Jake: Nukem's giving us the night off.
Jess: So we'd better get going.
*they leave*
I_NUKEM: Ok, lets get the special guest voices in here. *looks around*
Coyomon: *runs into the room and whispers something into NUKEM's ear*
I_NUKEM: *plasters a big smile on his face* Er.they're just a little shy, let me go get them.*walks slowly, speeds up, slams the door, you can hear the engine of his car and him burn rubber, soon you can hear an airplane zooming overhead*
Coyomon: *looks around* I don't think he's coming back... lets get started shall we?
Audience: What about the last chapter?
Coyomon: Then go back and read the next chapter if you don't remember!
Audience: You don't remember what happened do you?
Coyomon: *hangs head* ...No
General Winter
"Kakumon Time Warp Digivolve to..." Kakumon said. She grew and took to the air slightly as she resembled her champion form. She then grew once more, gaining a wolf's head as well as angelic wings. The pink light shone once more, turning the once wolf-like angel into a humanoid digimon. She had a flower helmet, covering her eyes, a bodysuit similar to Angewomon's, as well as heeled boots. Angelic wings remained on her back. The glowing stopped, revealing the bodysuit and boots to be pink in color. "...Cherubusmon."
Ghoulmon took this time to start charging an attack. "Death Arrow" He cried. Black arrows were fired from his eyeballs on his palms.
Cherubusmon swiftly lifted into the air, narrowly avoiding the energy missiles.
Ghoulmon took to the air as well. "You won't escape me that easily!" He bellowed as he sped to collide with the pink digimon. Cherubusmon sailed towards the ground after a mid-air tackle.
The black clouds were billowing overhead. They seemed to thicken with every attack that the demon digimon made.
"Give up," Ghoulmon said snickering. "I can't be defeated."
Cherubusmon flew back into the air. She had a frown on her face. "You shall pay for deceiving my partner."
"I'd like to see you try to claim retribution" Ghoulmon smirked.
"You will," Cherubusmon assured him. She raised her right arm and it began to glow. Her entire forearm disappeared. It was now replaced with a pink cannon.
She looked in the sight, aimed and fired. "Cherub Cannon" She yelled as a pink orb of light flew from the barrel. It soared upwards, narrowly missing the three-eyed demon.
"Aim needs some work," Ghoulmon chuckled.
"Cherub Cannon," She yelled three times. Three energy balls, identical to the first, shot out of the cannon.
Ghoulmon flew skillfully and avoided the three energy spheres, and rammed into Cherubusmon, forcing her to drop from the sky.
Grimacing, Cherubusmon rose into the air once more. She clutched her cannon and aimed once more.
"This old gag again?" Ghoulmon asked. "Death Arrow!"
Transforming the cannon back into her limb, Cherubusmon dodged the attack. She then pointed her arms to the air, her outstretched palms facing upwards. "Loyalty Light!" A pink ray of light emerged from her hands, which then flew upwards, into the black clouds, surrounding the battlefield.
This attack burst through the darkness and illuminated the battle in a pink light.
The light caused the dark arrows to dissipate, and Ghoulmon to cover his eyes.
It was Cherubusmon's turn to chuckle. "Awww what's the matter? Can't handle a little light? Days must be tough on you then."
Ghoulmon merely hissed and launched towards the taunting angel. He rammed into her with all the force he could muster, but she remained aloft. Her right arm formed the cannon once more. "Cherub" Cherubusmon yelled as her cannon began glowing, gaining strength from the light, "CANNON," She finished, letting loose an energy ball twice the size of those that she had previously fired. This collided with Ghoulmon's left arm, destroying it entirely.
Ghoulmon looked at the stump and back at his opponent. The pink angel merely shrugged. "I guess I need to aim a bit better," She smiled.
Ghoulmon growled. He summoned the remaining black clouds to him. The digidestined watched as the darkness concentrated about the dark digimon's form, surrounding him. Black lightning bolts fired within the clouds, infusing him with their dark energies.
Cherubusmon fired her cannon into the cloudbank but the energy attacks merely collided with the outer layers, exploding with little to no damage inflicted upon their target.
"DEATH ARROW" came the demonic voice of Ghoulmon from inside his protective shield. Thousands of dark arrows flew from the black clouds, both at the angel, as well as the humans below.
"This isn't good." Pixie informed her companions as she saw many arrows heading her way, her HUD was repeatedly flashing "HEADS UP!"
Hearing her partner, Cherubusmon dropped down to be just in front of the digidestined and the remaining partners.
"Loyalty Light!" She cried, engulfing herself and the digidestined behind her in a bright pink light.
She grimaced as the arrows hit the protective shield. The energy barrier dropped as the last arrow struck.
The angelic digimon dropped down to the ground, falling to her knee. She scowled upwards at the immense dark cloud. "One more time," She muttered, pointing her palms towards the clouds. "Loyalty Light" She cried again. Pink light shot from her palms, into the dark clouds.
An earth-shattering shriek filled everyone's ears.
The clouds dissipated, siphoning their energy back to try to keep their form. This failed, due to the intensity of the light. Ghoulmon wasn't that better off, the space where his center eye had been was now occupied with a gaping hole. His only eye on his right hand was beet red, with the veins showing easily.
"You will pay for that," Ghoulmon grimaced. He began coughing up a small amount of blood that was as dark as the night sky.
Cherubusmon flew up to his level. "Sorry. You lose". She then blew on the hovering figure, who then dissipated into millions of data fragments.
The pink angel then descended, glowing pink as she did so. When she reached the ground she dedigivolved into Soleilmon.
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The digidestined breathed a sigh of relief as they saw the pink being descend.
"So what do we do now?" Medusa asked.
"It would help if we still had our maps..." Pixie said, turning towards the group. Without warning her visor flashed. A beam, similar to the one that induced Time Warp Evolution shot out from the visor, onto the ground. Rather than a clock image, it instead transmitted a highly detailed map onto the ground.
"Woah," Savannah said surprised. "You seeing this too Pixie?"
"You can see it too?" Pixie asked.
"Must be what the angels were talking about," Lauren said, poking at the image. Her hand went entirely through the terrain, distorting the image. As she removed her hand, the holographic map reverted to its normal splendor.
"So where to?" Medusa asked while she eyeballed the map.
Jason looked at the map carefully. "Well do we know anything about this new carrier?"
"Well we know that he's an absolute mystery." Soleilmon ventured.
This caused the entire team to facefault.
Upon returning to their upright position, Jason heard a voice. "Many obstacles await them in the Northern Tundra." Whether it was a memory from his dream, or a whole new voice he couldn't be sure. Glancing around, he didn't see anyone, so he studied the map once more. Noting their position to be more forest, or savannah (no pun intended, really), he glanced upwards, and saw an expanse of land covered in ice. This ended, right at the base of a large mountain.
"We go north." Jason said.
"What makes you so sure that's the way to go?" Michael asked.
"Since when has Jason steered us wrong before?" Cubmon asked.
"Well there was that time with Karetenmon, Golemon, or perhaps Vademon," Tentomon interjected.
Cubmon sweatdropped. "That was meant to be rhetorical."
"Well you should have said so," Kodokumon told the in-training digimon.
"Is it agreed?" Jason asked.
"Can we have a huddle on this?" Washimon asked.
Jay responded to the question with a quick punch to his head. "Shut up Beak for Brains."
"We'll stay here tonight," Jason instructed. "Good work Pixie." He nodded in her direction. "I'm stepping out for a bit, Michael, you're in charge."
With that, he and Cubmon walked out of the campsite towards the sound of running water.
Pixie's visor dissipated, and the headset detached from her head, returning to its rightful place on her wrist. She started after the departing goggleneck, but Sarah placed her hand on her shoulder. She shook her head. Pixie watched as Jason left, tailed by Cubmon.
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"Digidollar for your thoughts Jason," Cubmon said to his partner.
Jason bent down and splashed some cool water in his face. "I'm not thinking of anything," he said. His hands went under the water once more, bringing the icy liquid in contact with his skin. Another handful of water hit his face, soothing the burning sensation he felt on his cheeks where he had been struck by the whip.
"You know I don't believe that for a second," Cubmon pressed. "What's on your mind?"
"I was warned again, and yet I did nothing to stop it," Jason said, looking at his reflection.
"So?" Cubmon asked. He moved to the waters edge, so his reflection was right next to his partner's. "It probably would've happened anyway if you weren't warned."
"I mean, I couldn't do anything to stop it," Jason sighed.
"What do you mean?" Cubmon said.
"I'm getting sloppy" Jason said. "I had every opportunity to stop it, but I didn't"
"It's a good thing you didn't stop it, otherwise Pixie's prophecy wouldn't have come true."
"I guess," Jason conceded. "But, I can't take much more of this."
"What? The quest?" the cub-like digimon asked.
Jason shook his head. "I'm getting really tired Cubmon. Its not that noticeable, but... I feel weak. My movements are stiff, slow. So is my judgment."
"So you're tired, so is everyone else. We all could use a couple more days to rest." Cubmon said.
Jason merely shook his head again. "It won't work for me, I've been running on like no sleep ever since that incident with Vademon."
"So, we'll get someone to ..." Cubmon started.
Jason rolled his eyes. "Take over my watch shift, well that's all well and good except for my visions. They always keep me awake."
"Well we could always try to cut the visions off at the source." Cubmon offered.
"How?" Jason asked.
Cubmon wasn't listening, his ears were perked to attention, and his eyes were wide.
"Cubmon digivolve to...Coyomon" He said.
"I thought I heard something," the lupine digimon explained.
"In that case, we'd better get back," Jason said. He filled his canteen with the river water and began walking back to camp.
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Upon returning to the campsite, Jason, and his newly digivolved partner, Coyomon, were greeted with "Welcome back"s "Hello"s and of course a squeeze like no other from Pixie.
"SORRYSORRYSORRYSORRY" She said in his ear over and over again.
"Its really ok Pixie," Jason assured her. "You're back to normal. That's all that matters to me."
"GET A ROOM!" Washimon called.
This caused Pixie's temple to grow exponentially. She clenched her fist and reared back, ready to strike the green eagle.
Or would have if Jay didn't hold her arm back.
"Just leave him alone Pixie, you know he can't help himself." He said defending his partner.
"Yeah, listen to the cowboy!" Washimon said.
Jay released Pixie's arm and walked over to his partner. He picked him up and began shaking him. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU THAT I WASN'T A COWBOY!!!"
This squabbling only succeeded in making everyone watching sweatdrop.
"BREAK IT UP! ALL OF YOU!!" Medusa yelled.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the teen.
It was now Meddie's turn to have her temple grow. "How do we expect to defeat this Dark Fever, if we waste all of our time squabbling?"
"Uh." Washimon stuttered.
"She brings up a good point." Jay said looking at his partner.
"Yeah, so would you mind putting me down?" Washimon asked.
Jay dropped the green eagle on his softest spot, his head, silencing him for a time.
Michael watched as Medusa regained her composure. She brushed a strand of hair back behind her ear and smiled.
"I never knew you had it in you," He told her.
"There's a lot about me that you don't know," She said.
"Well I'd like to learn." Michael said.
"Hey, like the eagle said, get a room." Kodokumon told the two English teens.
"Wow, I never thought anyone would be agreeing with Washimon." Lauren stated.
This statement gained several chuckles.
"Ok ok, now before we try to kill each other again, why don't we get some sleep?" Jason smiled.
"First good idea I heard all day," Sarah said, climbing into the tent.
As the campsite emptied, Jason stared into the fire, seeing things that had been, and sensing dangers yet to come. Coyomon curled up by the fire, conserving his energy. Finally Jason broke the silence. "What do you think you heard by the river?"
Coyomon looked up. "I don't know, it might've just been some fish."
Jason nodded as if he accepted the answer. The next three hours passed in silence, nothing so much as a cricket chirped. This bothered Jason somewhat, but told himself that they were approaching colder climates, so naturally there would be fewer creatures.
After his watch was over, he woke Michael and began to sleep on his sleeping bag.
Upon falling asleep he was struck by severe cold. He opened his eyes and they were filled with white.
Jason's first thought was 'am I going blind?'. He sat up and his fears were proven to be unfounded. He found himself to be in the campsite no longer but instead he knew he was on a large mountain. His feet sunk into what appeared to be 6 inches of snow. Jason tried to walk through the coldness, but his energy was being sapped. Despite the weakness he felt he began moving stiffly up the mountain. He felt a cold wet particle brush against his face. Looking up he saw that it was snowing. Actually snowing was a light term; it seemed to him that he was caught in a blizzard. The goggleneck had to work fast. He noted a cave in the distance and slowly made his way into it.
He breathed heavily as he collapsed into the shelter. His first instincts of curling into a ball to conserve body heat were followed. Gaining the strength to stand, he did so, his arms crossed. 'Seems warmer down here' the nature boy thought as he slowly walked deeper into the cavern.
Jason walked until he got to what appeared to be a door. He cautiously opened it, and found that it led into an ice cavern. He was instantly struck by an icy chill. "Why was it warmer if this is what was down here?" he muttered.
It was now that he saw the ice figures. There were eight pedestals in a row; the one on the rightmost end was empty. He looked closely and saw the next one to closely resemble Pixie.
"The likeness is uncanny..." Jason said under his breath.
It was then that the figure blinked.
"Oh...oh no..." He realized. Looking further down the line and he saw the remaining figures. They were all his friends, in various running positions. "Running. How appropriate," Jason said. "Probably running from whatever defeated us..." He turned and saw Lauren's frozen form. Hers was the only one standing straight up. "She's braver than she looks."
"Indeed she was" A deep, Russian sounding voice said from behind him.
"What?" Jason spun and raised his arms, for protection, just in time to be frozen like the others.
The only defining feature of his assailant that he could make out before his body began to shut down was a large furry body, a shield, and a large spiked club. He found it impossible to breathe, and his eyes forced themselves closed.
Jason shot up and let out a long gasp.
Startled by the noise, Michael looked into the tent and asked, "Everyone alive in there?"
"Just peachy," Jason said as he closed his eyes once more, feeling the cold, a shiver ran up his spine.
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Morning came without incident. Everyone got up, stretched and got ready for the new day.
Jason was sitting by the fire, watching the flames dance about; peering into the depths of the warmth he lost himself in his subconscious, struggling with the blizzard once more, and discovering the unsettling fate that awaited them in the North.
He was completely immersed in thought that he didn't notice something approaching him from behind.
"BOO," It said. This brought Jason back to earth...er.the digiworld... you know what I mean.
Jason turned and saw the blue haired youth standing right behind him with a big smile plastered on her face.
"We're ready for you to pack everything away," She said. "Then we can go north."
'If only I was ready,' Jason thought as he stood up, doused the flames and walked over to where everything was laid out. He sighed and began packing. In five minutes everything was neatly arranged within the four bags. Shouldering his backpack he looked towards the north. An involuntary shiver went up his spine.
"Lets go." He said, moving forward.
"Anyone else see Jas shiver?" Savannah whispered as she grabbed her bag.
"I did," Michael said. "Is he scared for some reason?"
"Dunno, he normally keeps his thoughts to himself...maybe Pixie can get it out of him," Medusa said looking at Pixie.
"What?" Pixie looked up. "Why does it bother you?"
"Well he might be hiding something again. I heard him gasp last night when he woke up. It was almost as if he was being strangled or something," Michael revealed.
"So you think he might be dreading what's to come?" Sarah asked.
"You guys coming or not?" Jason asked from a distance.
"Be right there," Tentomon told him. They began walking, albeit slowly. "So where were we?"
"Sarah asked Michael if he thought that Jason was dreading the future." Soleilmon said.
"And that's exactly what I'm thinking," Michael said.
"But being afraid is just natural human behavior. What makes this so odd?" Jay asked.
"What normal humans do you know that can actually predict what's going to happen to us?" Bladeramon asked.
"Good point..." Jay said, he soon quickened his pace. "Hey Jason! Wait up!"
Soon the Texan was walking adjacent to the Coloradoan. (A/N: That really doesn't look right.*shrugs*)
"So, you ready to take on the third carrier?" Jay asked him.
"It depends, are you ready to take on the freezing cold temperatures that we'll probably face up north?" Jason said not breaking stride.
"Well, I may live in Texas, but I've been to Colorado a couple times in my life, Utah too." Jay told him.
"Yes, but were you there in winter, wearing shorts?" Coyomon queried.
"Jay doesn't need pants or a coat, he's got enough hot air to keep all of us warm." Washimon stated.
This caused the two humans to sweatdrop.
"So, uh, I saw you shiver before you started walking," Jay said, coming straight to the point.
Jason shook his head. "Just my subconscious making my body think that it's cold."
"Oh come on, you expect me to swallow that excuse?" Jay asked.
"Yeah I guess you're right, I guess I didn't dream about being caught in a blizzard, then when I found shelter, I didn't see everyone frozen, and then get frozen myself." Jason said sharply. "Thanks for proving my subconscious wrong."
With that remark he began walking faster, either that or Jay walked slower. The Texan soon slowed down enough so that he rejoined the six other humans.
"Seems he's had yet another premonition," Jay informed them.
"Oh? And this one was about?" Lauren asked.
"Oh, just everyone freezing to death." Washimon cut in. "Nothing to worry about."
"So he was hiding something from us," Dazemon purred.
"Well we know now, so we'll be able to prevent it." Ashemon informed them.
"Right," Savannah said. "So lets go!"
With that, they quickened their pace, following in the wake of the goggleneck.
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After a few hours of hiking, they started realizing their plight. Snow was beginning to fall, and the air becoming crisp.
"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" Savannah exclaimed crossing her arms.
Jason turned and saw that everyone was the same way. "Do you want to turn back?" He asked.
"We've got to go forward," Michael said. "A little cold weather never hurt anyone."
With that thought they continued. Soon they were walking in a half foot of snow, and visibility was poor.
"Can't we stop somewhere?" Pixie asked.
"Sure, but then we'd get frozen solid," Jay commented.
"Can't... go on... much..." Lauren struggled. She soon collapsed face first into the snow.
Everyone rushed to her side.
"We need to find some shelter soon, otherwise we'll all start suffering from hypothermia." Medusa said.
"Not all of us," Sarah stated.
Jason looked at the Canadian. "Now Sarah, we all know that you and I are used to this climate. But eventually our defenses will fail as well." He pulled a blanket from his backpack and wrapped it around the 11 year old. Shouldering the pack, he took her into his arms and began walking forward.
"Keep your eyes open for some sort of shelter," He instructed them.
"Shelter? Why didn't you say so?" A gruff voice said from behind them.
Everyone turned and saw a short digimon. He had a long grizzled beard, and held a staff with a claw mounted on its tip.
"If'n y'all can prove you're friend, I'll let ya stay with me and the missus," the bearded digimon said.
"That all depends on your definition of friend," Tentomon said.
"Well, you don't look like Yetimon's cronies, I'd wager." The digimon said, his hand on his chin, as if he was analyzing the digimon.
"Um...Who's this Yetimon?" Ashemon asked.
"Yetimon, he's a mega digimon that's been givin' all of the digimon around here troubles. Anyone who tries to stand up against him wind up infected with that darn fever that's been spreadin'" the digimon explained.
"Well we're on the opposite side," Medusa told him. With that she held up her digiwatch.
"Ah, well that settles it," The digimon said. "Y'all are digidestined, I should know, the tunnel's filled with inscriptions and drawings and the like. Name's Jijimon." He extended his hand.
"Um, can the formalities wait until we get my partner someplace warmer?" Dazemon asked.
Jijimon looked at Lauren's still form. "Ah, yes," He cleared his throat. "This way."
Jijimon led them through the blinding snow until they got to what appeared to be a large snow covered boulder. He tapped the boulder a few times with his staff and it started to move. The 15 still conscious members of the party looked and saw that it had been covering a staircase leading down. Jijimon gestured for them to follow him once more. He led them down the stairs, after the final digidestined descended the rock moved back to its original position.
Torches now illuminated the winding staircase, and the digidestined could see drawings on the walls.
"These what you were talking about?" Sarah asked.
"Yep, these here drawings seem to be tellin' a story...though I can't make heads or tails of 'em." Jijimon told them.
"Hey, this kind of looks like the watch," Pixie said pointing to an inscription on the wall.
"These must be similar to Centarumon's ruins..." Meddie thought aloud.
"Hopefully you won't get grabbed this time," Washimon quipped. "I don't think I'd be able to catch you another time."
Medusa rolled her eyes. "Yeah sure."
They moved deeper into the cave and noted a large castle on the wall, with a large and what appeared to be hairy digimon standing beside it.
"That's a picture of Yetimon and his fortress." Jijimon explained.
"I know," Jason said coldly as he looked at the wall.
"You must be one quick thinker to put all that together." Jijimon complimented.
"Actually Jason's not the brains of the operation," Michael said.
"Yeah, that title's reserved for me!" Jay smiled.
Michael sweatdropped and muttered, "Shut up Bloody Cowboy."
"Make me Nerdy Brit," Jay responded.
"Now now, quit quarrelin' you'll upset the missus." The short hairy digimon instructed. Before anyone noticed, they were standing on level ground, right in front of a short door.
"Any reason for two doors?" Coyomon asked.
"Obviously its to keep the cold out, especially when the boulder's moved." Bladeramon responded.
Jijimon nodded and opened the door. "It'll be a tight squeeze for some of you, but the inside should be to your liking."
Everyone ducked down, save Jason who was still holding Lauren, and made their way through the opening. Jason handed Lauren through the doorway before coming in as well.
"Honey, we're home." Jijimon announced.
"Well its about time!" a digimon said. She entered the room and everyone noted her witchlike appearance, straight down to the broom she carried. "and what's all this?" She asked, indicating the larger beings in her house.
"These here are digidestined, they're going to help get rid of our snowman problem." Jijimon said. He leaned towards the teens. "Don't mind her, Babamon gets upset even when I walk in the door alone."
"Be that as it may, can we warm up our friend now?" Ashemon asked.
"Oh my," Babamon said as she saw Lauren. "She's nearly frozen to death. Bring her over here!" She moved quickly and indicated a soft couch before disappearing further into the house.
They placed Lauren on the couch indicated. Babamon returned carrying a quilt and a pillow. She placed the pillow under Lauren's head and the quilt over her body. "I'll be back with some soup"
As soon as she left Lauren's eyes opened. "Finally, some decent food," She muttered.
Jason looked down at the lying preteen. "You faker," He said with a smile.
"Well how else was I going to get someone to carry me the rest of the way?" She asked innocently.
"Wow, I'm never trusting that cute face again," Jay whispered to Sarah.
"Ah good, she's awake." Babamon said carrying a bowl. She gave it to the blue haired teen. "Eat it all, you've been outside so long that you're hair's turned blue."
Lauren looked at the soup, she could make out some sort of vegetable, as well as a multitude of herbs. She picked up the spoon and started eating.
"Its so nice of you to let us stay here," Pixie said to Babamon and Jijimon.
"Ah, tis nothing," Babamon said.
"Besides, any friend of Centarumon is a friend of ours." Jijimon said.
"You know Centarumon?" Soleilmon asked.
"Sure," Jijimon said. "He's the one who told me that those pictures were of a story...and here I thought our cave was vandalized."
"Well you all must've been worn out, what with walking all day in that blizzard, here I'll start a fire and you can all get some sleep." Babamon said. She clapped her hands and an orange fire came to life in the center of the living area.
"Thanks," Kodokumon said.
With that the digidestined pulled out their sleeping bags and started to sleep.
Halfway through the night Jijimon felt a draft and he knew why. The front door was open, as was the boulder. He went out to investigate, only to find Jason looking up at the snow.
"What're ya doin' up here mate?" Jijimon asked.
"Haven't been much of a sleeper these past couple weeks." Jason replied. "I mostly use this time to appreciate my surroundings."
"Well if you're having trouble sleepin' I know of a good remedy." Jijimon said.
"Its not that. Not that at all," Jason assured him. "It's the dreams I have when I'm asleep that give me problems."
"What sort of dreams?" Jijimon asked. "Surely you're not afraid of monsters and the like."
"I'm able to see into the future...or at least that's what it seems like," Jason revealed. "Last night I dreamed about getting frozen to death, at the hand of a big hairy digimon. That's how I knew you were speaking of Yetimon when you showed us that fortress. I saw it."
"Well then, tell me more, do you often have multiple visions, even if your first hasn't fully come to pass?" Jijimon pressed.
"No," Jason said shaking his head, numerous drops of moisture caused by melted snow flew from the strands.
"Then I think you've got a free night, I suggest you use it." Jijimon said, pointing towards the cave.
"That does make sense," Jason said. He moved into the cave entrance with the ancient digimon following him. They soon made it back to the house where Jason promptly fell asleep.
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Upon awaking, The digidestined found what appeared to be heavy overcoats, as well as gloves, long pants and boots laid by their sides. Upon further inspection, they saw their crests sewn into the backs of the gloves, coats, and even on the tread of the boots.
"Wow," Savannah said. "And they fit too!" She said after zipping up her coat.
"Of course they do, They'll always fit!" Babamon said. "When I make clothes I do them right!"
"But why did you do all this?" Sarah asked. "Not that I'm not grateful. But why go to all the trouble?"
"Because if you all want to go further north to where Yetimon hangs around you'll need extra layers." Jijimon said. "And I made the boots extra light, but very durable and warm. No snow's getting in there!"
"Thank you so much," Jason said. "I don't know how we can repay you."
"Just give that oversized hairball a kick in the pants," Jijimon said.
"Oversized hairball, you're one to talk," Babamon chuckled.
This brought a grin to the digidestined as they packed up their bags, and put on their new winter gear.
"Thanks again!" Lauren said as they left the two kind mega digimon and went up the stairs and into the snow.
"Even with this stuff on its kind of cold." Pixie said.
Jason unzipped his coat and draped it over Pixie's shoulders. "Here," he said smiling. "I'm used to these temperatures.
Pixie blushed a little at the gift. "Thanks."
Suddenly a round white object shot straight towards Jason and hit him in the back of the neck. He turned.
"Ok, Who threw that?" He demanded.
Jay and Washimon were pointing towards each other saying "He did it" simultaneously.
Jason scooped up a handful of snow and formed it into a ball, throwing it at the duo. They both ducked, causing the snowball to fly overhead, and strike Meddie.
She grabbed a handful of snow and threw it, but it missed the mark entirely and hit Savannah.
"THAT'S IT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SNOWBALL FIGHTING QUEEN!" Savannah exclaimed as she grabbed handful after handful of snow, pelting each and every digidestined.
They all joined in, throwing snowballs after snowballs at each other, not noticing the numerous digimon converging on their location.
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I_NUKEM: *enters wearing Pixie's hat, only its dyed brown* Ok, I'm done. Took me long enough. Why all the snow you ask? Well I've been planning this for a while. And the recent 4-foot snowfall in Denver has substituted for my muse, who still hasn't returned from his vacation. The three snow days I've received were spent, shoveling, digging out my car, and writing this chapter. I know its not much on the quality side, so I've added quantity.
Pixie: *walks in* Hey Jason...er Nukem...Whatever you want to be called outside of the story... Have you seen my hat anywhere?
I_NUKEM: *eyes look from side to side* Can't say that I have.
Pixie: *looks around my room and picks something up* Then what's this can of brown fabric dye for? Hm? *Her hand moves towards her whip*
I_NUKEM: Er... *starts running* OK READ REVIEW OR I'LL FIGURE OUT SOMEWAY TO TURN PIXIE'S RAGE AGAINST YOU!!!
Pixie: *chasing after me* GET BACK HERE YOU!!! ALL THE SNOWDAYS IN THE WORLD AREN'T GOING TO SAVE YOU NOW!
Jess: So we'd better get going.
*they leave*
I_NUKEM: Ok, lets get the special guest voices in here. *looks around*
Coyomon: *runs into the room and whispers something into NUKEM's ear*
I_NUKEM: *plasters a big smile on his face* Er.they're just a little shy, let me go get them.*walks slowly, speeds up, slams the door, you can hear the engine of his car and him burn rubber, soon you can hear an airplane zooming overhead*
Coyomon: *looks around* I don't think he's coming back... lets get started shall we?
Audience: What about the last chapter?
Coyomon: Then go back and read the next chapter if you don't remember!
Audience: You don't remember what happened do you?
Coyomon: *hangs head* ...No
General Winter
"Kakumon Time Warp Digivolve to..." Kakumon said. She grew and took to the air slightly as she resembled her champion form. She then grew once more, gaining a wolf's head as well as angelic wings. The pink light shone once more, turning the once wolf-like angel into a humanoid digimon. She had a flower helmet, covering her eyes, a bodysuit similar to Angewomon's, as well as heeled boots. Angelic wings remained on her back. The glowing stopped, revealing the bodysuit and boots to be pink in color. "...Cherubusmon."
Ghoulmon took this time to start charging an attack. "Death Arrow" He cried. Black arrows were fired from his eyeballs on his palms.
Cherubusmon swiftly lifted into the air, narrowly avoiding the energy missiles.
Ghoulmon took to the air as well. "You won't escape me that easily!" He bellowed as he sped to collide with the pink digimon. Cherubusmon sailed towards the ground after a mid-air tackle.
The black clouds were billowing overhead. They seemed to thicken with every attack that the demon digimon made.
"Give up," Ghoulmon said snickering. "I can't be defeated."
Cherubusmon flew back into the air. She had a frown on her face. "You shall pay for deceiving my partner."
"I'd like to see you try to claim retribution" Ghoulmon smirked.
"You will," Cherubusmon assured him. She raised her right arm and it began to glow. Her entire forearm disappeared. It was now replaced with a pink cannon.
She looked in the sight, aimed and fired. "Cherub Cannon" She yelled as a pink orb of light flew from the barrel. It soared upwards, narrowly missing the three-eyed demon.
"Aim needs some work," Ghoulmon chuckled.
"Cherub Cannon," She yelled three times. Three energy balls, identical to the first, shot out of the cannon.
Ghoulmon flew skillfully and avoided the three energy spheres, and rammed into Cherubusmon, forcing her to drop from the sky.
Grimacing, Cherubusmon rose into the air once more. She clutched her cannon and aimed once more.
"This old gag again?" Ghoulmon asked. "Death Arrow!"
Transforming the cannon back into her limb, Cherubusmon dodged the attack. She then pointed her arms to the air, her outstretched palms facing upwards. "Loyalty Light!" A pink ray of light emerged from her hands, which then flew upwards, into the black clouds, surrounding the battlefield.
This attack burst through the darkness and illuminated the battle in a pink light.
The light caused the dark arrows to dissipate, and Ghoulmon to cover his eyes.
It was Cherubusmon's turn to chuckle. "Awww what's the matter? Can't handle a little light? Days must be tough on you then."
Ghoulmon merely hissed and launched towards the taunting angel. He rammed into her with all the force he could muster, but she remained aloft. Her right arm formed the cannon once more. "Cherub" Cherubusmon yelled as her cannon began glowing, gaining strength from the light, "CANNON," She finished, letting loose an energy ball twice the size of those that she had previously fired. This collided with Ghoulmon's left arm, destroying it entirely.
Ghoulmon looked at the stump and back at his opponent. The pink angel merely shrugged. "I guess I need to aim a bit better," She smiled.
Ghoulmon growled. He summoned the remaining black clouds to him. The digidestined watched as the darkness concentrated about the dark digimon's form, surrounding him. Black lightning bolts fired within the clouds, infusing him with their dark energies.
Cherubusmon fired her cannon into the cloudbank but the energy attacks merely collided with the outer layers, exploding with little to no damage inflicted upon their target.
"DEATH ARROW" came the demonic voice of Ghoulmon from inside his protective shield. Thousands of dark arrows flew from the black clouds, both at the angel, as well as the humans below.
"This isn't good." Pixie informed her companions as she saw many arrows heading her way, her HUD was repeatedly flashing "HEADS UP!"
Hearing her partner, Cherubusmon dropped down to be just in front of the digidestined and the remaining partners.
"Loyalty Light!" She cried, engulfing herself and the digidestined behind her in a bright pink light.
She grimaced as the arrows hit the protective shield. The energy barrier dropped as the last arrow struck.
The angelic digimon dropped down to the ground, falling to her knee. She scowled upwards at the immense dark cloud. "One more time," She muttered, pointing her palms towards the clouds. "Loyalty Light" She cried again. Pink light shot from her palms, into the dark clouds.
An earth-shattering shriek filled everyone's ears.
The clouds dissipated, siphoning their energy back to try to keep their form. This failed, due to the intensity of the light. Ghoulmon wasn't that better off, the space where his center eye had been was now occupied with a gaping hole. His only eye on his right hand was beet red, with the veins showing easily.
"You will pay for that," Ghoulmon grimaced. He began coughing up a small amount of blood that was as dark as the night sky.
Cherubusmon flew up to his level. "Sorry. You lose". She then blew on the hovering figure, who then dissipated into millions of data fragments.
The pink angel then descended, glowing pink as she did so. When she reached the ground she dedigivolved into Soleilmon.
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The digidestined breathed a sigh of relief as they saw the pink being descend.
"So what do we do now?" Medusa asked.
"It would help if we still had our maps..." Pixie said, turning towards the group. Without warning her visor flashed. A beam, similar to the one that induced Time Warp Evolution shot out from the visor, onto the ground. Rather than a clock image, it instead transmitted a highly detailed map onto the ground.
"Woah," Savannah said surprised. "You seeing this too Pixie?"
"You can see it too?" Pixie asked.
"Must be what the angels were talking about," Lauren said, poking at the image. Her hand went entirely through the terrain, distorting the image. As she removed her hand, the holographic map reverted to its normal splendor.
"So where to?" Medusa asked while she eyeballed the map.
Jason looked at the map carefully. "Well do we know anything about this new carrier?"
"Well we know that he's an absolute mystery." Soleilmon ventured.
This caused the entire team to facefault.
Upon returning to their upright position, Jason heard a voice. "Many obstacles await them in the Northern Tundra." Whether it was a memory from his dream, or a whole new voice he couldn't be sure. Glancing around, he didn't see anyone, so he studied the map once more. Noting their position to be more forest, or savannah (no pun intended, really), he glanced upwards, and saw an expanse of land covered in ice. This ended, right at the base of a large mountain.
"We go north." Jason said.
"What makes you so sure that's the way to go?" Michael asked.
"Since when has Jason steered us wrong before?" Cubmon asked.
"Well there was that time with Karetenmon, Golemon, or perhaps Vademon," Tentomon interjected.
Cubmon sweatdropped. "That was meant to be rhetorical."
"Well you should have said so," Kodokumon told the in-training digimon.
"Is it agreed?" Jason asked.
"Can we have a huddle on this?" Washimon asked.
Jay responded to the question with a quick punch to his head. "Shut up Beak for Brains."
"We'll stay here tonight," Jason instructed. "Good work Pixie." He nodded in her direction. "I'm stepping out for a bit, Michael, you're in charge."
With that, he and Cubmon walked out of the campsite towards the sound of running water.
Pixie's visor dissipated, and the headset detached from her head, returning to its rightful place on her wrist. She started after the departing goggleneck, but Sarah placed her hand on her shoulder. She shook her head. Pixie watched as Jason left, tailed by Cubmon.
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"Digidollar for your thoughts Jason," Cubmon said to his partner.
Jason bent down and splashed some cool water in his face. "I'm not thinking of anything," he said. His hands went under the water once more, bringing the icy liquid in contact with his skin. Another handful of water hit his face, soothing the burning sensation he felt on his cheeks where he had been struck by the whip.
"You know I don't believe that for a second," Cubmon pressed. "What's on your mind?"
"I was warned again, and yet I did nothing to stop it," Jason said, looking at his reflection.
"So?" Cubmon asked. He moved to the waters edge, so his reflection was right next to his partner's. "It probably would've happened anyway if you weren't warned."
"I mean, I couldn't do anything to stop it," Jason sighed.
"What do you mean?" Cubmon said.
"I'm getting sloppy" Jason said. "I had every opportunity to stop it, but I didn't"
"It's a good thing you didn't stop it, otherwise Pixie's prophecy wouldn't have come true."
"I guess," Jason conceded. "But, I can't take much more of this."
"What? The quest?" the cub-like digimon asked.
Jason shook his head. "I'm getting really tired Cubmon. Its not that noticeable, but... I feel weak. My movements are stiff, slow. So is my judgment."
"So you're tired, so is everyone else. We all could use a couple more days to rest." Cubmon said.
Jason merely shook his head again. "It won't work for me, I've been running on like no sleep ever since that incident with Vademon."
"So, we'll get someone to ..." Cubmon started.
Jason rolled his eyes. "Take over my watch shift, well that's all well and good except for my visions. They always keep me awake."
"Well we could always try to cut the visions off at the source." Cubmon offered.
"How?" Jason asked.
Cubmon wasn't listening, his ears were perked to attention, and his eyes were wide.
"Cubmon digivolve to...Coyomon" He said.
"I thought I heard something," the lupine digimon explained.
"In that case, we'd better get back," Jason said. He filled his canteen with the river water and began walking back to camp.
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Upon returning to the campsite, Jason, and his newly digivolved partner, Coyomon, were greeted with "Welcome back"s "Hello"s and of course a squeeze like no other from Pixie.
"SORRYSORRYSORRYSORRY" She said in his ear over and over again.
"Its really ok Pixie," Jason assured her. "You're back to normal. That's all that matters to me."
"GET A ROOM!" Washimon called.
This caused Pixie's temple to grow exponentially. She clenched her fist and reared back, ready to strike the green eagle.
Or would have if Jay didn't hold her arm back.
"Just leave him alone Pixie, you know he can't help himself." He said defending his partner.
"Yeah, listen to the cowboy!" Washimon said.
Jay released Pixie's arm and walked over to his partner. He picked him up and began shaking him. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU THAT I WASN'T A COWBOY!!!"
This squabbling only succeeded in making everyone watching sweatdrop.
"BREAK IT UP! ALL OF YOU!!" Medusa yelled.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the teen.
It was now Meddie's turn to have her temple grow. "How do we expect to defeat this Dark Fever, if we waste all of our time squabbling?"
"Uh." Washimon stuttered.
"She brings up a good point." Jay said looking at his partner.
"Yeah, so would you mind putting me down?" Washimon asked.
Jay dropped the green eagle on his softest spot, his head, silencing him for a time.
Michael watched as Medusa regained her composure. She brushed a strand of hair back behind her ear and smiled.
"I never knew you had it in you," He told her.
"There's a lot about me that you don't know," She said.
"Well I'd like to learn." Michael said.
"Hey, like the eagle said, get a room." Kodokumon told the two English teens.
"Wow, I never thought anyone would be agreeing with Washimon." Lauren stated.
This statement gained several chuckles.
"Ok ok, now before we try to kill each other again, why don't we get some sleep?" Jason smiled.
"First good idea I heard all day," Sarah said, climbing into the tent.
As the campsite emptied, Jason stared into the fire, seeing things that had been, and sensing dangers yet to come. Coyomon curled up by the fire, conserving his energy. Finally Jason broke the silence. "What do you think you heard by the river?"
Coyomon looked up. "I don't know, it might've just been some fish."
Jason nodded as if he accepted the answer. The next three hours passed in silence, nothing so much as a cricket chirped. This bothered Jason somewhat, but told himself that they were approaching colder climates, so naturally there would be fewer creatures.
After his watch was over, he woke Michael and began to sleep on his sleeping bag.
Upon falling asleep he was struck by severe cold. He opened his eyes and they were filled with white.
Jason's first thought was 'am I going blind?'. He sat up and his fears were proven to be unfounded. He found himself to be in the campsite no longer but instead he knew he was on a large mountain. His feet sunk into what appeared to be 6 inches of snow. Jason tried to walk through the coldness, but his energy was being sapped. Despite the weakness he felt he began moving stiffly up the mountain. He felt a cold wet particle brush against his face. Looking up he saw that it was snowing. Actually snowing was a light term; it seemed to him that he was caught in a blizzard. The goggleneck had to work fast. He noted a cave in the distance and slowly made his way into it.
He breathed heavily as he collapsed into the shelter. His first instincts of curling into a ball to conserve body heat were followed. Gaining the strength to stand, he did so, his arms crossed. 'Seems warmer down here' the nature boy thought as he slowly walked deeper into the cavern.
Jason walked until he got to what appeared to be a door. He cautiously opened it, and found that it led into an ice cavern. He was instantly struck by an icy chill. "Why was it warmer if this is what was down here?" he muttered.
It was now that he saw the ice figures. There were eight pedestals in a row; the one on the rightmost end was empty. He looked closely and saw the next one to closely resemble Pixie.
"The likeness is uncanny..." Jason said under his breath.
It was then that the figure blinked.
"Oh...oh no..." He realized. Looking further down the line and he saw the remaining figures. They were all his friends, in various running positions. "Running. How appropriate," Jason said. "Probably running from whatever defeated us..." He turned and saw Lauren's frozen form. Hers was the only one standing straight up. "She's braver than she looks."
"Indeed she was" A deep, Russian sounding voice said from behind him.
"What?" Jason spun and raised his arms, for protection, just in time to be frozen like the others.
The only defining feature of his assailant that he could make out before his body began to shut down was a large furry body, a shield, and a large spiked club. He found it impossible to breathe, and his eyes forced themselves closed.
Jason shot up and let out a long gasp.
Startled by the noise, Michael looked into the tent and asked, "Everyone alive in there?"
"Just peachy," Jason said as he closed his eyes once more, feeling the cold, a shiver ran up his spine.
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Morning came without incident. Everyone got up, stretched and got ready for the new day.
Jason was sitting by the fire, watching the flames dance about; peering into the depths of the warmth he lost himself in his subconscious, struggling with the blizzard once more, and discovering the unsettling fate that awaited them in the North.
He was completely immersed in thought that he didn't notice something approaching him from behind.
"BOO," It said. This brought Jason back to earth...er.the digiworld... you know what I mean.
Jason turned and saw the blue haired youth standing right behind him with a big smile plastered on her face.
"We're ready for you to pack everything away," She said. "Then we can go north."
'If only I was ready,' Jason thought as he stood up, doused the flames and walked over to where everything was laid out. He sighed and began packing. In five minutes everything was neatly arranged within the four bags. Shouldering his backpack he looked towards the north. An involuntary shiver went up his spine.
"Lets go." He said, moving forward.
"Anyone else see Jas shiver?" Savannah whispered as she grabbed her bag.
"I did," Michael said. "Is he scared for some reason?"
"Dunno, he normally keeps his thoughts to himself...maybe Pixie can get it out of him," Medusa said looking at Pixie.
"What?" Pixie looked up. "Why does it bother you?"
"Well he might be hiding something again. I heard him gasp last night when he woke up. It was almost as if he was being strangled or something," Michael revealed.
"So you think he might be dreading what's to come?" Sarah asked.
"You guys coming or not?" Jason asked from a distance.
"Be right there," Tentomon told him. They began walking, albeit slowly. "So where were we?"
"Sarah asked Michael if he thought that Jason was dreading the future." Soleilmon said.
"And that's exactly what I'm thinking," Michael said.
"But being afraid is just natural human behavior. What makes this so odd?" Jay asked.
"What normal humans do you know that can actually predict what's going to happen to us?" Bladeramon asked.
"Good point..." Jay said, he soon quickened his pace. "Hey Jason! Wait up!"
Soon the Texan was walking adjacent to the Coloradoan. (A/N: That really doesn't look right.*shrugs*)
"So, you ready to take on the third carrier?" Jay asked him.
"It depends, are you ready to take on the freezing cold temperatures that we'll probably face up north?" Jason said not breaking stride.
"Well, I may live in Texas, but I've been to Colorado a couple times in my life, Utah too." Jay told him.
"Yes, but were you there in winter, wearing shorts?" Coyomon queried.
"Jay doesn't need pants or a coat, he's got enough hot air to keep all of us warm." Washimon stated.
This caused the two humans to sweatdrop.
"So, uh, I saw you shiver before you started walking," Jay said, coming straight to the point.
Jason shook his head. "Just my subconscious making my body think that it's cold."
"Oh come on, you expect me to swallow that excuse?" Jay asked.
"Yeah I guess you're right, I guess I didn't dream about being caught in a blizzard, then when I found shelter, I didn't see everyone frozen, and then get frozen myself." Jason said sharply. "Thanks for proving my subconscious wrong."
With that remark he began walking faster, either that or Jay walked slower. The Texan soon slowed down enough so that he rejoined the six other humans.
"Seems he's had yet another premonition," Jay informed them.
"Oh? And this one was about?" Lauren asked.
"Oh, just everyone freezing to death." Washimon cut in. "Nothing to worry about."
"So he was hiding something from us," Dazemon purred.
"Well we know now, so we'll be able to prevent it." Ashemon informed them.
"Right," Savannah said. "So lets go!"
With that, they quickened their pace, following in the wake of the goggleneck.
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After a few hours of hiking, they started realizing their plight. Snow was beginning to fall, and the air becoming crisp.
"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" Savannah exclaimed crossing her arms.
Jason turned and saw that everyone was the same way. "Do you want to turn back?" He asked.
"We've got to go forward," Michael said. "A little cold weather never hurt anyone."
With that thought they continued. Soon they were walking in a half foot of snow, and visibility was poor.
"Can't we stop somewhere?" Pixie asked.
"Sure, but then we'd get frozen solid," Jay commented.
"Can't... go on... much..." Lauren struggled. She soon collapsed face first into the snow.
Everyone rushed to her side.
"We need to find some shelter soon, otherwise we'll all start suffering from hypothermia." Medusa said.
"Not all of us," Sarah stated.
Jason looked at the Canadian. "Now Sarah, we all know that you and I are used to this climate. But eventually our defenses will fail as well." He pulled a blanket from his backpack and wrapped it around the 11 year old. Shouldering the pack, he took her into his arms and began walking forward.
"Keep your eyes open for some sort of shelter," He instructed them.
"Shelter? Why didn't you say so?" A gruff voice said from behind them.
Everyone turned and saw a short digimon. He had a long grizzled beard, and held a staff with a claw mounted on its tip.
"If'n y'all can prove you're friend, I'll let ya stay with me and the missus," the bearded digimon said.
"That all depends on your definition of friend," Tentomon said.
"Well, you don't look like Yetimon's cronies, I'd wager." The digimon said, his hand on his chin, as if he was analyzing the digimon.
"Um...Who's this Yetimon?" Ashemon asked.
"Yetimon, he's a mega digimon that's been givin' all of the digimon around here troubles. Anyone who tries to stand up against him wind up infected with that darn fever that's been spreadin'" the digimon explained.
"Well we're on the opposite side," Medusa told him. With that she held up her digiwatch.
"Ah, well that settles it," The digimon said. "Y'all are digidestined, I should know, the tunnel's filled with inscriptions and drawings and the like. Name's Jijimon." He extended his hand.
"Um, can the formalities wait until we get my partner someplace warmer?" Dazemon asked.
Jijimon looked at Lauren's still form. "Ah, yes," He cleared his throat. "This way."
Jijimon led them through the blinding snow until they got to what appeared to be a large snow covered boulder. He tapped the boulder a few times with his staff and it started to move. The 15 still conscious members of the party looked and saw that it had been covering a staircase leading down. Jijimon gestured for them to follow him once more. He led them down the stairs, after the final digidestined descended the rock moved back to its original position.
Torches now illuminated the winding staircase, and the digidestined could see drawings on the walls.
"These what you were talking about?" Sarah asked.
"Yep, these here drawings seem to be tellin' a story...though I can't make heads or tails of 'em." Jijimon told them.
"Hey, this kind of looks like the watch," Pixie said pointing to an inscription on the wall.
"These must be similar to Centarumon's ruins..." Meddie thought aloud.
"Hopefully you won't get grabbed this time," Washimon quipped. "I don't think I'd be able to catch you another time."
Medusa rolled her eyes. "Yeah sure."
They moved deeper into the cave and noted a large castle on the wall, with a large and what appeared to be hairy digimon standing beside it.
"That's a picture of Yetimon and his fortress." Jijimon explained.
"I know," Jason said coldly as he looked at the wall.
"You must be one quick thinker to put all that together." Jijimon complimented.
"Actually Jason's not the brains of the operation," Michael said.
"Yeah, that title's reserved for me!" Jay smiled.
Michael sweatdropped and muttered, "Shut up Bloody Cowboy."
"Make me Nerdy Brit," Jay responded.
"Now now, quit quarrelin' you'll upset the missus." The short hairy digimon instructed. Before anyone noticed, they were standing on level ground, right in front of a short door.
"Any reason for two doors?" Coyomon asked.
"Obviously its to keep the cold out, especially when the boulder's moved." Bladeramon responded.
Jijimon nodded and opened the door. "It'll be a tight squeeze for some of you, but the inside should be to your liking."
Everyone ducked down, save Jason who was still holding Lauren, and made their way through the opening. Jason handed Lauren through the doorway before coming in as well.
"Honey, we're home." Jijimon announced.
"Well its about time!" a digimon said. She entered the room and everyone noted her witchlike appearance, straight down to the broom she carried. "and what's all this?" She asked, indicating the larger beings in her house.
"These here are digidestined, they're going to help get rid of our snowman problem." Jijimon said. He leaned towards the teens. "Don't mind her, Babamon gets upset even when I walk in the door alone."
"Be that as it may, can we warm up our friend now?" Ashemon asked.
"Oh my," Babamon said as she saw Lauren. "She's nearly frozen to death. Bring her over here!" She moved quickly and indicated a soft couch before disappearing further into the house.
They placed Lauren on the couch indicated. Babamon returned carrying a quilt and a pillow. She placed the pillow under Lauren's head and the quilt over her body. "I'll be back with some soup"
As soon as she left Lauren's eyes opened. "Finally, some decent food," She muttered.
Jason looked down at the lying preteen. "You faker," He said with a smile.
"Well how else was I going to get someone to carry me the rest of the way?" She asked innocently.
"Wow, I'm never trusting that cute face again," Jay whispered to Sarah.
"Ah good, she's awake." Babamon said carrying a bowl. She gave it to the blue haired teen. "Eat it all, you've been outside so long that you're hair's turned blue."
Lauren looked at the soup, she could make out some sort of vegetable, as well as a multitude of herbs. She picked up the spoon and started eating.
"Its so nice of you to let us stay here," Pixie said to Babamon and Jijimon.
"Ah, tis nothing," Babamon said.
"Besides, any friend of Centarumon is a friend of ours." Jijimon said.
"You know Centarumon?" Soleilmon asked.
"Sure," Jijimon said. "He's the one who told me that those pictures were of a story...and here I thought our cave was vandalized."
"Well you all must've been worn out, what with walking all day in that blizzard, here I'll start a fire and you can all get some sleep." Babamon said. She clapped her hands and an orange fire came to life in the center of the living area.
"Thanks," Kodokumon said.
With that the digidestined pulled out their sleeping bags and started to sleep.
Halfway through the night Jijimon felt a draft and he knew why. The front door was open, as was the boulder. He went out to investigate, only to find Jason looking up at the snow.
"What're ya doin' up here mate?" Jijimon asked.
"Haven't been much of a sleeper these past couple weeks." Jason replied. "I mostly use this time to appreciate my surroundings."
"Well if you're having trouble sleepin' I know of a good remedy." Jijimon said.
"Its not that. Not that at all," Jason assured him. "It's the dreams I have when I'm asleep that give me problems."
"What sort of dreams?" Jijimon asked. "Surely you're not afraid of monsters and the like."
"I'm able to see into the future...or at least that's what it seems like," Jason revealed. "Last night I dreamed about getting frozen to death, at the hand of a big hairy digimon. That's how I knew you were speaking of Yetimon when you showed us that fortress. I saw it."
"Well then, tell me more, do you often have multiple visions, even if your first hasn't fully come to pass?" Jijimon pressed.
"No," Jason said shaking his head, numerous drops of moisture caused by melted snow flew from the strands.
"Then I think you've got a free night, I suggest you use it." Jijimon said, pointing towards the cave.
"That does make sense," Jason said. He moved into the cave entrance with the ancient digimon following him. They soon made it back to the house where Jason promptly fell asleep.
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Upon awaking, The digidestined found what appeared to be heavy overcoats, as well as gloves, long pants and boots laid by their sides. Upon further inspection, they saw their crests sewn into the backs of the gloves, coats, and even on the tread of the boots.
"Wow," Savannah said. "And they fit too!" She said after zipping up her coat.
"Of course they do, They'll always fit!" Babamon said. "When I make clothes I do them right!"
"But why did you do all this?" Sarah asked. "Not that I'm not grateful. But why go to all the trouble?"
"Because if you all want to go further north to where Yetimon hangs around you'll need extra layers." Jijimon said. "And I made the boots extra light, but very durable and warm. No snow's getting in there!"
"Thank you so much," Jason said. "I don't know how we can repay you."
"Just give that oversized hairball a kick in the pants," Jijimon said.
"Oversized hairball, you're one to talk," Babamon chuckled.
This brought a grin to the digidestined as they packed up their bags, and put on their new winter gear.
"Thanks again!" Lauren said as they left the two kind mega digimon and went up the stairs and into the snow.
"Even with this stuff on its kind of cold." Pixie said.
Jason unzipped his coat and draped it over Pixie's shoulders. "Here," he said smiling. "I'm used to these temperatures.
Pixie blushed a little at the gift. "Thanks."
Suddenly a round white object shot straight towards Jason and hit him in the back of the neck. He turned.
"Ok, Who threw that?" He demanded.
Jay and Washimon were pointing towards each other saying "He did it" simultaneously.
Jason scooped up a handful of snow and formed it into a ball, throwing it at the duo. They both ducked, causing the snowball to fly overhead, and strike Meddie.
She grabbed a handful of snow and threw it, but it missed the mark entirely and hit Savannah.
"THAT'S IT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SNOWBALL FIGHTING QUEEN!" Savannah exclaimed as she grabbed handful after handful of snow, pelting each and every digidestined.
They all joined in, throwing snowballs after snowballs at each other, not noticing the numerous digimon converging on their location.
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I_NUKEM: *enters wearing Pixie's hat, only its dyed brown* Ok, I'm done. Took me long enough. Why all the snow you ask? Well I've been planning this for a while. And the recent 4-foot snowfall in Denver has substituted for my muse, who still hasn't returned from his vacation. The three snow days I've received were spent, shoveling, digging out my car, and writing this chapter. I know its not much on the quality side, so I've added quantity.
Pixie: *walks in* Hey Jason...er Nukem...Whatever you want to be called outside of the story... Have you seen my hat anywhere?
I_NUKEM: *eyes look from side to side* Can't say that I have.
Pixie: *looks around my room and picks something up* Then what's this can of brown fabric dye for? Hm? *Her hand moves towards her whip*
I_NUKEM: Er... *starts running* OK READ REVIEW OR I'LL FIGURE OUT SOMEWAY TO TURN PIXIE'S RAGE AGAINST YOU!!!
Pixie: *chasing after me* GET BACK HERE YOU!!! ALL THE SNOWDAYS IN THE WORLD AREN'T GOING TO SAVE YOU NOW!