A Digimon Frontier Fanfic
By Haru Glory
A/N: Okay, once more thanks to all those who reviewed the previous chapters. I was hoping to get about 50 or so reviews by now, but...well, we don't often get what we want, right? Anywayz, enough of my author's notes, here's the eight chapter of CoT: Of What the Future Brings! Enjoy, minna-san! It's 2 months and 4 days before Christmas comes, yahoooo!!!
Chronicles of Time: Of What the Future Brings
Chapter 8: Of Woods and Woodmons
"Tell me again why we have to walk, Zoe?" Takuya asked as he and his best friend continued to walk in the woods.
"Didn't you hear a word Angemon said, Takuya?" Zoe replied, "There's no available Trailmons that will take us to Ophanimon's castle."
"Then why won't we digivolve?" Takuya asked again, "It would make our journey faster."
"We can't." Zoe replied, "We'd get ourselves into trouble if this 'new enemy' sees us."
"I can't believe I'm walking over a long distance right after getting out of the hospital." Takuya muttered.
"And I can't believe that you, Takuya Kanbara, is whining." Zoe retorted.
Zoe and Takuya had been walking down the woods for almost two hours now. Right after Koji and the others returned to the real world using the mirror, Angemon gave them a set of last minute reminders and tips before he set them out to Ophanimon's castle.
"Can't we just rest for a while, Zoe?" Takuya asked, "I'm really tired and my whole body's still aching."
Zoe sighed, "Alright, I guess we could rest for a couple of minutes."
"Great!" exclaimed Takuya, "Thanks, Zoe."
So, Takuya and Zoe sat down near a large tree. Takuya then decided that it was time to change his arm's bandages.
"I think you should first clean it up before you change it." Zoe said.
"I know, but we're far from any source of water." Takuya replied, just then Takuya remembered something that he had forgotten to ask the angel digimon, "Oh no."
"What's wrong, Takuya?" Zoe asked concern apparent on her face.
"I forgot to ask Angemon about Dynasmon." Takuya replied, "How he was able to go to the human world and how he had managed to digivolve back to that form."
"I don't think Angemon has any answers to that." Zoe replied, as she helped Takuya with the bandage.
"What makes you say that, Zoe?" Takuya asked, "He's got to know something."
"It wasn't Angemon who asked you to go to the Shibuya, right?" Zoe replied, "It was Angewomon, so I think Angewomon would be able to answer everything."
"Maybe." Takuya said, "But I still think I should have asked him."
Half an hour has passed since the two rested and now they were back on walking down the forest path. It was calm and quiet, no sign that would tell that a new danger lurks over the digital world – and no sign to tell that someone was watching our heroes intently.
"I will make my master proud." That someone said.
The stalker then continued to watch over his prey, not letting his eyes of them. That may very well be the reason why he accidentally stepped on a twig which gave off a large crunching sound. This caught Takuya's attention.
"Zoe, did you hear that?" Takuya asked as he stopped walking and carefully looked from left to right searching for whoever caused the noise.
"Hear what?" Zoe asked, "I hope you're not planning on scarring me, Takuya."
"No, I'm not trying to scare you." Takuya replied, "Besides it's still bright. But I swear I heard something."
"Maybe it's just your imagination." Zoe said as she continued down the path.
"Maybe." Takuya muttered to himself before running to catch up with Zoe's pace.
Meanwhile, the spy sighed a sigh of relief. Relieved that his preys didn't spot him.
"That was close." Said the stalker, "I better be more careful."
The unknown someone continued to follow Takuya and Zoe who was nearing the end of the woods and entering an ecotone, which was a prairie. But night was already closing in, and so, the two spirit evolvers (shinkers) decided to stop walking and spend their night at the forest.
Takuya and Zoe then began to look for the best and safest place to spend the night. A place where no enemy could spot them. And they found it in a form of a cave underneath a waterfall. The cave was pretty dark, so before the two entered it, they began to collect firewood and meat apples which were found by Zoe on trees near the waterfall. Apart from the firewood and the meat apples, Takuya and Zoe also collected leaves which, like always during their stay at the digi-world, they would use as a bed. Once everything was ready, the two began to cook the meat apples over by the fire that Takuya created.
"I wonder how the others are doing." Takuya said as they waited for the apples to cook.
"They're probably having dinner right now." Zoe told him.
"You think they have found the new digidestineds?" Takuya asked his companion.
"I hope so." Zoe replied, "It's not quite the same without them here."
"Yeah." Takuya agreed.
They were silent for a while with only the cracking of the firewood under the heat of the fire as the sound that could be heard.
It was Takuya who spoke up again, "Hey, Zoe?"
"Yeah?" Zoe replied to show that she was listening.
"I just remembered something." Takuya said.
"You do like to forget things a lot and suddenly remember them, do you?" Zoe asked.
"A little." Replied Takuya, "I just remembered the time when Koji and I were about to fight Kerpymon."
With those words, Zoe suddenly jerked up, "He's not planning on bringing that promise up right now, is he?" she thought.
"I remembered you guys giving us all sorts of promises, stuff that you would do with us when we defeated Kerpymon." Takuya continued, "When I was fighting against him, the time when Koji and I were almost at the brink of defeat – I – uh -- kinda had a dream."
"A dream?" Zoe asked, quite confused at what the promise she had made with him and the dream have anything in common, "What kind of dream?"
Takuya then seeing that the apples were already cooked picked one up and gave it to Zoe and picked another one for himself. He took a bite from it and it tasted like pizza.
"It's – uh – never mind." Takuya replied.
"Oh come on, Takuya." Zoe said, "You started something up and you're not going to finish it? What's that dream you had?"
"Well – uh – I don't think this really is the time to talk about it." Takuya tried to make up an excuse.
Just when Zoe was about to say something to Takuya, they heard a weird set of noises. It was nothing they have ever heard.
"What was that?" Takuya asked as he stood up and grabbed his D-Tector ready for any attack.
Zoe did the same and grabbed her digi-vice. They both nodded and digi-volved.
Digi-spirit! Evolution!
AGUNIMON!!!
Digi-spirit! Evolution!
KAZEMON!!!
With both Takuya and Zoe digi-volved into their respective warrior-selves. Takuya dumped the bucket full of water down the campfire.
"Who do you think it is?" Kazemon asked as she moved closer towards Agunimon.
"I don't know." Agunimon replied, "But one thing's for sure – that person or thing is up to something."
"How could you tell?" Kazemon asked in a whisper.
"I have a feeling he or she or maybe even it is evil." Agunimon grinned as he whispered his answer, "besides, I have been feeling as if someone has been following us since we got out of Seraphimon's castle."
Just then they heard a low voice and someone was walking towards their position. They then readied themselves to counter what-ever attack the enemy might throw at them.
"Where have those children gone off to?" the voice asked, "And why did it get so dark?"
"Why is he looking for us?" Kazemon whispered over to Agunimon.
"Shhh..." replied Agunimon, "get ready for an attack, Kazemon."
"Are they already sleeping?" the voice asked as he walked closer and closer; deeper and deeper unto the cave, "Then destroying them would be a piece of cake, now."
Agunimon looked over at Kazemon, "I told you so." Then he nodded to signal Kazemon to attack along side him.
Kazemon nodded and the two warriors at once attacked the enemy that they do not know who yet.
"Burning Salamander!"
"Hurricane Whip!"
"What the!?" Woodmon exclaimed as the two attacks hit him, "You guys are still awake?"
"Who are you working for?" Agunimon asked, "Tell us!"
"Why should I answer to you?" Woodmon retorted.
"Because, if you don't," Kazemon replied as she generated a strong gust of wind, "You'll really be sorry."
Woodmon backed of a little before he replied, "I would rather fall today than tell you anything!"
"What?" Agunimon was surprised at the digimon's answer.
"I have made an oath to Lord Chronosmon," Woodmon said, "And I am not going to break it!"
"Chronosmon?" Agunimon and Kazemon asked in unison.
"I would rather fight 'till the end!" Woodmon exclaimed, "Take this! TWIG TAP!"
"Kazemon! Move!" Agunimon exclaimed as he jumped out of the way.
Kazemon followed him pronto.
"You're crazy!" Agunimon shouted over at their enemy, "You should never allow yourself to be bound with something that would only bring you to your downfall!"
"SHUT UP!" Woodmon exclaimed as he repeated his attack, "TWIG TAP!"
"Agunimon is right," Kazemon replied, "We just need you to answer our questions!"
"Never!" Woodmon shouted.
"This isn't going anywhere." Kazemon said.
"Tell me about it." Said Agunimon, "This gives us no choice. We have to exterminate him, Kazemon."
"But, is he attacking us on his free will?" Kazemon asked.
Agunimon nodded sadly.
"Then, we really have no choice." Kazemon said, "This is it, HURRICANE WHIP!"
"We're sorry about this, Woodmon." Agunimon said before letting his own attack fly, "PYRO TORNADO!"
The two attacks merge together creating a very powerful attack that hit Woodmon, but just before Woodmon was hit, he attacked one final time, "WOODY SMASHER!" The attack came to fast that Agunimon, who was standing right in front of Kazemon could not give a warning for Kazemon to move and also he was not able to jump away from the attack himself, thus he was hit by the virus champion digimon's final attack.
"Agunimon!" shouted Kazemon as she saw Agunimon flew back with the force of the attack and de-digivolved back to Takuya, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Takuya replied gripping his bandaged hand which was now bleeding, "hurry up and purify his data, Kazemon."
"Err – right." Kazemon replied, and then she pulled out Zoe's digivice out of nowhere and purified the digimon's data saying, "With the refreshing breeze, this digivice will purify you to a fair and lovely spirit. Digi-code, capture!"
And with that the battle ended. Right after Kazemon de-digivolved back into Zoe and ran as fast as she could towards Takuya.
"Takuya, are you sure you're okay?" Zoe asked, worried at Takuya's bleeding arm.
"Yeah." Takuya replied, "This is nothing, Zoe."
"Nothing?" Zoe asked, "Takuya, if you haven't noticed your arm is bleeding!"
"I know." Takuya replied trying to calm his best friend down, "It's okay, Zoe. Just help me clean my wound up and place new bandages and it will be all right."
And that is just what they did. After making sure that Takuya's wound would not get infected and is cleaned, the two warriors decided to sleep and end their day, hoping that their sleep would at least be peaceful.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the digi-world, a figure cloaked in darkness only laughed maliciously.
"You did very well, Woodmon. Those two brats would now rest while they still can," a voice echoed through a dark corridor, "'Cause, soon enough, will their time here will be up."
To be continued...
A/N: That's right, Takuya's been injured again. Now don't be mad at me for that. You'll be quite pleased with the upcoming chapters, especially since you'll finally understand why I chose the title of this fanfic for this fanfic. Ahem, anyways, I'm planning on writing another Takumi fanfic in the near future after I have finished this, if anyone wants to help, then please do. If not, I can still manage. Anyhow, please review this chapter. This is, once again, yours truly, Haru Glory, signing out! Peace and Love!!!