CHAPTER THREE: A BLAST FROM THE PAST
"Takato! Takato! We've got trouble!" shouted Guilmon as he and the other digimon came dashing through the bushes, "there's a………
"Digimon!" Takato said finishing his digimon's sentence, "we already know boy; we heard the signal on our d-arcs."
"According to this, I'm getting a huge activity reading in the middle of town," Henry said looking at his d-arc.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's GO!" shouted Susie excitedly.
"Oh no Susie, we are going into town," said Henry pointing to himself, Takato, Rika, Mia, Ryo, Kazu, Jeri and Kenta, "you, Ai, Mako and Alex are staying here."
"What! But Hendwy, that's unfwair," said Susie pouting angrily.
"Yeah," said Ai and Mako in unison.
"Mia, could I go into town to fight the bad digimon too?" Alex asked his sister pleadingly.
"I'm sorry Alex but…Henry is right, you and the other kids have to stay here where it's safe," Mia replied.
"Awh! But Mia, why can't we go? We're tamers too," Alex said.
"YEAH!" shouted Susie, Ai and Mako in agreement.
"You know, they do have a point," said Ryo folding his arms, "they do have digimon partners so that definitely clarifies them as digimon tamers."
"Whose side are you on anyway?" Mia said narrowing her eyes sternly.
Ryo smirked. Susie then turned to Henry with pleading eyes.
"Pwease Hendwy, we must go, if we dwon't twen our digimon won't bwe able to digi-evolve," Susie said.
Henry looked at his sister's beseeching expression before finally giving in to it.
"Alright Susie," Henry said, "you, Ai, Mako and Alex can come with us. Just as long as you don't get in the way, got it?"
"Got it!" answered the four younger tamers with a salute.
"Now that that's settled, what are we waiting for? Let's go fight!" shouted Impmon.
"Right!" answered the other digimon in agreement.
"Say Rika, do you think that Wolfemon and Renamon sensed the digimon too?" Mia asked Rika.
"Knowing those too, I bet they're already there fighting that digimon," Rika answered.
"Yeah…fighting that digimon together," Calumon whispered to Marineangemon, who giggled.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from across the park in the middle of the city. Looking in the direction of the explosion, the tamers and their digimon saw a huge cloud of dark grey smoke forming in the sky over the central city of Shinjuku.
"What the heck was that?" shouted Kazu.
"What do you think it was Visorboy? It was an explosion!" answered Rika sternly.
"But what could have caused that?" asked Jeri shakily.
"I don't know," Takato answered, "but we're gonna find out! LET'S GO YOU GUYS!"
The tamers arrived in the central part of Shinjuku in a matter of seconds. But when they had arrived in the city, to the tamers utter astonishment, the whole place was a total mess. The buildings were in ruins, the grounds were blown apart and the people were fleeing for their lives.
"Oh my gosh, this place looks as if it's been hit by a hurricane," said Kazu looking around the destroyed city.
"Even worse. A digimon," said the casual voice of Renamon, appearing behind Kazu from out of the blue.
Kazu jumped at the sound of Renamon's voice and slowly spun around to look at the fox digimon.
"Renamon! When will you learn not to appear behind people like that!" shouted Kazu.
"Sorry," Renamon said apologetically.
"Don't apologize Renamon, it's not your fault that Visorboy is such a coward," Rika said to her digimon.
"Hey!" Kazu shouted.
"So Renamon, are you here alone?" asked Takato.
"No. I have Wolfemon here with me," Renamon answered with a keen smile on her face.
And at Renamon's words, Wolfemon appeared right opposite Renamon.
"It's amazing how those two always appear together, isn't it?" said Kenta.
"Imagine that," Terriermon murmured to both Guilmon and Guardromon who sniggered next to him.
"Wolfemon, what's the status report on this place?" Mia inquired urgently to her digimon.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." Wolfemon answered.
"What? Nothing? Can't you see that this place is totally thrashed!" shouted Kazu.
"I can see that," Wolfemon said seriously, "but I meant what I said before, there is nothing in this place."
"Are you sure?" asked Guilmon.
"Very sure. Wolfemon and I met this place just how it is now when we came," Renamon explained, "and when we scanned it, there was no sign of any other digital life-force in this city,"
"Which meant that our little digi-menace is nowhere around here anymore," Wolfemon said serenely.
"That's weird. How can one digimon who destroyed a place suddenly disappear like that?" Ryo asked.
"Maybe the digimon hasn't disappeared, maybe it's just lurking around here someone," said Guardromon.
"Okay, now I'm really terrified," Kenta said fearfully.
"Me too," Jeri agreed hugging Calumon tightly against her chest. Calumon choked.
"Hendwy, I'm scwared," said Susie fearfully.
"Don't worry Susie, everything is going to be alright," Henry said comforting his little sister.
"No I think Susie is right," said Mako, "because…I'm beginning to get scared too."
"So am I," said Ai fearfully.
"Ah come on you guys, this is no time to get scared," said Alex confidently, "we are digimon tamers and we never get scared of anything."
"Oh really Alex. Why don't you try telling that to…(gulp) HIM!" shouted Kenta pointing up to a crumbling building, which suddenly exploded again and a gigantic digimon appeared from its depths.
The tamers and the digimon all gaped at this digimon with a mixture of bewilderment and fear in their eyes.
The digimon was humungous. The biggest digimon that the tamers had ever encountered. In frontal appearance, this digimon looked like a stegosaurus dinosaur, the only big difference was that it was fiery red in colour with a big spiky tail. There was also a row of three tall volcanoes perched on top the digimon's back, which were producing black smoke into the air.
"What kind of digimon is that?" shouted Ryo looking at the strange digital monster infront of him.
"I don't know, but I don't want to find out either," said Takato terrified.
"What are we going to do now? That thing is as big as a house." asked Jeri.
"I don't care how big it is, as long as we get to fight it," Rika shouted bravely.
The digimon then gave a loud roar, which shattered the windows in the already collapsing buildings and with that, Rika cringed. "On second thought, I changed my mind," Rika said backing away fearfully.
Th digimon once again roared loudly before glaring down at the tamers and their digimon. The digimon then spoke, "Foolish little human tamers, if you think that you and these pitiful traitorous digimon can stop me then you have another thing COMING! Grrrrrroar!"
"Uh! Let's GET OUT OF HERE!" shouted Mia frantically.
The others immediately agreed with her as they all ran away fearfully from the digimon, who was stomping her feet hardly on the ground, clearly shaking things up.
The tamers and the digimon tried hardly to run away, regardless of the earth shaking underneath their feet. But as she ran away with the others, Rika noticed that someone was missing.
"Guys STOP!" Rika shouted stopping in her tracks, "where is Renamon?"
The other tamers and digimon stopped too and looked around for the yellow fox-digimon.
"Look, she's over there by….that THING!" Henry answered pointing over his back.
Rika peered behind Henry and freaked when she saw Renamon standing infront of the humungous digimon, completely immobilized.
"RENAMON! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! GET OUT OF THERE!" Rika shouted to her digimon partner.
But Renamon did not move from where she stood. She did not even blink because her sapphire eyes were entirely focused on the stomping figure of the evil digimon.
"I can't believe it," Renamon thought, "that creature….that digimon….it's him….it's truly him….it's……. Firestegosmon."
Renamon's fur stood up as she growled furiously up at Firestegosmon.
"Grrrr! Firestegosmon! You…you destroyed…my home," Renamon snarled as she had a peculiar flashback.
FLASHBACK………..
A small village was being burnt to ashes and among the many burning flames was a tiny baby digimon, who was trapped by the fire.
"Renamon….HELP ME!" shouted the tiny voice of the small digimon.
"No Reremon Don't worry, I'll save you!" shouted Renamon's voice as she tried to rescue the little digimon.
"RENAMON! LOOK OUT!" shouted the small digimon.
Renamon turned her back only to look into the cackling face of…….
"Firestegosmon" Renamon growled.
"Ha! Ha! It's too late for her foxy," said Firestegosmon, "and you!"
Firestegosmon suddenly raised his gigantic claw to Renamon, "TITANIC CLAW!" he yelled as he swiped his long claw at Renamon.
Renamon tried her best to dodge Firestegosmon's attack but it was too fast for her and as a result, Renamon was knocked into the air and off the edge of a cliff.
"RENAMON!" came the voice of the baby digimon but then there was a loud scream.
"NO! REREMON!" Renamon yelled weakly as she fell down the cliff.
Renamon could hear the annoying cackle of Firestegosmon in the distance but then all of her senses faded away and everything went black.
END OF FLASHBACK……….
Renamon folded her fists tightly as she continued to glare up at Firestegosmon with rage in her eyes.
"Firestegosmon! You ruined my life!" Renamon said her snarling growing, "now I will make you PAY!"
Baring her long blue claws, Renamon charged at Firestegosmon.
"What! Renamon, what are you doing!" Rika shouted to her partner digimon who continued to charge heatedly towards the stegosaurus digimon.
"Er? Henry, can you give us any information on this guy?" Takato inquired to blue-haired tamer.
Henry checked his green d-arc. "Firestegosmon- Champion Level Digimon-this guy has a Seismic Clash, Volcanic Blast and a Titanic Claw attack that can obliterate his opponent in one blast." Henry asked.
"Gee…that sounds soothing," said Impmon ironically only to be knocked on the head by Lopmon.
"This is no time to be ironic," said Lopmon firmly, "can't you see that Renamon is going to get hurt."
"It does sound as if she is gonna lost," said Guilmon sadly.
"Momentie Guilmon, I'm sure Renamon is gonna kick the pants off that creep," said Terriermon boldly.
"But….he's not wearing any pants," said Guilmon glancing at Firestegosmon.
Terriermon sweatdropped. "Gabumon was right, why do I even bother saying these things to Guilmon," Terriermon said under his breath. "What bout you Wolfemon, do you think that Renamon is gonna win?" Terriermon asked turning to Wolfemon.
Wolfemon did not answer. He kept a serious look on his face as he stared in the direction where Renamon was still charging.
"Um? Wolfemon," Terriermon murmured sweatdropping at the wolf-like digimon's silence.
Renamon leapt into the air as raised her clawed hands to Firestegosmon.
"TAKE THIS!" Renamon screamed as jabbed Firestegosmon in the jaw of the mouth.
Firestegosmon rocked backwards into a close building at the force of Renamon's punch.
"Whoohoooo! Way to go Renamon!" shouted Monodramon enthusiastically.
"See, what I told ya. Renamon will defeat that digi-creep Firestegosmon," said Terriermon, "right Wolfemon?"
Wolfemon again did not respond. He still held his serious face as he continued to watch the battle between Renamon and Firestegosmon.
Firestegosmon shook off the pieces of glass that we stuck to ends of his ears as he glared furiously.
"Who dares to attack the mighty Firestegosmon." Firestegosmon sneered.
"I did you overgrown buffoon," Renamon answered insultingly, "do you remember me?"
Firestegosmon took a look at Renamon. "Humph. Never seen you in my entire life," he answered.
This made Renamon furious. "Well let me refresh your memory," Renamon said, "I am the one whose home you destroyed."
Renamon picked up the nearest piece of stone and chucked it at Firestegosmon, which caught him straight in the eye. Firestegosmon glowered at Renamon for her imprudence but he somewhat smirked at her.
"Now I remember you," Firestegosmon said, "you are Renamon, the one that got away. The one who tried to rescue someone very important to her although she knew she did not have a chance."
Renamon narrowed her eyes at Firestegosmon in a vicious glare.
"You know I really enjoyed playing with that Reremon friend of yours; you know, the one you tried to save from that fire," Firestegosmon continued smirking, "I'm sure she would have loved to see you my dear Renamon, too bad she didn't live that long."
Renamon bared her teeth and snarled angrily at Firestegosmon. "You MONSTER!" Renamon shrieked, "I will make you hurt for the insufferable things you DID!"
Renamon then jumped into the air and came to attack Firestegosmon this time with a kick.
"Ha! I don't think so foxy," said Firestegosmon as he turned his back to Renamon and raised his tail.
"SEISMIC CLASH!" Firestegosmon exclaimed, striking his spiked tail on the ground and from the force of the strike, five pointy spikes arose from the ground.
Renamon avoided four of the five spikes but the fifth spike caught her straight in the back.
"NO RENAMON!" Rika shouted at her injured digimon.
Renamon groaned in a pain as he fell to the ground unable to move. Firestegosmon laughed at this.
"That's it! I can't take this anymore," Rika said crossly, "I can't just stand here while my digimon gets hurt."
"We need to help Renamon," said Guardromon gallantly.
"Yeah, let's GO!" said Impmon as he digi-evolved to Beelzemon Blast Mode.
"Right!" said Monodramon and Lopmon simultaneously as they also digi-evolved. Monodramon digi-evolved to Cyberdramon and Lopmon digi-evolved to Antylamon.
"Takato, I need to digi-evolve too," Guilmon said.
"So do I Henry," Terriermon said.
"Okay," said Takato and Henry in unison as they both pulled out their 'Digi-evolution' modify card.
But before either Takato or Henry could have swiped the card through their d-arcs, a sharp voice said, "WAIT!"
It was Wolfemon, who was staring at the others with the same serious expression.
"Wolfemon! What are you talking about! Can't you see that we have to help Renamon," said Terriermon
"I know," Wolfemon said, "that is why I am stopping you from helping her."
"Wha?" said Kazu and Kenta in shock.
"Have you lost it Wolfemon," said Gabumon, "why can't you we help Renamon?"
"Because this is more than just a mere battle to her," Wolfemon answered.
"What does that mean?" inquired Marineangemon.
"What it means is that this whole fight against Firestegosmon is important and very personal to Renamon and as her comrades, we must respect her and let her fight alone because this is her fight," Wolfemon answered.
"But…Wolfemon," Antylamon began, "what if Renamon loses."
"She won't," Wolfemon said.
"How are you even sure about that?" said Cyberdramon
"Because I just know," Wolfemon answered. "I know in my heart that Renamon would not allow herself to be defeated, I just know it," Wolfemon thought to himself.
"Have you had enough foxy?" said Firestegosmon cackling loudly.
"No…I have not Firestegosmon," said Renamon standing up slowly, "not when I…can still breathe."
"I can stop that," laughed Firestegosmon.
Renamon sneered. "I'll give you something to laugh about," Renamon shouted angrily as she jumped into the air again above Firestegosmon. "Diamond Storm!" Renamon shouted as she shot a series of silver rhombus darts straight at Firestegosmon, which caught him straight in the face.
Firestegosmon roared in agony at the feeling of many needles against his face. And as the stegosaurus digimon struggled painfully, that was when Renamon seized another chance to strike.
Moving quickly, Renamon punched Firestegosmon three times in the face before side-kicking him in the mouth. Firestegosmon rocked back slightly and glared at Renamon. But before he could even retaliate, Firestegosmon suddenly felt his whole body crash to the ground as Renamon knocked him down with a hard blitz. After that, Firestegosmon laid lifeless.
"YAY! Renamon won!" exclaimed Calumon.
"Wow…that was some attack," Ryo said impressed.
"Yeah, it knocked Firestegosmon right into the ground," said Takato a bit appalled.
"I have never seen Renamon fight like that before," Rika said, "and frankly…I find that awesome!"
"Yeah, way to go Renamon!" cheered Terriermon.
"Yes Renamon, well done," Wolfemon said with a smile on his face.
Renamon breathed slowly as she looked at the unconscious form of Firestegosmon. Although she had defeated him, Renamon still could not help continue to feel a sense of resentment towards the horrible creature.
"You…monster! You horrible monster!" Renamon thought, "I would give anything to make you pay for what you did to me….to my family….to my home….to MY LIFE!"
Renamon snarled loudly as she kicked at Firestegosmon's lifeless body. "But why bother to finish you off," Renamon said, "when you have already lost."
Renamon turned her back to Firestegosmon. But before she could walk away, there was a sudden loud rumbling that shook the earth roughly.
"What's….happening?" Mia said falling on her butt at the force of the shake.
Renamon kept her body steady as she tried to withstand the sudden earthquake. But as she stood propelled to the ground, Renamon heard a familiar cackling voice.
Spinning around, Renamon saw that the laughing voice belonged to Firestegosmon, who had recovered from his unconscious.
"I'm back," laughed Firestegosmon deviously.
Renamon stared wide-eyed. "No, it can't be," Renamon uttered, "I thought I had……
"Destroyed me!" said Firestegosmon finishing Renamon's statement, "well you were wrong foxy! Now for me to finish you and to show you what real power feels like!"
"Oh no," Renamon said backing away.
The volcanoes on Firestegosmon's back began to smoke and explode as a huge fire ball formed in Firestegosmon's mouth. Renamon cringed.
"VOLCANIC BLAST!" screamed Firestegosmon shooting the fire ball at Renamon, who did not seem to move from where she stood.
"RENAMON! GET AWAY!" shouted Guilmon.
"THAT THING WILL ERASE YOU!" shouted Terriermon.
"RENAMON!" Wolfemon shouted.
But it was already too late, the fire ball had struck Renamon right in the pit of her body and she was blasted halfway across the ground.
"NO RENAMON!" bellowed the tamers and the digimon all together as the fox digimon landed on the coarse ground where she laid injured and out cold.