Disclaimer: I do not own digimon. Ryu, Strikemon and all of Strikemon's digivolutions are mine though.
"Hey… Are those real?" Tai asked as he walked up to me.
"Ye….HEY!! OW!!" He had just pulled on my right wing.
I knocked his hands away from my wing. "Could you please NOT pull on my wings!?"
"Hey, wait a minute. You said that you were human, and humans definitely do not have wings," Joe said.
"Look, I don't know for sure what happened to me, but I'll explain what I do know as we go. Besides, I don't know about you people, but I don't have the energy to fight that thing if it comes back."
"He's right guys. We should probably get going," Tai said
We headed into the forest again, and I began telling my story.
I told them about seeing the strange light, finding the gauntlet, being pulled into the digital world, waking up with wings, Strikemon, seeing them fall, the battle with Snimon, and seeing their battle with Shellmon. I also dispelled their doubts about me making it up by answering several questions that only a human would know, and proved the truth of my digimon side by using my Flare Strike to blast a rock apart. The only interruption was when we got caught between two Monochromon in the middle of a territorial battle.
Strikemon, what's up with this forest?
No idea. I've never been able to figure this place out, but those signs are strange.
"I don't walk this much unless I'm at a mall. And as you can see, we're nowhere near one!" Mimi whined.
"Mimi, do you think you can stop complaining for just ten minutes? Even Joe stopped complaining a while ago!" I said.
"No, my feet hurt!"
"I'm going to take a look around and see if I can spot a place to set up camp tonight. Be back in a few minutes." I said.
I opened my wings, and flew into the air. At least it's quiet up here…let me know if you spot anything promising.
In that case, look to your right.
"Huh? Oh! A lake! That'll be perfect!"
I flew back, spotted them a little ways off from where I left them, and landed in front of them.
"There's a lake over that way, and it looks like a great place to spend the night."
"Maybe I can finally soak my poor, achy feet."
"Don't you ever think of anything but yourself? Never mind…I don't think I want an answer to that…"
"Let's just keep walking, and stop complaining. So, Ryu, how far is the lake?"
"About 15 minutes from here, and it seems that there will be enough food there for a pretty good meal."
About ten minutes later, we reached the lake. I guess being hungry gave them an added incentive to move faster…
"It should be safe to stay here tonight," Biyomon said.
"If I won't walk in dirt, what makes you think I'll sleep in it?"
"Would you prefer I stick you up a tree?" I asked sarcastically.
Ryu, what's that?
What's what?
Behind you.
I turned around, and saw a trolley car sitting on the beach, and as I saw it, its lights came on.
"Well Mimi, it seems that you got your wish."
"Huh?"
"Over there," I said, pointing to the trolley.
"Hey, maybe there are some people there," Sora said.
"Let's check it out!" Tai said, and we all ran (or in my case, flew) to the trolley.
I made it before any of them, and went inside.
"Empty…but at least its comfortable." I muttered as I sat down.
I heard the others come I behind me.
"Bummer, it's empty," Tai said as he walked in.
"Yep."
"No trolley car's this clean," Izzy said.
"Oh goodie, these cushions are comfy!" Mimi said, plopping down on a seat by the entrance.
"Something's wrong. Remember those weird phone booths we saw on the beach? Something just as freaky could happen here," Tai said.
"Yeah, like this suddenly moving all by itself," Joe agreed.
"Possibly, but then again, maybe that's how we're going to get home," Tai said.
"So we have nothing to lose by staying here," Sora said.
"Would it really be so bad to stay in the Digital World?" I asked. "Oh…don't mind me. Just thinking out loud."
"Can we eat now?" Tentomon asked.
Five minutes later
Firewood…why do I have to be the one to get the firewood…?
It's not too bad. At least you're not stuck fishing…
I guess.
Ten minutes later
"Hey guys, I got the firewood."
"Good, can you help us set up the fire?"
We arranged some rocks and the sticks, and soon had everything but the fire.
"We're all set to cook dinner. Now all we need is the grub!" Matt said.
"Great, but how are we supposed to light the fire?"
"Like this!" Agumon and I both tossed some flames in and lit the fire.
Izzy and T.K. ran up to us carrying several fish.
"Hey lookit!"
"We caught a bunch of fish!"
"Awesome, Izzy, let's eat 'em!"
"Thanks squirt," Matt said when he took a fish from T.K.
"Hey Izzy, give me a few of those." I flipped out the blades on my gauntlet, stuck a couple of the fish on, and lit up my hand. "These should be done in a minute."
Between me, Tai and Matt, we managed to cook all the fish in about ten minutes. Almost as soon as we finished, everyone else came up loaded with fruit.
"Well everyone, dig in!" I said, skewering one of the fish on my blade. "So, what do you guys think of the food?"
"This is surprisingly good!" Tentomon said.
"Delicious!" Izzy said.
"Matt, Mom only lets me eat fish sticks."
"I won't tell."
"I never eat with my fingers."
"T.K., it's alright!"
"Well, it's either that or go hungry. I don't think anyone brought any utensils."
I finished eating, went to the shore, and washed the blades.
Well, I guess this proves that we're not on Earth anymore…. I can't see any of the constellations.
I headed back to the others, and heard Izzy talking about us standing guard.
"Alright, who wants to go first?" Joe asked.
"I'll do it." I still felt wide awake, so it made sense to let them get some sleep first. "I'll get whoever's next after about an hour."
"Not T.K." Matt said.
"Aww, come on, me too, Matt."
"No, you're too young and you need your rest!"
"I'm getting cold. I need a warm blanket to help me sleep."
Man, talk about a pampered life… I get the feeling she's never been out of a city before.
"Hey Gabumon! Watch it, Mimi may sneak up on you and steal your fur! So if you feel a little tug, it might be her about to cut your tail off!" Tai said.
"Stop, Tai! It's not funny!"
Tai can really be an idiot sometimes…
"Gabumon told you to stop! So knock it off!"
"Hey, you can't tell me what to do!"
"Flare Strike!" I sent a blast directly between them, interrupting their fight. "Why don't the two of you calm down? We're who knows where, we don't know how to get back, and the last thing we need is for the two of you to be pounding each other into the ground!"
They turned away from each other with a huff.
"You'd both make great guards. Who goes first?" Joe asked.
"I will!"
"I'm next!"
"How about Izzy takes over after that and then I finish up the night?"
"Fine. Tai, I'll wake you when my hour is up. You all should probably go and get some sleep."
They all went into the trolley, and I assume went to sleep.
I formed a small fireball in my hand, and tossed it into the water, and watched a small cloud of steam rise.
"Huh?" I jumped up and spun around. "Oh, Matt. What's up? Couldn't sleep or something?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, if you don't mind me asking, what's up with you and T.K.?"
"We're half brothers, and I don't see him very often."
"You know, that explains a lot."
He turned and walked down the shore.
"Hey Matt!"
"What?"
"Get some sleep. Your shift's coming up pretty soon."
"Yeah, yeah."
"…whatever"
I turned back to the fire, and a couple minutes later, Gabumon ran past me.
What's that noise?
Matt's over there, and it's coming from him.
Oh… at least he plays it well.
I tossed in a couple more sticks in the fire, and jumped when it cracked and spat out a few embers. A few seconds later, the ground quaked, and knocked me off my feet.
"Wha…?"
A dragon's head broke the surface of the water in front of me.
"What is that thing!?"
Seadramon. He's a Sea Dragon digimon, and his Ice Blast attack will freeze his foes solid!
"We're going to get eaten for sure!"
"Not if I can help it…" I muttered.
"Hold tight! We're going for a ride!" Agumon cried.
"It's like we're on a monster longboard!"
"He's pulling us along by his tail. I don't even think he realizes we're here." Trust Izzy to be the only calm one here…
"Perhaps not. He's a bit dense. As long as he doesn't see us, we should be fine."
"He may not see us, but he can probably hear all of you!" I hissed at them.
Seadramon pulled his tail away from the shore.
"Oh boy…here we go. Everyone, get ready in case he attacks!"
"Right!" the digimon chorused.
Seadramon whipped the island with his tail, and knocked everyone off their feet.
"Flare Strike!" My arms lit up, and I threw four or five fireballs at Seadramon, but he didn't seem to be affected by the flames.
Seadramon dove underwater and rammed the island, sending it shooting toward the shore.
"Ryu! Why'd you have to go and tick him off!?"
"Damn it, Tai…it worked last time. How was I supposed to know he wouldn't feel it!?"
The island suddenly stopped in the middle of the lake.
"Great, he left us in the middle of the lake," Tai said.
"I don't suppose we could trick him into taking us back…"
"That's wishful thinking…"
"Here he comes!" Tai yelled.
"Everyone, NOW!" I yelled. "Flare Strike!"
"Spiral Twister!"
"Boom Bubble!"
Our attacks hit, but like the last time, Seadramon barely seemed to feel the attacks.
"Poison Ivy!"
Palmon's vines couldn't reach Seadramon's head.
"Super Shocker!"
"Pepper Breath!"
"This is getting us nowhere…" I muttered. "He's not feeling any of this!"
Do you know if Seadramon has any weak spots?...wait a second...That's it!
What?
Even something that big will notice if you hit its eye, right?
I shot into the air and flew level to Seadramon's head.
"Flare Strike!" I threw five more fireballs at Seadramon, and two of them impacted directly on its eye, and he roared in pain.
Watch out!
"Urgh!" Seadramon nailed me with the side of his head, and knocked me out of the air. I hit the ground, and everything went black.
Strikemon's POV
Ryu, wake up.
Ryu?
Come on Ryu!
Now's not a good time to be napping!
I opened my eyes and sat up. Wait…I can move?
"Hey Ryu, are you alright?"
I looked over at Tai. "Not really. He's still unconscious."
"Wha…?"
"This is not good! Seadramon may be a bubble brain, but once he finds his prey, he won't let go!" Tentomon said interrupting us.
"Matt, hang on! Patamon, please help him! Hit him with a Bubble Boom!"
"Seadramon's way too big, I just don't have enough power now. Gabumon, you're stronger, how about you?"
"You're right. Matt is in trouble, and I must help!"
"I'll do what I can as well," I said opening my wings. "I'll try to distract him, and you get Matt free."
I flew into the air, and began a Flare Strike, but instead of firing several blasts, I focused all of the flames into one large ball. "Flare Strike!" I fired the blast, and hit Seadramon just below his eye, stunning him for a second.
"Gabumon digivolve to… Garurumon!"
Urgh…
I darted back to avoid Seadramon's attack, and landed on the island.
Welcome back. How do you feel?
Like I got hit by a truck…Huh? Why can't I move?
Sorry. I pushed his mind to the front, and turned control back over to him.
Ryu's POV
Well that was strange. The last thing I remember was being hit by Seadramon, and when I wake up, I find that Strikemon has control of my body!
I heard growling coming from the water, and when I looked up, I saw Seadramon fighting a huge blue wolf!
Is that Matt?
Yes.
That's all I needed to know.
I flew out over the water, grabbed Matt, and flew us back to the island.
"Are you alright Matt?" T.K. asked.
"Yeah, but where's Gabumon?"
Garurumon and Seadramon surfaced, and Garurumon whipped Seadramon in the face with his tail, and Seadramon reared back in pain.
"Garurumon's fur is legendary. It's strong as steel. He's like a growling torpedo". Tentomon said.
"That's astonishing. Then he must be invincible."
Tell them that it's mostly true.
"Strikemon says that he's slightly less than invincible."
…
What?
Seadramon fired a blast at Garurumon, and began freezing both the lake and Garurumon.
"Seadramon's using his lethal Ice Blast!"
"Howling Blaster!" The energy wave hit Seadramon in the head, and he fell backward into the lake.
"Alright! He won!"
Garurumon dedigivolved back to Gabumon, and a couple minutes later, pulled himself up on to the shore.
"Hey Gabumon, those were some pretty nice moves back there," I said. "But couldn't you have stayed as Garurumon long enough to get everyone back to shore?"
"No, sorry."
"No problem. If need be, I can fly everyone back."
Gomamon was sitting back with a slightly smug expression on.
"Alright, what is it Gomamon."
"Just watch!"
He jumped into the water, and when he surfaced, he was surrounded by a school of fish.
"Fish power!"
The fish pushed the island back to shore.
"Gabumon? May I use you as a pillow? I promise I won't take your fur." Mimi asked.
"Actually, there seems to be a pattern here. This time, only Gabumon could digivolve." Izzy said.
"Yeah, Izzy's right. Agumon was the only one who could do it before," Sora said.
"You're right. It's all beginning to make sense. Agumon digvolved when I was in danger," Tai said after a moment.
"That has to be the answer. Our digimon digivolves when we're in trouble," Izzy said.
*Flashback*
Snimon's blade is heading straight for my chest.
Strikemon digivolve to….
Wha?
Blazemon!
*End flashback*
"Strikemon did the same thing for me, digivolving when I needed help the most."
Mimi fell back against Sora, and started snoring.
"Hey! Watch it!"
"Is it time to go to the mall?" Mimi mumbled.
"We've been here one day, and I think she's put some muscle on her."
"Yeah, maybe if she puts in some effort, she'll become a hard-bodied machine like I am," Agumon said.
"I hope she grows pink wings just like my wings."
Personally, I hope she doesn't…
zzzzzzzzz…
Probably a good idea…
I leaned up against a tree, folded my wings around my body, and drifted off to sleep.
Okay, sorry it took so long, but my computer's been really glitchy recently. My internet's down, and the computer itself is barely working. Okay, sorry for that, I'm pretty sure you don't want to hear about my problems…
Tell me what you think of this chapter, and I'll try to get chapter four up within a couple weeks (I hope).