Still not Owning Digimon

Snow Day Fun

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Tentomon led them out of the cave systems. He kept blathering on about Assaultmon's generals. They evidently appeared spontaneously and each one of them was far more powerful than any Champion level digimon that he had ever seen.

"I thought Assaultmon hated organic life," commented Stephen as they walked slowly along the, now fast flowing, stream that had escaped from the river. Muddy water swirled angrily within the banks.

"He does, but he also knows strength when he sees it," replied Tentomon.

"Wait…How did you know about all this stuff?!" Brendan looked sternly at the flying ladybug.

"Well…," the insect fidgeted in the air. "I was one of the generals; I maintained the mines…but it seems I became a bit uncontrollable….so he sealed me in that cave…." The others looked at Tentomon with a bit of shock. Tentomon blushed slightly. He turned. "If you wish to really put Assaultmon out of joint I suggest you confound him by upsetting his general's hold over the different areas." Tentomon pointed upwards. There was a second mountain that seemed to level off. "The top of that plateau is the city of Alpine Tundra. It's next to a giant frozen lake. You'll find one of the generals there for sure…it's one of the largest towns in the area."

"What about you?" asked Amy quietly.

"Me? I'm going back to my cave and hiding," replied Tentomon. "I shouldn't have gone this far…Assaultmon will have my head if he finds out I've de-digivolved!" With that Tentomon zipped back up the stream turning back to wave.

"So up the mountain," sighed the kids.

Jason grumbled softly, "Why can't the bad guys ever have things on ground level….?"

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It took the better part of three days but the kids finally gotten close to the edge of the plateau. Amy nearly fell off at one point but a quick snatch by Tapirmon kept her from falling to her doom. The young woman from then on shed untold amounts of praise on the poor purple digimon as he tried to be modest. Steven had been silent most of the time.

"What's wrong?" Kevin asked at one point during the third day when the group was resting on the edge of the trail.

The blonde haired boy looked up. "I don't know…We didn't do so well against Assaultmon…I mean if Lucemon…and Mark…"

"Yeah but that's in the past, Steven!" The brown haired boy smiled. "Plus with my crest and tag…I can make Snow Agumon digivolve again!"

"If you can ever find out how to work it," replied Steven quietly. He looked at the little pendent on the other boy's chest.

"How hard can it be, our digimon need food, and well…" Kevin looked down at his crest, "and a reason to protect us, and I'm sure I can provide the food and the reason to protect me…"

"What if you're wrong…"Steven looked up at Kevin. "What if you're wrong and he doesn't digivolve and Assaultmon uses Snow Agumon as target practice….?"

"Well…Lucemon came back…" said Kevin. Instantly, Steven had Kevin by the chest of his shirt. The other kids looked up in surprise. They had not been really interested in the two's conversation and had been rather watching Snow Agumon eat not just his share of food but Kevin's share of food, in fact, Amy was so off put by the gorging that she forfeited her food, which Kevin took and gave to Snow Agumon much to some of the children's displeasure.

"You mean you'd just give him up!?" shouted Steven angrily. Kevin cowered a little at the rage in blued eyed boy's face. "Man you're not just a fool you're a monster as well!"

"Hey, it's not like Snow Agumon will really be dead!" returned Kevin as he regained his composure. "He'll just be reconfigured, Brendan says it's all just a shuffling around of data, and Elecmon says if a digimon lives a good life that he can reconfigure!"

"So you're willing to risk Snow Agumon, on some half cocked theory and on the word of a digimon that we only talked to for a few minutes!?" roared Steven. Steven narrowed his blue eyes. They turned an ice cold and he shoved the brown haired boy in the red cap backwards on the cold hard ground. "Ryuudamon, come on…" Steven stood up, dusted off his jeans and started up the rocky path. He lowered his head to avoid a low hanging tree that jutted out of the side of the mountain. His black lizard partner followed him closely as they disappeared around the bend of the trail.

"Should we…?" Brendan started but Kevin swiveled around and shot a look at the boy that stopped all words from escaping his throat.

"Leave him…if he wants to be an ass, he can be one alone," growled Kevin as he punched the side of the mountain with aggravation.

Michelle walked up to her brother. "Kevin…maybe we…."

"Just be quiet," returned Kevin. He didn't look at her. He didn't move. "Just go back and sit with the others."

"But…" Michelle started.

"Just….go…" Kevin gritted through his teeth.

"Kevin…" Snow Agumon waddled slowly up his partner. The dinosaur couldn't really walk after all the berries, fruits and nuts he ate. "Is your hand frozen to the mountain?"

"I said…'Just…go…away!'" Kevin's voice came coldly. Snow Agumon looked up in surprise and backed off. Kevin let out a low growl. "How dare he call me a monster…he's the one that ran away…he's the one putting everyone at risk…at least I have a plan! I don't see that blonde haired dork thinking of anything better!" Kevin felt his fist strike the smooth grained surface of the mountain another time. He felt the mixture of warm and cold as his tears trickled down his cheeks. "He acts like he's so cool, he thinks I'm a monster…I'm not a coward like him, he just wants to hide out in the forest…if it was up to him he'd be cowering in that cave with Tentomon…why does he get to be the scared one…I'm just as scared as he is…what if that metal monster gets Michelle? Damn it! Why does he get to be the scared one…? Why do I have to be the brave one all the time!?"

Kevin shouted in anger aggravation. Janet stood, "Are you ok, Kevin?"

Kevin didn't answer he just started off with his fists clenched. Snow Agumon trying his best to follow. Kevin growled softly to himself. "He wants to be scared! I'll show him scared!"

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Steven looked up. The trail ahead of him was filled of snow and ice. He shivered slightly. He looked down at the black lizard that was at his side. "Ryuudamon…I sometimes wonder if you're my only friend here…"

"Wha..?" Ryuudamon looked up at the blonde haired boy in surprise. "What about the other digi-destined, not to mention their digimon?"

"Well, they are all too busy with their digimon…and each other to be friends with me," said Steven. The boy's blue eyes blinked, "and I've never been the social type…I just find it easier to do things on my own…"

"Some things can't be done alone, Steven," replied Ryuudamon. He looked at the boy softly. "You don't want to be without me do you?"

"No…I don't," said Steven. He didn't look at Ryuudamon. "We should keep going…I want to make it to the plateau before dark."

"Shouldn't we wait for the others?" Ryuudamon asked quietly as the boy walked ahead and looked up at the snowy trail.

"Just come on…" called Steven. The digimon hopped up and scurried after the boy.

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"Where are you!?" Kevin growled and shivered as he stomped through the snow. The white dinosaur was still tracking him but his waddling walk made him ungainly. Kevin was huffing in giant puffs of steam. His brown hair was rigid. He kept growling angrily. "When I find him I'm going to beat him down…"

"I thought Steven was our friend!" yelped Snow Agumon as he scrambled up a slick incline of the trail.

"Some friend, leaving us behind, calling me a monster," growled Kevin under his breath, "and I'll show him. He'll not forget this…not by a long shot!"

"Kevin, are you sure…" asked Snow Agumon. The boy didn't respond he was so far in his own world that he plunged through a deep snow bank without a second thought.

Kevin looked up and laughed. "I found him…He withdrew his arms from his chest and ran forward. "Steven! I'm going to show you a monster!"

Snow Agumon ran after the boy. "Kevin who are you yelling at!?" Snow Agumon didn't see anyone.

"DAH!" shouted the boy as he kicked forward and clipped the top of a snow pile off with his foot. He then swung a hard punch through the heart of the snow pile. Snow Agumon winced.

"Kevin…" Snow Agumon stepped forward. The boy swiveled around. His eyes were frightening. "Just go…!"

"I-I don't think I can…" said Snow Agumon. Kevin narrowed his eyes. The dinosaur looked down. "Are you ok Kevin?"

"I'm fine!" shouted the boy. The boy turned around and disappeared up the trail. Snow Agumon followed quickly behind.

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"DAH!" Steven spun around. He was sure he heard Kevin's voice. He looked down at Ryuudamon. The digimon looked up.

Soon Kevin appeared around the bend of the trail. His fists were bared. His teeth were gritted. His eyes were crazy.

"You want to be the scared one…" growled Kevin. He looked directly at Steven. "I better give you something to be scared of!" He ran for Steven.

The blonde drew back. Ryuudamon leapt forward. Kevin skidded to a stop and looked at the black lizard. He looked up at Steven.

"What…is that supposed to be scary?" asked Steven with a bit of a dark smile.

"I'm not going to bring him into it!" shouted Kevin as he flicked a finger down at Ryuudamon. "So you might as well stop hiding behind him!"

"Ryuudamon…move…" demanded Steven as he bared his fist.

"Steven…I don't think that's wise…" replied Ryuudamon.

"Wise or not…it doesn't matter; Brendan, Janet and Jason aren't here," growled Steven. He pointed a finger at Kevin. "You are a monster…I don't know what's with you, but ever since you have come on this continent and especially after getting your crest you've been one pain in the ass!"

"Well you haven't been too supportive either!" shouted Kevin and with one loud growl Kevin leapt forward.

He tackled Steven and the two of them rolled in the snow. Steven ended up on top and he swung his fist down. Kevin growled as Steven's fist struck his face. Kevin struggled with his hands and brought his knee up into Steven's stomach. Steven fell backward holding his abs as Kevin scrambled to his feet. The brown haired boy had snow all over his hair and cloths. He looked down at Steven. The boy's hair was tussled and he was looking up at Kevin with anger. Kevin clenched his fist and pounced. He rammed his fists hard under Steven's chest. Steven grunted three times matching the fist strikes. Steven turned and rolled Kevin over and pressed down.

"Why do you keep fighting!" shouted Steven. He punched Kevin in the side, "You always are fighting and one of these days you're going to get us killed!"

"You always run away!" growled Kevin in return. He suddenly flipped Steven back on his back and pinned his shoulders down with one hand and pinned his torso with the weight of his body. "We can't run away, it's not helping anyone, we have to fight; it's the only way!" He was prepared to swing his fist. "Snow Agumon is our only way to beat him now! We need to do this!?"

"Listen to yourself you're willing to throw away your partner!" shouted Steven. His eyes were a bright blue but there were tinges of angry flickers in the cold irises. "If you're willing to do that then you are willing to throw us all away!"

"I wasn't going to throw anyone away!" growled Kevin his fist clenched tighter. "We need to face Assaultmon…my way is the only way!"

"Then you might as well bash my head in now…because you're just going to use us as cannon fodder anyways!" growled Steven. He looked up at Kevin. The boy's red hat had been knocked off in the fight. His eyes were wavering lavender orbs. Even though Steven could see the evident battle in Kevin's mind the boy's fist remained in the air clenched tightly as if to strike. Steven was sure that the fist would fall, but they were suddenly interrupted.

"STOP!" shouted a voice. The two boys looked up. Lucemon was flying over. The angel turned his head, "I found them!" The others came upon the scene.

"What the hell are you two doing!" shouted Jason as he ran up and yanked Kevin from Steven.

"What does it look like?" growled Steven. He narrowed his eyes. "We were fighting…now if you would please!" Steven yanked to reach for Kevin, but Jason held his grip around the boy's waist.

"You stop this right now!" shouted Brendan. Everyone looked at him. He pointed up. "We have more important things to worry about!"

The others looked up in time to see a blue blaze skated smoothly forward. "Quadruple Storm!" four blasts of lightning slashed between the digi-destined and down the trail.

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AN: Oh dear…and thanks to dear Alforce, and don't forget you anonymous people you can review now, too! Thanks to sixth sense as well. Woot fight fight fight….I hope this came off good…I don't fight…nor have I so it sometimes difficult for me to come off with a good human on human fight scene…I love the bit where Steven asks why does Kevin keep fighting and then punches him…I re-read that and I thought…that is so just perfect for the situation…I don't know why it just seems that way.