ChaosGallantmon: Not really. See, he already can go between his human and dragon forms. The seals just make him stronger.
And now, onto the story....
"RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"Pyro Bomb!" A trio of fireballs impacted the ground and exploded outward, blowing whatever was holding my arm back, and I felt teeth disengage from my arm and I fell to the ground, clutching my arm.
"Pyro Bomb!" Another trio of blasts streaked by, impacting the armor of a familiar giant red bug as Strikemon landed beside me.
"Ryu, are you alright?"
"Damn...I was careless." I growled through clenched teeth. As I slowly staggered to my feet, I realized that I had shifted unconsciously, but despite the added armor, blood was flowing from a long jagged cut running from wrist to elbow, and it seemed that my arm would be, for the time being, completely useless.
"Ryu, maybe we should go. We can always come back here later."
"You're kidding, right? That bug wrecked my arm. I'm not going anywhere until I pay it back!" Alright, not the smartest thing I've ever done, but what can I say? I was ticked.
??? POV: High above the battle
I pulled a red card out of a pocket and looked over at the cloaked figure hovering at my side. "Now?"
My companion nodded. "Now."
"Here we go!" I formed a small energy sphere, slipped the card inside, and threw it down toward the battle.
Ryu's POV:
As I was finishing my statement, something came shooting out of the sky, and sent up so much sand that even the Kuwagamon took to the air.
"What the hell!?" I managed to get out before being swallowed by the sandstorm.
When the sand settled, I saw a small card sticking out of the ground a few feet away. An...upgrade card? "Strikemon! Give me some cover fire!"
"Right! Flare strike!"
While Strikemon fired blast after blast, I grabbed the card, and by careful use of my jaws, managed to open the panel and slip the card in.
The dragon glowed for a moment and ejected the card, but other than that, nothing happened.
"Nothing's gonna happen? I was hoping for at least a weapon of some kind."
As if in response to that thought, a gattling gun barrel materialized in the dragon's mouth.
"There we go. Much better. Strikemon! Get out of my line of fire!"
As soon as he was clear, I pulled the trigger, and sent a long stream of energy toward the bug.
When the gun clicked empty, it vanished, but Kuwagamon was little more than a heap on the ground, with most of its armor shattered.
??? POV:
"So what now?" I asked.
"We continue to watch him. We have our orders."
"Where do you think he'll go from here?"
"If I had to guess, I'd say he'll go to the forest, mainly because it's the only other area that he knows right now, and once he's healed, go after the forest guardian."
"Speaking of which, why'd you call up a Kuwagamon to look after the desert?"
"First one to come to mind."
"...."
"What? I didn't hear any ideas coming from you, did I?"
"I suppose not. But, I get to pick the next one."
"Fine."
Ryu's POV:
The second my hand closed around the orb, it seemed to disintegrate and merge with the dragon on my arm.
"....That's it?"
"Ryu, I think I know someone who can help with your arm, but we have to go back to the forest. Can you still fly?"
"I think so." I opened my wings and managed to take to the air. "Lead on."
At the edge of the forest, I just couldn't fly any more, and I was just able to land before losing consciousness.
Strikemon's POV:
Well, he got this far...I can take him the rest of the way. I carefully picked up my partner and turned into the forest.
When I reached the lake, I entered the trolley, carefully set him down on the floor, and walked out.
"I had hoped to be alone." A massive yellow head broke the water's surface. "Back again?"
"My friend is hurt. I was hoping that we could stay until he recovers."
"You can stay under one condition."
"Which is?"
"Don't build a fire on my tail."
"Speaking of which, aren't you mad about what we did last time"
"Not really. As you can see, I've suffered no permanent damage."
"Thanks. We'll try not to bother you."
"There are a few plants down here that may help him to heal faster. I'll get some for you. Consider it my way of apologizing for last time." With that, it sank below the water again.
"Thanks."
Okay. One more chapter done. Hope you like it. Leave a review or something.
Poll question: What should the next "guardian" be? Mind you, the battle will take place in the forest, so fire types are out. Requirements: no fire types, no higher than champion/armor level, and please no more bugs...^_^;
Ryu: No kidding. I've had it with bugs. AHHH! ROACH! *blows out a wall with the cannon*
Drake: Shouldn't you be unconscious?
Ryu: Really?
Drake: *Pulls out a massive hammer* YES! *smite*
Ryu: X_X