Butchmon cut a strange figure in the landscape of the continent of Server. The football helmet and pads over his shirt made him seem like some sort of NFL Street character. He was having doubts about his purpose. His fights with Veggiemon and the Demidevimon had been fought in an atmosphere of unquestioned purpose. Also they were battles of survival and defense. He scratched his bayonet on the seacliff. Too weird. Also there was that tag. Things were too amorphous for him to understand. Fortunately Gennai decided to make another appearance.
"Okay Gennai, what's the deal here. I'm fighting these creatures, and I don't get it. I've seen no Piedmon, run into no digimon that would appear to work with the digidestined. I definitely haven't seen the digidestined or have any clue who they are. You're not giving much to work with here," said the rookie digimon.
"You wouldn't want to face Piedmon anyway. He's a mega digimon. You've only become exposed to Champion digimon at most. That includes yourself. Coàllamon, or whatever your Champion form is called is no where near the strength of Piedmon. That is why you need to find that crest as soon as you can. Using the crest you can reach the fully digivolved form that will allow you to complete your mission. You are stalling for time and preserving the digidestined digimon. Hopefully, that won't include a confrontation with Piedmon," said Gennai.
"Where are the digidestined digimon anyway, Gennai?" asked Butchmon.
"I'd prefer not to have had to tell you, but as there seems to be a situation developing, I guess you'll have to know," said Gennai.
"Situation? How so?" asked Butchmon.
"The digi-destined are on File Island. They are safe there, far from Server and its occupants. That is until today," said Gennai.
"What happened today?" asked Butchmon.
"You liberated a Koromon village by shooting a Demidevimon out over the ocean," said Gennai.
"So a evil rookie weakling digimon is on File Island. Where's the problem?" asked Butchmon.
"File Island's mountains are full of latent evil in the form of strange Black Gears. The Demidevimon was exposed to these gears and used their power to digivolve to his Champion form, Devimon. You've placed the eggs in great peril. It's only a matter of time before Devimon discovers them and destroys them," said Gennai.
"Whoah. Time out. I didn't know they were on File Island. I didn't know that Devimon would emerge, but I did know that you weren't telling me everything. How do I get to File Island?" said Butchmon.
"Well, flying and swimming are possibilities. Rafting is another. Or I could provide you with a ride," said Gennai.
"Sounds good," said Butchmon.
"This is Unimon (a flying unicorn digimon landed at Gennai's feet). He will take you across the ocean. He is also fully capable of answering any question you might have. Whether they be about Devimon, File Island, or anything else you can think of. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to defeat Devimon or at least keep him from finding the digidestined digimon," said Gennai.
"Tall order. I'll see what I can do. Come on Unimon," Butchmon mounted and Unimon took off over the water. The stretches of water were nauseating from the sky. Butchmon was not used to flying. Yet a need to fix things was his primary reason for his decision to just go with it.
"So. You are our hope," said Unimon.
"I've been told so. Still troubles me. Like where this Devimon stacks up against the others that are threats in this world," said Butchmon.
"He's not much in the greater scheme of things. On Server there is a Champion digimon named Etemon building his power. Rumors are that an Ultimate digimon has discovered some secret to the digital world. And of course there is no secret of the aims of Piedmon. Yet he lurks in the shadows, waiting to choose his time to strike. They aren't important right now. The important thing is to deal with this new Devimon," said Unimon. He flew over File Island and landed on a cliff side. Noises could be heard in the nearby woods. Strangely, Butchmon swore that he had heard these noises before. Fighting noises. He walked into the woods. Unimon stayed put. He would wait to see what result occurred. In the woods were Leomon and Ogremon, fighting as usual. Leomon's back was to Butchmon, but Ogremon might have seen him. Strangely enough Ogremon broke off the fight and headed away. Leomon let him go. Butchmon approached the Champion digimon cautiously.
"Where's he going?" asked Butchmon.
"I don't know. Who are you?" replied Leomon.
"I'm Butchmon, the rookie form of Coàllamon. Maybe you've heard of me," said Butchmon.
"Well, actually, no. What are you doing here on File Island?" asked Leomon.
"I'm here to defend the digidestined digi-eggs. You wouldn't happen to know where they are, do you?" asked Butchmon.
"No. I don't. However, Primary Village is a good place to find digi-eggs of all sorts. Perhaps they're there. It has often been rumored the eggs were on the island, but most digimon believe that's just myth or fancy," said Leomon.
"It's no myth. Of that I'm sure. Look at this," Butchmon motioned toward the digivice connected to his right shoulder.
"A digivice! Then you're not all digimon after all. And the stories must be true. I had wondered. I will take you to Primary Village," answered Leomon. Sounds of scampering could be heard. Ogremon was only now leaving his hiding place in the woods. He would inform Devimon of the developments.
Ogremon found the newly digivolved Devimon in a clearing. He approached carefully. "Devimon, your friend has landed on the island. He is going to Primary Village. I think he is seeking the digidestined digimon. Leomon is with him," said Ogremon.
"Excellent, Ogremon. Now leave me. I will deal with this problem myself," Devimon descended from Infinti Mountain to fall upon the heroic pair undetected. They had just made it to the outskirts of the Village. They could see the skyline, but were not yet in the grounds where the digi-eggs lay.
Leomon turned to Butchmon. "I'll go see if it's alright that we're here."
Butchmon nodded, "You do that. I'll wait here." Leomon ran ahead. Devimon made his move. He swooped fast at Butchmon. The tables had turned, now a Champion would again blast an unsuspecting Rookie, but it would be Devimon who would win this time.
Devimon prepared his attack when...a surge of electricity caught him unawares. He was shaken and looked to see what happened. He was seething. He saw a red and blue digimon by the stream. "Elecmon! You idiot! You will pay for striking at me, with your life!" Devimon roared. Elecmon merely looked at him; he was poised to run, but like a basketball player in triple-threat position, any move was possible. Devimon now felt a jab in his back. He had been noticed by Butchmon, who had released his Butch bayonet attack from a distance. It was more annoying than painful. Butchmon wasted no time.
Butchmon...digivolve to... Coàllamon.
Gone was the football oddity, now here appeared the suited blue Coàllamon. The body was sleek and with the helmet and visor (Samus style), Coàllamon was one odd digimon, especially with the trademark baritone built into one arm.
"Okay, leave him alone. Pick on someone your own size," said Coàllamon.
"You are out of your league. I give one chance to go back to the minors, take it and leave File Island to me," said Devimon.
"I'm not a big baseball man, but the way I see it, I'm 1-0 in this series, and it's going to be a sweep," rattled Coàllamon. He was usually more tempered than this. However, Elecmon's save had rallied his intensity. Little did he know it was this quality that defined him. Devimon raised a punch, Coàllamon ducked it, and as Devimon's momentum carried him forward, Coàllamon raised his knee into the black form and brought down his arms at the same time. Devimon screamed in pain (for the record, Devimon has not yet learned to control the black gears, he just has been exposed to them). He slumped to the ground. He banged his fist against the turf and lunged at Coàllamon, catching him off guard and throwing him into the bushes. As Coàllamon flew through the air, he started to feel something. A man running with 8 eggs with digivices, breaking away from some sort of clown. He shook his head. Not in pain, but in question. The man in his thoughts was Gennai, running with the eggs...could this be one of Protomon's memories?
Coàllamon saw Devimon approach. He wouldn't be surprised again. He let him get close and then slung out a kick that knocked Devimon in the other direction. One egg slips away and then in the distance... Coàllamon couldn't get those thoughts out of his head. He pursued Devimon. But he made that classic mistake of overpursuing. He got caught on Devimon's hand. Devimon took the opportunity to land a fist combo on Coàllamon. He punched and punched, each one landing in the gut. Coàllamon was trapped. He continued to take a brutal beating from the smiling Devimon. ...File Island, phone booths. Near shore in small grove, seven eggs and digivices... He knew where they were now. He planted his baritone right in Devimon's stomach.
BARITONE BLASTER!!!!
Devimon was thrust backwards with the force of the blow. Coàllamon looked at the ground and drew a line in the dirt. Then he leaped into the air. Devimon recovered only to find Coàllamon grabbing the horns of his head. He was in no position to resist.
"See that down there, that line?" said Coàllamon, "You will never cross it or I will seek you out and destroy you." Then he swung Devimon in circles and hurled him toward Infinti Mountain. Devimon crashed into the mountain side revealing the black gears. Coàllamon ended his jump and landed next to Elecmon. Leomon also returned.
"Thank you for your help, friend," Coàllamon said.
"You would have done the same for me," said Elecmon.
"How do you know that?" asked Coàllamon.
"You did fight that monster, right? My babies will be safe," said Elecmon.
"Babies?" asked Coàllamon.
"Elecmon is the guardian of Primary Village," said Leomon.
"You were looking for my village?" asked Elecmon.
"Yes, we were, we hoped to find the digidestined digimon there," said Leomon.
"But we won't. I know where they are Leomon. We must go to the beach," Coàllamon said.
"Well, I know a shortcut to get there. Good-bye Elecmon," said Leomon.
"Good luck, friends," said Elecmon. He waved as the two Champion digimon walked away, heading for a beach...
Upon reaching the beach, the pair saw the phone booths. Had Coàllamon not been more concerned about his mission, the booths may have drawn his interest. As it was, they merely served to show they in the right place. His shoulder began to vibrate a little and he could see his digivice was emitting little red dots. Due to where it was, he couldn't get a real good look at it. "Leomon, come here, can you tell me what these dots on my digivice are?" asked Coàllamon.
Leomon looked at the digivice. There were seven dots and they were north of their position in the nearby jungle. Leomon grunted. "There are seven dots, they appear to be in a north direction," said Leomon. Coàllamon thought about it. Seven dots, seven digidestined digimon, must be...
Coàllamon motioned into the woods, "I think I know where they are. Let's go." Leomon nodded. Coàllamon looked at his shoulder until the dots lined up under him. There was nothing there, just a palm fond over a spot. Coàllamon lifted the branch and saw the seven eggs, attached to the digivices. He replaced the palm fronds. The seven digivices had begun reacting and for their safety, he added to the fronds. He walked toward Leomon and put his hand on his shoulder. "Leomon, the digi-eggs are here, I charge you to defend their location, at least until the digi-destined or myself return."
Leomon nodded. Coàllamon ran down the beach and jumped over the water. With a baritone blaster shot, he propelled himself over the water to Server. He had done what Gennai had asked, Devimon had been dealt with. Leomon was guarding the digi-eggs, hopefully from a distance. Gennai would have to tell him what his next move was. He still had not found his crest. He touched down on Server and would a glass lowing thing. Gennai's image stood there, waiting. "So you know, Coàllamon, you know there is another."