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She's as Cold as Ice
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Everyone scrambled to their feet and turned to look in the direction the blue blur had shot to. Kevin staggered into the middle of the trail.
"Is everyone ok?" He looked over and counted heads. Everyone was there. He breathed a sigh of relief. If he lost anyone because of his screw up he'd never live it down. He looked up with the rest of the kids.
They saw him. A blue and white thin man was in a skier's spandex-like suit. Lightning bolts were adorning his arms. He had a helmet that was swept back into a spiky hair-like design. A large white scarf was swept around his neck and over his shoulder. An icy grin was on his lips.
"It seems General Assaultmon was incorrect in assuming your deaths…good thing I was on patrol and heard you fighting" said the figure he shot a glance at Kevin and Steven. He turned his head to look down at the forest below the plateau. "That hot head Salamandermon never had the control to defeat you anyways." He cast his gaze over the children. "Never the less, I, Rinkmon, shall finish you off!" With that he shot forward on his skates.
"No you don't!" growled Snow Agumon. "Little Blizzard!" he fired a bluster of white at Rinkmon but the blue digimon flicked his arm up and snagged the snow burst and flung it into the mountain side. Rinkmon sliced forward and threw Kevin against the rock wall of the mountain.
"My turn!" Penguinmon shot forward. "Ice Prism!" the blue penguin flung her icy dagger at the blue skater as he slid on the icy trail. Rinkmon slapped the attack aside cracking the ice into oblivion. As he slashed past Penguinmon he sent her spiraling into a snow bank.
"Penguinmon!" Amy leapt down and dug her bird from the pile of white fluff. Chunks of the ice precipitation were sent everywhere.
"Nightmare Syndrome!" a burst of darkness tried to snag Rinkmon's legs but the blue man sliced through the attack like it was nothing. The blue skate kicked Tapirmon into Brendan sending both of them skidding backward on the icy ground.
"Iai Blade!" Ryuudamon shot forward unsheathing his energy blade. Rinkmon snatched the energy blade and snapped it. Ryuudamon growled and took off his helmet, "Helmet Return!" the lizard threw the head wear like a boomerang but Rinkmon caught it and laughed flinging it into the side of the mountain. The helmet stuck into the rock. Ryuudamon growled and held up his hand. The helmet shook and snapped from the mountain returning to Ryuudamon.
"Heh, you are all pathetic!" chuckled Rinkmon as he sliced past and slapped the rookies into snow piles.
"Try this on for size!" shouted Lucemon as he dove down. His hands glowed. "Divine Feat!" orbs of impressive light rained down on Rinkmon as he shot in and out of the bursts.
"My turn angel!" Rinkmon swirled making a wave of ice off of the ground, "Quadruple Storm!" Four bolts of lightning flashed up and struck Lucemon sending the angel crashing into the mountain side.
"Retrieve Bark!" Labramon leapt up at Rinkmon. The blue digimon caught the dog and flung her into the snow.
"Heh, this was too easy!" Rinkmon started to spin quickly. Swirls of snow whipped around him. Streams of energy trailed around his tornado of wind, "Spinning Cutter!" the energy sliced through the rock trail around the digi-destined and cut it clean from the mountain. Rinkmon leapt up to the side of the mountain and he skated the side until he reached a stable stretch of trail. His scarf trailed after him. "Sayonara, it was nice whipping you like dogs!"
"We're not done yet!" shouted Renamon as she leapt for the ledge. "Fox Leaf Arrowhead!" hundreds of leaves shot forward exploding into the ground under Rinkmon. The digimon was momentarily caught off guard as he slid into the rubble. Rinkmon then struck a large boulder and leapt up snagging himself on the side of the mountain leaving him troubled with climbing to the trail.
Renamon dove down. She quickly digivolved to Youkomon and caught Janet, Michelle and Mark, their digimon and Snow Agumon. Penguinmon morphed into the large raven, Saberdramon, and snagged Brendan, Amy and Jason and their digimon as well as Ryuudamon.
"Where's Steven and Kevin?" shouted Jason.
"I don't know!" returned Amy.
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"Don't worry I got you!" shouted Steven. He had Kevin's hand.
The brown haired boy looked up at Steven. There was nothing behind the blonde haired boy's head. Kevin opened his mouth, "Who's got you?"
Steven looked down at his feet and back behind him and then at Kevin, "Good…point! AAAAAAAHH!"
The two boys screamed. They looked at each other and then pulled each other close.
"We're going to die!" shouted Steven. He looked in Kevin's dark brown eyes.
"You have no faith in your friends?" replied Kevin. He returned the gaze.
"It looks pretty hopeless!" returned Steven as he looked up.
"Now is not the time to argue!" shouted Kevin. He looked at Steven, "and you're looking the wrong direction!"
"Wha…oomf!" Steven jarred heavily on the back of a large feathered bird. He looked down. "Saberdramon…."
"Yeah…" shouted Amy she was covered in melting snow and ice but looked none the worse for wear. The bird swerved around in the air. "Going up, lingerie, boating, and skater boys!"
"Yeah let's get Rinkmon while he's still trying to climb the mountain," shouted Janet as Youkomon glided past.
"I think it's too late!" observed Brendan as he pointed up to where Rinkmon was. The digimon was gone.
"Drat," growled Youkomon and Saberdramon.
"He's gone…" whispered Steven quietly.
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He flashed over the terrain. The snow and ice whisked behind him in large plumed waves of white. The blades of his skates sliced cleanly through the snow and ice on the ground, actually if he wanted to he could skate of pure rock but that took energy in the form of a variation on his spinning cutter attack.
He looked up. The city was aglow amongst the blue grays of the wintry dusk. Smoky clouds hung low over the buildings and the dirty coal stacks. A warm yellow glow still permeated the air and Rinkmon smiled; that is until he saw a Mecha Norimon zoom up from the roof tops.
"Assaultmon…" whispered the blue skater as he continued forward. He growled. "He's come, he must know about Salamandermon," He narrowed his eyes, "but that's impossible… Maybe he's here for something else, but what?" He soon came upon tank tracks. Rinkmon growled, "Tankmon too…? He'll upset the city with his metal monkeys…."
"Master Assaultmon wouldn't like to hear that…" Rinkmon skidded to a stop. A large metal beetle was hovering behind him. He was silver in color and had a strange platform jutting from his back that rose up to a large, flat disc. Two, purple, inter-swirling circles were on the large, flat radar dish. Two long sweeping antennae flicked backwards over its round body. "Though Assaultmon would be interested in hearing about how his general doesn't like his majesty messing with his poor wittle town…"
"If you dare…" Rinkmon raised his fist… "Searchmon, you'll be feeling your circuits blown from your mother board to your father board!"
"How could you let your town come before your General?" asked the insect with a smile. He glided forward on the force of electromagnetic pulses.
"My town…is peaceful, do you know how long it took me to get the townsfolk to accept me as their leader!" growled Rinkmon. He looked back at the town. He could already sense something unpleasant happening. "Assaultmon will sweep that away in a single night!"
"Heh…you're so pathetic" The insect swept around in front of Rinkmon's face. "Lord Assaultmon wishes to see you…he says that there have been sensor glitches in this region…and all over, he's come to check your sensor port."
A sigh of relief passed his lips. Rinkmon mumbled quietly, "Maybe with any luck he'll be gone before daybreak." Rinkmon skated onward blurring into a flash as he shot towards the city.
Searchmon gave a chuckle until something caught his mind. He flicked through his various radar scans. "No, impossible…unless," Searchmon's eyes narrowed, "…foolish amphibian…I best report to Lord Assaultmon." He turned and blazed after Rinkmon.
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"It's best we conserve your energy, Saberdramon," shouted Brendan over the sound of the wind. The bird nodded and glided down to the snowy ledge of the remainder of the trail. Youkomon alighted next to the bird. The children leapt off the respected digimon and the two of them reverted to their rookie forms.
"Quickly, the night is coming," said Steven as he pushed forward. "I want to be off this cliff before nightfall."
"Especially after meeting up with Rinkmon," replied Brendan. The others nodded and followed the two boys up the trail. The group stayed in a huddle to share their body heat amongst them. Amy didn't look so good. After her stunt of digging Penguinmon out of that snow pile she looked liked a freezer burned pork chop.
"So…cold…." Chattered Amy as she shook. "So very, very cold….
"We need to get to some warmth…I think Amy's getting hypothermia," said Janet as she clung to the black haired girl and rubbed her hands up and down the young woman's sides.
"Here," Brendan took off his jacket. He walked up and wrapped it around Amy, "That should stave off the cold for a bit…"
Steven then appeared in front of her. "I could…carry you…"
"I don't know if that's a good idea…" Janet replied. "If she falls asleep…it may accelerate the process." She looked up. "Renamon…Labramon…you guys have a bunch of fur. Amy…you should hold Labramon," Janet looked at her partner. "Renamon if you hold her around the waist and nuzzle her…" Renamon blinked in surprise. Janet sighed softly, "this is an emergency; you just need to share your warmth with her, Renamon."
The fox nodded. She took a hold of Amy around the waist and nuzzled the black haired girl. Renamon felt her skin blush under her fur. She felt like she was in an embrace with a lover. A soft giggle escaped her lips.
"What, what's so funny," whispered Amy as she lowered her head over Labramon and nuzzled against the canine's warm fur.
"Just a thought…" replied Renamon.
They walked on for long time. The sun had already faded and disappeared. The stars shone coldly as the night started to gather courage and the collective shadows filled the sky. The group was now in two groups. Jason, Brendan, Steven and their digimon walking up ahead and then the others were further behind; they were huddled close trying to keep Amy warm.
"We're getting there; just a few more yards now," reported Brendan as they reached the crest of the trail. Brendan ran forward. "Oh no…I was hoping to find a small forest…or at least have the city right here…"
"What do you mean!?" Jason and Steven ran next to Brendan. They looked out across the flat featureless, white landscape. There were no twigs or bushes; there weren't even tufts of grass poking from the snow.
"The city is way over there…" Brendan pointed to a bewitchingly warm, yellow glow of light pollution that signified civilization on the far side of the plateau. "It's at least a day and a half's walk and that's if we don't get lost…"
Amy collapsed into the snow. Labramon and Renamon tumbled with her. Janet ran to her side and tried to lift her. Amy was shaking so hard that Janet couldn't keep a good grip on her.
"I don't think she can do it…" whispered Janet as he looked down at the blue tinged girl.
"How did she get so cold so fast…" asked Mark as he walked forward. "I'm cold but I'm not as cold as she is…"
"Stress…and she's the least dressed for the weather," replied Janet as she wormed under Amy's arm and lifted her. "None of us are really dressed for the weather…and she has been on edge since coming to the continent…especially after the Assaultmon thing…"
"Give it another few hours and we'll all be like Amy," said Jason with a little aggravation. "We don't have a choice, if we walk we die…we need to get to that town now!"
"Renamon," Janet looked at the fox. The golden kitsune nodded and digivolved to Youkomon, the large, purple, nine-tailed fox.
"Put Amy on me," said Youkomon, "My fur and my fiery nature should help her keep warm." Janet and Jason lifted Amy and placed her belly down on Youkomon.
"Michelle, you go with Janet and help her keep Amy warm and on Youkomon," called out Kevin as Youkomon lifted off in a burst of purple flame.
"Right Otamamon, let's go," The purple tadpole leapt forward.
"Otamamon digivolve to Seadramon," the blue serpent snaked down and let the rest of the digi-destined on and then burst off.
"I hope we're in time…" whispered Mark quietly.
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AN: thanks to both Alforce and sixthsense05. I will immediately say that anyone who believes my hypothermia idea is silly. Well that's a shame; it will probably get wilder in the next two chapters, you can chalk it up to being the Digital World and it's a story, if it weren't for the little embellishments it wouldn't be fun…I don't hope to extend this too far out of the considerable norm.
I should probably say something like I don't own the song that this title may or may not have had origin in. So I don't own the song that this title is possibly derived from!
And I am sure most people know this, but there are some out there so a kitsune is a fox spirit from Japanese folklore, they have different sorts of magical illusions, becoming invisible, changing forms, Renamon is a direct correlation to this mythology. Just covering my bum…hehe…