elise, Floramon, and Monodramon by his side.
"How could you, Prairiemon?" asked James.
"But you don't understand!" began the ferret like digimon. "They....."
"No! We're not buying it this time, Ferret-Face!" said Gouji.
Kokuwamon came flying over everyone and dropped the watches. But before everyone could get there own, Prairiemon leaped into the air and grabbed them.
"Just here me out! Those no good digimon you call partners are not what they are all cracked up to be! They were trying to take your watches and give them to some guy with a cape! I saw them!"
James truned to Monodramon. "What is he talking about?"
Monodramon looked at his partner. He couldn't tell him the truth. At least not yet. "He's lying! I have no idea what he's going on about!"
"Floramon?" asked Elise.
"Beats me," she lied.
Soon the three digimon began to gang up on Prairiemon. But before they could do anything, the caped digimon had appeared again. He leaped down from a nearby tree and grabbed Prairiemon.
"Thanks for my watches, Ferret face!" he said.
"What!? Does everyone like to call me Ferret face!?" he said as he had the watches snatched from Prairiemon's paws. He dropped the digimon on the ground.
"HEY!?" exclaimed Gouji. "Give us back our watches!"
James examined the digimon. He had a cape, just like Prairiemon said. But he couldn't be telling the truth, could he?
"Who are you?" asked James.
"I am Plasmon! And if you don't mind, I will be going now."
"I don't think so!" said James. "Monodramon! Get him!"
Monodramon hesitated. He didn't want to attack Plasmon. What to do?
"But, James. I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because.....um..... he is an Ultimate level digimon, and I am only rookie!"
James had no idea what his digimon was babbling about, but something had to be done. Then out of nowhere came Prairiemon headbutting Plasmon in the back. This startled him as he dropped the watches. Then the humans ran and got there watches.
"Alright guys! DIGIVOLVE!" they shouted as they activated the Cross Digivolution.
"FLORAMON CROSS DIGIVOLVE TOOOO............. VELOCIMON!"
"KOKUWAMON CROSS DIGIVOLVE TOOOO........... BEETMON!"
"MONODRAMON CROSS DIGIVOLVE TOOOO.......... GIGARARUMON!"
"HA!" laughed Plasmon. "Do you think THEY will will attack me?"
"You'll see!" shouted Gouji. "GO BEETMON!"
Beetmon stood there, somewhat shaking. But he didn't want Gouji to see this, or else he would start to suspect something.
"SCARAB GUNFIRE!" shouted Beetmon as his attack was fired for Plasmon.
Plasmon looked somewhat confused as the blast of scarab beetle shaped energy blasts came hurrdeling for him. He raised his hand and reflected the attacks off of his dark, luster armor.
They dare defy me!? Hmmmm. I shall teach them a lesson then! "Plasma Cannon!"
He raised his left hand in the air, which soon morphed into a small cannon. He aimed it for Beetmon, and then fired!
"Beetmon! Watch out!" shouted Velocimon, as she leaped for the beetle digimon and knocked him out of the way. Velocimon looked at Plasmon with piercing eyes. She wanted to attack back, but couldn't hurt Plasmon.
"Get him, Velocimon!" ordered Velocimon. She hesitated, and then looked at Gigararumon. He slightly nodded his head.
"Veloci Rapture!" she shouted as a blast of pinkish red color had come from her mouth and was aimed for Plasmon.
Plasmon had no idea what was going on. Why would my servants betray me? It is the humans! It must be!
Velocimon's attack that came to Plasmon was slightly off, as it hit a nearby boulder.
"Whiplash!" he shouted as he removed his cape and winded it up into a whip. He whipped it towards the groups, and it then wrapped up Elise.
"NO! ELISE!" shouted Velocimon.
Then Beetmon came up from behind him and clenched him within his stags. Plasmon turned around and let go of Elise. He put back on his cape and looked at Beetmon. Then the digimon lightened up his grip on the ultimate digimon. Plasmon grabbed Beetmon by the stags and swung him around. He then tossed him to Velocimon and Elise.
Gouji ran over to them. He then called for James. "What are you doing, James? Get out there!"
"Oh yes," he said as he turned towards Gigararumon. "Go!"
Gigararumon looked up at Plasmon. The two exchanged glances for almost a minute.
"What are you doing, Gigararumon? Go!"
What am I going to do? I don't want to fight Plasmon, but he is hurting my friends! And I can't not do anything or else James will suspect.
Go on, thought Plasmon. Make a move.
"GO!"
Gigararumon leaped in the air with his Criss Cross Crash attack. But before he could do anything, Plasmon raised his cannon and fired a plasma bolt to Gigararumon's face. The champion digimon fell to the ground, now de-digivolved back into Monodramon, along with the others. All hope was lost.
Plasmon then walked to the humans.
"Your 'partners' have been beaten very badly," he began. He held up the cannon to the digimon. "And if you don't want me to finish the job, hand over the watches."
"Don't do it, guys!" said Kokuwamon.
"But he'll kill you all!" said Gouji.
"We have to," said Elise.
"Yes. Let's give them to him." James removed his watch, followed by the others and put them in the hands of Plasmon.
"Pleasure doing buisness."
But before Plasmon could do anything more, Prairiemon cam out of nowhere, once again, and bit Plasmon's hand, causing him to drop the watches.
"YOU WEASEL!" shouted the angered digimon.
"Weasel must be a very common name!" said Prairiemon, as he caught the watches and tossed them to there owners.
"Prairiemon?" said Gouji. "Yeah its me! Now hurry up and run away!"
"Right! Lets go!" James and the others called for there digimon as they all ran off.
Prairiemon was just left behind with Plasmon. He raised his cannon and aimed it for his head, ready to kill this pesky digimon. But then he lowered his weapon.
"Huh?" said Prairiemon out of confusion.
"I have bigger fish to fry. I shouldn't be waisting my time with a pesky rodent. Now get out of here before I change my mind!"
The digimon turned around and ran off to go catch up with the others.

Later......

"Shouldn't we go back for Prairiemon?" asked Elise as the gang stopped to catch there breathes.
Then Monodramon picked up a scent. "I think he's found us."
Everyone turned and saw none other than Prairiemon.
"Did ya miss me?"
"Hardly," said Gouji. "What do you want, traitor?"
"Please believe me guys, I....." He was then cut off as he caught a glimpse of Monodramon signaling for him to not say anything. "I'm sorry. I must've been hearing things. I guess it was just Plasmon that I heard, not your partners. Sorry."
"Yeah, well don't......" began Gouji.
"Your forgiven!" said James and Elise together.
"Thanks!"
"Now that that is settled, why did this 'Plasmon' want the watches?" said James.
"Who knows, but he might come back for us, so we shouldn't just be standing here," said Elise. "We have to keep moving. But where should we go?"
"There is a Chuchidarumon(MudFrigimon) village somewhere around here. Let's go there," said Floramon.
"Fine with me."
Soon the gang had now embarked for the Chuchidarumon Village.

Meanwhile......

Plasmon had continued walking, trying to think of a plan to get the Digital Watches from the humans. He was walking through a dessert in the middle of a sandstorm. The wind was blowing hard but he could take it. As he walked, he came across a body lying on the sandy ground, half his body covered in sand.
Plasmon pushed the body over so that the face could be seen. It was Ogremon.
"Hmmmm. I could make use of you."

to be continued.....