Digimon Season 1 ½
By ShinobiWolf
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Musyamon fell to his knees and trembled with fear. "Please Master, give me another chance! I won't fail you next time!"
"I'm afraid there won't be a next time for you." Shadowmon spoke coldly.
"Bokuto Strike!" One slash from Yasyamon, and Musyamon was no more.
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Early the next morning, Kumika awoke to the disturbingly shrill screaming of Mimi.
"What the heck is going on?" She asked as her head throbbed.
Matt merely glanced as Mimi ran by, chased by a stampede of Numemon.
"Kiss me, Mimi!"
"Date me!"
Palmon digivolved to Togemon and joined in the chase, intent on protecting her human partner. The other kids watched with interest as the parade now consisted of a screaming girl, love-sick Numemon, and a giant, angry cactus.
Kumika stared. When Neillanimon said there were many different kinds of Digimon, she wasn't kidding. Living puke? Now I've seen it all.
The commotion was interrupted by Izzy, who had more mail from Gennai. Everyone gathered around as he opened it.
"I regret to report that the dimensional rifts haven't gotten any better. And now that there is no longer a Digidestined in your world to keep an eye on things, it only makes the situation more pressing.
There are some ruins, rumored to hold some kind of unknown power. I have faith that you children can find this power, and somehow use it in your fight against Shadowmon. Head due east, and you will find a river. Follow this river upstream and it will lead you to the ruins. But I wouldn't be surprised if Shadowmon has also heard of this power. You will likely run into trouble. Add that to the fact that there is an ancient, powerful Digimon guarding the ruins. Good luck to all of you."
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So the Digidestined went east, and found the river they were to follow. They hiked until nightfall, and set up camp.
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Kumika couldn't sleep. It wasn't unfamiliar sounds that bothered her, she just had some things on her mind. She half-heartedly wondered what her parents were doing, but that feeling was short lived. She crossed her arms and tried to better make herself comfortable.
A soft melody drifted through the night air.
It's Matt again… Kumika thought to herself. She had heard him play before, but this time he was nowhere in sight. The notes of his harmonica were only heard. Kumika snuggled closer to Neillanimon's warm body in an attempt to sleep.
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The journey along the river was a quiet one. Far too quiet. That bugged the heck out of most of the Digimon, but they put it to the backs of their minds. The journey took three days in all.
The forest began to grow thick and mossy. Bits of shaped stone littered the ground.
"Look at it! It's so huge!" TK marveled at the sheer size of it all. Buildings and towers, aged with cracks and moss, stretched for hundreds of feet into the sky. TK came out of his daze as Matt urged him on with a smile.
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Feral, golden eyes watched from a high balcony. Ferocity was evident as the creature behind them simmered with the strongest sense of wanting to protect what little they had left of their former life.
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Mimi sighed. Her dress was becoming dirtier by the hour, and there was nothing she could do to get the smudges out. But some of the paintings on the ruin walls were kind of pretty. One picture depicted an unknown Digimon harvesting some fruit, while another showed a bigger Digimon teaching some younger ones. She lightly touched one of the young Digimon that were learning. The color was faded from aging, but it vaguely looked like a Koromon…
A pebble dropped in front of Mimi's feet. She looked up to see where it came from, and grabbed Sora's arm. "S-Sora…"
"What?"
"Th-Th-Th-"
"What?!" Kind as she was, Sora was beginned to grow a bit impatient.
"THAT!!!"
Sora looked up just in time to see the fiercest-looking Digimon speedily descending the ruins by leaps and bounds. And it did not look happy. Sora and Mimi ran for the others, but it landed right in their path.
It was two legged, and covered with bandages. Its body was blue, while its belly and muzzle were white.
Like Flamedramon, with bandages in place of his armor. But
Tai and the others haven't seen Flamedramon.
Yet…
The Digimon's clawed hands began to glow with fire. Just then a winged horse stood in front of the children, causing the attacking Digimon to stop.
Pegasusmon, with bandages in place of the armor.
"You really should be more friendly to our guests." The horse turned her head to the kids. "Please forgive my friend. She's a bit impulsive."
The mysterious blue Digimon only gawked in disbelief.
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"You mean you live in this big place all by yourselves?"
"It's all that we have left. We feel entitled to protect what little is remaining. At least, until you children would arrive. Our home holds a secret power that belongs to you, and to you alone."
"So we've heard. The only problem is, so has Shadowmon." Sora followed close behind.
X-Pegasusmon stopped in her tracks. "You mean to tell me that someone else seeks this power?!"
"You don't know?"
"Come on, Matt. They probably don't get many news channels way out in the sticks like this." Tai said. The blonde promptly elbowed him.
"I was afraid of that. X-Flamedramon has been on edge for a while now. She may be silent, but her senses cannot be matched. You see, that is why she was so hostile toward you. Ah, we're here." X-Pegasusmon stopped at the end of a long hall. Before them lay a wall covered in ancient writings. "This wall dates back to the very creation of our city. It holds every historic event and way of life about our community that we've ever known."
"Amazing…" Izzy could hardly believe his eyes. The aged wall had to hold hundreds of historic records… He couldn't wait to translate it all.
An earth-shaking tremor began to rattle the walls around them. X-Flamdramon growled fiercely before racing back to the entrance.
"Shadowmon must have already heard of the ruins!"
"You have to hurry and listen to me!" X-Pegasusmon tried to keep her cool. "Place your Digivices into the nine slots on the wall. The power will automatically enter your Digimon partners."
The children did as they were told. There were nine small slots in the wall as the winged horse had said, each with a crest symbol above it.
"Do you feel any different Agumon?"
"Well, my toes are all tingly…"
"Believe me, you are stronger than before. But it won't be of any use if you're crushed under falling rubble. Hurry and follow me!
The Digidestined dodged falling debris as they desperately ran to get out in time. They were cut off when X-Flamedramon crashed through a wall in front of them. Yasyamon leaped in after her through the hole she made. X-Pegasusmon ran to aid her friend.
"Ancient Star Shower!"
"Double Strike!"
"X-Pegasusmon, are you alright?" Sora asked.
"I'll be fine, just stay back."
"How about we just use our new power to help?"
"No. The ruins are about to collapse. You should get out while you're still able to."
"But-"
"Don't argue with me! Just go!"
The Digidestined jumped at her command. The tremors became worse as they raced to another exit. The doorway collapsed just after the last kid made it through.
Right before their eyes, the section of ruins they were just in crumbled to the ground. They were all speechless. Kumika's eyes widened at the sky as Tai pulled her to her feet.
A stream of digital data was spiraling into the sky. Two Digimon came to mind when they saw it.
"X-Pegasusmon…"
"And X-Flamedramon…"
"Um, guys, I hate to break it to you, but we should probably get moving. Just in case anyone who isn't too fond of us survived." Matt motioned his thumb to the forest.
"R-Right…" Kumika brushed herself off.
"I don't think its my lowly minions you will have to worry about."
"Neillanimon, what are you-"
"Wait a second… Kumika stay back! She isn't herself!" Matt beckoned.
Neillanimon laughed evilly to herself. "My dear children… Surely that old fool Gennai would have informed you of me by now."
Everyone's eyes widened in shock. Kumika turned pale. "I-It's Shadowmon…"
"My minions were only a test of your strength. Now I would like to see just how well you can fight one of your own, especially now that I've- I mean, Neillanimon has acquired this new power."
"What have you done with Neillanimon?!" Kumika snapped out of her trance.
"Such rude children these days… If you must know, it is still Neillanimon standing in front of you. I'm just giving her mind a… rest. I look forward to fighting you with this new body…." Shadowmon digivolved straight to Nyandramon, or what should have been. Her fur was black as coal, with blood red stripes. And her eyes were a toxic green color. "Rest up for our fight, now…" And with that, she flew away into the sky.
Kumika sat back on the grass, not taking her unbelieving eyes away from where Shadowmon had been standing.
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