Chapter 15 - Storm Front
I moved quickly but quietly through the abandoned hallways towards a high leveled power that I sensed. The explosion earlier told me that Tai and the Digidestined had made their entrance, and the majority of the digimon were over there fighting them. But my instincts told me to avoid that fight.
To kill the snake you cut off the head.
The highest power sources were in a room up ahead. Many were no more than ultimates. Several were mega leveled, but they didn't concern me as much as the numbers. Whoever this was wasn't as arrogant and stupid as I'd hoped. I paused outside the door to the chamber.
This is it.
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The Soras all raised their digivices, and the digimon glowed in response, and then the unbelievable happened…
…nothing. Absolutely nothing.
I grinned. The number would be a bit much, but they couldn't match our firepower. Tai spoke up then, and ordered WarGreymon on the offensive.
"Let 'em have it WarGreymon!"
"Right! TERRA FORCE!"
The ball of light erupted into the room, and took out a good number of digimon. I grinned. The digimon behind me, the destined digimon, let out attacks of their own, and the battle was joined. I turned to MetalGarurumon, and smiled myself.
"Let's go!"
"Right Matt!"
I hopped on his back, and we charged in.
"METAL WOLF CLAW!"
The tearing force behind his blow took out about five of these little champions in one shot. I frowned as another 'Sora' went down in a firestorm from WarGreymon.
Where's the real Sora?
I had no more time to think as a Bulbmon started swinging its arms at me. Not MetalGarurumon, me. They were learning fast. If they couldn't use phony Digidestined to make themselves digivolve, then they would try to take us out. I ducked under the Bulbmon's first assault, but the second connected with my back as MetalGarurumon struggled with several Megadramon. The Bulbmon above me grinned, and raised his arm, preparing a third blow to finish me.
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Much to my discomfort, Mimi insisted on riding behind me on MegaKabuterimon, with her arms around my waist. While I knew Mimi didn't mean anything by it, and was not deliberately trying to drive me insane, I still couldn't help but be distracted as she pressed her form into my back.
"We're almost there Izzy!"
"Good work MegaKabuterimon!"
A sphinx came into view through the clouds.
This must be the place.
We flew in through the entrance that had been made, and I gasped. It wasn't a battle, it was a random melee. Our digimon had simply waded in, not bothering to consider strategy against opponents who out number you. Then there were copies of Sora everywhere. I sighed.
This is not going to be one of those easy battles, is it?
Then, Matt was knocked off MetalGarurumon's back.
"MegaKabuterimon!"
"I see him Izzy! HORN BUSTER!"
MegaKabuterimon slammed into the side of the Bulbmon, throwing him back. He looked up at us and smiled.
"Thanks!"
"No problem!"
"STATIC FORCE!"
Further conversation was halted Silphymon's attack went through, deleting several Megadramon before knocking over an offending Bulbmon. I looked over to see Shakkoumon being harassed by Golemon.
"JUSTICE BEAM!"
His eye slits rained down terror onto his enemies.
"POSITRON LASER!"
Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode took out a few Megadramon, and swooped low; ending the existence of a couple of Mekanorimon, blue scarf fluttering in the wind.
"FLOWER CANNON!"
Another Megadramon burst into dust courtesy of Lilymon, and she flew back to where Mimi was gathering the Digidestined. The Soras dodged to avoid blows from the rampaging digimon, but other than that, showed no thought to do anything to help either side.
Weird…
"VULCAN'S HAMMER!"
Zudomon smashed the electrically charged hammer into the floor, causing the room to shake a little, and I began to speculate on the structural integrity of the complex, made infinitely more serious by our present height off of the ground. But, the floor held, and we were, despite our lack of formation, winning the fight by superior force.
Soon enough, there were only a dozen digimon left, all Bulbmon, and they were all very tired looking. The Sora's were milling around, and then a dozen of them stepped forward, and raised their digivices, and the Bulbmon glowed, and digivolved.
Digivolution_
Bulbmon Digivolve to… Cannondramon!
I knew this seemed too easy…
All of them. Now we were facing a dozen mega-leveled digimon, and they seemed to be perfectly capable of working together. They were cornered, after all. They all launched the same attack at once.
"DINO CANNON!"
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I didn't bother knocking; I simply kicked the door in, leaving the Mummymon standing on the other side grinding under the heel of my black armored boot. He made a few mumbling noises as I walked over him, into the center of the room. Counting the one under the door, there were eight Mummymon in the room. Then there was a Datamon. Then a Zanbamon. And behind them, on a throne of gold, was another digimon.
This digimon was about twice my size, and made mostly of pure gold. His head looked like the faceplate of a sarcophagus, and he was wearing a long white cape. The majority of his body was covered in golden bandages, and his arms and feet had gold and purple wristbands. He also wore a white loincloth supported by a red and gold belt. His face was locked in a superior, bored expression, and he looked a little disinterested at my entrance.
Cocky, isn't he?
The Datamon looked at me with interest however.
"I've heard a lot about you. Our spies that watched the battle said you were quite powerful. How would like to join us, mister…?"
"ChaosGallantmon. And no thanks. Not my style. Do you have any idea of the effort involved in ruling people? Not exactly my cup of tea. Besides. You have something I want."
He looked at me.
"Oh? We could give it to you in exchange for you services…"
"That's not really an option. You have the girl. I want her."
"The human?! That's a laugh! What would a dark virus digimon want with her?"
I glanced idly at the surrounding Mummymon. They were shifting their weight, preparing to attack on their master's word. I looked back to Datamon.
"That's for me to know."
I paused for a moment, the cut Datamon off as he was about to speak.
"This is pointless. There's also something else I want, and I know you won't give that to me willingly."
"And what is that?"
"Your data…"
With that I leapt forward, shield and lance forming, unleashing my attack.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
The attack glanced of Datamon, knocking him from his perch. He was driven to the ground. But before I could finish the job, I was detained.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
I was instantly wrapped in bandages from eight different directions, restraining me. The Zanbamon sped forward.
"CROSS SLASH!"
The attack knocked me back, but it also shredded the bandages. I jumped out of the way as more came sailing in.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
I jumped over Zanbamon's head, causing the bandages to hit him instead. I pointed my shield down.
"JUDECCA PRISON!"
There wasn't much time to charge energy, so the attack did little damage, but it was enough to knock him off of his feet for a moment. A landed on top of his horse half's back, and jumped at the nearest Mummymon, driving my lance through him. I loaded the data. I would need it.
"BEHEADING!"
I turned back, and just barely ducked the sword headed for my neck. The horse head reached out and clamped down on my shoulder, cracking the shoulder plate. I smashed the Gorgon into its face, and did a back flip to avoid another sword swipe. I jumped off to the side as a Mummymon opened fire on me, and rolled forward.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
My attack struck, and took out another Mummymon. I loaded what data I could, but had to get out quickly to avoid another charge from Zanbamon. He hit the wall, and it collapsed on him, revealing a chamber with a glowing column.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
They attempted to hold me again, but I spun and attacked.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
The bandages blew apart in the force of my blow, forcing the Mummymon to start firing again. I ran forward, using the Gorgon to ward off the bullets.
"JUDECCA PRISON!"
Two more Mummymon went down, and I loaded their data. I took cover behind my shield, and thought.
Two more Mummymon, Zanbamon, Goldilocks up there, and Data… where the hell is he?
Datamon was nowhere to be found, and the big mummy hadn't moved yet, despite the battle. He was looking on with vague interest, and I realized something.
He doesn't care who wins. What's his deal?
But I knew. I had seen enough of his kind before, if digimon was an example for any other Saturday morning villains.
He believes he's strong enough to take me on if I win. Well, he's never encountered anyone like me…
I grinned behind my faceplate, and jumped forward towards the final two Mummymon.
"CROSS SLASH!"
I was intercepted by Zanbamon, and the swords cut deeply. I rolled to my knees and panted heavily.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
I was wrapped head to toe, and I couldn't move from my position.
No. It can't end like this. I cannot fail this time… I will not fail this time.
With a primal scream, I ripped through the bandages holding me in place, and jumped into Zanbamon's human face.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
My rage empowered attack ripped through his head, deleting him instantly. I took in the data while the Mummymon watched in shock. I didn't waste any more time. I whipped the Gorgon around.
"JUDECCA PRISON!"
The attack engulfed the both of them, and I loaded that data as well. I turned to the figure on the throne. He lifted his hands and clapped slowly, mockingly.
"Very impressive ChaosGallantmon. Very impressive indeed. I must admit you will be the largest challenge I've had in many years. But you are still mo match for me."
He stood, and was taller than I had thought at first. He was about three times my height. I grinned behind my faceplate, adrenaline running through me at the thought of this fight.
"I'm always up for a challenge…"
He looked down at me.
"You are powerful yes, but not as powerful as I. Not as powerful as Pharaohmon!"
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"BRAVE SHIELD!"
WarGreymon took the blast himself, blocking it from the others. He dedigivolved instantly.
"KOROMON!"
I ran forward, and caught him out of the air.
"You did good buddy."
"Thanks Tai."
Matt ran over to me as MetalGarurumon led another charge into the Cannondramon.
"Tai, go get Sora."
"What?"
"Koromon can't fight Tai, and the sooner you find Sora, the sooner we can get out. I don't think we can take these guys down today, but we do need to get Sora out. Go."
I looked at Matt carefully, searching his eyes.
"Thanks Matt. I'll be back soon."
He nodded.
"I know you will. Go on! Get out! We'll handle it here!"
He turned and ran back to MetalGarurumon and Imperialdramon. I looked down at Koromon.
"Come on, we're going."
"Right Tai!"
I turned and ran out a side door, to find Sora.
I'm coming Sora. Hold on.
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The door to room I was in hissed open, and Datamon charged in. He grabbed me with surprising strength and pulled me out the door.
"We must go my dear, or that vicious knight will be right on top of us!"
What knight?
Datamon pulled me out of the room in one hand, my digivice in the other.
If I can get to it…
Datamon pulled me through hallways until an explosion destroyed the path in front of us.
"Damn! Damn, Damn, Damn! I'll delete that knight for this!"
He whipped us around, and ran off in a different direction, running up some stairs. We came out on a balcony, and I saw some Megadramon attacking a blue and gold blur. Several deleted each other for their efforts. Datamon punched some keys on a panel in the wall, and an Egyptian style boat, flying no less, came up beside us. He pushed me on board, then jumped on himself, and the boat rocketed off.
I moved quickly but quietly through the abandoned hallways towards a high leveled power that I sensed. The explosion earlier told me that Tai and the Digidestined had made their entrance, and the majority of the digimon were over there fighting them. But my instincts told me to avoid that fight.
To kill the snake you cut off the head.
The highest power sources were in a room up ahead. Many were no more than ultimates. Several were mega leveled, but they didn't concern me as much as the numbers. Whoever this was wasn't as arrogant and stupid as I'd hoped. I paused outside the door to the chamber.
This is it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Soras all raised their digivices, and the digimon glowed in response, and then the unbelievable happened…
…nothing. Absolutely nothing.
I grinned. The number would be a bit much, but they couldn't match our firepower. Tai spoke up then, and ordered WarGreymon on the offensive.
"Let 'em have it WarGreymon!"
"Right! TERRA FORCE!"
The ball of light erupted into the room, and took out a good number of digimon. I grinned. The digimon behind me, the destined digimon, let out attacks of their own, and the battle was joined. I turned to MetalGarurumon, and smiled myself.
"Let's go!"
"Right Matt!"
I hopped on his back, and we charged in.
"METAL WOLF CLAW!"
The tearing force behind his blow took out about five of these little champions in one shot. I frowned as another 'Sora' went down in a firestorm from WarGreymon.
Where's the real Sora?
I had no more time to think as a Bulbmon started swinging its arms at me. Not MetalGarurumon, me. They were learning fast. If they couldn't use phony Digidestined to make themselves digivolve, then they would try to take us out. I ducked under the Bulbmon's first assault, but the second connected with my back as MetalGarurumon struggled with several Megadramon. The Bulbmon above me grinned, and raised his arm, preparing a third blow to finish me.
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Much to my discomfort, Mimi insisted on riding behind me on MegaKabuterimon, with her arms around my waist. While I knew Mimi didn't mean anything by it, and was not deliberately trying to drive me insane, I still couldn't help but be distracted as she pressed her form into my back.
"We're almost there Izzy!"
"Good work MegaKabuterimon!"
A sphinx came into view through the clouds.
This must be the place.
We flew in through the entrance that had been made, and I gasped. It wasn't a battle, it was a random melee. Our digimon had simply waded in, not bothering to consider strategy against opponents who out number you. Then there were copies of Sora everywhere. I sighed.
This is not going to be one of those easy battles, is it?
Then, Matt was knocked off MetalGarurumon's back.
"MegaKabuterimon!"
"I see him Izzy! HORN BUSTER!"
MegaKabuterimon slammed into the side of the Bulbmon, throwing him back. He looked up at us and smiled.
"Thanks!"
"No problem!"
"STATIC FORCE!"
Further conversation was halted Silphymon's attack went through, deleting several Megadramon before knocking over an offending Bulbmon. I looked over to see Shakkoumon being harassed by Golemon.
"JUSTICE BEAM!"
His eye slits rained down terror onto his enemies.
"POSITRON LASER!"
Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode took out a few Megadramon, and swooped low; ending the existence of a couple of Mekanorimon, blue scarf fluttering in the wind.
"FLOWER CANNON!"
Another Megadramon burst into dust courtesy of Lilymon, and she flew back to where Mimi was gathering the Digidestined. The Soras dodged to avoid blows from the rampaging digimon, but other than that, showed no thought to do anything to help either side.
Weird…
"VULCAN'S HAMMER!"
Zudomon smashed the electrically charged hammer into the floor, causing the room to shake a little, and I began to speculate on the structural integrity of the complex, made infinitely more serious by our present height off of the ground. But, the floor held, and we were, despite our lack of formation, winning the fight by superior force.
Soon enough, there were only a dozen digimon left, all Bulbmon, and they were all very tired looking. The Sora's were milling around, and then a dozen of them stepped forward, and raised their digivices, and the Bulbmon glowed, and digivolved.
Digivolution_
Bulbmon Digivolve to… Cannondramon!
I knew this seemed too easy…
All of them. Now we were facing a dozen mega-leveled digimon, and they seemed to be perfectly capable of working together. They were cornered, after all. They all launched the same attack at once.
"DINO CANNON!"
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I didn't bother knocking; I simply kicked the door in, leaving the Mummymon standing on the other side grinding under the heel of my black armored boot. He made a few mumbling noises as I walked over him, into the center of the room. Counting the one under the door, there were eight Mummymon in the room. Then there was a Datamon. Then a Zanbamon. And behind them, on a throne of gold, was another digimon.
This digimon was about twice my size, and made mostly of pure gold. His head looked like the faceplate of a sarcophagus, and he was wearing a long white cape. The majority of his body was covered in golden bandages, and his arms and feet had gold and purple wristbands. He also wore a white loincloth supported by a red and gold belt. His face was locked in a superior, bored expression, and he looked a little disinterested at my entrance.
Cocky, isn't he?
The Datamon looked at me with interest however.
"I've heard a lot about you. Our spies that watched the battle said you were quite powerful. How would like to join us, mister…?"
"ChaosGallantmon. And no thanks. Not my style. Do you have any idea of the effort involved in ruling people? Not exactly my cup of tea. Besides. You have something I want."
He looked at me.
"Oh? We could give it to you in exchange for you services…"
"That's not really an option. You have the girl. I want her."
"The human?! That's a laugh! What would a dark virus digimon want with her?"
I glanced idly at the surrounding Mummymon. They were shifting their weight, preparing to attack on their master's word. I looked back to Datamon.
"That's for me to know."
I paused for a moment, the cut Datamon off as he was about to speak.
"This is pointless. There's also something else I want, and I know you won't give that to me willingly."
"And what is that?"
"Your data…"
With that I leapt forward, shield and lance forming, unleashing my attack.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
The attack glanced of Datamon, knocking him from his perch. He was driven to the ground. But before I could finish the job, I was detained.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
I was instantly wrapped in bandages from eight different directions, restraining me. The Zanbamon sped forward.
"CROSS SLASH!"
The attack knocked me back, but it also shredded the bandages. I jumped out of the way as more came sailing in.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
I jumped over Zanbamon's head, causing the bandages to hit him instead. I pointed my shield down.
"JUDECCA PRISON!"
There wasn't much time to charge energy, so the attack did little damage, but it was enough to knock him off of his feet for a moment. A landed on top of his horse half's back, and jumped at the nearest Mummymon, driving my lance through him. I loaded the data. I would need it.
"BEHEADING!"
I turned back, and just barely ducked the sword headed for my neck. The horse head reached out and clamped down on my shoulder, cracking the shoulder plate. I smashed the Gorgon into its face, and did a back flip to avoid another sword swipe. I jumped off to the side as a Mummymon opened fire on me, and rolled forward.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
My attack struck, and took out another Mummymon. I loaded what data I could, but had to get out quickly to avoid another charge from Zanbamon. He hit the wall, and it collapsed on him, revealing a chamber with a glowing column.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
They attempted to hold me again, but I spun and attacked.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
The bandages blew apart in the force of my blow, forcing the Mummymon to start firing again. I ran forward, using the Gorgon to ward off the bullets.
"JUDECCA PRISON!"
Two more Mummymon went down, and I loaded their data. I took cover behind my shield, and thought.
Two more Mummymon, Zanbamon, Goldilocks up there, and Data… where the hell is he?
Datamon was nowhere to be found, and the big mummy hadn't moved yet, despite the battle. He was looking on with vague interest, and I realized something.
He doesn't care who wins. What's his deal?
But I knew. I had seen enough of his kind before, if digimon was an example for any other Saturday morning villains.
He believes he's strong enough to take me on if I win. Well, he's never encountered anyone like me…
I grinned behind my faceplate, and jumped forward towards the final two Mummymon.
"CROSS SLASH!"
I was intercepted by Zanbamon, and the swords cut deeply. I rolled to my knees and panted heavily.
"SNAKE BANDAGE!"
I was wrapped head to toe, and I couldn't move from my position.
No. It can't end like this. I cannot fail this time… I will not fail this time.
With a primal scream, I ripped through the bandages holding me in place, and jumped into Zanbamon's human face.
"DEMON'S DISASTER!"
My rage empowered attack ripped through his head, deleting him instantly. I took in the data while the Mummymon watched in shock. I didn't waste any more time. I whipped the Gorgon around.
"JUDECCA PRISON!"
The attack engulfed the both of them, and I loaded that data as well. I turned to the figure on the throne. He lifted his hands and clapped slowly, mockingly.
"Very impressive ChaosGallantmon. Very impressive indeed. I must admit you will be the largest challenge I've had in many years. But you are still mo match for me."
He stood, and was taller than I had thought at first. He was about three times my height. I grinned behind my faceplate, adrenaline running through me at the thought of this fight.
"I'm always up for a challenge…"
He looked down at me.
"You are powerful yes, but not as powerful as I. Not as powerful as Pharaohmon!"
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"BRAVE SHIELD!"
WarGreymon took the blast himself, blocking it from the others. He dedigivolved instantly.
"KOROMON!"
I ran forward, and caught him out of the air.
"You did good buddy."
"Thanks Tai."
Matt ran over to me as MetalGarurumon led another charge into the Cannondramon.
"Tai, go get Sora."
"What?"
"Koromon can't fight Tai, and the sooner you find Sora, the sooner we can get out. I don't think we can take these guys down today, but we do need to get Sora out. Go."
I looked at Matt carefully, searching his eyes.
"Thanks Matt. I'll be back soon."
He nodded.
"I know you will. Go on! Get out! We'll handle it here!"
He turned and ran back to MetalGarurumon and Imperialdramon. I looked down at Koromon.
"Come on, we're going."
"Right Tai!"
I turned and ran out a side door, to find Sora.
I'm coming Sora. Hold on.
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The door to room I was in hissed open, and Datamon charged in. He grabbed me with surprising strength and pulled me out the door.
"We must go my dear, or that vicious knight will be right on top of us!"
What knight?
Datamon pulled me out of the room in one hand, my digivice in the other.
If I can get to it…
Datamon pulled me through hallways until an explosion destroyed the path in front of us.
"Damn! Damn, Damn, Damn! I'll delete that knight for this!"
He whipped us around, and ran off in a different direction, running up some stairs. We came out on a balcony, and I saw some Megadramon attacking a blue and gold blur. Several deleted each other for their efforts. Datamon punched some keys on a panel in the wall, and an Egyptian style boat, flying no less, came up beside us. He pushed me on board, then jumped on himself, and the boat rocketed off.