Hey people long time no update eh? shrug I've been quite busy, you know, the usual…Website and stuff. Oh yeah and school is almost coming so…well its either I get more time to type or less…Oh well.
Dhinshumon: So a new Digimon is appearing somewhere in the story right?
Ao-Senshi: Yup and he's another one I created and drew, just like you!
Dhinshumon: Then how come I don't get to be in the story?
Ao-Senshi: Because you're my muse and he's not
Dhinshumon: Fine…
Ao-Senshi: Oh yeah and Amethyst Blizzard said your doomed to do the disclaimer
Dhinshumon: Who's that?
Ao-Senshi: Someone who reviewed now on with the disclaimer!
Dhinshumon: Fine, Ao-Senshi does not own Digimon or its characters. They are the property of Bandai, Toei etc. and are the copyright of Akiyoshi Hongo. She does, however, own the story, the plot, me and some Digimon whom you do not recognize that will appear in the story.
Ao-Senshi: Oh yes and I'm sure you know Gotsumon and Monochromon, the rock Digimon. They aren't of my creation. And you won't find the last sentence of the last chapter here since that was typed in another computer. On with the story!
Blasting the Gauge chapter five: Gotsumon's warning
They all gathered up at the side of the mountain, exhausted and relieved that they were still alive and breathing. They weren't expecting an attack from a Digimon this early in their mission, especially one as strong as Arutimon. They had started calling it a mission now instead of an adventure in their minds though none spoke a word.
They sat down, exhausted, in a circle. Cyberdramon dedigivolved back to Monodramon from all his drained energy while Kyubimon stayed in her champion form in case anymore surprises come their way. She lay down beside Ruki and served as a support for her back. Guilmon walked over to Takato and laid his head on his lap as Kurumon rested in Juri's arms. Jen unbundled Terriermon and put his arm around his little sister, who was still scared from the fight. Ryo just sat down and began to think as Monodramon sat beside him and pretended to think.
Takato looked around at his friends and noticed something wrong. He double-checked to make sure of his conclusion and found out he was right.
"Uh, guys…"
All looked up. "What?"
"Where's Kazu and Kenta?"
"They were left behind, remember?" Jen told him.
"Yeah but…they're not here"
"As I said we left them behind"
"You do know that those two get into the worst situations, don't you?"
They looked at each other with an 'uh-oh' look. Ruki groaned.
"I'm not going to save them again. Do you know how much trouble they caused last time I did?!"
Ryo grinned. "But they did lead you to me, didn't they?"
"That was the worst part"
Before Ryo could argue anymore Takato butted in and stood up.
"But they're still with us. We still have to go after them. We have to stick together now. I mean, who knows what could happen?"
Ryo just sighed and looked at Monodramon who was still pretending to think.
"Hey maybe they could find some new person if they go off alone. I mean, when I was with them we found Ryo. Perhaps they could find some other person who can be helpful and tell us what this thing is"
Ryo smirked and found this the time to retort. "Aww c'mon your just making excuses. Why, battle made you tired?" He smirked once again. This did the trick. Ruki stood up and glared at him. Of course she had all those evil retorts stocked up at the back of her mind all ready to use.
"No I thought you were tired. After all that thinking your brain's probably damaged already" She snickered and turned away. Ryo frowned and pulled up Monodramon. Takato just sighed. No matter how much he wished for those two to stop arguing it was just impossible. Besides, that was Ruki and he couldn't change her. 'Oh well. Better leave things the way they are before I make them even worse' He thought.
Meanwhile, with Kazu and Kenta
The pair hadn't seen any part of the battle except for Arutimon's occasional tornadoes and the enlarged Cyberdramon. But they were also able to see the Digimon being smushed and flying everywhere. They could do nothing about it. They weren't even able to see how Arutimon looked like. They didn't even know that Arutimon was his name.
"Hey Kazu I really think we should go over there and see if the others are okay" Kenta had been worried the whole time and since no sign of the others were seen, who knows what could have happened to their fellow team members?
"Nah they'll be fine. Besides, they could biomerge remember?"
"Kazu, if they could biomerge, don't you think we should have seen some bright light by now? Or don't you think MegaGargomon should be visible?"
Kazu stopped and froze. "Uh-oh"
"See what did I tell you?! We should have came to them earlier. I mean, now what?! We could get transported or something" Kenta threw his hands up. Kazu was still frozen and was staring behind Kenta.
"Your worried about being transported while there's a huge heard of Digimon running towards us?! Look behind you! We should stop worrying and run for our lives!" He screamed and dashed off. Kenta looked over his shoulder, screamed and ran after Kazu. The looks on their faces was priceless.
"Why…don't…you…tell…Guardramon…to…carry…us!" Kenta said in between breaths.
"That would take time! Besides, they're catching up too fast! RUN!" Kazu had that look on like the time Makuramon, as a boy, said 'BOO!' Or, in short, the look he has when he sees his report card.
The two ran but the Digimon behind them were keeping up. The ground was pounding from the footsteps of both humans and the Digimon herd. Guardramon was offering to carry them now but Kazu told him that 'They were strong and they could do this'. MarineAngemon lay comfortably in Kenta's shirt pocket.
Finally, they could run no longer. Kazu was tiring up and slowing down while Kenta was still in good shape, quite boasting his fitness to Kazu.
"Fine…fine…Guardramon…carry…us…NOW!" He panted and slowed down.
"Okie dokie!" Guardramon swooped down from behind them and carried the two on his shoulders. He hovered above the herd.
They went past them a bit but then stopped and encircled the digimon and his passengers. Kazu screamed and hugged Guardramon. Guardramon looked down and seemed to communicate with the Digimon.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm too young to dieeee!" Guardramon began hovering down. "Guardramon, buddy, I just wanted to say…before I die…I love you man! And Kenta, pal, you're the best. Forgive me for everything and I promise you, if we get out of here alive, I'll be your personal slave until the end of the school year!"
"Okie dokie"
"Really? You'll do that for me? Thanks pal!" Kenta smiled and laughed.
Finally Guardramon's feet touched the ground and his engines went off. Kenta jumped off but Kazu wouldn't let go.
"Kazu let go" Guardramon tried to persuade his tamer to let go. He just shook his head.
Kenta looked around and noticed that the digimon chasing them were only until his thighs. He took out his digivice and pointed it to one of them.
"Gotsumon. Rookie form Digimon" He bent down to talk to them. "Hey there, uh, Gotsumon. But, uhm, if you don't mind me asking…uh…are you going to hurt us?" Kenta felt stupid doing this but felt he must. He looked back at pitiful Kazu and felt he did what was right.
The Gotsumon seemed taken aback. Then he looked over at Kazu, shaking to the bone, and understood.
"No, we come in peace. I am the leader of the herd"
Kenta smiled. He walked over to his friend and patted him on the back. "Hey Kazu, they come in peace!"
Kazu stopped shaking and looked at him awkwardly. Finally he burst out laughing. "Of course I knew that! I wasn't scared. What makes you think I was scared? I knew all along that they came in peace! Haha…ha"
"Riggght…" Kenta just shook his head. "I didn't say you were scared"
"Uhh…" Kazu blushed and went behind Guardramon. "hehehe…"
Kenta bent down once again. 'Sheesh I feel like I'm Takato over here. No wonder Ruki hates us so much…' He secretly thought in his mind. "So, uhm, Gotsumon, if you weren't after us, why were you guys running then?"
"You two were in the way! We were running away from that…that…thing" Gotsumon sounded angry but worried.
"What thing?"
"The thing that destroyed our home!" All the Gotsumon now chorused in.
Kazu peeked from behind his partner. "So…you weren't after us?"
"Of course not! Now, we better get going before it catches up to us or we'll be doomed!"
The Gotsumons were just about to run before Kenta stopped them again.
"Please, Mr. Gotsumon, can you tell us more about this thing that destroyed your home?"
Gotsumon looked up at him with sad eyes. "Well, you see, we were just doing our everyday chores up in the rocky mountains. We were doing what we Gotsumons normally do. We live with Monochromon and he helps us with our jobs. Well, today, Monochromon didn't come. We didn't think anything was wrong so we continued to work. All of a sudden blackness covered the sky in a swipe and in an instant most of our homes had disappeared and some of our kin were dissolving into data in the air, being absorbed by the thing. We are not even sure if it is a digimon"
"Do you remember anything how it looked like?" Kenta asked.
"No. I only remember blackness. That's it. Oh yes and I remember something also, but I am not sure if it is real. I remember seeing Monochromon, a silhouette, actually, destroying one of our homes. But it can't be, Monochromon is very gentle and kind to us…He was my friend…"
Gotsumon looked down. Kenta felt sorry for the little guy.
"Hey, you know we've been sent here to help the Digiworld. Perhaps we'll defeat the thing sooner or later"
Gotsumon smiled. "Really? Oh thank you very much, young human. If there is any way we can repay you after you defeat it just name it! But now, we must be going. We are seeking shelter at the Primary Village first. Take care, young 'uns and nice meeting you!" He then told his herd off as they trudged towards the distance. Gotsumon Leader then walked over to Kenta and whispered to him.
"But I am warning you, you must be prepared for this fight. If not then you, too may end up like my brothers. One swipe of the claw and everything under the shadow disappears and dissolves into data. We don't know how to stop it. All I can tell you is that it is in search of something, something so important to it that it destroys everything in it's path…"
He then followed his herd, making sure all were safe. His words had left Kenta shock-stricken and nervous. He felt butterflies in his stomach and wished more than ever for the others to be here.
Back with the others
Ruki, Jen, Terriermon, Shouchion and Lopmon were aloft Kyubimon. Takato and Juri on Growlmon as Ryo rode Cyberdramon alongside Kyubimon. There was no more space on Kyubimon and Monodramon refused to ride Growlmon. So instead he digivolved and offered his tamer a ride. As usual, he and Ruki were exchanging taunts.
"Hey Ruki, I get an airplane and you get a car. Haha"
Ruki shot him a glare. "Well at least I didn't have to force Renamon to digivolve to Kyubimon to get a ride. Ha"
Ryo thought for a moment. "I didn't force Monodramon. He wanted to. Double Ha"
They began to exchange more arguments, each retorting as quick as the other. Jen just sighed and played with Terriermon's ears. Shouchion squeezed Lopmon and tried to understand what Ruki and Ryo were talking about.
Takato and Juri sat atop Growlmon, side by side. Takato was trying to look for any sign of Kazu and Kenta. He thought he some dots so he stood up and squinted his eyes. Juri thought she might see better than Takato and stood up also but the moment she stood up Growlmon took a step. She wobbled, then fell. As if on signal, Takato caught her arm and brought her back up. Juri blushed and thanked him. He, in turn, blushed also and both sat down, looking away. Kurumon stared at them.
Terriermon, being tired from Ryo and Ruki's argument which served as his 'entertainment' channel, spotted the two atop Growlmon and, clapping his hands, he sang. "Takato and Juri sitting on a Growlmon! You finish it Shouchion!" He pointed to Shouchion.
Shouchion smiled and continued the song. "K-I-S-S L-M-N-O-P!"
Takato and Juri just blushed harder and looked away, being suddenly interested in Growlmon's feet. Ryo and Ruki stopped their arguing and, noticing Shouchion's wrong spelling of the word "kissing" laughed their heads off. Jen, too, laughed a little as Terriermon was rolling around Kyubimon's back, holding his stomach from laughter. Shouchion looked up at her brother with those sad, puppy-dog eyes.
"What's wrong, onii-san? Did I do something wrong?"
Usually Jen would have told her the correct spelling. But…this was too cute. And besides, what's a little wrong spelling to do any harm?
"Nah. They're laughing because of the song, not you" He patted her head. She smiled and laughed.
Ryo told Cyberdramon to fly a bit higher. This he did and he looked towards the distance. "Hey guys I think I see Kazu and Kenta now!"
Takato stood up and help onto Growlmon's ear. He covered his eyes to cover from the sun and looked towards the direction Ryo was pointing. There, in the middle of the sand they could just shape out Guardramon, Kazu and Kenta. Kazu and Kenta were jumping up and down and waving to them. Takato ordered Growlmon to speed up a bit and Cyberdramon flew faster. Kyubimon started to run also, they sped up as so to avoid any transportation beams that could come upon them any moment now.
At last Cyberdramon hovered down beside the trio, followed shortly by Kyubimon and Growlmon. Their passengers stepped down and made their way to their friends.
"Guys you would never believe what happened to us!" Kazu rushed over to them.
Kenta ran over and covered Kazu's mouth before it started telling lies.
"Yeah we were chased by some Gotsumon who weren't really chasing us but Kazu thought they were and they told us that they were running away from something and I think that something is what we're looking for" Kenta said it all in one breath but surprisingly, they all understood.
Takato's face grew serious. "What we're looking for?"
Kazu managed to remove Kenta's hand and he nodded. "Yeah you know, the one that's searching for something"
Ryo looked at them. "Searching for something?"
"Yeah that's what Gotsumon told me"
"Did he describe how it looked like?"
"No, all they could remember was black. Although he did tell us quite an amusing story…"
"Story?" Ryo was now more interested than ever.
All of a sudden blackness swept through the sky, signaling that night has come upon the Digital World. Jen stepped in between them.
"Uhm, guys, I think we really should be heading towards someplace safe. I don't think we should stay out here in the open""Yeah or that thing might find us before we find him…" Ruki agreed. "But where do we stay?"
Everyone looked around, not moving from their positions. Juri squinted her eyes and pointed to something in the distance. "There. I think I see a cave"
They all looked where Juri was pointing. It was quite far but hey, they had Digimon so why bother to walk?
Ruki, Jen, Shouchion, Terriermon and Lopmon boarded Kyubimon once more. Ryo went on Cyberdramon as Takato, Juri, Kazu and Kenta went atop Growlmon. Guardramon rode his tail. They all then started walking across the sand to the cave.
"Hey Kazu"
"What?"
"You told me that you'll be my personal slave until the end of the school year if we get away from the Gotsumons alive"
"I did?""Duh"
"…"
Ruki heard the conversation and jeered at Kazu. The others did nothing. This was peace to them. Shouchion began getting bored and decided to sing a song.
"Twinkle, twinkle little star"
Ruki slapped her forehead. 'Anything but this…'
Takato sweat dropped and scratched his head. Juri just smiled, thinking it was really cute for Shouchion to sing and she nodded her head along with her singing. Kazu got annoyed, held his head and started to scream. Kenta plugged his ears with his fingers and closed his eyes. Jen just looked at his sister as she forced Lopmon and Terriermon to sing with her. Kurumon flew down to them and sang along.
"No, Jen, don't! She's gonna torcher me! I mean, I like her and all but this is just…too…much!" Terriermon clung on tight to Jen's head and whispered it to his ear. Lopmon was already singing along hesitantly, now they were singing the Barney song.
"I love you, you love me"
Jen was trying to pry Terriermon out of his head but he stuck on to it like cement. Ruki just looked at Terriermon's suffering. Now this was entertainment channel. Along the way she glanced at Ryo who was doing nothing but looking around. He looked around him and finally locked eyes with Ruki. Amidst the commotion his eyes were serious, not at all like the usual. It seemed like he was telling Ruki something was wrong, but she just couldn't understand what. Everything else seemed distant except what he was trying to say.
Confused, she tore off the gaze as Ryo continued to look at the distance. Ruki watched once more her entertainment channel.
"No, Jen, don't do this to me! I'm your partner!"
Jen pulled at him. "C'mon Terriermon, it isn't that bad! Mou-man-tai"
"Why don't you try? Mou-man-tai what?! Take WHAT easy?! Don't worry about WHAT?! Oh please, Jen…"
Shouchion and Lopmon were now singing Shirley Temple's song.
"It's a nice trip to a candy shop"
Juri found it entertaining and sang along. Kazu couldn't wait to get to the cave and instead copied Kenta and covered his ears.
At long last, they reached the cave. Kazu jumped down and threw his hands up. "Finally!"
Shouchion continued to sing.
"But f you eat too much, ooh ooh, you'll awake with a tummy ache" Lopmon was a little behind as she was merely reciting it. Kurumon and Shouchion were in chorus.
Kazu stared at her in disbelief. Jen, Terriermon, the singing Shouchion, Kurumon and Lopmon and Ruki climbed out of Kyubimon. She refused to dedigivolve. Ryo hopped out of Cyberdramon as he dedigivolved to Monodramon. They walked over to the others. Kenta, Takato and Juri stepped down from Growlmon as he dedigivolved to Guilmon.
They walked towards the entrance of the cave. It wasn't that spacey nor was it narrow. It wasn't that dark also. They walked in and tried to settle themselves. Jen and Shouchion along with their partners went in one corner. Lopmon lid down with her ears spread on the ground. Shouchion sang the last words of the song and, all of a sudden, stopped, stared into space, her eyelids dropped and her head fell on Lopmon's ear, instantly asleep. Lopmon groaned and let her tamer use her as a pillow. She slept also.
Jen raised an eyebrow and stroked his sister's hair. Looking over at Terriermon he caught him and bundled him up.
"Your gonna be my pillow"
"WHAT?!" Terriermon tried to escape but Jen held on to his ear. Takato was on the other side, using Guilmon's stomach as his pillow. Well, he was trying to fluff it up at least. Kyubimon lay down on the ground and served as Ruki's bed. Juri was sleeping there also but she would stay nearer to the tail as Ruki slept near Kyubimon's head. Kurumon snuggled up to Juri and fell asleep. Ryo and Monodramon sat in one corner, about to fall asleep similar to Takato. Kazu and Kenta used their backpacks as pillows and Jen had to do the same thing. Besides, Terriermon snored…
In the middle of the night, Ruki woke up to Guilmon and Terriermon's snores. The others were covering their ears as they slept. She groaned and turned. She looked over at the entrance and saw two figures. Ryo and Monodramon were sitting down, looking outside. She closed her eyes, took one last peek at the two and wondered. 'Sometimes, Akiyama, I just don't understand you. Even amidst all the commotion we were having awhile ago, you did nothing. You missed the Terriermon channel even' She smiled at the thought. 'Oh well…'
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Yeah I'm done! WOOHOO! I rule! Okay, maybe not, but I would like to announce the official opening of my Ryuki website, Fighting Spirit today…or maybe tomorrow. Somewhere this week, more or less. The url is But you probably can't enter yet but its soon to come. It's probably going to be one of the only update Ryuki SITES (not shrines) there is. Yeah but don't forget I also have another site to attend to so…updates may not come so fast.
Well, uhm, hope you enjoyed the chapter. I've got a middle part all planned up and I already have an ending. You'll never guess who'll appear at the end. Oh well, chow!
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