Disclaimer: I don't own digimon, I do own Jason Johnson, and yamatos.girl,
who knows – more to the point, Ralph Wiggum, Demon Spawn, firewall0,
Iltatahti and Sara-chan have been kind enough to let me use their
characters.
A Well Deserved Break?
When last we met our heroic adventurers, they discovered more markings at the pillars, which told them to go back to the town. At the town they discover a mall open so they all went clothes shopping. After everyone picks up their own clothes five of them began to act strangely. After stocking up on supplies the three digidestined tried to figure out the problem. Just then Mindramon appeared and tried to make the unaffected chosen go after their deepest desires. When that failed he caused a mental fire to blind the digimon…but Lauren taught her partner to see through the illusion and defeat the dragon.
"WE WALK ALL DAY AND ALL WE SEE IS FOREST, FOREST AND MORE FOREST!" complained Lauren. "Are we there yet?"
Jay looked up from the map that was projected from his watch. "We're close to a red marker…maybe this one's Michael's…um…what should we call these things anyway?"
"They seem to be computer components," Michael began. "Maybe we should call them 'chips'."
"But they are all different per person. That much we learned at the ruins," Savannah pointed out. "Much like a coat of arms for medieval lifestyles. They could be crests depicting an individual's characteristics."
"So why don't we call them 'Crest Chips'?" Meddie offered as the midpoint between the two ideas.
Not wanting another altercation Jason nodded his head. "That'll work."
"How far to the Crest Chip?" Pixie asked.
"It looks like it's just over this ridge," Jay replied.
"Um I hope we get there soon," Sarah stated quickly. "I have the strangest sensation that we're being watched."
"All I see are trees," Savannah commented.
"Just trust me…something is out there," Sarah urged.
Jason motioned for everyone to remain silent. After a while no noise was heard in the forest.
"There's nothing out there," Pixie said.
"Everyone keep on your toes…we're not alone," Jason commanded.
"How can you figure that out with silence?" Lauren asked.
"This forest should be brimming with the noise of small creatures and birds…instead it's silent…something's frightening all the life forms away," he responded.
"Leave it to nature boy to figure that out," Michael said.
"Lets just get what we came for and get out," Jay urged as he raced over the ridge.
"NO WAIT WE NEED TO STICK TOGETHER," Meddie yelled running after him. Michael said nothing but followed the two over the hill."
After the three and their partners disappear from sight, the remaining digidestined sweatdropped until they hear an "oh crap," distinctly in Jay's voice. As they begin to pick up the pace they can hear Michael say: "Nice work bloody cowboy." Followed by Medusa's scream.
As the others made it to the top of the hill they stopped in their tracks. Several brown tree stumps with black auras were surrounding the six "hotheads".
Jay was trying to defend himself against Michael's claim by stating, "I TOLD YOU I ONLY LIVE IN TEXAS I"M NOT A COWBOY."
"This isn't a good time Jay," Washimon complained.
"HANG ON YOU GUYS THE CAVALRY IS COMING," Tentomon cries. He begins to glow. "Tentomon digivolve to…" He states. He grows to his large champion form. "…Kabuterimon."
As he finishes his metamorphosis he grabs one of the stumps and carries it into the air. Only to drop it on two more figures.
"There must be at least fifty of them. What are they?" Lauren asked confused.
Pixie pointed her watch at one of the brown forms and said, "Woodmon, Champion level, Virus type. It's twig tap sucks energy from unsuspecting victims."
"Well we aren't unsuspecting now are we?" Kakumon stated coolly. "Kakumon digivolve to…" the pink light hit her changing her to… "Garosumon"
She fired her Ruby Charade attack into a line of Woodmon causing them to all fall like dominos.
"Listen up," Jason urged. "Take types into account. They're plants so what'll be the most effective?"
Meddie's face brightened. "He's talking about you Ashemon."
"Works for me," the little sprite stated. "Ashemon digivolve to…" The burgundy light caused her to grow and become… "…Blazemon."
"I can help too," Kodokumon stated. "Kodokumon digivolve to…" She was enveloped in a purple light. She emerged as… "Serenemon."
The two digimon then took to the air. They darted to and fro weaving in between the Woodmon to throw them into confusion. This confusion allowed the five figures that were surrounded to make their way back to the main group.
"Now that the 'prisoners' are free let's finish them off." Serenemon said. "Fire Wave."
The fire wave attack trapped all the Woodmon in a circle. Kabuterimon and Garosumon both picked off numerous Woodmon towards the center until Blazemon lined up a Heat Wave attack and fired it into the dead center of the ring of fire. That blast expanded just as the wall of fire began to shift inwards. In a few minutes all trace of the army of Woodmon disappeared. The flying champions all fanned the flames into the center of the scorched area until it burned itself out.
"We really need to stop scorching the forest after we battle," Pixie said as she sweatdropped.
"Jay where is it?" Michael demanded.
"It says that we're right on top of it," Jay informed him.
"Well let's get looking," Lauren said.
The group looked for the whole afternoon. When dusk approached most of the group began setting up camp. With two tents Jason pulled double duty working frantically to set up the sleeping areas. Meddie and Pixie went for food and water. Leaving a trio comprised of Jay, Savannah and Sarah to gather firewood.
Michael had not returned from the search. He was unwavering in his search for the chip. It seemed important to him somehow. Michael's search always brought him to the same place. The battlefield.
"Is my conscience trying to tell me something Bladeramon?" he asked.
"Why do you ask this?" his partner queried.
Michael sighed. He sat down on a large rock and replied. "We've been searching for hours but we keep ending up here."
"Continue your search…and persevere…I sense that it will end soon." Bladeramon assured him.
"Yeah and Jason'll score with Pixie…" Michael laughed.
With that the rock that they were sitting on began to glow. As soon as they jumped off their perch the rock levitated and spun. The spinning form shrunk down to the size of a small computer chip. A red symbol appeared. It appeared to be a diamond inside a hollow diamond surrounded by four triangles. The small chip circled around Michael before depositing itself inside his watch. The watch glowed as it too was upgraded.
"Well we've found it. Let's go back," Michael said.
As the two entered the campsite Bladerimon said calmly: "I guess that means that Jason will score with Pixie."
Jason and Pixie who were both taking sips from their canteens suddenly spit out the liquid into the fire in surprise.
Pixie abruptly got up from her seat and said something about being tired. She then entered the larger of the two tents and closed it.
Jason got up and clapped his hands. "Well you all look very tired so why don't you all hit the sack? I'll stay up for a bit then I'll wake up Michael." He said.
Savannah looked at him. "You're blushing…is there something you're hiding Jason?"
Jason blushed even more at that comment, "No. Why do you ask?" He asked meekly.
"AHA, You're blushing even more…does this have to do with Bladeramon's comment?" Savannah demanded.
"I thought I said get to bed…we're going to have an early start tomorrow," Jason attempted.
Michael began thinking. 'Maybe he actually has scored with Pixie…' "Where were you the night that we received the prophecies?" He asked. "I seem to recall you and Pixie disappeared into the forest. That firewood excuse can't cut it."
Jason was at a loss for words.
"He was with me," Jay said. "He was asking me questions."
"What types of questions?" Meddie asked.
Questions about what the real world is like," Jay offered. "'Cause as we know he was living in a world that is much different than ours."
"Be that as it may, you still had left the campsite a good five minutes after Pixie did," Michael stated. He turned towards Jason. "So what were you and Pixie doing in the meantime?"
"Pixie took a different path…but I took the right one" Jay stated calmly.
"But Jay I had taken the left…" Jason was cut off by a quick elbow to the gut that said shut up and let me do the talking.
"So Jason. What did Jay teach you?" Sarah asked quizzically.
"Um, He taught me how to use an indoor toilet," Jason said with a sweatdrop.
The entire group present facefaulted at the same time.
The moon was now visible in the sky.
"We'll finish this later," Savannah said.
"Don't wake Pixie…" Jason called after the leaving parties. "Please." He added under his breath.
The girls all entered the bigger tent, leaving Jason's smaller tent to the boys.
Pixie was already in her sleeping bag, pretending to be asleep when the four other girls got inside.
Lauren pokes Pixie's head. "You know it's rude to listen in on other people's conversations."
Pixie rubbed her eyes and sat up. "How'd you know I was still awake?" She asked innocently.
"You're still blushing," Dazemon offered.
"So spill it…what did happen that night…we won't tell," Ashemon stated.
"I shouldn't…" Pixie began.
"I'll do it," Kakumon began. "She went to a clearing alone…Jason was up in a tree…"
"Yeah and then?" Sarah asked.
Pixie quickly covered Kakumon's mouth with her hat. She blushed as she said, "I asked him if he needed anything and why he left. He said he was unsure of his role in both worlds but I think he just missed his family." She glared at her partner. "That was it."
"I get the feeling that you did more than reassure him that he was important in our "mission"…" Tentomon stated.
"We digimon are as curious as you," Kodokumon pointed out. "But we also respect other's privacy."
"Can we just go to bed?" Pixie asked as a large sweatdrop formed on the back of her head.
The girls finally gave up trying to pry information from the pink tipped teenager so they finally conceded and all fell asleep.
Early in the morning Jason awoke and stretched. He noted that Savannah was on the last watch again. "Well I guess it's for the best," He said under his breath. Jason left the campsite to gather firewood and food so that they could all leave at an earlier hour than usual. He nodded a greeting to Savannah and Tentomon as he and Coyomon trudged into the forest.
Pixie emerged from the girls' tent next. She and Kakumon sat down next to Savannah, as if the events that occurred the previous night were but a dream, and they began chatting.
The entirety of the camp emerged from its slumber as Jason and his partner returned with the supplies.
"So where do we go now?" Lauren asked the two boys who had the digiwatch upgrade.
"That way," Jay said pointing to a lone mountain.
"Ooh look at those clouds around it…do you suppose that it's an evil place?" Lauren asked.
"You've watched too many movies…and that isn't a cloud. It's smoke," Jason revealed.
"So that's…a volcano?" Meddie asked.
"It appears so," Michael stated. "While we hike towards it we all can have a nice chat." He patted Jason's back. "Being a team means we don't keep secrets from each other."
Pixie then had a large vein protruding from her head: "ALRIGHT!! I ADMIT IT!! I KISSED JASON NOW QUIT BUGGING US!!!"
Jason sweatdropped. Jay smacked his head. Michael jaw dropped. Savannah burst out laughing.
After the group was calmed down they made their way to the volcano. Jay adjusted his pace so that he and Pixie walked side by side. "So I guess discreet isn't in your vocabulary."
Pixie stuck her tongue out at the greenly clad teenager. She rapidly sped up and began to walk with the four girls.
They stopped at the base of the mountain. "Now where?" Savannah asked.
"The other side of the mountain," Michael said.
The group began moving around the mountain when two beings emerged from the mountain crater. They rapidly approached our heroes and came to a stop right in front of them. One appeared to be completely on fire. But it also had a reptilian form. The other looked like a mutated dragon with a small head and one long arm.
"None shall pass as decreed by our master." The lizard-like digimon stated.
"HYPER HEAT," The mutated dragon cried as he aimed the blast of heat at the ground in front of the eight children.
"If it's a fight you want you'll get it. Coyomon digivolve to…" Coyomon stated. A bright light hit him and changed him to his champion form. "…Pumamon."
"You won't get all the glory lover boy," Michael cried. "Bladeramon you too."
"Bladeramon digivolve to…" Bladerimon began. The light enveloped the rookie and when it dispersed his champion form was in its place. "Daggermon."
"I've got the freak you get the walking inferno," Pumamon stated as he leapt towards the digimon that he indicated.
Michael held out his watch and pressed his "analyze" button. "Flarerizamon, Champion level. His Blazing Inferno attack can melt his enemies."
Jay did the same with his upgraded watch. "Cyclonemon, Champion level, Virus type. His Hyper Heat could pose a heated problem."
Pumamon jumped towards the Cyclonemon. He head butted the small head with his own and began to swipe the form with his claws.
"Who's your master? We've defeated Echomon…it must be the next carrier." Pumamon realized.
"That is none of your concern. Hyper Heat," The deformed creature stated. A great beam of fire emerged from the oversized arm and was aimed right at Pumamon. Pumamon took the force of the blow head on and staggered backwards before falling to the ground.
"PUMAMON," Jason cried as he ran towards his partner. His opponent had already moved on to the other threat.
Now Daggermon had been busy dodging fire blast after fire blast with amazing agility. He was getting a rhythm down until a second searing blast narrowly missed his head. He turned to see Cyclonemon standing there with numerous scratches. Pumamon was nowhere to be seen.
The twin fire digimon both let out their attacks at Daggermon. He had nowhere to flee so he spun his staff rapidly creating a shield that would last him for the time being. It fanned the flames back.
Michael had a hurt look on his face. "He can't take much more of that. Someone else help them."
"All of our digimon are too tired," Jay offered. "Or they use fire attacks so they won't have any affect on them."
"It's just you and me now," Daggermon strained to say as he twirled the staff.
"Make that four," Jason said on Pumamon's back. He had recovered.
"Earth Pounce," Pumamon cried emitting a shockwave that put out the flames. The attack also put the fire lizard's flames out…therefore there was only data remaining.
Daggermon finally was able to spring to the offensive. He brought his staff behind his head and charged an attack.
"HYPER HEAT," Cyclonemon cried.
"SONIC SCYTHE," Daggermon exclaimed.
The two energy attacks met in between the two but Daggermon's sliced through the fire, hitting the mutated dragon and converting him to data.
As the specks of data from the two oppressors dispersed the two champions reverted to their rookie stages.
The 16 figures left the battle scene and walked around the mountain. Meddie suddenly began to cry.
"What's the matter Meddie?" Lauren asked.
"It's just that I feel sorry for the digimon that we delete…why couldn't we do something like what you did for Wizardmon?" She asked.
"They weren't about to try to knock us out…they were going for blood," Sarah stated.
"But they were being controlled. You all have to consider that. We can't just go around destroying digimon that attack us left and right!" She exclaimed. Suddenly the wall of the volcano began to glow. A huge rock broke off and began to shrink down to the size of a small square. On this rock a burgundy symbol appeared. It was comprised of a curve extended with straight lines. There was also a line in between the outer two. Three triangles ended each straight line.
This rock twirled around Medusa and finally entered her watch like the other two.
A blast of steam emerged from the gaping hole. The digimon all came on guard.
"Shouldn't lava be coming at us instead of steam?" Jay queried.
Jason merely looked in the hole. "I don't see any lava…but I do see water," he revealed.
"ALL RIGHT! HOT SPRINGS!" Savannah exclaimed. "Hey there are two springs…and they're separated by some boulders. WE CAN HAVE A BREAK!!."
Everyone got ready to enjoy the springs when Michael posed a good question…"If this is a volcano…where's the lava?"
"Behind that wall I guess," Jason pointed to the far wall of the cave.
"Let's just keep far away from that shall we?" Savannah said as she moved to one side of the rock.
Pixie, Lauren, Meddie, and Sarah all followed her. Giggling emerged from that side of the rock.
"I've got to go see what's so funny," Jason said as he made his way to the side that the girls entered.
"NO JASON WAIT," Jay cried but it was too late.
Shrieks emerged from that side of the rock. "GET OUT OF HERE JASON!!! THIS IS THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THE HOT SPRINGS," a voice, Sarah's exclaimed.
Jay and Michael went to that side long enough to drag the confused Jason away from the relaxing girls.
I guess this little vacation was worth waiting for.
Ok I'm done…next chapter will have two more crests introduced. Then the following will either have the remaining three or just two leaving one for last. I haven't decided yet. Well review or I'll get annoying songs stuck in your heads.
A Well Deserved Break?
When last we met our heroic adventurers, they discovered more markings at the pillars, which told them to go back to the town. At the town they discover a mall open so they all went clothes shopping. After everyone picks up their own clothes five of them began to act strangely. After stocking up on supplies the three digidestined tried to figure out the problem. Just then Mindramon appeared and tried to make the unaffected chosen go after their deepest desires. When that failed he caused a mental fire to blind the digimon…but Lauren taught her partner to see through the illusion and defeat the dragon.
"WE WALK ALL DAY AND ALL WE SEE IS FOREST, FOREST AND MORE FOREST!" complained Lauren. "Are we there yet?"
Jay looked up from the map that was projected from his watch. "We're close to a red marker…maybe this one's Michael's…um…what should we call these things anyway?"
"They seem to be computer components," Michael began. "Maybe we should call them 'chips'."
"But they are all different per person. That much we learned at the ruins," Savannah pointed out. "Much like a coat of arms for medieval lifestyles. They could be crests depicting an individual's characteristics."
"So why don't we call them 'Crest Chips'?" Meddie offered as the midpoint between the two ideas.
Not wanting another altercation Jason nodded his head. "That'll work."
"How far to the Crest Chip?" Pixie asked.
"It looks like it's just over this ridge," Jay replied.
"Um I hope we get there soon," Sarah stated quickly. "I have the strangest sensation that we're being watched."
"All I see are trees," Savannah commented.
"Just trust me…something is out there," Sarah urged.
Jason motioned for everyone to remain silent. After a while no noise was heard in the forest.
"There's nothing out there," Pixie said.
"Everyone keep on your toes…we're not alone," Jason commanded.
"How can you figure that out with silence?" Lauren asked.
"This forest should be brimming with the noise of small creatures and birds…instead it's silent…something's frightening all the life forms away," he responded.
"Leave it to nature boy to figure that out," Michael said.
"Lets just get what we came for and get out," Jay urged as he raced over the ridge.
"NO WAIT WE NEED TO STICK TOGETHER," Meddie yelled running after him. Michael said nothing but followed the two over the hill."
After the three and their partners disappear from sight, the remaining digidestined sweatdropped until they hear an "oh crap," distinctly in Jay's voice. As they begin to pick up the pace they can hear Michael say: "Nice work bloody cowboy." Followed by Medusa's scream.
As the others made it to the top of the hill they stopped in their tracks. Several brown tree stumps with black auras were surrounding the six "hotheads".
Jay was trying to defend himself against Michael's claim by stating, "I TOLD YOU I ONLY LIVE IN TEXAS I"M NOT A COWBOY."
"This isn't a good time Jay," Washimon complained.
"HANG ON YOU GUYS THE CAVALRY IS COMING," Tentomon cries. He begins to glow. "Tentomon digivolve to…" He states. He grows to his large champion form. "…Kabuterimon."
As he finishes his metamorphosis he grabs one of the stumps and carries it into the air. Only to drop it on two more figures.
"There must be at least fifty of them. What are they?" Lauren asked confused.
Pixie pointed her watch at one of the brown forms and said, "Woodmon, Champion level, Virus type. It's twig tap sucks energy from unsuspecting victims."
"Well we aren't unsuspecting now are we?" Kakumon stated coolly. "Kakumon digivolve to…" the pink light hit her changing her to… "Garosumon"
She fired her Ruby Charade attack into a line of Woodmon causing them to all fall like dominos.
"Listen up," Jason urged. "Take types into account. They're plants so what'll be the most effective?"
Meddie's face brightened. "He's talking about you Ashemon."
"Works for me," the little sprite stated. "Ashemon digivolve to…" The burgundy light caused her to grow and become… "…Blazemon."
"I can help too," Kodokumon stated. "Kodokumon digivolve to…" She was enveloped in a purple light. She emerged as… "Serenemon."
The two digimon then took to the air. They darted to and fro weaving in between the Woodmon to throw them into confusion. This confusion allowed the five figures that were surrounded to make their way back to the main group.
"Now that the 'prisoners' are free let's finish them off." Serenemon said. "Fire Wave."
The fire wave attack trapped all the Woodmon in a circle. Kabuterimon and Garosumon both picked off numerous Woodmon towards the center until Blazemon lined up a Heat Wave attack and fired it into the dead center of the ring of fire. That blast expanded just as the wall of fire began to shift inwards. In a few minutes all trace of the army of Woodmon disappeared. The flying champions all fanned the flames into the center of the scorched area until it burned itself out.
"We really need to stop scorching the forest after we battle," Pixie said as she sweatdropped.
"Jay where is it?" Michael demanded.
"It says that we're right on top of it," Jay informed him.
"Well let's get looking," Lauren said.
The group looked for the whole afternoon. When dusk approached most of the group began setting up camp. With two tents Jason pulled double duty working frantically to set up the sleeping areas. Meddie and Pixie went for food and water. Leaving a trio comprised of Jay, Savannah and Sarah to gather firewood.
Michael had not returned from the search. He was unwavering in his search for the chip. It seemed important to him somehow. Michael's search always brought him to the same place. The battlefield.
"Is my conscience trying to tell me something Bladeramon?" he asked.
"Why do you ask this?" his partner queried.
Michael sighed. He sat down on a large rock and replied. "We've been searching for hours but we keep ending up here."
"Continue your search…and persevere…I sense that it will end soon." Bladeramon assured him.
"Yeah and Jason'll score with Pixie…" Michael laughed.
With that the rock that they were sitting on began to glow. As soon as they jumped off their perch the rock levitated and spun. The spinning form shrunk down to the size of a small computer chip. A red symbol appeared. It appeared to be a diamond inside a hollow diamond surrounded by four triangles. The small chip circled around Michael before depositing itself inside his watch. The watch glowed as it too was upgraded.
"Well we've found it. Let's go back," Michael said.
As the two entered the campsite Bladerimon said calmly: "I guess that means that Jason will score with Pixie."
Jason and Pixie who were both taking sips from their canteens suddenly spit out the liquid into the fire in surprise.
Pixie abruptly got up from her seat and said something about being tired. She then entered the larger of the two tents and closed it.
Jason got up and clapped his hands. "Well you all look very tired so why don't you all hit the sack? I'll stay up for a bit then I'll wake up Michael." He said.
Savannah looked at him. "You're blushing…is there something you're hiding Jason?"
Jason blushed even more at that comment, "No. Why do you ask?" He asked meekly.
"AHA, You're blushing even more…does this have to do with Bladeramon's comment?" Savannah demanded.
"I thought I said get to bed…we're going to have an early start tomorrow," Jason attempted.
Michael began thinking. 'Maybe he actually has scored with Pixie…' "Where were you the night that we received the prophecies?" He asked. "I seem to recall you and Pixie disappeared into the forest. That firewood excuse can't cut it."
Jason was at a loss for words.
"He was with me," Jay said. "He was asking me questions."
"What types of questions?" Meddie asked.
Questions about what the real world is like," Jay offered. "'Cause as we know he was living in a world that is much different than ours."
"Be that as it may, you still had left the campsite a good five minutes after Pixie did," Michael stated. He turned towards Jason. "So what were you and Pixie doing in the meantime?"
"Pixie took a different path…but I took the right one" Jay stated calmly.
"But Jay I had taken the left…" Jason was cut off by a quick elbow to the gut that said shut up and let me do the talking.
"So Jason. What did Jay teach you?" Sarah asked quizzically.
"Um, He taught me how to use an indoor toilet," Jason said with a sweatdrop.
The entire group present facefaulted at the same time.
The moon was now visible in the sky.
"We'll finish this later," Savannah said.
"Don't wake Pixie…" Jason called after the leaving parties. "Please." He added under his breath.
The girls all entered the bigger tent, leaving Jason's smaller tent to the boys.
Pixie was already in her sleeping bag, pretending to be asleep when the four other girls got inside.
Lauren pokes Pixie's head. "You know it's rude to listen in on other people's conversations."
Pixie rubbed her eyes and sat up. "How'd you know I was still awake?" She asked innocently.
"You're still blushing," Dazemon offered.
"So spill it…what did happen that night…we won't tell," Ashemon stated.
"I shouldn't…" Pixie began.
"I'll do it," Kakumon began. "She went to a clearing alone…Jason was up in a tree…"
"Yeah and then?" Sarah asked.
Pixie quickly covered Kakumon's mouth with her hat. She blushed as she said, "I asked him if he needed anything and why he left. He said he was unsure of his role in both worlds but I think he just missed his family." She glared at her partner. "That was it."
"I get the feeling that you did more than reassure him that he was important in our "mission"…" Tentomon stated.
"We digimon are as curious as you," Kodokumon pointed out. "But we also respect other's privacy."
"Can we just go to bed?" Pixie asked as a large sweatdrop formed on the back of her head.
The girls finally gave up trying to pry information from the pink tipped teenager so they finally conceded and all fell asleep.
Early in the morning Jason awoke and stretched. He noted that Savannah was on the last watch again. "Well I guess it's for the best," He said under his breath. Jason left the campsite to gather firewood and food so that they could all leave at an earlier hour than usual. He nodded a greeting to Savannah and Tentomon as he and Coyomon trudged into the forest.
Pixie emerged from the girls' tent next. She and Kakumon sat down next to Savannah, as if the events that occurred the previous night were but a dream, and they began chatting.
The entirety of the camp emerged from its slumber as Jason and his partner returned with the supplies.
"So where do we go now?" Lauren asked the two boys who had the digiwatch upgrade.
"That way," Jay said pointing to a lone mountain.
"Ooh look at those clouds around it…do you suppose that it's an evil place?" Lauren asked.
"You've watched too many movies…and that isn't a cloud. It's smoke," Jason revealed.
"So that's…a volcano?" Meddie asked.
"It appears so," Michael stated. "While we hike towards it we all can have a nice chat." He patted Jason's back. "Being a team means we don't keep secrets from each other."
Pixie then had a large vein protruding from her head: "ALRIGHT!! I ADMIT IT!! I KISSED JASON NOW QUIT BUGGING US!!!"
Jason sweatdropped. Jay smacked his head. Michael jaw dropped. Savannah burst out laughing.
After the group was calmed down they made their way to the volcano. Jay adjusted his pace so that he and Pixie walked side by side. "So I guess discreet isn't in your vocabulary."
Pixie stuck her tongue out at the greenly clad teenager. She rapidly sped up and began to walk with the four girls.
They stopped at the base of the mountain. "Now where?" Savannah asked.
"The other side of the mountain," Michael said.
The group began moving around the mountain when two beings emerged from the mountain crater. They rapidly approached our heroes and came to a stop right in front of them. One appeared to be completely on fire. But it also had a reptilian form. The other looked like a mutated dragon with a small head and one long arm.
"None shall pass as decreed by our master." The lizard-like digimon stated.
"HYPER HEAT," The mutated dragon cried as he aimed the blast of heat at the ground in front of the eight children.
"If it's a fight you want you'll get it. Coyomon digivolve to…" Coyomon stated. A bright light hit him and changed him to his champion form. "…Pumamon."
"You won't get all the glory lover boy," Michael cried. "Bladeramon you too."
"Bladeramon digivolve to…" Bladerimon began. The light enveloped the rookie and when it dispersed his champion form was in its place. "Daggermon."
"I've got the freak you get the walking inferno," Pumamon stated as he leapt towards the digimon that he indicated.
Michael held out his watch and pressed his "analyze" button. "Flarerizamon, Champion level. His Blazing Inferno attack can melt his enemies."
Jay did the same with his upgraded watch. "Cyclonemon, Champion level, Virus type. His Hyper Heat could pose a heated problem."
Pumamon jumped towards the Cyclonemon. He head butted the small head with his own and began to swipe the form with his claws.
"Who's your master? We've defeated Echomon…it must be the next carrier." Pumamon realized.
"That is none of your concern. Hyper Heat," The deformed creature stated. A great beam of fire emerged from the oversized arm and was aimed right at Pumamon. Pumamon took the force of the blow head on and staggered backwards before falling to the ground.
"PUMAMON," Jason cried as he ran towards his partner. His opponent had already moved on to the other threat.
Now Daggermon had been busy dodging fire blast after fire blast with amazing agility. He was getting a rhythm down until a second searing blast narrowly missed his head. He turned to see Cyclonemon standing there with numerous scratches. Pumamon was nowhere to be seen.
The twin fire digimon both let out their attacks at Daggermon. He had nowhere to flee so he spun his staff rapidly creating a shield that would last him for the time being. It fanned the flames back.
Michael had a hurt look on his face. "He can't take much more of that. Someone else help them."
"All of our digimon are too tired," Jay offered. "Or they use fire attacks so they won't have any affect on them."
"It's just you and me now," Daggermon strained to say as he twirled the staff.
"Make that four," Jason said on Pumamon's back. He had recovered.
"Earth Pounce," Pumamon cried emitting a shockwave that put out the flames. The attack also put the fire lizard's flames out…therefore there was only data remaining.
Daggermon finally was able to spring to the offensive. He brought his staff behind his head and charged an attack.
"HYPER HEAT," Cyclonemon cried.
"SONIC SCYTHE," Daggermon exclaimed.
The two energy attacks met in between the two but Daggermon's sliced through the fire, hitting the mutated dragon and converting him to data.
As the specks of data from the two oppressors dispersed the two champions reverted to their rookie stages.
The 16 figures left the battle scene and walked around the mountain. Meddie suddenly began to cry.
"What's the matter Meddie?" Lauren asked.
"It's just that I feel sorry for the digimon that we delete…why couldn't we do something like what you did for Wizardmon?" She asked.
"They weren't about to try to knock us out…they were going for blood," Sarah stated.
"But they were being controlled. You all have to consider that. We can't just go around destroying digimon that attack us left and right!" She exclaimed. Suddenly the wall of the volcano began to glow. A huge rock broke off and began to shrink down to the size of a small square. On this rock a burgundy symbol appeared. It was comprised of a curve extended with straight lines. There was also a line in between the outer two. Three triangles ended each straight line.
This rock twirled around Medusa and finally entered her watch like the other two.
A blast of steam emerged from the gaping hole. The digimon all came on guard.
"Shouldn't lava be coming at us instead of steam?" Jay queried.
Jason merely looked in the hole. "I don't see any lava…but I do see water," he revealed.
"ALL RIGHT! HOT SPRINGS!" Savannah exclaimed. "Hey there are two springs…and they're separated by some boulders. WE CAN HAVE A BREAK!!."
Everyone got ready to enjoy the springs when Michael posed a good question…"If this is a volcano…where's the lava?"
"Behind that wall I guess," Jason pointed to the far wall of the cave.
"Let's just keep far away from that shall we?" Savannah said as she moved to one side of the rock.
Pixie, Lauren, Meddie, and Sarah all followed her. Giggling emerged from that side of the rock.
"I've got to go see what's so funny," Jason said as he made his way to the side that the girls entered.
"NO JASON WAIT," Jay cried but it was too late.
Shrieks emerged from that side of the rock. "GET OUT OF HERE JASON!!! THIS IS THE GIRL'S SIDE OF THE HOT SPRINGS," a voice, Sarah's exclaimed.
Jay and Michael went to that side long enough to drag the confused Jason away from the relaxing girls.
I guess this little vacation was worth waiting for.
Ok I'm done…next chapter will have two more crests introduced. Then the following will either have the remaining three or just two leaving one for last. I haven't decided yet. Well review or I'll get annoying songs stuck in your heads.