Guess what! Today's my Birthday! So here's my birthday present to you. YAY!
Sorry it took so long. I hope you enjoy.
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It was a day later when the three adventurers reached the canyon.
The past day had been long and tedious, full of long periods of walking, and very little rest. They were still going through the woods so they often had to run away from the other digimon living there because Lesamon was only a rookie, and still rather weak from whatever had attacked him. Tai tried asking him what had happened, but Lesamon either ignored him or said he didn't remember.
Mostly the journey was spent in silence because Lesamon didn't seem very talkative and Matt and Tai couldn't say a word to each other without starting another argument. Often Lesamon had to break them up using a strange attack called Hypnotic Gaze, where the eye symbols on his shoulders would start glowing, then rise up and hypnotize the boys until they stopped fighting. Then, when the attack was over, the boys glowered for a few minutes before starting off again.
When they reached the canyon all of them were left gaping, even Lesamon. It was a steep gorge with walls that seemed to be made of a strange black stone that shined red when the light hit it a certain way. It was almost as deep as a skyscraper and the bottom was nothing but jagged rocks with a miniscule stream running between them. A few minutes walk down the way was a rickety old bridge. Across the canyon on a high hill with black clouds circling it stood Deemon's Tower. All in all it made a very imposing sight.
"...I believe I speak for all of us when I say CRAP!" Tai finally squeaked out.
"For once, we agree."
"No kidding. Last time I was here it wasn't nearly as creepy. Since when did she remodel?" Lesamon muttered. Both Digidestined turned to stare at their companion.
"Come again?" Tai asked, "You mean to say that you KNEW Deemon? As in personally?"
Lesamon winced and began fidgeting. "Maybe..." he mumbled, looking everywhere but into the eyes of the boys. Matt grabbed him by the ruff of fur around his neck and raised him up.
"Maybe, eh? Care to elaborate?"
"Well...um...ya see..." Tai walked up next to Matt as he gave Lesamon a bit of a shake.
"Okay! Okay! Enough already!" the green rabbit-like creature shrieked. He slumped over in Matt's grip. Matt glared but dropped him. Lesamon growled at them both, but continued.
"Deemon is...well, she's kinda, almost, nearly...my sister." Lesamon whispered. Tai started to shout something but Matt covered his mouth with his hand. Lesamon gave him a grateful look, then continued.
"Well, you see, Deemon is actually only a Champion level digimon. Not too long ago she was a rookie like me. She and I both were born nearby each other, so we kind of assumed we were related. I mean, we looked like each other and everything! It was kinda obvious.
Well, when we were little we decided to go adventuring, like heroes do in all those stories you hear. We did eventually find this really weird tree digimon. He told us about where we could find adventures, and what kind. He told us that we should attack humans, because humans are evil and no one likes them. He also said if we managed to destroy one, we would become the strongest digimon in the world! I didn't like the sound of it, but my sister thought it sounded like the coolest thing in the world. So we went to find some humans.
We eventually did. There was this little kid. He had a really funny hat and a Patamon with him. I told my sister that he didn't look so evil. I mean, come on! The Patamon doesn't think so! But my sis wanted to be strong. She said the human might have brainwashed the Patamon somehow, and that by destroying him we would save it. I didn't like it, but we snuck up on him anyways. We were about to attack him when he suddenly ran off somewhere and left the Patamon behind.
That's when the Patamon turned to us and told us he had seen us coming. He said he would defend this TK with his life if he had to. I thought that was a sure sign that the Patamon wasn't brainwashed, so I decided we should go. But she really wanted to be powerful, so my sis pounced on the Patamon. I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. It was also the first fight she had ever got in and I could see that the Patamon was a hardened warrior. So, needless to say, my sis didn't come out the victor. We left right before that kid came back, me pretty much carrying her because she was too hurt to walk.
And after that day, she was never the same. She was constantly fighting with other digimon, some even stronger then her. She really wanted to be as powerful as the tree promised. But she needed to be stronger to kill a human. So she fought ad trained, sometimes even with me, though I didn't like it. Then one day she just...changed. She digivolved into the Deemon that you saw the other day. I was scared of her, but she was my sis, so I stayed by her side. Until the day when she caught eight children and their digimon."
"The day she attacked us," Tai interrupted.
Lesamon nodded, "Yes, the day she attacked you. But, when she saw you two fighting, it really upset her. That's because she always hated it when the two of us fought, and seeing you like that really got to her. So I guess she wanted to give you a chance to work it out before she kills you."
"Oh, how sweet," Matt muttered under his breath.
"I was there watching in the corner, but when I heard everything she said, and saw everything she did, I couldn't take it anymore. I tried to talk her out of it, but she wouldn't listen. Finally she got so fed up that she attacked me. The next thing I knew I was waking up in the arms of some strange creature," Lesamon concluded.
"Hey!"
"Well, I was just waking up and you looked really weird at the time!" He defended.
Mat sighed. Well, this changed things.
"Well, whatever. Look, we're running out of time. For all we know, it could already be too..." He couldn't bring himself to complete the sentence. He bit down on his lip, trying to hold back the tears but sobs still shook his body. Tai noticed this, and sighed. He walked over to Matt's side and slowly wrapped his arms around him.
"Don't worry Matt, they're alright, I just know it!" He comforted his sobbing friend.
"How do you know?" Matt whispered. He slowly sank to his knees and Tai followed him. Lesamon stood off to the side. He felt uncomfortable in the situation and decided to just keep an eye out for enemies.
"Because I know I'd know if they were gone. We would have felt something Matt, I'm sure of it. But we've got to hurry if we want to save them, okay?"
Matt looked into Tai's warm brown eyes. He seemed to be searching for something. Finally, he seemed to find it. He smiled, then nodded.
Suddenly, Matt blushed and shot out of Tai's arms. He hastily wiped away his tears, then turned to his companions.
"Come on, we don't have time to waste."
Tai nodded and the three started towards the bridge at the other end of the canyon.
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It was a day later when the three adventurers reached the canyon.
The past day had been long and tedious, full of long periods of walking, and very little rest. They were still going through the woods so they often had to run away from the other digimon living there because Lesamon was only a rookie, and still rather weak from whatever had attacked him. Tai tried asking him what had happened, but Lesamon either ignored him or said he didn't remember.
Mostly the journey was spent in silence because Lesamon didn't seem very talkative and Matt and Tai couldn't say a word to each other without starting another argument. Often Lesamon had to break them up using a strange attack called Hypnotic Gaze, where the eye symbols on his shoulders would start glowing, then rise up and hypnotize the boys until they stopped fighting. Then, when the attack was over, the boys glowered for a few minutes before starting off again.
When they reached the canyon all of them were left gaping, even Lesamon. It was a steep gorge with walls that seemed to be made of a strange black stone that shined red when the light hit it a certain way. It was almost as deep as a skyscraper and the bottom was nothing but jagged rocks with a miniscule stream running between them. A few minutes walk down the way was a rickety old bridge. Across the canyon on a high hill with black clouds circling it stood Deemon's Tower. All in all it made a very imposing sight.
"...I believe I speak for all of us when I say CRAP!" Tai finally squeaked out.
"For once, we agree."
"No kidding. Last time I was here it wasn't nearly as creepy. Since when did she remodel?" Lesamon muttered. Both Digidestined turned to stare at their companion.
"Come again?" Tai asked, "You mean to say that you KNEW Deemon? As in personally?"
Lesamon winced and began fidgeting. "Maybe..." he mumbled, looking everywhere but into the eyes of the boys. Matt grabbed him by the ruff of fur around his neck and raised him up.
"Maybe, eh? Care to elaborate?"
"Well...um...ya see..." Tai walked up next to Matt as he gave Lesamon a bit of a shake.
"Okay! Okay! Enough already!" the green rabbit-like creature shrieked. He slumped over in Matt's grip. Matt glared but dropped him. Lesamon growled at them both, but continued.
"Deemon is...well, she's kinda, almost, nearly...my sister." Lesamon whispered. Tai started to shout something but Matt covered his mouth with his hand. Lesamon gave him a grateful look, then continued.
"Well, you see, Deemon is actually only a Champion level digimon. Not too long ago she was a rookie like me. She and I both were born nearby each other, so we kind of assumed we were related. I mean, we looked like each other and everything! It was kinda obvious.
Well, when we were little we decided to go adventuring, like heroes do in all those stories you hear. We did eventually find this really weird tree digimon. He told us about where we could find adventures, and what kind. He told us that we should attack humans, because humans are evil and no one likes them. He also said if we managed to destroy one, we would become the strongest digimon in the world! I didn't like the sound of it, but my sister thought it sounded like the coolest thing in the world. So we went to find some humans.
We eventually did. There was this little kid. He had a really funny hat and a Patamon with him. I told my sister that he didn't look so evil. I mean, come on! The Patamon doesn't think so! But my sis wanted to be strong. She said the human might have brainwashed the Patamon somehow, and that by destroying him we would save it. I didn't like it, but we snuck up on him anyways. We were about to attack him when he suddenly ran off somewhere and left the Patamon behind.
That's when the Patamon turned to us and told us he had seen us coming. He said he would defend this TK with his life if he had to. I thought that was a sure sign that the Patamon wasn't brainwashed, so I decided we should go. But she really wanted to be powerful, so my sis pounced on the Patamon. I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen. It was also the first fight she had ever got in and I could see that the Patamon was a hardened warrior. So, needless to say, my sis didn't come out the victor. We left right before that kid came back, me pretty much carrying her because she was too hurt to walk.
And after that day, she was never the same. She was constantly fighting with other digimon, some even stronger then her. She really wanted to be as powerful as the tree promised. But she needed to be stronger to kill a human. So she fought ad trained, sometimes even with me, though I didn't like it. Then one day she just...changed. She digivolved into the Deemon that you saw the other day. I was scared of her, but she was my sis, so I stayed by her side. Until the day when she caught eight children and their digimon."
"The day she attacked us," Tai interrupted.
Lesamon nodded, "Yes, the day she attacked you. But, when she saw you two fighting, it really upset her. That's because she always hated it when the two of us fought, and seeing you like that really got to her. So I guess she wanted to give you a chance to work it out before she kills you."
"Oh, how sweet," Matt muttered under his breath.
"I was there watching in the corner, but when I heard everything she said, and saw everything she did, I couldn't take it anymore. I tried to talk her out of it, but she wouldn't listen. Finally she got so fed up that she attacked me. The next thing I knew I was waking up in the arms of some strange creature," Lesamon concluded.
"Hey!"
"Well, I was just waking up and you looked really weird at the time!" He defended.
Mat sighed. Well, this changed things.
"Well, whatever. Look, we're running out of time. For all we know, it could already be too..." He couldn't bring himself to complete the sentence. He bit down on his lip, trying to hold back the tears but sobs still shook his body. Tai noticed this, and sighed. He walked over to Matt's side and slowly wrapped his arms around him.
"Don't worry Matt, they're alright, I just know it!" He comforted his sobbing friend.
"How do you know?" Matt whispered. He slowly sank to his knees and Tai followed him. Lesamon stood off to the side. He felt uncomfortable in the situation and decided to just keep an eye out for enemies.
"Because I know I'd know if they were gone. We would have felt something Matt, I'm sure of it. But we've got to hurry if we want to save them, okay?"
Matt looked into Tai's warm brown eyes. He seemed to be searching for something. Finally, he seemed to find it. He smiled, then nodded.
Suddenly, Matt blushed and shot out of Tai's arms. He hastily wiped away his tears, then turned to his companions.
"Come on, we don't have time to waste."
Tai nodded and the three started towards the bridge at the other end of the canyon.