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Serpent's Head
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Sumi felt a little woozy. She blinked and looked around. A large grey skin was surrounding her. She started and stood; much to her regret as her head pounded. She saw eight waving necks searching the area around them. They were on an island in the lagoon of a waterfall of some kind. The lagoon was attached to the lake by a thin bottle neck of reeds.
"Otamamon…" Sumi looked around. The little tadpole was lying on the ground. She slid over to him and poked him.
"Oh…What happened?" grumbled the little digimon. He looked up woozily.
"I think you're having a hangover," said Sumi quietly. "Can you digivolve?"
"I'm too hungry to digivolve," said the digimon blankly, "and I feel like I have been run over by a truck."
"We have to get out of here…" whispered Sumi. She looked down at Otamamon, "If I get you to food, could you digivolve?"
"I think so…" whimpered the digimon.
"Hey, you big snaky!" shouted Sumi.
"SUMIIII!" yelped Otamamon in surprise, "Are you crazy?"
"Shh!" Sumi snapped. She waved up to one of the heads that had turned to her. "Yoohoo…my dear friend…I know you said you don't want us to leave…but we really need some food, and if we don't get any we'll need to leave…"
The head blinked and then turned around and leaned in next to the other and seemed to whisper. The head it consulted with growled and turned and looked back.
"Orochimon does not care about your nutritional needs," growled the head and then turned.
"Hmmm, that was not good," sighed Sumi and she looked down at Otamamon. "Right…" She looked up at the snaking heads. "Hey! What's your name!?"
"Orochimon!" grumbled three of the heads as they turned on the girl.
"Oh…right," Sumi grimaced. She searched her pockets for any scrap of food. "HA! I know! Yo, Orochimon! You aren't so awesome! You know with all those heads you'd have a mind between them, but I guess not, I bet you couldn't out smart a wee little fish, let alone catch a bunch of them!"
The left most head turned and growled. "You can't offend Orochimon like that!"
"Then catch a bunch of fish!" returned Sumi. She stood up and pointed, "Prove this little, insignificant, stupid, human girl wrong!"
"It is a task that only one of Orochimon's heads needs to work at," snuffed the large hydra. The right most head swerved upwards and then shot down into the lagoon that was outstretched in front of him. Bubbles shot up. They were followed by hiccupping fish. The left most head smiled, "HA! See you insignificant human!"
"Ah, but now you have a hole bunch of fish for no reason, that's awfully wasteful," said Sumi. She giggled. This was entirely too easy. "You best cook up your fish before they spoil."
The head blinked. It lifted up and conversed with the other heads. The others turned periodically and grumbled. Finally one of them turned and opened its mouth and blasted the fish with flames.
"Otamamon," Sumi whispered, "go eat the fish…hurry!"
The little tadpole wobbled slowly to the pile of fish.
"What is that digimon doing?" growled the left most head.
"Oh…you know you have to inspect those fish, you don't want to get a bad fish it would make you ill!" explained Sumi. The head tilted and seemed to think quietly. It then nodded quietly. The head leaned down. "How is the fish digimon?"
"Exemplary!" smiled the digimon. He took another big bite of fish.
"Let's get out of here, Otamamon," smiled Sumi as she walked up to the digimon.
"Orochimon said that you can't!" growled the left head. He turned and growled at the other heads. They turned together. "We said you can not leave, human!"
"And I say otherwise!" Sumi held up her D-3.
"Otamamon digivolve to Seadramon!" the blue green digimon swept around and grabbed up Sumi and flew off towards the restaurant.
"You can not escape us!" shouted the heads. The hydra serpent slid into the water and its heads wobbled and opened in unison. "Alcohol Breath!" the steam rolled around Seadramon.
"Oh boy…do you feel that numbness!" chuckled Seadramon.
"Dang it, don't get drunk now!" yelped Sumi. "Wait…this is steam, Seadramon if you use your Ice Blast it should cause the steam to condense…."
"Ishe Blasht!" growled Seadramon and the ice wind swept around the sea dragon. The steam started to lower and hover over the lake water as the ice cooled the alcohol vapor to droplets and it rained. Seadramon hiccupped. He looked around. "Nice plan!"
"Thanks!" said Sumi as she turned to look at the oncoming beast. "But he's still coming, we have to think of something…"
"What?" Seadramon asked. His temporary intoxication faded. "I could blast him."
"Well…" Sumi looked back. "It's the best we got for now!"
"Ice Blast!" Seadramon turned and fired a bolt of ice. Orochimon growled and three of its heads shook off the frost.
"We do not fear little Champion attacks!" growled the heads of Orochimon. The eight heads opened their mouths, "Inferno Blast!"
Purple flames rushed forward. Seadramon flew over the beach and got blasted by the fire. The digimon twisted and Sumi was bucked off and then the sea serpent was sent crumpling on the ground.
"Seadramon…" Sumi ran up to the large serpent. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine…" Seadramon rose up and looked up at the hydra in the water.
"Orochimon doesn't like the fact you tricked him," said the middle head. Sumi looked up. "You will be destroyed for it!" The mouths opened up again.
"What are we going to do?" Seadramon looked down at Sumi.
"Umm, let's see, fire attack, maybe we can…" Sumi blinked. She ran into the restaurant.
"Human you can not run from the power of Orochimon," growled the middle head and the hydra swam forward.
"Farshing…Mishesh…" hiccupped Gomamon as Sumi ran him outside. Hundreds and hundreds of fish started swimming around Orochimon a tidal wave of fish enveloped the hydra.
"Inferno Blast!" the flames were slightly squelched by the waves. The hydra growled. "You think you can overcome Orochimon with a rookie?"
"The waves from Gomamon's fish will wash out your little fire show!" shouted Sumi in return. "Water beats flame and if you try to intoxicate us I'll just have Seadramon blow it out with ice! So you are just a bit out of your league!"
"Shumis!" hiccupped Gomamon. "Your D-free cresht ish growing."
"What?" Sumi looked down. The little circles connected by little webbing was glowing on the screen. An option was underneath the crest symbol. It read digivolution. "Right…Seadramon…Digivolve!"
"Seadramon digivolve to Black Rapidmon!" the large sea snake morphed into a robot of sorts. It had a round bulbous stomach and thin legs with round joints that; its legs ended in long upward pointed feet. His rounded chest had heavy black armor. His arms were covered in black armor and with round joints. His hands opened up into three sharp metal fingers and his palms were cannons with smiley missiles. A pair of black wings shot out of his back with a rocket pack. He flew forward and swerved around. "Hey look at me! I'm the million dollar digimon!"
"You are not getting away!" growled Orochimon. The heads opened their mouth. "Inferno Blast!" purple flames ripped forward and enveloped Black Rapidmon. The robot shot forward unscathed and flew down low over the water's surface. He lifted his arms up. Three points of gold were on his body, on his forehead and on each arm. "Tri-Beam!" Three yellow lasers shot forward and cut through three of the heads. Orochimon roared angrily and flailed. The five other heads glared down at the robot.
"Alcohol Breath!" blasts of steam rolled around Black Rapidmon.
"Oh no…we lost the ice thing…" whispered Sumi, she looked down at Gomamon who was hiccupping and giggling.
"Sorry, Orochimon, your smokescreen won't work today!" shouted Black Rapidmon as he shot out of the smoke. He lifted his arms up. The missiles in the cannons turned. "Miracle Missile!" the two missiles shot down and took out two more heads. Orochimon growled angrily. Rapidmon circled around Orochimon. "I'd say, don't lose your head, but you've already lost five!" Large Gattling guns appeared from Black Rapidmon's shoulders. "Rapid Fire!" with a blaze of fire power the large hydra was finished off.
Black Rapidmon dropped down on the ground next to Sumi. "Now what?"
"We go back to Noriko's meeting place and get our little intoxicated buddy back to Joe, he should know what to do with him," said Sumi. Rapidmon would've smirked if he could and he bent down to allow Sumi to climb on whilst holding on to Gomamon.
"Right, this is the Black Rapidmon flight 001 straight to…where ever we're going, there will be no holdovers and we hope to get to our destination by…" Black Rapidmon looked up. The sun was half way between its zenith and the horizon. "When ever we get there; please hang on to all carry on luggage, we wouldn't want Gomamon to go splat. And here we go!" Black Rapidmon lifted off the ground and with a burst of a jet they were shooting forward.
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Tai scrambled down the street. A large orange dinosaur with a skull helmet with two upward swinging horns on each side of the head was retreating backwards out of a side street. Taichi and the others had defeated the guardian Lucemon had put on New York nearly half a week ago; but whoever this Lucemon guy was, he certainly had a lot of switch hitters. Digimon just kept pouring through the Digi-port. Attempts to close them proved most ineffective; in fact a number of attempts resulted in the opening of new and previously unknown digi-ports. Most of the digimon had glowing red eyes, which suggested they were controlled by Lucemon. Many were rookies and champions though more and more Ultimates were starting to file in, probably in response to something in the Digital World.
Right now, Metal Tyranomon was charging forward with its metallically enhanced claws. The orange digimon lifted its hands up to block the strike.
"Greymon!" yelped Tai as the orange digimon strained to hold back the long black claws of Metal Tyranomon.
"Nova Blast!" Greymon opened his mouth and a ball of fire shot forward and struck Metal Tyranomon in its metallic lower mandible. The stunned metal monster pulled back his hand and Greymon slid away from the large Ultimate. He stepped between Tai and Metal Tyranomon. "This guy is tough…"
"He's an Ultimate digimon, heh, if you think about he's like the Tyranomon version of you at the Ultimate level," replied Tai with a smile. "He could be your cousin!"
"Somehow the similarities between my digivolution line and this thing aren't comforting," returned Greymon as he gritted his teeth. "Get back; here he comes again!" Tai ran for an alley as Metal Tyranomon drew his claws down across Greymon's chest.
"Guillotine Wheel!" four large bony blades shot up and snapped against metal snout. One of the blades rebounded and cut through a cybernetic wire, an electrical one, which whipped around and actually attached to the metal monster and started electrocuting it. A large green stegosaur marched from the same side street that the blades came from. Four bony plates flicked out of the creature's back and settled in place in the dinosaur's skin.
"Stegomon!" yelped a young man. He ran forward. "Be careful that's Metal Tyranomon, he's an Ultimate."
"Of course Harris," growled the stegosaur as he lifted his tail. "Shell Needle Rain!" the spikes on the stegosaur's tail exploded forward and stuck in the side of the metal enhanced tyrannosaur.
Metal Tyranomon roared angrily and turned. "Nuclear Laser!" the dinosaur's metal clawed hand opened to reveal the laser cannon. A purpled beam slammed into the stegosaur and the green quadruped rolled and roared angrily.
"Nova Blast!" Greymon stood up and blasted Metal Tyranomon in the head with the blast of flame. Metal Tyranomon's arm swung around and smacked Greymon's skull helmeted head.
Stegomon jumped forward and tackled Metal Tyranomon. The metal enhanced beast roared in aggravation and swiped forward.
"This is a losing battle, we need to retreat until we can get a hold of Mimi and Lilymon!" shouted Tai as he backed out of the alley. "Greymon, let's go. You, with the Stegomon come with us!"
The young boy looked up. He had red hair and wore a green, striped, button down shirt and long cargo pants. His brown eyes looked at Tai and the boy's freckled face nodded. "Stegomon come on, we're going with Greymon and his partner!"
Greymon and Stegomon drew back. They fired one last blast to keep Metal Tyranomon busy, and together they and their partners retreated down the street.
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Matt grunted. The other two digi-destined with him had told him that Vilemon had started attacking down the street. They had to do something. He could only grunt. It really didn't matter. They could be stripping his flesh from his bones and it wouldn't matter. He couldn't save a world if he couldn't save his son. He looked out at the spot where his son disappeared into Tokyo Bay.
"Demi Veemon digivolve to Veemon!" yelped a blue blur.
"Minomon digivolve to Wormmon!" the little pine cone insect turned into a green caterpillar.
"Nightmare Shocker!" there was a flash of purple. It was night again. The light from across the bay reflected in the water.
"Blue Blaster!" there was a cold flash of blue. The sound of his partner's voice came up next to him, "Matt, we need to do something!"
"Yeah," whispered Matt quietly.
"Matt! Please your friends are depending on us!" yelped the sound of his partner.
"V Head Butt!" yelped a childish raspy voice.
"Sticky Net!" Streams of silk landed softly on his head as a little furry, black, bat-monkey goblin was sent into the water, covered in silk.
"MATT!" the sound of his partner shouted again.
"My friends don't need me, who needs a man that can't take care of his son, Gabumon!" growled Matt. It seemed so cold.
"MATT!" Gabumon's raspy voice seemed distant. Suddenly there was a sharp pain in his arm. Matt's eyes shot open and he looked down to see a furred digimon clamped onto his arm. "Wake up! Kuro, is gone, we need to get him back, but we need to do this first!"
"You don't understand!" returned Matt stubbornly.
"I've seen you zone out like this before, the darkness is trying to claim you again," replied Gabumon.
"Veemon!" yelped Davis as the little blue digimon was sent bouncing into the bay.
"Your friends need us," Gabumon looked up at Yamato with soulful eyes.
Matt looked in Gabumon's trusting and caring eyes. Matt nodded slowly. "Let's barrel up these monkeys!"
"Ok," Gabumon smiled. "Gabumon digivolve to Garurumon!" The blue and white, lupine tiger leapt forward and pinned two of the champions down.
"Let's step it up a notch, Veemon," called Davis.
"Veemon digivolve to Ex-Veemon!" the little blue, big headed dragon leapt upward and turned into a white fronted, muscular winged, dragon man with a large X on its chest.
"Wormmon," called Ken.
"I won't let myself fall behind!" returned the worm. "Wormmon digivolve to Stingmon!" the seven foot tall insect warrior flew forward on large membraned wings. A pink blade shot out of its green, armored sheath and the insect flashed forward. "Spiking Finish!" Vilemon were sent screaming in a pink arc of energy.
"V Laser!" the large X shaped energy beam zapped a swath of the little bat monkeys as they tried to make a run for it.
"Howling Blaster!" ice flames roasted another group of the viral digimon.
"We're turning the tides now!" shouted Davis with a smile. Matt gave a weak smile.
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TK was shaken awake by a low rumble. At first he thought it was thunder until it sounded again. It was coming from under them. His eyes shot open.
"Hey…guys," TK looked at the others. They were lying in little beds in a shelter. They had come here early the day before in hopes of getting rest.
"No rest for the weary," yawned Izzy as he stretched.
"Kari, Yolei get everyone out of here, tell them to run to the south and keep running…" called Takeru as he started ushering people. "Sora, try to get a hold of Ken and the others, let's hope its nothing that we'll need them for, but let's keep them on standby."
The woman nodded and with Kari and Yolei started helping people out of the shelter. That's when it happened. A large spinning drill exploded through the floor. A large red eyed, purple and white mole rose from the hole in the ground. It twitched its whiskers and looked at the digi-destined. It growled and then swept its claws forward. Izzy and Takeru jumped backward and hopped over beds to put things between them and their assailant.
"Tentomon, you ready?" shouted the red haired man to the lady bug that hovered next to him.
"Ready as one can hope…at least this guy isn't a Mega digimon," commented the insect as he flew forward, "Get ready to run, I'm gonna digivolve, and I doubt this building can take it…"
"Out, out!" yelped Takeru as he pushed the last of the people out of the door.
"Tentomon digivolve to Kabuterimon!" the little red insect grew into a large, blue, helmeted beetle with a stinger. His wings were whirring like a helicopter.
"Drill Spin!" the mole leapt up at the beetle.
"Drimogemon!" shouted Izzy. The large mole growled and turned to Izzy.
"Electro Shocker!" a blast of lightning weakened the ground around the shelter, and the floor collapsed into the tunnel of Drimogemon. Izzy and TK, along with Patamon dropped to the muddy tunnel of the large mole. Kabuterimon buzzed over head.
"Yessss, finally, my little ward hazsss found ssssomeone worthy of my appetite!" hissed a voice in the dark. Two, blue, serpentine eyes pierced the black of the tunnel. "Yesss…"
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AN: Thanks to Lodis and Alforce. Don't worry, Alforce, about the colors, it's mainly a ploy for me to remember who's partner is who.Iwonder how far you are.Lodis, yep Lucemon was defeated, but thatdoesn't mean our heroes' job will be any easier! In factlifts hand to head and speaks in a haunting,Vicent Pricevoice I believe the darkness will growand the threat become more realized....
Bet you didn't expect that with Black Rapidmon did you! Ha....