A Digital Destiny
A/N: This chapter kind of skips ahead. I really didn't want to sit around all day and type out each episode. So I decided only to do certain ones and original ones where Jun is the main focus. Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter. This idea hit me a few days ago and I couldn't wait to get it down.
Chapter 4: Champion
The last few days had been some of the strangest and exciting Jun had ever experienced in her entire life. Oh sure, they were full of danger, but Jun was kind of happy that they're summer was turning out to be an adventure. To catch you up, this is what had happened so far...
A Digimon named Shellmon interrupted their picnic on the beach. Tai, seeing that their eight Digimon couldn't possibly fight off the large shelled Digimon, distracted him. Agumon's attacks had been ineffective and Shellmon had almost killed Tai. Then Agumon digivolved to Greymon, a large orange t-rex with a brown skull on his face, and saved the day.
Next, the kids and their Digimon had found an abandoned trolley by a pink lake so they opted to spend the night in there. In the middle of the night, Seadramon had attacked and dragged Matt under water. Seeing his partner in danger, Gabumon digivolved into Garurumon and defeated the menacing sea serpent.
Then came a visit to the Yokomon village. As it turns out, a fiery Digimon called Meramon had recently attacked the small village. No sooner did the kids find out, Meramon himself came charging down the mountain like a madman. Biyomon had digivolved to Birdramon and fought him in a brilliant aerial battle. Strangely, after Meramon's defeat, a revolving black gear had floated up out of his back and burst into pieces.
Finally, the kids were led to an empty factory where the machines built things and then took them apart. There, they had a run-in with Andromon. He resembled Robocop, only with more attitude. Tentomon digivolved to Kabuterimon and defeated Andromon. After the Digimon fell, another strange black gear floated up and shattered.
Which leads us to now...
"EVERYONE! GET UP! TROUBLE!"
Jun groggily opened her eyes as the ground began to tremble with violent force and Joe call out urgently. When her foggy mind grasped the conditions, she instantly woke up with a start. The others were sitting up with confused expressions similar to her own as the earth shook.
"Run! It's a pack of Tyrannomon, and they're coming this way!" Gomamon shouted, pointing a claw.
Jun jumped to her feet and looked in the direction in which he was pointing. Indeed they were in trouble! A large herd of purple, green, and red dinosaur-like creatures were charging towards their campsite at an alarming pace.
"Let's get out of here!" Sora yelled.
"TK, come on!" Matt said and helped his little brother up.
"Why are they headed this way?" Tai groaned as they began to run away.
Penguinmon ran next to Jun. It was more of a rapid waddle then run but it barely kept her in pace. Jun reached down and hoisted Penguinmon onto her shoulders, never stopping her run.
"Just so you don't get tired!" Jun yelled to her Digimon.
Jun felt Penguinmon let out a breath. "You're the best!"
Agumon suddenly veered away when he saw a forest. "Hey! Let's run into the forest and lose them!"
"Good idea, Agumon! Let's go!" Tai cheered and led them to the mass of trees. The forest looked dark and scary, but at the moment, anything seemed better than getting eaten by a pack of killer Tyrannomon.
Jun ran as fast as her legs could carry her. A familiar feeling of fear lodged in her chest. Penguinmon clung onto her neck. The Tyrannomon roared viciously, an ear-splitting sound that made Jun shudder.
"Hey! I think we lost them," Tai called out in a breathless voice after they sprinted quite a distance into the forest. For a change, luck seemed to be on their side. There were no signs of the pack of Tyrannomon anywhere behind them. The group collapsed to the ground, all panting for breath and reeling in exhaustion.
"That was close!" Jun sighed and took a glance around. She blinked a little when she took in the new surroundings. They were in a dark forest, spindly bare trees covering both sides. The branches of the trees reached out eerily to each other over them, blocking out any light and forming a dark atmosphere. The entire thing reminded Jun of a scene from a scary movie.
"W-where are we guys?" Joe asked, looking terrified.
"I think this is the Dark Forest," Palmon supplied as she looked around cautiously.
"What a name. It really describes the place," Tai remarked.
Jun edged around a tree and noticed a motion out of the corner of her eye. Turning quickly, she was surprised to find nothing there. Penguinmon looked up at her curiously.
"What's wrong Jun?"
"Did you see something?"
"No. Why?"
"I thought...oh never mind. I think my imagination's starting to play tricks on me or something," Jun said.
"Don't count on it sweetheart!" a strange, squeaky voice snapped. "GOBLIN BOMB!"
Jun screamed as an object came flying at her from the trees. Penguinmon tackled her to the ground. "Look out Jun!"
Suddenly, creatures began emerging from the trees. There were so many of them that it was quite obvious that the kids and their Digimon were surrounded. Some of the creatures were ugly green skinned things holding bone clubs and had pointy teeth. The others were oversized, walking purple mushrooms.
"Who are they?" Mimi shrieked.
"What are they?" Izzy asked, looking intrigued despite their obvious threat.
"Those ugly green guys are Goblimon. They gang up on helpless Digimon and used their Goblin Bomb to attack them," Gomamon said with obvious disgust.
"Who're ya' calling ugly?" one of the Goblimon snarled.
"Those other ones are Mushroomon. They attack with a deadly spore attack called Poison Smash that can render a Digimon unconscious for weeks," Tentomon added.
"Wanna' go a round?" a Mushroomon sneered, holding up a gloved hand.
"There's so many of them!" TK cried, hiding behind Matt.
"Agumon! Digivolve!" Tai said.
"Right!" Agumon replied and then concentrated hard...but plopped to the ground in exhaust. "I can't Tai!"
"Huh? What do you mean you can't?" Tai demanded.
"I'm just too tired!" Agumon sighed.
Matt looked at the other Digimon who could Digivolve. "What about you guys?"
Gabumon tried but then shook his head. "Sorry, no luck."
"I can't either!" Biyomon complained.
"Oh no!" Sora said, her eyes wide.
"What about you Tentomon?" Izzy asked. Tentomon tried but then collapsed just like Agumon had.
"I'm spent," Tentomon grumbled.
"None of you can Digivolve? Now what do we do?" Jun asked, looking around nervously.
A loud, eerie chuckle filled the air. "It seems you kids are having a problem."
"Who's that?" Joe asked as a figure emerged from behind a group of Goblimon and Mushroomon.
"Kneel before Master Sorcerymon!" a Goblimon commanded.
"What? No way! It'll ruin my dress!" Mimi shrieked.
"Penguinmon, who is that?" Jun asked.
Penguinmon frowned, looking a little confused. "That's Sorcerymon. He's the master of Lunastar Castle. He's usually such a nice guy. I wonder what's wrong with him?"
"Foolish children. You dare enter my territory without permission?" Sorcerymon hissed emotionlessly. "Prepare to die."
Sorcerymon was the closest thing resembling a human that Jun had seen beside herself and her friends since entering the DigiWorld. He was a bit shorter than her and had unusual eyes that displayed no emotion whatsoever. He was dressed in rough tan clothes and had a silvery-white cape and pointy hat that Jun had always seen witches wear. Something black was sticking out of his back, but Jun couldn't see it very well to make out what it was.
"Get them. Make sure they don't get out of here alive," Sorcerymon said calmly.
"Yes Maser!" all of the Goblimon and the Mushroomon chanted.
Jun gasped and backed up as they began advancing on them. The others were edging away as well. A Goblimon sprang at her out of no where.
"No you don't!" Penguinmon snapped and hurled herself at the Digimon. The two tumbled to the ground and wrestled for control. They sprang away at the same time and faced each other down.
"GOBLIN BOMB!" the bomb shaped like a grinning goblin face was thrown at Penguinmon. She dove out of the way just in time. Jun was thrown to the ground as it impacted and exploded against a tree, sending it falling over.
"ENDLESS SLAP!" Penguinmon launched at the Goblimon again, her flippers swinging violently. She slapped him silly and then stepped back a little. The distorted Goblimon stumbled and before he could recover, Penguinmon rammed him into a tree and knocked him out.
"SPIRAL TWISTER!" Biyomon shot the spiral of green energy and crumpled to the ground with an exhausted gasp.
"Biyomon! Are you okay?" Sora rushed over to her friend.
"POISON SMASH!" a group of Mushroomon quickly overwhelmed Palmon and Gomamon in almost an instant.
Mimi burst into tears. "Palmon!"
"Gomamon! Get up!" Joe called.
"BOOM BUBBLE!" Patamon shot a bubble at a Goblimon but missed.
"GOBLIN BOMB!" The attack slammed into Patamon and sent him flying back into TK's arms.
"NO! Patamon!" TK cried, already in tears. He took off for his Digimon.
"TK! Come back here!" Matt yelled and dashed after his little brother.
"SUPER SHOCKER!" Tentomon blasted a jolt of electricity out.
"PEPPER BREATH!" Agumon unleashed a ball of flames.
"BLUE BLASTER!" Gabumon added his beam of ice cold energy.
"GOLBLIN BOMB!"
"POISON SMASH!"
The three Digimon cried out in pain as nearly a dozen of the other Digimon retaliated with their attacks. The Goblimon and the Mushroomon moved in and started beating the defeated Digimon even more. Izzy, Tai, and Matt could only watch in horror.
"Tentomon!" Izzy yelled.
"Agumon!" Tai cried.
"Gabumon, no!" Matt hollered.
Jun felt her eyes widen in horror as she looked around. Most of their Digimon were down, overwhelmed by the sheer number of the Goblimon and the Mushroomon. Gomamon and Palmon lay in painful heaps. Patamon was being cradled by TK as he huddled down to avoid being hit, crying his heart out. Biyomon was helplessly watching as a pair of Mushroomon mauled Sora. Tai, Izzy, and Matt were getting beat up by some more of the Goblimon as their Digimon lay unconscious.
"ENDLESS SLAP!" Penguinmon shrieked and furiously bore down an a Mushroomon that had made its way too near Jun. She was the only one of their Digimon still up and able to fight, but she couldn't possibly handle all of these Digimon on her own.
"Time to die, little girl," a calm voice said from behind her.
Jun whirled. A scowl hit her face as she saw who it was. "Sorcerymon! Why are you doing this? Call them off!"
"Kill them," Sorcerymon simply commanded, ignoring her for a moment. To Jun's surprise, every single one of his henchmen stopped beating up on the children and hurt Digimon and exchanged looks. Sorcerymon turned his emotionless glare away to look at his henchmen, all looking at him with surprise and hesitation. "Is there a problem?"
"Err...kill them, Master?" a Mushroomon asked.
"Isn't that a little...much?" a Goblimon spoke up next.
Jun blinked in surprise. She glanced around as she backed up until she was with her Digimon. Penguinmon was a little roughed up but in much better condition than the others were.
"Are you choosing to defy me?" Sorcerymon asked in a low voice, never turning from Jun.
"No! No, never Master. But...killing? Is that what we should really do?" another Mushroomon responded quickly.
They don't want to kill us! Jun realized in shock.
"Fine. If you choose to defy me, you will die as well," Sorcerymon brought his hands together. Glowing flecks of light began gathering in his palms. A strange blue light lit up around the strange orb that was forming.
"CRYSTAL CLOUD!" Sorcerymon reared back and began to hurl the cloud of blue energy at the group of now terrified Digimon. Jun was moving before she knew it.
"Jun! What are you doing!" Penguinmon shouted.
"Jun!" she heard one of the others yell as she grabbed for Sorcerymon's hands.
"Stop it!" Jun screamed and moved his hands away, deflecting the blast to another direction. The cloud blasted from his hands and erupted into a flock of trees, sending them falling all over the place.
Jun stood up and backed away from Sorcerymon, glaring at him until she noticed an object sticking halfway out of his back. A black gear.
"You...you saved us..." a stunned Goblimon said. "You actually-"
"BONFIRE!" a new voice yelled.
"NIGHTMARE SYNDROME!" another voice added.
Suddenly, a whoosh of flames blasted through and struck Sorcerymon in the chest, sending him flailing backwards. A weird dark hole appeared and sucked the Mushroomon and Goblimon into it. Then it spat them back out onto the ground violently, draining their strength.
Jun turned to find more Digimon suddenly appearing. She glanced at Penguinmon. "Who are they, Penguinmon?"
"Those are Candlemon and Tapirmon. They're from Twilight Castle," Penguinmon said as she scampered up to Jun.
The Candlemon were obvious due to the fact that they looked like walking candles with faces. The Tapirmon were a strange mix between small elephant-like animals with a ghost or something. They ran into the clearing, sizing in such great numbers as the Goblimon and the Mushroomon had.
"Go away, Sorcerymon! We don't want you here!" a Candlemon yelled defiantly.
"Everyone! Attack before they get away!" a Tapirmon called.
Sorcerymon glared at Jun momentarily but stood up calmly, unscathed by the fire that had hit him. "You fools think you have defeated me? Don't count on it! I will be back!"
Then with a casual wave of his hand, he and his henchmen were gone. Jun blinked a few times, trying to comprehend what just happened. She nearly jumped out of her skin as the two "lead" Candlemon and Tapirmon bounded up to her. Penguinmon let out a challenging growl and stood in front of her protectively.
"Please don't be scared! We won't hurt you," the Candlemon assured.
"Are you okay?" the Tapirmon asked.
"You mean you're not here to kill us too?" Penguinmon inquired.
"No, of course not. We saw what they were doing and we just had to help," Tapirmon replied. "They're our enemies too. Honest."
"These two castles are rivals, Penguinmon?" Jun asked.
"I never knew they were," Penguinmon told her.
"It's a long story. We'll be happy to explain later," Tapirmon said. "Hey, are your friends okay?"
Jun gasped, rebuking herself fiercely for forgetting them. She turned and made a mad dash towards where her friends were. Her heart lurched at the site. Joe and Sora were laying face down on the hard ground, groaning in pain. Mimi was holding Palmon in her lap crying. Matt was sitting with his back to a tree and had TK in his arms as the little boy cried and clutched Patamon tightly. Izzy was crawling towards Tentomon slowly. Agumon was shaking Tai's unconscious form, trying to wake him. The other Digimon were sprawled about.
"Oh, my gosh..." Jun whispered. She looked at Candlemon and Tapirmon. "Please! You have to help my friends!"
"They'll be cared for back at Twilight Castle," Candlemon said.
"But how will you get them all back there..." Jun began to ask but cut off when she noticed the other Tapirmon and Candlemon were surrounding them in a circle. There was a bright flash and then Jun was standing in a large, eloquently decorated hall.
"Wow! Is this Twilight Castle?" Penguinmon breathed from next to her.
"It sure is," Candlemon answered, obviously proud. The hall was huge, decked wall to wall in a lovely white marble. A thick red carpet spread from the vast doorway down the long corridor. Two large staircases with gold banisters ran along the far walls of the hall, leading to yet another floor of elegance.
"How did we get here? Wait, where are my friends?" Jun demanded.
"We brought you here through a nifty teleporting trick we know. Our master taught it to us. And your friends are being cared for in the infirmary wing. This way," Tapirmon led Jun through the twisting hallways until they came upon a room with a long row of beds lined up. Her friends and their Digimon were all lying in a separate bed, being cared for by a Tapirmon or a Candlemon.
Matt looked up and saw her. He got up and ran over to her. "Jun! Are you okay? Where were you?"
"With them," Jun answered pointing to Tapirmon and Candlemon. "Are you guys okay?"
"I am. Tai hit his head and the Tapirmon told me Sora and Joe are hurt kind of bad, but other than that, nothing too serious," Matt said.
"Good," Jun sighed, relieved.
"You! Get back to bed!" the Candlemon medic screeched and dragged Matt back to the bed.
Jun smiled a little and scooped up Penguinmon in her arms. "Are you okay? You were so awesome out there! How did you manage to outlast the others anyway?"
Penguinmon smiled. "I had more energy remember? I wasn't running from the Tyrannomon like the other Digimon so I had energy to fight."
"Oh yeah..." Jun said.
"You two must be hungry. Let us take you to the banquet room. Any enemy of Sorcerymon is a friend of ours," Tapirmon said warmly.
"I never got to thank you by the way. My name's Jun and this is Penguinmon," Jun said as they walked.
"Pleased to meet you. We saw what you did back there Jun. That must have taken a lot of guts," Candlemon remarked.
"It was nothing..." Jun answered, a bit embarrassed. "Tell me...have you always been enemies with Sorcerymon and his Goblimon and Mushroomon?"
The two Digimon exchanged glances. Candlemon shook his head sadly. "No. Our two Castles were actually friends once. That is when Master Wizardmon was still around."
Jun was about to ask who that was when they came upon a large gold-framed painting of a Digimon that looked identical to Sorcerymon but had on a black cape and hat instead. Under it was inscribed on a plaque: Master Wizardmon of Twilight Castle.
"That's your Master Wizardmon?" Jun asked.
"Yes."
"What happened to him?"
"He left a few years ago. He felt his existence had no purpose so he left in order to find it."
"And he was once a friend to Sorcerymon?"
"They were the best of friends actually," Candlemon said and they began walking again. "You see, there are two Castles: Twilight Castle and Lunastar Castle. Master Wizardmon is the Master of this castle-Twilight Castle- and Sorcerymon is the Master of Lunastar Castle. We serve Master Wizardmon as the Goblimon and Mushroomon serve Sorcerymon."
"You said you were once friends...what happened?"
Tapirmon looked grim as he spoke. "None of us know. Before Master Wizardmon left for his journey, he asked Sorcerymon to watch over Twilight Castle for him in his absence. He was a great Master as our own had been. There was peace and nothing happened, but then one day Sorcerymon just started attacking our Castle. The Goblimon and Mushroomon had to attack under his order because they were pledged to serve him so they do whatever he wants even if they didn't want to. All we've been able to do is hide from them."
Jun was captivated by the story. Then she remembered. "Wait a second, maybe he was just acting weird because he has a black gear stuck in his back! I saw it!"
They were now standing in the doorway of a large room with a long table. Heaps and heaps of foods of all kinds were stacked on the table. Penguinmon looked at Jun with pleading eyes.
"Go on, "Jun said.
"Yippee!" Penguinmon ran over to the table and started stuffing food into her mouth like crazy.
"A black gear you say? Oh no. This is not good," Candlemon murmured thoughtfully.
"Sorcerymon is a very powerful Digimon. Everyone in our Castle combined couldn't face him. Only Master Wizardmon had that power," Tapirmon put in.
"Don't worry. My friends and I will help you. As soon as they're better, I'm sure they'd love to help you out. Some of our Digimon can Digivolve so I'm sure it'd help you a little," Jun told them reassuringly.
After a little more chitchat, Tapirmon and Candlemon left Jun and allowed her to explore the castle if she wished. Penguinmon had practically eaten up everything on the long table and was contently lying in Jun's arms like a baby. Jun stood for a long time in front of Wizardmon's painting, thinking about what she had been told.
"What are you thinking about Jun?" Penguinmon asked.
"I was just wondering."
"Wondering about what?"
"I was wondering if we could really do anything to help them. I mean, Sorcerymon was pretty powerful and those Goblimon and Mushroomon seem very loyal to him."
"He's being controlled by a black gear. I'm sure we could get it off without hurting him too badly."
Jun shook her head, and smiled. "Listen to me. I sound like Joe. You're right, Penguinmon. I know we can do it. You want to go see the others?"
"Okay!"
Jun retraced her steps until she got back to the infirmary wing. She peeked inside to find that Tai had woken up and was sitting up in his bed. The others were all asleep. She was relieved to see him smile as she walked up to his bed.
"How do you feel, Tai?" Jun whispered, noting a white bandage replacing his goggles and headband around his head.
"My head hurts," Tai replied just as softly. "I'm okay other than that."
"I was talking to Candlemon and-" Jun was cut off by a sudden explosion somewhere. Jun grabbed onto a chair to keep her balance. The violence of the explosion sent tremors running through the entire castle and woke everyone up in the infirmary.
"Whoa! What's going on?" Joe asked immediately.
"Just five more minutes mommy," Agumon mumbled sleepily.
"What was that?" TK wailed.
"Oh no! Now what?" Sora cried.
Candlemon and Tapirmon suddenly came running in as another explosion could be heard and felt immediately. Jun kept her grasp on the chair and looked at them. "What's going on?"
"It's Sorcerymon and his court! They're bombarding the Castle!" Tapirmon shouted.
"How can you hold him off?" Jun asked.
"We can cast a magic shield but it takes all of us to do it and it takes some time!" Candlemon answered.
Jun thought quickly. "Okay! Here's the plan. Penguinmon and I will go distract them. You get all of Twilight Castle together and cast it, okay?"
"Jun! That's way too dangerous!" Tai protested.
"He's right. We can't ask you to risk your lives for us," Candlemon agreed.
"You're not. And is there really any other way?" Jun said. No one could reply. She glanced down at Penguinmon. "I can't make you go but..."
"Why are you even asking? Lets do it!" Penguinmon cheered as she climbed onto Jun's shoulder.
"Be careful," Tai advised.
Jun nodded and took off. She ran until she got outside. Sure enough, hundreds, maybe even thousands of Goblimon and Mushroomon were attacking the Castle. Jun was amazed by how many there were. They were everywhere! It struck her odd how none of them looked like they really wanted to be attacking the castle.
She scanned the sky and found Sorcerymon calmly levitating, watching the destruction emotionlessly. Jun ran forward and waved her arms wildly in the air. "Hey! You! Mr. Jerk! Come and get me!"
"Ignore her," Sorcerymon seemed determined to destroy the castle.
Jun got another idea. "Fine! Run! You're a coward anyway! I knew I'd only find a good challenge if I faced a Digimon powerful like Wizardmon. Not some loser like you!"
At this Sorcerymon glared down at her. "Are you calling me weak?"
Penguinmon gave Jun a quick, nervous glance. Jun swallowed her fear and replied arrogantly. "If you can't even face us, I guess you are!"
"I will show you power! I am better than Wizardmon! CRYSTAL CLOUD!"
The glowing ball came flying down right at Jun. She and Penguinmon scrambled to move. Jun felt the ground tremble beneath her and pieces of dirt hit her. Jun and Penguinmon kept moving, slowly leading Sorcerymon away from Twilight Castle.
"It's working!" Jun breathed and jumped away as another Crystal Cloud destroyed the ground.
"Oh no! Jun! Look!" Penguinmon cried. The Goblimon and the Mushroomon were coming their way!
"Come on Penguinmon! Hurry!" Jun hollered and took off. She ran as fast as she could. Then they came upon a bridge over a high canyon. As Jun and Penguinmon ran across it, Jun's foot became stuck and she stumbled momentarily.
Unfortunately, the distraction cost her. Sorcerymon aimed..."CRYSTAL CLOUD!"
The bridge splintered and Jun could feel herself falling. She screamed in panic and instinctively reached out to grab something, but there was nothing there to do so.
"JUN!" Penguinmon yelled. Jun looked at her Digimon and watched as a weird light suddenly surrounded her. On her belt, the Digivice started beeping rapidly. The light became incredibly bright.
"Penguinmon digivolve to...Sabirdramon!"
"Wow...Sabirdramon?" Jun said, eyes wide.
Sabirdramon looked almost identical to Sora's Birdramon. Only Sabirdramon was bigger and a jet-black color instead of a light brown. She opened her wings and flapped them, sending a tremendous gust of wind into the narrow canyon. Then she swooped under and flew up, Jun landing safely on her back.
"Sabirdramon!" Jun cried excitedly.
Sabirdramon grinned back at her. "Hang on."
The large black bird Digimon flapped her powerful wings. They burst into the air. There was an audible gasp from all of the Goblimon and Mushroomon as they gazed up at the newcomer.
"Sabirdramon, don't hurt them Just scare them a little. They're just fighting us because Sorcerymon is making them," Jun said.
"I'll try my best," Sabirdramon replied and flew up high in the sky. Jun felt her stiffen underneath her. Sabirdramon's massive eyes narrowed and she jerked her head back sharply, her beak opening.
"DARK SABER!" A black beam crackling with fizzles of blue electricity blasted out of her mouth. It ripped into the ground just in front of the Goblimon and Mushroomon. The startled Digimon stumbled back and screamed in surprise. As the dust cleared, Jun saw the stunned looks they were receiving from Sorcerymon's court.
"Nice attack," Jun whispered.
"Thank you," Sabirdramon replied and glided gracefully through the air.
Jun looked up at Twilight Castle. A translucent blue shield had been erected around it. The Tapirmon and Candlemon were surrounding it in a large circle. Sorcerymon was attacking the shield.
"Oh no! We've got to help them!" Jun said.
"Wait! Let us help too!" Jun looked down and was surprised to find the Goblimon and Mushroomon looking up at her.
"Why would you want to help us?" Jun demanded, still not forgiving them for hurting her friends.
"Because something is deeply wrong with our Master Sorcerymon. He is not the master we serve," Mushroomon said.
"You would turn against him?" Sabirdramon asked.
"If it would get our master back, we would be willing to help you. Please. We don't want to do this anymore. The Candlemon and Tapirmon are our friends. Let us help," Goblimon pleaded.
"Jun?" Sabirdramon inquired.
"Fine. You can help. Come on!" Jun decided. "Lets go Sabirdramon! Stop Sorcerymon!"
Sabirdramon shot through the air towards Sorcerymon. He whirled when he saw them. "CRYSTAL CLOUD!"
Sabirdramon folded her wings and spun, avoiding the blast and the one next. Then she flew directly vertical, unfurling her wings as she moved out of a spin. "DARK SABER!"
Sorcerymon leaped aside. Sabirdramon's attack hit the shield and caused it to fizzle out. "CRYSTAL CLOUD!"
"DARK SABER!" The two attacks met mid air and exploded.
Jun flinched and clung onto Sabirdramon tighter. The two opponents circled each other. Suddenly, Sorcerymon aimed at Twilight Castle...
"GOBLIN BOMB!"
"POISON SMASH!"
"Argggg!" Sorcerymon screamed as the attacks hit him. He furiously glared down at the Goblimon and Mushroomon as they defended the helpless Candlemon and Tapirmon. "You do defy me. You..." He turned his back on Jun and Sabirdramon. Energy began gathering in his hands. "WILL DIE!!!"
"Now Sabirdramon!" Jun screamed.
"DARK SABER!"
Sorcerymon screamed in pain. The beam hit him directly in the back. He convulsed violently. Then he went limp and began plummeting to the ground. The black gear remained floating. It rotated slowly and then burst into a million pieces.
"Alright! You did it Sabirdramon!" Jun cheered.
"We did it," Sabirdramon replied and then began gliding towards the ground.
"MASTER!" Sorcerymon was slumped against his students as they held him up.
"Uhh...what's going on? What are we doing here?" He groaned.
"Master! You're okay!" Mushroomon exclaimed happily.
"Why shouldn't I be? What happened anyway?" Sorcerymon asked, looking very confused.
"You had a black gear stuck in your back, Master. We're so very glad you're okay!" Goblimon said.
"A black gear? What happened to it?" Sorcerymon asked.
"We took care of it!" Jun answered as Sabirdramon landed. Just then, Tai and the other kids and their Digimon came running up to them.
"Jun! Awesome job! Whoa! Who's that?" Tai said. They marveled at the large black Digimon.
"That looks like Birdramon almost," Sora remarked.
"Everyone! Meet Sabirdramon," Jun announced proudly as she hopped off. Sabirdramon began glowing again and then reverted back to Penguinmon. Jun picked her up and hugged her. "You totally rule, Penguinmon!"
"Great," Penguinmon snorted.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Jun asked.
"I'm hungry again!" Penguinmon pouted.
Jun just stared at her Digimon and sighed. "Oh no..."
Then everyone burst out laughing. Jun hugged Penguinmon closer to her. The Digimon affectionately snuggled against her.
"I must thank you for saving me," Sorcerymon said. "How about this. I'll throw a banquet for all of you."
"Even us?" Tapirmon and Candlemon asked in unison.
"Of course," Sorcerymon answered, smiling. "All is welcome!"
After a wonderful feast, the kids and their Digimon stood in front of Lunastar Castle, saying their last good byes to Sorcerymon and the others.
"Thanks for the food," Tai said, shaking Sorcerymon's hand.
"My pleasure. Please feel free to come by whenever you are in the neighborhood," Sorcerymon said warmly.
"So are you going to watch over both castles again?" Agumon asked.
"Yes. Until my good friend Wizardmon returns, I'll keep my promise and watch over his castle as well," Sorcerymon answered.
"If we see him, we'll tell him you're all waiting for him to return," Penguinmon said.
Sorcerymon smiled. "Thank you again. And good luck to you wherever you're going."
"Thanks. Good bye," Jun said.
As they walked away, Tai gave Jun a sly look, warning her that he was about to tease. "So, tell me Ms. Motomiya. How does it feel to have your very own Champion Digimon?"
Jun smiled and leaned until she was right in his face. "It feels..." Jun reached up and yanked his goggles off his head, "absolutely awesome!"
"Hey!" Tai yelled as she took off. He gave chase. "Give me back my goggles!"
"Ha! Ha! Come get them!" Jun yelled and sprinted away.
"Oh boy. This is going to take a while," Sora groaned. Everyone laughed a little and then started running after Jun and Tai, ready for more adventure.
A/N: Chapter five is in the works if anyone is curious. I need to find a reliable Digimon encyclopedia, though. Anybody know of any? I used to use Megchan's awesome site but that's been shut down. L R/R!