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The Temple Ruins
Centarumon aroused the fourteen at an early hour. They reluctantly rubbed sleep out of their eyes and began to pack up camp. Jason now astounded everyone with his ability to make the camping supplies take up as little space as possible in his bag.
"I've never understood how you can do that," Medusa commented.
"Lots of experience," Jason said with a straight face.
They left their campsite and followed Centarumon. After two to three hours of hiking, they finally arrived at their destination.
"Welcome to the Digimaya Ruins," He said.
The fourteen scanned the area. All they could see was a circle of eight columns, one large column in the center, as well as numerous portions of wall.
"This is it?" Michael said skeptically. "All I see are some old columns."
"Don't be stupid, those columns are the ruins," Savannah said.
As they argued about the qualifications of ruins, the rest of them went and looked around. They approached several portions of walls, examining each thoroughly. Sarah brushed some dust off one of the walls and noticed something.
"Come quick," she urged. When everyone crowded around, they could make out an inscription that resembled the apparatuses that each of them wore on their wrists.
"Well at least this tells us how Centarumon recognized these things," Jay commented looking at his watch.
"Yes according to legend, these are digivices…they allow for digimon to digivolve," Centarumon commented. "But in years of old they were not placed on a wrist…"
"Maybe that's because they're the new improved model," Pixie offered.
"So you're telling me that these "digi-watches" aren't just for show?" Michael asked.
"Well Michael," Savannah said. "We already know that these things can teach us about different digimon. This is just another feature."
Jason had already moved on. He examined each of the nine columns to find that all had some sort of inscription. Each of the outer ones all had one large symbol…nothing more. The center one had more.
"Centarumon, you said you've been able to translate some inscriptions…do you know what this means?" He asked gesturing the middle pillar.
Centarumon cleared his throat. "It says that: There will be a time when darkness blankets the world. The Sovereign will send their plea to the other world and summon forth guardians capable of combating this threat. These chosen ones shall be called… That is all that there is."
"I think its safe to assume that we are these guardians," Pixie commented.
"Its all Greek to me," Jay said stretching. He then leaned back and rested against one of the pillars. Suddenly, it erupted in green light. Jay jumped forward in surprise, then the green light faded as quickly as it came. "I didn't do it," he said.
The light had attracted the attention of the group.
"That was strange," Savannah said. She reached out and touched the pillar nothing happened.
"Looks like you broke it," Sarah commented.
"Jay touch it again," Jason said.
As Jay placed a finger on the column, the light emerged once more.
"It must react to only him," Medusa said.
"That means that we all have pillars," Michael hypothesized.
That statement turned out to be true. Eventually every teen found their pillar. Which left two pillars remaining, one on the outside and the one on the inside.
"Maybe we should all touch our pillars at the same time," Pixie offered.
All of the teens touch their pillars and they all lit up with the colors of the watches…except for Jason, his pillar shone white.
"Is it just me or are we one human short?" Washimon commented.
"Alright everyone we can stop now," Jason said. The lights all faded. "Does this mean that we missed someone in that forest?"
"Maybe he or she didn't put the watch on at the same time that we did," Savannah said.
"I'm more concerned with where she is…and also what these markings on our pillars mean," Medusa said.
They all thought about that, but did not know where to start looking. Suddenly another thought jumped into Jason's head.
"Centarumon, I know this is a little off subject," He began. "But when a digimon gets infected is there a cure?"
Centarumon shook his head, "None that has been found."
"So what happens to the digimon that we destroy?" Pixie asked.
"They go to the Primary Village to be reborn…and luckily all digimon seem to be free of the disease's control when they are reconfigured."
As they discussed their next course of action, no one saw a tiger-like figure spying on them. After this figure was sure that the humans wouldn't be moving for a while, he took off towards the mountains to the east.
"Well we can't really do anything else today," Medusa said gesturing the setting sun.
"Well lets set up camp," Jason said.
"C'mon Jay lets go find some food," Sarah said taking Jay's arm.
"No lets go find some firewood Jay," Savannah said taking his other arm.
When they both realized that they weren't going anywhere they looked back to see each other. They glared sending out lightning bolts.
Sarah pulled Jay's arm roughly, "He's coming with me!" she said.
Savannah pulled the other just as sharply, "No he's coming with me!" she said.
Jay was being stretched out. "How did I get in the middle of this?" He asked.
"Maybe its just your way with women," Washimon offered.
The only response was a loud groan as Jay was about to be split in two. Just then Kodokumon and Tentomon snuck up behind their respective partners, pulled out large mallets from behind their backs and hit Sarah and Savannah over their heads.
"They'll have a headache in the morning," Michael commented.
Suddenly, two dark figures came flying from the mountains to the east of their location. One attacked the portion of wall that they were looking at earlier. When the duo was visible, the conscious members of the group could make out details. One was a tiger-like digimon with wings. He had Yellow-golden-dark-blue colored fur. A dark energy field encompassed its form. The other resembled a giant bat; he had a dark gray coat, gigantic ears, a big turned up nose, and its wings connected to his feet hinting it glided more than flap. Two fangs jutting out of his mouth gave it an evil appearance.
It opened its mouth and a screeching sound came out that paralyzed everyone if not in fear than with an energy barrier.
"So these are the thorns in my side," he said. "I would have expected more from the reports.
"What do you want?" Jason demanded. "We haven't done anything to you."
"Oh no?" the bat said. "You've destroyed many of my minions that I've infected."
"So you're the source of the disease?" Pixie inquired.
"I am but one of the four major carriers, I am Echomon," the bat admitted. "I am able to transfer the disease as I please though. Observe."
He brought one of his claws on his wings to bear on Centarumon, "Darkness Infection," He cried as he rammed the appendage into the centaur's chest.
"I will leave you with him, he only has one hour before he succumbs to the fever entirely."
The paralyzing effect just wore off.
Centarumon struggled to get up. As soon as he made it to his hooves, he galloped into the forest.
"He must not want to hurt us," mused Medusa.
"Get her," Echomon commanded.
The winged tiger instantly complied. He grabbed her jeans in his mouth and took off. He headed in the direction that the group had just come from.
"Now I bid you adieu," Echomon stated as he flew to the mountains that he came from.
"Give me back my partner," Ashemon cried as she flew after the tiger.
"Let's go Jay," Pixie said. "We need to save her."
Jay just nodded.
"Kakumon digivolve to…" Kakumon said. A pink light hit her and she became a champion. "…Garosumon."
"Washimon digivolve to…" the Washimon said. He was hit with a green light and evolved as well. "…Raptormon."
"Good luck," Jason said. "Michael We need to get these two up now so we can go kick some bat ass."
As he and Michael resuscitated the two girls, they suddenly were squeezed, the girls had woken up and held onto the first thing that they could grab.
"Thank you Jay," they said simultaneously. But then as they opened their eyes, they saw the faces of Michael and Jason looming over them.
"What did you do with Jay?" they demanded.
"Long story, right now we have to move," Michael said.
"After that bat," Jason said.
"Right. Coyomon digivolve to…" Coyomon stated. A bright light hit him and changed him to his champion form. "…Pumamon."
Jason jumped onto the back of his partner and said "Sarah, Kodokumon get on. Savannah you take Michael." With that thought Pumamon made his way east.
"Right," She acknowledged.
"Tentomon digivolve to…" Tentomon said. An orange light hit him changing him into his monstrous beetle form. "…Kabuterimon."
Savannah, Michael and Bladerimon got on the back of the giant beetle and then lifted off the ground. They soon caught up to their running friend and opted to travel at his pace.
Meanwhile the chase was on to save Medusa.
Was this a plot to weaken the digidestined? How does Echomon fit into the fever equation? Find out next time on The New Digital World
Ooh what's going to happen??? I want to know…oh wait I can just write the next chapter then I'll know…but you wont. MUAHAHAHA…if you all are quick and review, I'll write the next chapter faster. Ooh the suspense is killing me; will they save Medusa? What happened to Centarumon?
All right whatever, there's my two cents…just review, I know there wasn't that much action but next chapter will be jammed so full of the stuff that action will leak out its ears. Oh and Medusa…you haven't been reviewing. Have you dropped off the face of the earth?? Just give a review so we all know that you are still alive.
The Temple Ruins
Centarumon aroused the fourteen at an early hour. They reluctantly rubbed sleep out of their eyes and began to pack up camp. Jason now astounded everyone with his ability to make the camping supplies take up as little space as possible in his bag.
"I've never understood how you can do that," Medusa commented.
"Lots of experience," Jason said with a straight face.
They left their campsite and followed Centarumon. After two to three hours of hiking, they finally arrived at their destination.
"Welcome to the Digimaya Ruins," He said.
The fourteen scanned the area. All they could see was a circle of eight columns, one large column in the center, as well as numerous portions of wall.
"This is it?" Michael said skeptically. "All I see are some old columns."
"Don't be stupid, those columns are the ruins," Savannah said.
As they argued about the qualifications of ruins, the rest of them went and looked around. They approached several portions of walls, examining each thoroughly. Sarah brushed some dust off one of the walls and noticed something.
"Come quick," she urged. When everyone crowded around, they could make out an inscription that resembled the apparatuses that each of them wore on their wrists.
"Well at least this tells us how Centarumon recognized these things," Jay commented looking at his watch.
"Yes according to legend, these are digivices…they allow for digimon to digivolve," Centarumon commented. "But in years of old they were not placed on a wrist…"
"Maybe that's because they're the new improved model," Pixie offered.
"So you're telling me that these "digi-watches" aren't just for show?" Michael asked.
"Well Michael," Savannah said. "We already know that these things can teach us about different digimon. This is just another feature."
Jason had already moved on. He examined each of the nine columns to find that all had some sort of inscription. Each of the outer ones all had one large symbol…nothing more. The center one had more.
"Centarumon, you said you've been able to translate some inscriptions…do you know what this means?" He asked gesturing the middle pillar.
Centarumon cleared his throat. "It says that: There will be a time when darkness blankets the world. The Sovereign will send their plea to the other world and summon forth guardians capable of combating this threat. These chosen ones shall be called… That is all that there is."
"I think its safe to assume that we are these guardians," Pixie commented.
"Its all Greek to me," Jay said stretching. He then leaned back and rested against one of the pillars. Suddenly, it erupted in green light. Jay jumped forward in surprise, then the green light faded as quickly as it came. "I didn't do it," he said.
The light had attracted the attention of the group.
"That was strange," Savannah said. She reached out and touched the pillar nothing happened.
"Looks like you broke it," Sarah commented.
"Jay touch it again," Jason said.
As Jay placed a finger on the column, the light emerged once more.
"It must react to only him," Medusa said.
"That means that we all have pillars," Michael hypothesized.
That statement turned out to be true. Eventually every teen found their pillar. Which left two pillars remaining, one on the outside and the one on the inside.
"Maybe we should all touch our pillars at the same time," Pixie offered.
All of the teens touch their pillars and they all lit up with the colors of the watches…except for Jason, his pillar shone white.
"Is it just me or are we one human short?" Washimon commented.
"Alright everyone we can stop now," Jason said. The lights all faded. "Does this mean that we missed someone in that forest?"
"Maybe he or she didn't put the watch on at the same time that we did," Savannah said.
"I'm more concerned with where she is…and also what these markings on our pillars mean," Medusa said.
They all thought about that, but did not know where to start looking. Suddenly another thought jumped into Jason's head.
"Centarumon, I know this is a little off subject," He began. "But when a digimon gets infected is there a cure?"
Centarumon shook his head, "None that has been found."
"So what happens to the digimon that we destroy?" Pixie asked.
"They go to the Primary Village to be reborn…and luckily all digimon seem to be free of the disease's control when they are reconfigured."
As they discussed their next course of action, no one saw a tiger-like figure spying on them. After this figure was sure that the humans wouldn't be moving for a while, he took off towards the mountains to the east.
"Well we can't really do anything else today," Medusa said gesturing the setting sun.
"Well lets set up camp," Jason said.
"C'mon Jay lets go find some food," Sarah said taking Jay's arm.
"No lets go find some firewood Jay," Savannah said taking his other arm.
When they both realized that they weren't going anywhere they looked back to see each other. They glared sending out lightning bolts.
Sarah pulled Jay's arm roughly, "He's coming with me!" she said.
Savannah pulled the other just as sharply, "No he's coming with me!" she said.
Jay was being stretched out. "How did I get in the middle of this?" He asked.
"Maybe its just your way with women," Washimon offered.
The only response was a loud groan as Jay was about to be split in two. Just then Kodokumon and Tentomon snuck up behind their respective partners, pulled out large mallets from behind their backs and hit Sarah and Savannah over their heads.
"They'll have a headache in the morning," Michael commented.
Suddenly, two dark figures came flying from the mountains to the east of their location. One attacked the portion of wall that they were looking at earlier. When the duo was visible, the conscious members of the group could make out details. One was a tiger-like digimon with wings. He had Yellow-golden-dark-blue colored fur. A dark energy field encompassed its form. The other resembled a giant bat; he had a dark gray coat, gigantic ears, a big turned up nose, and its wings connected to his feet hinting it glided more than flap. Two fangs jutting out of his mouth gave it an evil appearance.
It opened its mouth and a screeching sound came out that paralyzed everyone if not in fear than with an energy barrier.
"So these are the thorns in my side," he said. "I would have expected more from the reports.
"What do you want?" Jason demanded. "We haven't done anything to you."
"Oh no?" the bat said. "You've destroyed many of my minions that I've infected."
"So you're the source of the disease?" Pixie inquired.
"I am but one of the four major carriers, I am Echomon," the bat admitted. "I am able to transfer the disease as I please though. Observe."
He brought one of his claws on his wings to bear on Centarumon, "Darkness Infection," He cried as he rammed the appendage into the centaur's chest.
"I will leave you with him, he only has one hour before he succumbs to the fever entirely."
The paralyzing effect just wore off.
Centarumon struggled to get up. As soon as he made it to his hooves, he galloped into the forest.
"He must not want to hurt us," mused Medusa.
"Get her," Echomon commanded.
The winged tiger instantly complied. He grabbed her jeans in his mouth and took off. He headed in the direction that the group had just come from.
"Now I bid you adieu," Echomon stated as he flew to the mountains that he came from.
"Give me back my partner," Ashemon cried as she flew after the tiger.
"Let's go Jay," Pixie said. "We need to save her."
Jay just nodded.
"Kakumon digivolve to…" Kakumon said. A pink light hit her and she became a champion. "…Garosumon."
"Washimon digivolve to…" the Washimon said. He was hit with a green light and evolved as well. "…Raptormon."
"Good luck," Jason said. "Michael We need to get these two up now so we can go kick some bat ass."
As he and Michael resuscitated the two girls, they suddenly were squeezed, the girls had woken up and held onto the first thing that they could grab.
"Thank you Jay," they said simultaneously. But then as they opened their eyes, they saw the faces of Michael and Jason looming over them.
"What did you do with Jay?" they demanded.
"Long story, right now we have to move," Michael said.
"After that bat," Jason said.
"Right. Coyomon digivolve to…" Coyomon stated. A bright light hit him and changed him to his champion form. "…Pumamon."
Jason jumped onto the back of his partner and said "Sarah, Kodokumon get on. Savannah you take Michael." With that thought Pumamon made his way east.
"Right," She acknowledged.
"Tentomon digivolve to…" Tentomon said. An orange light hit him changing him into his monstrous beetle form. "…Kabuterimon."
Savannah, Michael and Bladerimon got on the back of the giant beetle and then lifted off the ground. They soon caught up to their running friend and opted to travel at his pace.
Meanwhile the chase was on to save Medusa.
Was this a plot to weaken the digidestined? How does Echomon fit into the fever equation? Find out next time on The New Digital World
Ooh what's going to happen??? I want to know…oh wait I can just write the next chapter then I'll know…but you wont. MUAHAHAHA…if you all are quick and review, I'll write the next chapter faster. Ooh the suspense is killing me; will they save Medusa? What happened to Centarumon?
All right whatever, there's my two cents…just review, I know there wasn't that much action but next chapter will be jammed so full of the stuff that action will leak out its ears. Oh and Medusa…you haven't been reviewing. Have you dropped off the face of the earth?? Just give a review so we all know that you are still alive.