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Unfortunately, I've never seen that movie. All I have to go on are what sites tell me about it.





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Guard Tamer: Associates of Anarchy
By: RB3





Chapter 9: Alliances





"Wee! This is fun!" exclaimed Suzie as she stuck her head out of a humvee's window. The wind blew into her hair as her humvee sped forward.

The Guard Tamers and Pharaohmon's followers travelled eastward on the Windy Prairie in a convoy of Digibeetles, humvees, and other military vehicles. The prairie was a vast grassland that stretched as far as the eye could see. It was an exposed, agoraphobic place. There was little cover here with the exception of the occasional patch of palm trees. These palm trees bore strange red and blue fruit, and were known as "Kicking Trees."

This tree got its name from the fact that Online Tamers frequently kicked them to knock Cardmon out of their branches. Online Tamers then fought this Digimon for packs of game cards and to train their Digimon partners. Kicking Trees could be found in any place in the Digimon Online game world, but the largest concentration of them was the Kicking Forest. This forest was east of the Windy Prairie, and the Guard Tamers' destination. They stopped beside a lake and erected their base.

"This place is beautiful!" remarked Seiko as she inhaled the fresh forest air.

"Do you think so?" asked Shibumi. "I designed it myself. I'm one of the people who created Digimon Online."

After familiarizing themselves with the area, the Guard Tamers held a meeting. "Okay, we going need help and lots of it!" began Lillith.

"Yeah, but where will we find it?" asked Frosty.

"Where else? Ask the game players for help like you did with me," suggested Seiko. "You can also ask other cities. I'm sure they don't want to be conquered by the AoA any more than we do."

"Yeah, that's a good idea," said Akira.

"We're near Seiryu City, so let's start there," noted Shibumi. "We should talk to Seiryu Leader."

Shibumi drove his team to Seiryu City in a humvee. After passing a heavily guarded checkpoint, they were greeted by the sight of several windmills spinning in the wind. Seiryu had a very unusual design where old-fashioned architecture met high technology. The cobblestone homes of the citizens had an old-fashioned charm. On the other hand, the commercial buildings were products of high technology with glamorous neon signs. The city was under heightened security and everywhere they turned, they saw a patrol of Online Tamers and Digimon.

Shibumi parked the humvee in front of a governmental building made of cement and smooth brown stone. "This is the place," he announced.

The lobby was a bustling place filled with functionaries, Online Tamers, and Digimon conducting their business. It was a vast room with marble floors and walls. Along the walls were pictures of past leaders and historical memorabilia. The building had two wings joined to the lobby. The east wing of the building was where the offices were located, and where Seiryu Leader could be found. The west wing was actually the Digimon Lab for this city.

The Digmon Lab was the Online Tamer's method of adding variety to their partners' capabilities. By loading techniques, Digimon can use the techniques from other Digivolutionary forms while assuming a different form. This only worked for generic techniques and not with a Digimon's trademark attacks. Online Tamers can also specify what Digivolutionary lines a Digimon can use, but often kept the Digimon's natural line usable whenever possible.

"Hey wait!" called Seiko. "Frosty and I need to visit the Digimon Lab. Can you guys take of this while I'm gone?"

"Sure, go ahead. We can take care of things," said Shibumi.

"Thanks," said Seiko. "Let me know when you're done."

Seiko and Frosty entered a high tech facility with whitewashed walls. Along the sides of the walls were several machines connected to cylindrical plastic chambers. Both Digimon and humans were represented in the ranks of the operators and kept a vigilant eye on the readings of their instruments. A cute small Digimon flew up to Frosty and Seiko. The Digimon resembled a small pink pom-pom with arms, legs, and a face. It was a fairy-like creature with clear gossamer wings.

====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Piximon
Attribute: Data
Level: Ultimate
Element: Wind

These cute, powder puff-like Digimon run Digimon Labs all over Asuka and other servers. Though they are usually non-violent, they can defend themselves quite adequately if provoked.

Attacks:
Pit Bomb - Piximon is armed with small, grenade-like bombs which he will throw at his enemies. These bombs were designed to look like grinning bats.

Fairy Tail - This is the name Piximon's spear. It can generate air pockets which have a variety of uses, such as concealment.

"Hello, what do you need?" asked Piximon.

"I'm just here to make changes to Frosty's loaded techniques," replied Seiko.

"Sure," said Piximon, before pointing to a vacant cylinder. "Just have your Digimon step into that circle and enter your commands into the panel nearby."

Frosty stood inside the circular marking on the ground and the chamber closed with a swish. Seiko looked at the panel's read out of the moves and Digivolutionary forms that Frosty had available. His Frigimon line gave him ice, healing, and strength enhancement powers. His Air Dramon line gave him air and speed enhancement powers. Finally, the Sea Dramon line gave him water and electrical powers. Seiko had many choices and compromises to make.

As a Digimon, Frosty was more physically adept rather than mystically adept. She was also limited to loading a maximum of three techniques per line, and three lines per Digimon. She ended up loading the Heaven Hit ability from Mega Seadramon, and the Whirlwind and Speed Up abilities of Aero Veedramon. She loaded Frigimon's Small Heal and Double Power for improving Frosty's support capability. This load out gave Frigimon a variety of physically based attacks, with other abilities for support.

The machine hummed and the column filled with flickering rainbow coloured lights. Frosty felt knowledge filling and leaving his mind at the same time. After a few more seconds, the machine became quiet and the chamber opened. Piximon looked at the readouts and found no anomalies. He dismissed the Ice Dinosaur Digimon and his Online Tamer, who left to rejoin the others.

"Hey, Seiko!" cried a voice. It was Shibumi, and flanking him was Akira, Suzie, an unknown European man, and his Digimon.

This young man was in his early twenties with short black hair and a smile on his face. He was wearing a two piece uniform that was smooth, clean, and grey in colour. He was also wearing shiny black boots. This man had a badge designed to look like the head of a blue, Chinese-style dragon. The man looked very noble and distinguished, and cast an air of great authority. Seiko concluded that this man must be the leader of Seiryu City.

Seiko recognized the man's Digimon as Sea Dramon, one of Frosty's alternate Digivolutionary forms. He was a long, serpentine creature with aquamarine skin and a white underbelly. His body had a small number of fins placed at equal distances from each other, and his tail ended in a red fin. His head was protected by a golden helmet with ornamental fins. Sea Dramon hovered around as he watched his master.

====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Sea Dramon
Type: Data
Level: Champion
Element: Water/Ice

This serpentine Digimon is at home in the cold waters of the Digital World's arctic and antarctic areas. Though he can breathe ice as a weapon, most of his powers are based on water.

Attacks:
Ice Blast - Sea Dramon can blow a blast of ice and snow to freeze his unfortunate victim.

Ice Winder - Sea Dramon serpentine body allows him to coil around the victim and crush him or her to death.

"Seiko Hata, I presume?" asked Seiryu Leader as he extended his hand.

"Yes, that's me," she replied as she shook Seiryu Leader's hand.

"I'm Seiryu Leader, nice to meet you. Your friends told me all about your run in with the AoA. You're lucky to be alive!"

"They've been very supportive and kind to me."

"That's great! Now onto business; with Digimon Online's fail-safes down and AoA patrols lurking around the area, we realize that we need unity for survival. The city of Seiryu pledges its support to the Guard Tamers in the fight against the AoA."

"We're glad to have you with us," said Akira. "We need all the help we can get. Are there any others who are willing to help?"

"Byakko City has fallen into AoA hands so we can't ask them. Our only remaining options are Suzaku City, Genbu City and the dinosaur type Digimon of Tyranno Valley," informed Seiryu Leader.

"Genbu City is located behind treacherous mountains. It might be difficult for them to move troops to the south. Maybe we should ask Suzaku City instead," suggested Sea Dramon.

"Suzaku City?" asked Frosty. "Seiko and I have been there for some training. Personally, I find the place far too warm for my tastes."

"Personally, I think it's a beautiful place. It's so romantic..." said Seiko fantasizing about the city.

"Ahem..." interrupted Shibumi. "Looks like it's a go for Suzaku City."

"Leave it to me," assured Seiryu Leader. "I'll take care of Suzaku Leader myself."

"That leaves Tyranno Valley," noted Sea Dramon. "You'll need to climb to the top of a plateau in order to talk to the leader, Master Tyrannomon."

"We can do that!" said Suzie enthusiastically.

"Great, looks like everything is settled then. Let's move out!" said Akira.



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Meanwhile, the situation was grim for the citizens and Online Tamers of Asuka City. The city was in a state of high security. The AoA had declared martial law on Asuka and imposed a curfew. Several soldiers and Digimon milled about the parapets of the city, watching for intruders like a hawk searching for its prey. Others patrolled the streets in humvees, and scanning the people and city for any signs of dissention.

Within the walls of the Administration Centre, were the quarters of an AoA commander. This commander was a machine rather than a man. He was known by his troops as "Lord Megadeath." His body was a legless animated suit of spiky crimson armour. His torso tapered into a point upon which he floated. His head was a matching helmet with only his eyes visible within the darkness. They were like a pair of stars in the vastness of space.

In actuality, Megadeath was an AI and not a true machine. He entered his recharging cubicle, a cylindrical closet, to replenish his energy reserves. The process took about six hours and during this time, memories of the past filled his mind. Megadeath was back in his home world, the same world Akira was originally from. It was a desolate world devastated by the indiscriminate use of the biochemical weapon, Blight.

Megadeath stood before a vast African jungle, but it was not an ordinary jungle. A disgusting, greenish brown sludge coated the ground. The trees were dotted with innumerable mouldy spots. They were neither truly dead, nor truly alive in any sense. Above the tree tops loomed a gigantic, green capped mushroom swimming with disease. Several green coloured pods made of resin dropped from the mushroom; a sign that Megadeath was in big trouble.

Moments later, a horde of unholy creatures swarmed out of the forest. Some were simply bones with a translucent version of the sludge binding them together like tendons. Many of these creatures looked like dinosaurs, though a few looked like ordinary African animals. Other creatures were the stuff of horror movies; the corpses of animals and humans animated by a dark power. These undead monstrosities had tattered flesh covered by mouldy spots and tears that revealed their bones.

Fortunately, Megadeath had powerful friends on his side. All three of these friends were mechanical Digimon war machines, the first of which was Suijinmon himself. The second ally, Fujinmon, was a biped android with green Chrome Digizoid armour. Instead of hands, this Digimon had switchblades instead. He unsheathed blades of fiery crimson energy and cut through the advancing horde as though it was air.

The third, Raijinmon, was an android constructed from beige Chrome Digizoid armour. His armour had many crimson markings on it, the most notable of which were the glyphs on his chest that represented the zodiac sign Cancer. He clasped his silver hands together, and launched a barrage of missiles from the two cylinders that made each of his shoulders. The creatures burst into pieces by the hundreds with each explosion.

Suijinmon got into his firing position as his allies provided the necessary distraction. He rained shots from his Giga Cannons until the mushroom collapsed from the damage. Even though the mushroom crumpled into a heap, Suijinmon continued firing until he ground it to dust. With it dead, the land gradually returned to normal. The sludge began to decompose inward in the direction of the mushroom's remains. Megadeath and his Digimon relished their victory.

The day dawned, and Megadeath came face to face with his three Hagurumon. "You're still thinking about that, my lord?" asked one of them.

Megadeath sighed. "Yeah."

The Hagurumon fell silent. "We have a meeting this morning. We have to go or we'll be late."



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Akira, Suzie, Shibumi, and Seiko followed a dusty path to the heart of Tyranno Valley. It was a rocky area devoid of any plant life and had treacherous cliffs. Everywhere they walked, they could see the bones of gigantic, fossilized dinosaurs lodged into the stone. After a brief analysis, Akira could tell they weren't the bones of Digimon. Digimon always disintegrated into data instead of leaving a corpse. They were normal dinosaurs from the Real World.

"This place looks like one big dinosaur graveyard," commented Lillith.

"Wow, that's a Bwachiosaurus!" said Suzie as she pointed to the dinosaur's fossil, which was embedded into the stone wall.

"These are the bones of real dinosaurs, as in the ones from the Real World," noted Akira.

Shibumi took notice. "Do you like the decor?" he asked. "I designed the look of this place myself. I think the fossils make nice decorations, don't you think?"

"If you ask me, those bones belong in a museum," commented Darkfryer. "They're going to get damaged being exposed like that to the dinosaur Digimon roaming this place."

"Nah, no worries there. The place is programmed to self repair after taking damage," informed Shibumi.

All of a sudden, the squad heard an explosion. "What's going on?" asked Lopmon.

"It came from the top! Let's hurry!" exclaimed Datamon.

The group ran down the path to the top of the plateau, where Master Tyrannomon's entourage stayed. Instead of just seeing normally peaceful Digimon, they saw them fighting off the attack of an invading Digimon force. Some of the dinosaurs resembled tyrannosaurs with bright red skin, and slash markings only around their jaws. These dinosaur Digimon launched volleys of fireballs at their enemies. They were known as Tyrannomon.

====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Tyrannomon
Attribute: Data
Level: Champion
Element: Fire

This fiery dinosaur is a common sight in the mountainous and volcanic regions of the Digital World. He is a ferocious opponent but is not the kind to make unprovoked attacks.

Attacks:
Blaze Blast - Tyrannomon can spit explosive fireballs at anyone that gains his ire.

The others were green skinned smaller tyrannosaurs with red slash markings on their skin, and the skull and crossbones on their shoulder. They had spikes running along the length of their bodies and a pair of black tusks with red stripes protruding from their backs. They were known as Tuskmon. Unlike the Tyrannomon, some of them favoured a direct confrontation and used their claws and horns as weapons. The others launched spikes from their body as projectiles.

====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Tuskmon
Attribute: Virus
Level: Champion
Element: None

This Digimon hails from the mountainous regions of the Digital World. Their favoured weapons are the tusks that protrude from their backs.

Attacks:
Bayonet Lancer - Tuskmon can launch his tusks like missiles.

Slamming Tusk - Tuskmon can gore a victim with his tusks and fling him around.

"AoA Digimon!" cried Darkfryer.

"Let's get'em!" cried Akira.

Suzie slashed a card through her D-Power. "Digimodify! Digivolution activate!"

"Lopmon, Digivolve to... Turuiemon!"

"Snow Agumon, Digivolve to... Frigimon!" In a burst of cold, snowy air, Snow Agumon ascended to Champion level.

"Okay guys, stay close to Darkfryer or Lillith to take advantage of their auras," reminded Akira.

The squad's Digimon raced to the battlefield with enhanced speed thanks to Darkfryer's aura. One of the enemy Digimon, a Mega Kabuterimon, had downed an already wounded Tyrannomon with an electrical blast. With only moments to react, Darkfryer sprayed jet black flames, diverting Mega Kabuterimon's attention away from the Tyrannomon. A hail of energy bullets followed from Akira and Shibumi and pelted Mega Kabuterimon in the chest. Datamon finished him off by lobbing a grenade into his chest.

The Tyrannomon was grateful. "Thank you!"

"No problem!" replied Datamon.

"Where did these guys come from?" asked Darkfryer.

"This big polyhedron popped out of nowhere and suddenly these Digimon started coming out of it!" replied the Tyrannomon.

"Where is it?"

"North," replied the Tyrannomon. "Master Tyrannomon went to fight. Please check if he's okay."

Akira nodded. "Everyone, disengage and come with us! We're going to check on Master Tyrannomon."

The squad made their way past the fighting and came upon a pair of Digimon pounding on each other. The first was obviously Master Tyrannomon, a gigantic dinosaur that was as tall as a three story house. He had green plates running along his back like that of the stegosaurus. His black, scaly had red tribal markings that were designed to resemble scars. His only real scar was the "X" shaped one on his white underbelly.

====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Master Tyrannomon
Attribute: Vaccine
Level: Ultimate
Element: Fire

Master Tyrannomon are considered the leaders of their kind, hence their name. They are noble, powerful Digimon who treat their followers with respect.

Attacks:
Master Fire - Master Tyrannomon can breathe fire like a dragon can. Even steel melts under the intense heat of his flames.

Master Claw - Master Tyrannomon can make a particularly powerful slash with his claws.

His opponent was the polyhedral Digimon that the Tyrannomon warned Akira and the others about. This golden, mechanical Digimon was the size of a small house. It had a twenty-sided body in which each principal face was octagonal. Much like a turtle's shell, it had openings for the Digimon's limbs and head. Its legs were arranged as the points of a cross. One of its arms was a nozzle and the other was a grappling arm like those found in an arcade game. The hatch on top for its head was an actual part of its head. It was a Digimon that no one had ever seen before.

====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Bulbmon
Attribute: Data
Level: Ultimate
Element: Metal/Fire

This Digimon lacks any will of its own and must be controlled by pilots in order to accomplish anything. It has the ability to teleport and travel between dimensions. It can bounce around like a ball without taking any damage.

Attacks:
Mad Pump - Bulbmon's primary weapon is a nozzle that sprays napalm. The napalm can be ignited immediately as in a flamethrower or delayed to create walls of flame.

Octagon Attack - Bulbmon's secondary weapon is the ability to curl up and ram into an opponent like a cannonball.

"That must be how the AoA entered the game worlds!" cried Shibumi.

The Bulbmon sprayed roaring flames onto Master Tyrannomon. The blistering heat of the air and the force of the fire jet put him on the defensive. Master Tyrannomon blocked and his natural resistance to fire helped mitigate the damage. Master Tyrannomon responded in kind with his own blast of fiery breath and the air glowed again with the light of the flames. The Bulbmon backed off to a cooler location to prepare its next move.

The Bulbmon decided to use its Twin Missile attack, a Metal element Online technique. It opened a compartment and launched a pair of missiles into Master Tyrannomon's chest. The impact and ensuing explosion caused him to cry out in pain. Akira's squad attacked the Bulbmon to divert the pilot's attention. They rocked it with several rounds of negative energy, regular energy, ice, and explosives.

"Everyone, find and take out Bulbmon's pilots," ordered Akira.

The Digimon surrounded the Bulbmon and pressed the attack. Darkfryer and Lillith shot spheres of negative energy. Frosty jabbed it with a Subzero Ice Punch and Datamon rocked it with Twin Missile. Turuiemon wheeled around behind Bulbmon and threw a flurry of kicks and punches into its back. The nozzle suddenly turned to Frosty and spewed gallons of flaming napalm. Fortunately, he leapt away moments before the flames could get him.

"I couldn't see the hatch! Where is it?" asked Frosty as he got up.

The nozzle turned around and clipped Turuiemon with its length. She landed abruptly on her back. Suzie ran to check on her condition. "Don't worry. I'm alright Suzie," she dismissed. "I know where the hatch is! It's on its back!"

"Good! Turuiemon, try to pry the hatch open. Everyone else, keep Bulbmon preoccupied," ordered Akira.

"Yes sir!" replied Shibumi.

The Tamers opened fired. Its nozzle turned to Darkfryer and Lillith who scattered just as the flames came roaring at them. Datamon launched a Digital Bomb which exploded and released a pulse of azure energy. The attack momentarily stunned the polyhedral Digimon, but once it recovered it launched its grappling arm into him. Datamon caught the arm and struggled to prevent it from closing on him.

Turuiemon latched onto Bulbmon's back and began to pry the hatch open. The hatch was made of Chrome Digizoid and it was very difficult to force open. Bulbmon began to move erratically in an effort to shake her off. It eventually succeeded but fortunately, Turuiemon landed on her feet this time. She resorted to more extreme measures and began to pelt it with a flurry of punches and kicks.

"I can't get it open! I need more strength!" cried Turuiemon.

"Don't give up!" cried Suzie.

Bulbmon turned and launched a missile into Frosty's chest. The Digimon renewed their attacks to provide further distraction. Darkfryer and Lillith tarred the Bulbmon's legs with a molasses-like darkness, making it harder for it to turn around. Datamon pressed the attack with a volley of missiles. Using these attacks as cover, Turuiemon snuck behind and made a second attempt at the latch.

This time, Suzie had a plan. "Digimodify! Power activate!"

Turuiemon felt power surging through her body. She began to pound the latch open until it snapped open. Turuiemon jumped inside and the Bulbmon froze. A brief scuffle ensued within and the sound of several rapidly thrown punches and kicks filled the cockpit. The Bulbmon shuddered in every direction imaginable before suddenly stopping. Turuiemon threw out the pilots one by one until all three had been expelled.

"All done!" Turuiemon proclaimed triumphantly.

After capturing the men, the others began to check on Master Tyrannomon's condition. "Are you alright?" asked Seiko.

"Yeah, I'm fine," replied Master Tyrannomon. "Who were those guys and who are you?"

"Those bad people were AoA," replied Suzie.

"We're Guard Tamers, a military force consisting of Digimon and Tamers," replied Akira. "We're here to form an alliance with you against the AoA," continued Akira.

"Well count me in! I want pay back for this!" Akira radioed his base and relayed the good news.

"You mind if we keep Bulbmon?" asked Shibumi.

"Not really. What are you going to do with that thing?" asked Master Tyrannomon in reference to Bulbmon.

"We're going to study it to find out how the AoA travel between the game worlds, and use it to our advantage," replied Shibumi. Master Tyrannomon only nodded in response.

"While we're here, we might as well learn how to control that thing," suggested Datamon.

The squad loaded the prisoners into the Bulbmon and perused the cockpit. Bulbmon had a roomy, metallic interior that could fit a small squad. Several blinking lights and three monitors dominated the front of the cockpit. Each monitor had a panel and a lever in front it which controlled the different parts of Bulbmon. The central panel was the pilot's panel which directed Bulbmon's movements. The right panel controlled the Bulbmon's Mad Pump, and by process of elimination, the last panel controlled the grappling arm.

Seiko experimented with the controls, and watched the grappling arm shoot out and pick up a rock on the monitor. "Cool!"

The squad returned to base with Bulbmon, Master Tyrannomon and their prisoners. The Guard Tamers took custody of the AoA POWs and led them into holding cells where they would stay for questioning. The mechanics began a check up of Bulbmon's data banks for any sensitive data that might aid the war effort. The tide was beginning to turn in favour of the Guard Tamers. A radio transmission came in with even more good news.

"Commander Violet, we have received a message from Byakko City. The other Tamers are alive, and have liberated the city for us!" announced the communications officer over the radio.

"Really?" asked Akira. He scrambled to the communications dome and listened as the officer replayed the message.

"This Elite Tamer Esmeralda. My squad is okay. We have joined a resistance force and have captured Byakko City. Please respond!" said the message.

"YES!" exclaimed Akira triumphantly. "Send a response immediately!"