CHAPTER 11
The students quickly clambered onto the bus the next day, full of excitement about the field trip. Five of the Warriors boarded together. Takuya and Zoe took one seat, Takuya sitting on the window side. Koji and Kouichi took the seat behind them, Koji being on the aisle side. The four placed their backpacks with their changes of clothes in their laps. JP sat in the seat across from them and tossed his backpack on the window side of the seat. They noticed Sao and Lisa walking down the aisle, but they were already past them.
"Hey! Sao! Lisa!" Takuya called, turning around in the seat.
The two stopped and looked at him coldly, silencing him. They then continued to the very back of the bus. Takuya sheepishly turned back to face the front of the bus.
"Hey, don't worry about them, just enjoy the trip." Zoe said, gently tugging on Takuya's shirt sleeve.
Takuya forced himself to smile at Zoe.
The bus pulled up to the curb in front of the community center. The teacher stood in the aisle in the front of the bus.
"Alright everyone, here's the deal. We have the whole building to ourselves today. You may use the pool area, gym, and the weight room. Be safe and enjoy!"
The students all stood up and prepared to exit the bus.
The five Warriors stood in a group outside the building.
"Alright, so where do we want to go first?" Zoe asked the group.
Takuya watched Sao and Lisa get off the bus and head for the building. "Hey! Sao! Lisa! Where are you going!?" Takuya called.
Sao clenched her fist, which was soon engulfed in sparking black and red flames.
"Never mind." Takuya muttered, turning back to the other Warriors.
Sao and Lisa walked into the empty locker room. They quickly changed into belly shirts and jeans. They each grabbed a roll of white tape off the top shelf of their lockers. They wrapped the tape around their palms and threw the rolls back in the lockers.
The five other Warriors met next to the pool. All of them had changed into their swim suits.
"Hey everybody, it's party time!" Takuya exclaimed, jumping into the pool. The splash he created doused the others.
Takuya surfaced and looked up at the others. His smile faded when he saw that Zoe was looking down at him angrily, her hair still dripping.
"Oh boy . . ." Takuya sweat-dropped.
"Takuya, I've got some advice for you . . . run." Koji said.
"TAKUYA KANBARA!" Zoe screamed, jumping into the water after Takuya.
Takuya started across the pool as fast as he could, but Zoe was close behind. Kouichi, JP and Koji sweat-dropped as they watched Takuya swim for his life.
"Think we should help him?" Kouichi asked.
"Nah, do you want to suffer the same fate as Takuya?" Koji asked as Zoe tripped Takuya in the shallow end and dunked him under. The three breathed out mushroom breaths.
Takuya pulled his head out of the water. "Jeez Zoe, trying to kill me or something?"
Zoe smiled a little and stood up. "Nope, just getting revenge."
Takuya stood up as well. 'That's the LAST time I get her wet . . .' He thought to himself.
Sao kicked a punching bag hard, sending it swinging. She and Lisa were the only ones in the weight room.
Lisa jumped up in the air, spun around, and released a powerful kick into the bag. She landed neatly on the ground, the bag still swinging wildly.
Sao turned to face the bag, clenched her fists and landed more punches and kicks in the bag.
A few minutes later, both stepped away from the punching bags and let them swing. The tops of their shirt were doused in sweat and they were both breathing a little harder than normal.
"Huh, I wonder where Sao and Lisa are . . ." Takuya muttered.
"What'd you say Takuya?" Zoe asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing . . ." Takuya answered, zoning out again.
Zoe pulled herself out of the pool.
"Z, where you going?" JP asked.
"I'm going to get something to drink." Zoe lied, turning and leaving the pool area.
"Um, okay." JP said slowly. "Hey! Takuya! Whatcha thinkin' about?"
Zoe crossed the lobby and headed for the weight room. She opened the door and entered the room. Looking around, she found Sao and Lisa in the farthest corner of the room, standing next to punching bags. The bags were still swinging a little bit.
"What do you want?" Lisa asked coldly.
Zoe stopped in her tracks. "Why are you two always so cold? I mean, we're supposed to be a team-"
Zoe was cut off by a low rumbling coming from the pool area.
A rumbling sound followed by a cracking sound filled the pool area. Everyone fell silent except for the occasional nervous sounds made by the students.
"What . . . was that?" Kouichi asked.
"Hey! Guys!" Tommy called, running into the pool area.
"Tommy!?" Takuya exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"Ophanimon told me to come. She said it was important." Tommy replied.
Takuya's expression suddenly turned focused and alert. He climbed out of the pool and motioned for the other Warriors to follow.
"Takuya, what are you doing?" JP asked.
"Everybody get out of the water!" Takuya yelled to everyone in the pool, who were barely paying attention to him. "Tommy, do you have your D- Tector?"
Tommy nodded.
"Good. Whatever you do, don't Spirit Evolve until we get back." Takuya instructed. "And don't let them know you're a Legendary Warrior. Got it?"
"Well . . . okay . . ." Tommy reluctantly agreed.
"C'mon you guys." Takuya said to Koji, Kouichi and JP.
"Right." The others agreed.
The four ran out of the pool area and into the locker room. They frantically searched the lockers until they found their D-Tectors.
A swirling tornado of water rose out of the pool, sending the students running and screaming. The tornado rose almost all the way to the ceiling, then dispersed, creating a short rain in the pool area. When the mist cleared, it revealed three water dragon Digimon. Tommy and other students gasped.
"What was that!?" Zoe exclaimed.
Sao and Lisa didn't answer. Instead, they turned away from the punching bag and dashed out of the weight room.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Zoe called, following the two out of the weight room.
The four re-entered the pool area, back in their normal outfits.
"Alright, now we can fight." Takuya said. "Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"Agunimon!"
"Lobomon!"
"Beetlemon!"
"Kumamon!"
"Lowemon!"
"Ssso, you are the Legendary Warriorssss we are ssseeking . . ." Mega Seadramon said.
"Better believe it slimy!" Lobomon said, drawing his sabers.
"Talk isss cheap." WaruSeadramon said quickly. "Darkssstrom!"
"I'd agree with that." Beetlemon said. "Thunder Fist!"
WaruSeadramon's attack cut through Beetlemon's, struck him, and knocked him back against the wall.
"Beetlemon! Are you okay?" Lowemon asked.
"I'm fine." Beetlemon said, standing up.
"Not for long. Thunder Javelin!"
"Darkssstrom!"
"River of Power!"
Beetlemon, Kumamon and Lowemon were hit and smashed up against the wall.
"Try this on for size. Howling Laser!"
The attacks had no effect on the evil Digimon.
"Well, guess we'd better try our old stand-by . . . working together." Lobomon said.
"Right." The others, except Agunimon, agreed.
"Thunder Fist!"
"Crystal Freeze!"
"Howling Laser!"
"Shadow Meteor!"
The attacks still had no effect.
"Foolisssh Warriorsss . . . now prepare to be dessstroyed!" MetalSeadramon hissed.
"Thunder Javelin!"
"Darkssstrom!"
"River of Power!"
The attacks knocked Beetlemon, Kumamon and Lowemon into the wall.
"Lobo-"
Lobomon was cut off as WaruSeadramon and MetalSeadramon slapped him into the wall with their tails. Lobomon pried himself off the wall and lunged at MegaSeadramon. MegaSeadramon flew up into the air above Lobomon.
"Thunder Javelin!"
"Howling Laser!"
The attacks collided in a bright explosion. When the light dimmed, MegaSeadramon's attack broke through and hit Lobomon full force. He slowly sank to the ground.
"Thunder Fist!"
"Shadow Meteor!"
"Crystal Freeze!"
The evil Digimon dodged the attacks.
"Darkssstrom!"
"River of Power!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
Kumamon, Lowemon and Beetlemon were hit by the attacks and dropped to the ground.
"River of Power!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
"Darkssstrom!"
Kumamon, Lowemon, and Beetlemon were sent flying into the pool.
"No! Guys!" Lobomon yelled, struggling to stand up. "Takuya, a little HELP!?"
Agunimon's expression was totally emotionless. He didn't move to attack the evil Digimon.
"Takuya! Now's not the time to have second thoughts about attacking!" Lobomon snapped.
"Agunimon, join with usss . . . the massster has requesssted your pressssence."
"What? Master?" Lobomon asked himself. "Takuya, no! Don't listen to them!"
Agunimon slowly started towards the evil Digimon, but unprepared to attack. "Yeah, let's go."
"AGUNIMON! Think about what you're doing!" Lobomon yelled.
Agunimon turned to look at Lobomon over his shoulder. "You stay out of this." He said coldly, fire surrounding his fist. He then joined the evil Digimon.
"TAKUYA!"
"Sssorry Warrior of Light . . . River of Power!"
"Darkssstrom!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
Lobomon was hit full force by the attacks and sent skidding into the pool.
Agunimon was surrounded in Fractal Code. When it cleared, BurningGreymon stood in his place.
"And now Warriorsss, chill out!" WaruSeadramon snarled. "Evil Icicle!"
"Mega Ice Blasssst!"
"Giga Ice Blasssst!"
The pool froze over quickly, sealing the four Warriors in the ice. The other students gasped. In four bursts of light, the Warriors de-Spirit Evolved beneath the ice, which quickly closed in the extra space.
"Jussst for good measssure . . ." MetalSeadramon said to BurningGreymon as a layer of white, crusty snow appeared over the ice.
"That ssshould hold them until the massstersss come." MegaSeadramon said.
The three evil Digimon and BurngingGreymon turned and blasted a hole in the roof, which they used to escape.
The students quickly clambered onto the bus the next day, full of excitement about the field trip. Five of the Warriors boarded together. Takuya and Zoe took one seat, Takuya sitting on the window side. Koji and Kouichi took the seat behind them, Koji being on the aisle side. The four placed their backpacks with their changes of clothes in their laps. JP sat in the seat across from them and tossed his backpack on the window side of the seat. They noticed Sao and Lisa walking down the aisle, but they were already past them.
"Hey! Sao! Lisa!" Takuya called, turning around in the seat.
The two stopped and looked at him coldly, silencing him. They then continued to the very back of the bus. Takuya sheepishly turned back to face the front of the bus.
"Hey, don't worry about them, just enjoy the trip." Zoe said, gently tugging on Takuya's shirt sleeve.
Takuya forced himself to smile at Zoe.
The bus pulled up to the curb in front of the community center. The teacher stood in the aisle in the front of the bus.
"Alright everyone, here's the deal. We have the whole building to ourselves today. You may use the pool area, gym, and the weight room. Be safe and enjoy!"
The students all stood up and prepared to exit the bus.
The five Warriors stood in a group outside the building.
"Alright, so where do we want to go first?" Zoe asked the group.
Takuya watched Sao and Lisa get off the bus and head for the building. "Hey! Sao! Lisa! Where are you going!?" Takuya called.
Sao clenched her fist, which was soon engulfed in sparking black and red flames.
"Never mind." Takuya muttered, turning back to the other Warriors.
Sao and Lisa walked into the empty locker room. They quickly changed into belly shirts and jeans. They each grabbed a roll of white tape off the top shelf of their lockers. They wrapped the tape around their palms and threw the rolls back in the lockers.
The five other Warriors met next to the pool. All of them had changed into their swim suits.
"Hey everybody, it's party time!" Takuya exclaimed, jumping into the pool. The splash he created doused the others.
Takuya surfaced and looked up at the others. His smile faded when he saw that Zoe was looking down at him angrily, her hair still dripping.
"Oh boy . . ." Takuya sweat-dropped.
"Takuya, I've got some advice for you . . . run." Koji said.
"TAKUYA KANBARA!" Zoe screamed, jumping into the water after Takuya.
Takuya started across the pool as fast as he could, but Zoe was close behind. Kouichi, JP and Koji sweat-dropped as they watched Takuya swim for his life.
"Think we should help him?" Kouichi asked.
"Nah, do you want to suffer the same fate as Takuya?" Koji asked as Zoe tripped Takuya in the shallow end and dunked him under. The three breathed out mushroom breaths.
Takuya pulled his head out of the water. "Jeez Zoe, trying to kill me or something?"
Zoe smiled a little and stood up. "Nope, just getting revenge."
Takuya stood up as well. 'That's the LAST time I get her wet . . .' He thought to himself.
Sao kicked a punching bag hard, sending it swinging. She and Lisa were the only ones in the weight room.
Lisa jumped up in the air, spun around, and released a powerful kick into the bag. She landed neatly on the ground, the bag still swinging wildly.
Sao turned to face the bag, clenched her fists and landed more punches and kicks in the bag.
A few minutes later, both stepped away from the punching bags and let them swing. The tops of their shirt were doused in sweat and they were both breathing a little harder than normal.
"Huh, I wonder where Sao and Lisa are . . ." Takuya muttered.
"What'd you say Takuya?" Zoe asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing . . ." Takuya answered, zoning out again.
Zoe pulled herself out of the pool.
"Z, where you going?" JP asked.
"I'm going to get something to drink." Zoe lied, turning and leaving the pool area.
"Um, okay." JP said slowly. "Hey! Takuya! Whatcha thinkin' about?"
Zoe crossed the lobby and headed for the weight room. She opened the door and entered the room. Looking around, she found Sao and Lisa in the farthest corner of the room, standing next to punching bags. The bags were still swinging a little bit.
"What do you want?" Lisa asked coldly.
Zoe stopped in her tracks. "Why are you two always so cold? I mean, we're supposed to be a team-"
Zoe was cut off by a low rumbling coming from the pool area.
A rumbling sound followed by a cracking sound filled the pool area. Everyone fell silent except for the occasional nervous sounds made by the students.
"What . . . was that?" Kouichi asked.
"Hey! Guys!" Tommy called, running into the pool area.
"Tommy!?" Takuya exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"Ophanimon told me to come. She said it was important." Tommy replied.
Takuya's expression suddenly turned focused and alert. He climbed out of the pool and motioned for the other Warriors to follow.
"Takuya, what are you doing?" JP asked.
"Everybody get out of the water!" Takuya yelled to everyone in the pool, who were barely paying attention to him. "Tommy, do you have your D- Tector?"
Tommy nodded.
"Good. Whatever you do, don't Spirit Evolve until we get back." Takuya instructed. "And don't let them know you're a Legendary Warrior. Got it?"
"Well . . . okay . . ." Tommy reluctantly agreed.
"C'mon you guys." Takuya said to Koji, Kouichi and JP.
"Right." The others agreed.
The four ran out of the pool area and into the locker room. They frantically searched the lockers until they found their D-Tectors.
A swirling tornado of water rose out of the pool, sending the students running and screaming. The tornado rose almost all the way to the ceiling, then dispersed, creating a short rain in the pool area. When the mist cleared, it revealed three water dragon Digimon. Tommy and other students gasped.
"What was that!?" Zoe exclaimed.
Sao and Lisa didn't answer. Instead, they turned away from the punching bag and dashed out of the weight room.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Zoe called, following the two out of the weight room.
The four re-entered the pool area, back in their normal outfits.
"Alright, now we can fight." Takuya said. "Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"Execute . . . Spirit Evolution!"
"Agunimon!"
"Lobomon!"
"Beetlemon!"
"Kumamon!"
"Lowemon!"
"Ssso, you are the Legendary Warriorssss we are ssseeking . . ." Mega Seadramon said.
"Better believe it slimy!" Lobomon said, drawing his sabers.
"Talk isss cheap." WaruSeadramon said quickly. "Darkssstrom!"
"I'd agree with that." Beetlemon said. "Thunder Fist!"
WaruSeadramon's attack cut through Beetlemon's, struck him, and knocked him back against the wall.
"Beetlemon! Are you okay?" Lowemon asked.
"I'm fine." Beetlemon said, standing up.
"Not for long. Thunder Javelin!"
"Darkssstrom!"
"River of Power!"
Beetlemon, Kumamon and Lowemon were hit and smashed up against the wall.
"Try this on for size. Howling Laser!"
The attacks had no effect on the evil Digimon.
"Well, guess we'd better try our old stand-by . . . working together." Lobomon said.
"Right." The others, except Agunimon, agreed.
"Thunder Fist!"
"Crystal Freeze!"
"Howling Laser!"
"Shadow Meteor!"
The attacks still had no effect.
"Foolisssh Warriorsss . . . now prepare to be dessstroyed!" MetalSeadramon hissed.
"Thunder Javelin!"
"Darkssstrom!"
"River of Power!"
The attacks knocked Beetlemon, Kumamon and Lowemon into the wall.
"Lobo-"
Lobomon was cut off as WaruSeadramon and MetalSeadramon slapped him into the wall with their tails. Lobomon pried himself off the wall and lunged at MegaSeadramon. MegaSeadramon flew up into the air above Lobomon.
"Thunder Javelin!"
"Howling Laser!"
The attacks collided in a bright explosion. When the light dimmed, MegaSeadramon's attack broke through and hit Lobomon full force. He slowly sank to the ground.
"Thunder Fist!"
"Shadow Meteor!"
"Crystal Freeze!"
The evil Digimon dodged the attacks.
"Darkssstrom!"
"River of Power!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
Kumamon, Lowemon and Beetlemon were hit by the attacks and dropped to the ground.
"River of Power!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
"Darkssstrom!"
Kumamon, Lowemon, and Beetlemon were sent flying into the pool.
"No! Guys!" Lobomon yelled, struggling to stand up. "Takuya, a little HELP!?"
Agunimon's expression was totally emotionless. He didn't move to attack the evil Digimon.
"Takuya! Now's not the time to have second thoughts about attacking!" Lobomon snapped.
"Agunimon, join with usss . . . the massster has requesssted your pressssence."
"What? Master?" Lobomon asked himself. "Takuya, no! Don't listen to them!"
Agunimon slowly started towards the evil Digimon, but unprepared to attack. "Yeah, let's go."
"AGUNIMON! Think about what you're doing!" Lobomon yelled.
Agunimon turned to look at Lobomon over his shoulder. "You stay out of this." He said coldly, fire surrounding his fist. He then joined the evil Digimon.
"TAKUYA!"
"Sssorry Warrior of Light . . . River of Power!"
"Darkssstrom!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
Lobomon was hit full force by the attacks and sent skidding into the pool.
Agunimon was surrounded in Fractal Code. When it cleared, BurningGreymon stood in his place.
"And now Warriorsss, chill out!" WaruSeadramon snarled. "Evil Icicle!"
"Mega Ice Blasssst!"
"Giga Ice Blasssst!"
The pool froze over quickly, sealing the four Warriors in the ice. The other students gasped. In four bursts of light, the Warriors de-Spirit Evolved beneath the ice, which quickly closed in the extra space.
"Jussst for good measssure . . ." MetalSeadramon said to BurningGreymon as a layer of white, crusty snow appeared over the ice.
"That ssshould hold them until the massstersss come." MegaSeadramon said.
The three evil Digimon and BurngingGreymon turned and blasted a hole in the roof, which they used to escape.