Digimon: Digicross Episode 23
'Target Ken'
==Stone Town
"I'm off, dad! I'll be back later tonight!"
Mikhail Ellison, Kyle's father, looked into Kyle's room. Kyle was just setting the
computer up so he could transport himself to the world where the other digidestined lived.
One in particular…"Date with June again?"
"Umm…It's just a movie! That's all!"
Mikhail barely hid his laughter. Kyle had been seeing June even before the girl had
become one of the digidestined. "Well, whatever you do, try to keep the noise down,
alright?"
"DAD!"
Mikhail doubled over, unable to keep from laughing. As he bent, he winced slightly;
his knee, which had been injured in a collision with a drunk driver, was acting up again.
Kyle didn't notice this, turning to face the computer and activating the digital gateway.
Mikhail tried to stand up, but his knee gave out, causing the older man to stumble,
colliding with Kyle just as the portal opened.
==Izumi household. Izzy's house, not Oritomo Izumi's house, that is. Just so I'm clear…
Izzy looked at the screen light up. Kyle was coming over, he remembered. He had
planned on talking to the other digidestined about a photo that Ryo had given him. He
could catch Kyle now, before he left to meet June. He did say that his pokemon would all
be at Primary Village today.
So it was that Izzy was quite surprised when Kyle and his father came through the
portal, managed to cartwheel in midair, and slam down on the floor of Izzy's bedroom.
"Muh…Mister Ellison?" Izzy gasped. How…?"
==Tokyo Cemetery
Cody and his grandfather, Takeshi Hida, walked down the path to the exit of the
cemetery. The two had spent the morning at Cody's father's gravesite, remembering. Upamon
was there too, the boy explaining the significance of the place they were going to, and
that Upamon would have to be extra quiet today. When they came here, the same time every
year, his grandfather would tell Cody another story about his father. Hiroki had died when
Cody was very young, so the boy knew very little about his father.
Still…
"Grandfather?"
"Yes?"
"You told me that my father was…killed protecting someone. But you never told me
who that person was."
"As much as I would like to, I promised the person that I would not tell you. It is
something that he wished to tell you himself, when he thought the time was right."
Cody thought about that for a second. "I see." The two walked on in silence,
approaching the exit. As they neared, Cody heard something.
Upamon peeked out of the bag on Cody's shoulder. "I hear Minomon!" he whispered to
Cody.
"Minomon? Then that means…"
Ken Ichijouji, Minomon balanced on his shoulder, stepped into view. His head was
hung low, looking at the ground. It was Minomon that spotted Cody. "Ken! Look who's
here!"
Ken looked up. "Cody?" he whispered.
==Motomiya Household
"Well? How do I look?" June, dressed up for her date with Kyle, stepped into
Davis' room.
"Do I look like a fashion critic, June?" Davis complained, pretending not to pay
attention. He was still uneasy about Kyle dating his sister, even after all this time.
"Look, if Kyle tries something, just send a message and I'll have Exveemon take him apart."
"Davis! Kyle's the sweetest boy I've ever met! If you're so worried, why don't you
come with us?"
"Yeah, like I'd go to some sappy romance movie."
"Oh? Maybe you could bring that girl you met. Melody, right?" June asked, smiling.
"Hey, she's just someone I met, alright? I don't go after someone at first sight.
Like some people I know." Davis' reply was half hearted at best.
"Don't you believe in love at first sight?" June had gotten used to it; she had
learned that Davis was just worried about her, even if he couldn't bring himself to admit
it. "Alright, I'll be home by midnight."
"Make it sundown."
"June?" Motomiya Akiko stepped into Davis' room as well. "Oh, June, you look
lovely!"
"Thanks mom! See, Davis? Some people know how to say nice things."
"Now June, you know your brother's just worried about you. Now you be careful and
be back by sundown."
June sighed. "Yes mom." The three stepped into the living room. Akiko heard a
knock at the door. "That must be him now. Kenta, can you get it?"
Motomiya Kenta sighed, getting up. "Yes dear. Not right, haven't even met the
boy's family yet…" Forcing himself to stop grumbling, he opened the door. "Welcome back,
Kyle. And this would be…?"
June and Davis both gasped. "Mr. Ellison?" Davis stammered.
"Oh, you're Kyle's father? What a coincidence, we were just talking about you."
Akiko said, throwing a look at her husband. "Please, come in!"
"Of course. Kyle, why don't you and June go ahead. You won't be that long will
you?"
"Only a few hours." June answered.
"Oh, and you've come all this way." Akiko said. "Feel free to stay as long as you
want. Davis, why don't you go with your sister?" she added, nearly cracking up as she saw
June's near-panicked reaction. "Izzy's house is on the way to the theater, isn't it?"
"Umm…yeah…"
==Tokyo, generic park. Couldn't think of a good name, sorry.
"I see." Takeshi Hida said quietly. The three had gone to a small park near the
cemetery, where Ken had re-told the story of how he had become the Digimon emperor, and
how, through Wormmon's sacrifice, he had been pulled out. He had also mentioned some
things that Wormmon had not told the other digidestined that day when Ryo reappeared in
Ken's life.
"I haven't been to Sam's gave since…It happened." Ken admitted. "I just felt like I
had to come."
"Understandable." Takeshi replied. "What will you do now?"
"Now?"
"Grandpa, he's a digidestined now."
"Not 'now' Cody. Ken always was a digidestined, as were you. Even before you found
Oopsiemon."
"That's Upamon!" Upamon, who was playing with Minomon, yelled.
"I think Cody's mother might disagree, if she found out who really knocked over that
bowl of soup last night!" Takeshi smirked, recalling the incident. "Ken merely made a
mistake. Isn't that right?"
"It doesn't excuse what I did."
"And no one will excuse it." Takeshi replied bluntly.
"Grandpa!"
"All you can do," Takeshi continued on, ignoring Cody, "is try to make up for what
you've done. What you do and how much effort you put into it is all that matters."
"I-"
"As much as I hate to break up this touching scene, there is still some unfinished
business to take care of."
The three humans stood up, looking around. "Who said that?" Cody demanded.
"I did." Phantomon answered, ghosting out of a tree. "The former Emperor has a few
things to answer for, namely failing the Dark Ocean." Phantomon swung his scythe casually,
not caring what it hit. "Please tell me you'll go quietly. I'd hate to think I got called
back from the dead to deal with a bunch of whiny humans."
==
"Demon, why bother with that failure?"
Demon glanced at Arukenimon. "Because he is a loose end. And he may still be able
to access this dimension, should he learn how to control the Dark Spore that is still
inside of him. Still…"
"What is it? Phantomon's an Ultimate Digimon, and there's no way that Ryo could get
to Ken in time for them to DNA digivolve. All the other digidestined are occupied, and the
best those two could manage are an oversized housefly and a four legged yellow paperweight.
Phantomon's an ultimate Digimon, and he brought help with him."
"Perhaps. But these digidestined are not to be underestimated. They've fought
against stronger opponents and won before. In any event, it should be an interesting
match."
Sneasel looked up. "Don't you care if Phantomon wins?"
"Of course I do. And if he fails, he was obviously too weak to be useful. I expect
the same from all my subjects, and am myself no exception."
Sneasel didn't reply.
==Izumi home
"His dad's here?" Yolei asked.
"I'm as stunned as you are." Izzy replied. "I can't understand why, either. All
this time we thought that only someone with a digivice could use a digiport. This could
change everything. Davis, what were they doing when you left?"
"Getting introduced." Davis growled. "Of course, they hit it right off. They're
probably planning the whole wedding ceremony right now!"
"Uhh…Davis?" TK tried to calm Davis down.
==
Phantomon dodged the arrows and missiles easily. "Please, is that the best you've
got?"
"We're only just starting!" Nohemon snapped. "Night Shade!" The beams of black
energy slammed into Phantomon.
Eyes narrowing, Phantomon charged in, scythe in front of him. With a grunt, he
swung at the two armoured Digimon, putting the two on the defensive. "Get out of here!"
Nohemon yelled to Ken and the others. 'We'll hold him off!"
Reluctantly, Ken nodded, starting to back away. As he did, a circle of energy
appeared around the three humans, trapping them! There was a sudden flare of power, and
the three humans were wracked with pain.
"What have you done to them?" Digmon demanded, launching a missile at Phantomon.
Phantomon casually deflected the projectile. "As much as I'd like to take the
credit, it was my friend Soulmon who supplied the magic act. Come on out, Soulmon."
A cloud of mist came out of nowhere, and another Digimon stepped out of it. "So,
how was my act, Phantomon?"
"I'd say they're rolling in the aisles."
Digmon stepped forward, ready to attack, but Nohemon stopped him. "Be careful." The
puppet Digimon whispered. "That's Soulmon, a champion level virus type Digimon. He works
with other ghost type Digimon, augmenting their power with his dark tricks. His special
attack is Necro Magic, which attacks the mind and soul of his opponent."
"How do you know that?" Digmon asked.
"Later." In a louder voice: "I don't care if there's two or two hundred of you!
Release them now!"
"I already said Ken had to die today. Why is it that you good guys never listen
anymore?"
"That's it! GOLD RUSH!"
"Death Charm!" A field of energy stopped Digmon's attack. Another ghost Digimon
appeared. "Hello there. I'm Bakemon, Soulmon's stunt double. If you thought that was a
neat trick, then try guessing what's under my sleeve. No idea? Try Hell's Hand!" A dark
claw shot out and struck the two Digimon, knocking them back.
"We have…to digivolve…" Nohemon gasped. "They're too strong for our armored forms."
"Oh, it gets better." Phantomon taunted. "The three of us can combine our powers.
Death Sentence!"
"Necro Magic!"
"Death Charm!" The three attacks combined, forming a sphere of energy in front of
the Digimon. A portal formed, and a roaring sound could be heard coming out of it.
"What are you doing?" Nohemon asked, suddenly afraid. He thought he recognized that
roar.
"Oh, just conjuring up an old friend. You see, with our powers in combination, we
can summon someone that you'll just be dying to meet. Come forth, SKULL GREYMON!" With a
second roar, the skeletal dragon exploded from the portal, eyes locked on the Digimon. So
intent were the ghost Digimon on their summoning and fighting the Digimon, they failed to
pay attention to what was happening in the circle.
==
"Come on, Grandpa, get up!" Cody gasped, trying to help the old man up. "We have to
get out of here! Ken, help me!" Ken couldn't hear him. Although the circle affected all
three of the humans, it was designed for Ken specifically, meaning that he received the
full effect. In his mind, visions of his past crimes danced before him, taunting him.
"Digmon…help!"
"He can't!" Takeshi answered. "Those three ghosts have them in some sort of
illusion. They're attacking something that we cannot see!"
Cody scrambled over. "Ken, snap out of it!" The effort cost him. Cody staggered
under the magical assault, and fell.
"C…Cody…" Ken managed to whisper, mind still reeling. He staggered, almost passing
out. Then, he felt a strange energy. Forcing his eyes open, he saw a faint glow coming
from his shirt pocket. "M…my crest…" With an effort, he took the item out, clutching it.
Kindness, he remembered. When have I ever been kind? Then he looked and saw Cody
staggering to get up, trying to reach him. "Cody!"
The crest flared. As it did, the magic of the circle began to weaken, cancelled by
the power of Ken's crest.
"The spell's weakening!" Soulmon yelled, seeing this.
With a final flare, the spell circle vanished, allowing Cody, Ken, and Takeshi to
stand up. "No more." Ken growled. "I did some terrible things as the Digimon Emperor, but
I will not let that rule me for the rest of my life. Just….LEAVE US ALONE!" Ken's crest
flared once more. As it did, Digmon and Nohemon glowed, reverting to their rookie levels.
Then…
"Wormmon, digivolve to…Stingmon!"
"Armadillomon, digivolve to…Ankylomon!" The two champion Digimon turned to face
Skull Greymon.
"Ignore whatever you see!" Ken screamed. "It's just an illusion, that's how their
magic works! Attack the ghost Digimon!"
"Sounds like good advice." Ankylomon rumbled, charging at Soulmon. Stingmon flew at
Bakemon.
"Are you alright Ken?" Cody asked.
"I'm fine. But I've had it with being reminded of my past. I don't need any help
with that. Least of all theirs."
"Megaton Press!" Ankylomon jumped, rolled into a ball, and tried to land on
Soulmon. The ghost managed to dodge, but was caught by Ankylomon's tail swipe as he tried
to recover. Soulmon was knocked out.
Stingmon quickly dispatched Bakemon, then turned on Phantomon. "I remember you."
Stingmon snarled. "I saw you, torturing Ken when he first became the Emperor, twisting him
and taking away his kindness. This is where you pay for what you've done!"
Confused, Cody looked at Ken. "Stingmon?" Ken asked.
Energy blade glowing bright red, Stingmon answered. "I couldn't do anything because
of Arukenimon's threat. But they made sure I could watch as those three made sure every
night was a living hell, and laughed as they knew I couldn't do anything to stop it." Ken
could only stare, stunned by the rage in Stingmon's voice. "You're right. This is where
it all ends. SPIKING STRIKE!" Stingmon made a viscous jab at Phantomon. The ghost
Digimon blocked the shot, but the force wrenched his scythe out of
his hands. A second blade appeared on Stingmon's other arm, which shot up and knocked
Phantomon to the ground. Both blades out, Stingmon dove at Phantomon.
"STOP IT!" Ken yelled. Stingmon did, blades just millimeters away from Phantomon.
"He's right!" Cody yelled. "You proved your point! If you destroy him, you'll be
no better than Phantomon was!"
"I'd take the hint." Ankylomon said, looming over Phantomon.
Phantomon was no fool; he knew that he'd lose if he tried to fight Ankylomon and
Stingmon. But they were never his targets. With a gesture, Phantomon levitated his
discarded scythe, and sent it spinning at Ken!
"Ken, look out!" Cody yelled, knocking Ken to the ground. Cody fell on top of him,
scythe just barely missing him.
"Cody! Tail Hammer!" Ankylomon's massive tail slammed into Phantomon, withdrawing
only a split second before the ghost was impaled on Stingmon's energy blade. Phantomon
discorporated.
==
"You could have called for help." Davis said, trying to hide his concern.
"Yeah, we would have come!" Yolei added, not bothering to hide hers.
"I'm sorry." Ken answered. "Everything happened so fast, neither of us had a
chance."
"I'm sorry too." Wormmon said sadly. "I know you didn't want me to finish Phantomon
off."
"There was no choice." Takeshi said quietly. "I do not blame you, or Armadillomon."
"But what now?" Davis asked. "Is everyone going to be gunning for Ken now?"
"I do not think so, grasshopper." Takeshi answered, smiling as Cody and Davis looked
at him oddly. "With friends like you, I do not think Ken has anything to worry about."
"But if I'm a target, you might all be in danger. It would be best if I left."
"Forget that!" Davis yelled. "We told you, you're one of us now! That means you're
staying with us. Don't make me make that an order!"
"Thank you General Davis." Yolei said dryly. There was another roar. Looking up,
the group saw a large red lizard flying towards them, Ryo riding him. Beside him,
Cyberarcanine closed in, Kyle and June on his back. "Took them long enough."
"I think we got them out during the really romantic part of the movie." Kari
whispered to Yolei.
"What do you mean 'romantic'?" Davis demanded. "Kyle! Get down here right now!" he
shouted. He stopped a second later, as Ken started laughing at the whole scene.
Next Episode:
While Kyle tries to practice his rusty pokemon catching skills, Izzy talks to
Baihumon and Professor Oak in hopes of understanding what's been going on in the digital
world. Mysteries are uncovered (and a rabid Rhydon chases Kyle) on the next episode of
Digimon: Digicross…
'The Day the Digiworld Changed.'
==Digicross Bonus section==
As I've worked on this story, I've often had parts written that, for whatever
reason, I didn't include in the final cut of the movie. There have been a lot of reasons,
including story size, pacing, and overall 'fit' of the sequence into the overall story.
What goes below are some of those (drumroll) deleted scenes!
(Sounds of a scuffle)
Actually, he's just padding the story out a bit
(More scuffle)
OK, who let Monodramon in here!?
Ahem..
OK, this first one is from Digicross episode 13, just after Myotismon gets his much-
deserved ejection from the storyline. I had a flashback scene written up, but for various
reasons, I didn't include it in the final version.
(He actually forgot to put it in)
(Shut up, Monodramon! Why did Stuart leave you with ME?)
==2 years ago, Digital World
Mummymon looked around the desert, saw nothing. "Arukenimon, are you sure this is
where we were told to go?"
"Stick a band-aid in it, gauze brain! This is where the boss said that unusual
power source was" Arukenimon snarled back. Angrily, the digimon looked around. Their
maker, Oikawa had said that there was a powerful energy source nearby; if they could find
and control it, they could bypass that plan with that boy, what was his name...Kyo? Kirk?
Ken, that was it.
"So, you've finally come." Arukenimon and Mummymon whirled around, searching for
the source of the voice. They finally saw it; Daemon seemed to ripple into existence
before their eyes. "Ahh, you have Myotismon's handiwork all over you" the demonic digimon
bowed to Arukenimon. "And I must say, his skill has not degraded. Shame his judgement
has. But death will do that to a digimon, I suppose."
"Who are you" Mummymon demanded. "And why are you making eyes at MY Arukenimon?"
"Yours? Fool. I am Daemon, Lord of the Dark Ocean. What is not mine, I take.
What I cannot take, I destroy." He regarded Mummymon casually. Sighing, he said "And
since you have no mind to take, I must destroy you. CHAOS FLARE!" A bolt of flame
enveloped Mummymon, who screamed in silent agony. Daemon turned to Arukenimon. "And for
you, a choice. Join me, or join," he indicated the flaming visage of Mummymon, "him."
Arukenimon considered herself a practical woman; besides, Mummymon was getting to be
a real pain. "Where do I sign?"
Daemon chuckled slightly. "Oh, to see Myotismon's face when he learns of this...a
moment, please." Daemon pulled out a small red and white sphere, pressed a button, causing
the artifact to expand. "A memento of my last defeat" Daemon explained. "I must have
a...discussion with this thing's owner when I see him next." Daemon threw the pokeball at
Mummymon; on impact, it split in two, and Mummymon was pulled inside it. As Arukenimon
watched, the ball resealed itself, then a chain necklace, seemingly made out of gold,
appeared and attached itself to the ball. The necklace floated over to
Arukenimon, dropped over her head and around her neck. She could make out the faint
'click' of the lock sealing. "Think of it as a reminder." Daemon said. "Now, here's what
I want you to do..."
==
Here, I had a different introduction in mind for Ryo in episode 14. As with
everything else, it started with a pokemon battle…
==
==Pokemon world
Kyle faced off against the mystery trainer, ready to fight. "So, how do we do
this?"
The boy ran a hand through short brown hair. "Three on three battle works fine.
I'll lead off with Nidoking!" The Nidoking appeared, standing some five feet tall, long
tail swiping the ground and looking menacing.
"That's bigger than the average Nidoking" Kyle remarked. The boy smiled, bowed a
bit. "Alright, I'll call Marowak!" Marowak appeared, apparently unconcerned by the size
of his opponent. "Bone Club!" Marowak charged, swinging his club at Nidoking.
"Nidoking, Curse power-up!" Roaring, Nidoking began glowing with a fierce yellow
aura. He seemed to ignore Marowak's attack, instead singing his tail around and driving
the ground type back. "Now show him your Dynamic Punch!" Nidoking's punch knocked out
Marowak with one shot. "Not bad, huh? Curse slows a pokemon down, but it drastically
upgrades his defense and attack strength."
"It's not over yet. Scizor, go!" The bug pokemon appeared, challenging Nidorino.
The poison pokemon struck first, but Scizor easily avoided the blow. "Nice try, but this
time, I have the edge. Nidorino's a poison type, which is at a big disadvantage against a
steel type!" (and the writer has been watching that Yu-Gi-Oh dub again...gah -ed) Scizor
and Nidoking feinted around, each waiting for the other to make the first move.
"Nidoking, Dynamic Punch!"
"Scizor, dodge and counter with Steel Dance!" Scizor dodged the punch, flared his
wings out, and, spinning rapidly, jumped at the pokemon and landed a hail of blows on
Nidoking. Even with Nidoking's improved defenses, the poison pokemon still fell. "I
taught Scizor to combine his Swords Dance technique with his Steel Wing attack. It's
similar to the Curse technique, but Scizor doesn't suffer a speed loss." (Must stop Yugi-
ing...-ed)
Kyle's opponent grinned. "Well, then let's raise the stakes a little, with a power-
up I learned a few years back. Charmeleon, go!" Another pokemon appeared, this one red
with a flame burning brightly on its tail. "And now..." the boy pulled out a small device
that Kyle recognized instantly.
"That's...a digivice! Where did you get that?"
The boy stopped. "You know what this is?" Kyle pulled out his own digivice.
"You're the guy I saw on TV! The one at Mount Moon! Hey, you have that Growlithe with
you? Let's digivolve them and really go at it!"
Kyle was about to oblige, even managed to call the puppy pokemon out, when a voice
stopped the fight. "Kyle Ellison!" June walked into the clearing, miffed. "In case you
forgot, we do have a lunch date today!" Beside him, Growlithe quietly muttered "Busted."
A small red pokemon walked in at that moment, followed by Eevee. Seeing June, he
spoke. "Geez, Kyle. Did you get carried away again?" Beside him, the small red pokemon
made an inquisitive noise, wondering who all the people were.
"Come here Magby" the boy said, motioning to the baby pokemon.
"That is the most adorable pokemon I've ever seen!" June said. Catching Kyle
relaxing a bit, she added, "Don't think you're off the hook, buster."
"Ah nuts."
"Don't blame him," the boy said, "I did challenge him. My name's Ryo Akiyama, and I
think he and I have something in common."
"A girlfriend as devastatingly gorgeous as I am?" Kyle and Ryo kept their faces
carefully straight.
==
This was the first draft for part 15, also the first time Ash, Misty, and Brock make
their appearance. Plus the return of Parrotmon…
==
Kyle, riding on Arcanine, kept up with Aquilamon, who was carrying June, her digimon
Elecmon, and Yolei. Ahead of them, there was a dark cloud. Kyle could just make out
something ahead. Aquilamon swept down, gliding alongside the pokemon.
"Whatever it is, it's big. Can you make it out?"
"Sorry." Aquilamon replied. "Even eagle eyes have their limits. We'll just have to
deal with it when we get there."
"The sooner, the better" Arcanine huffed, keeping pace with Aquilamon. "It'll be a
rude shock to any pokemon trainers there."
"Relax" Elecmon tried to calm everyone down. "Any rational person wouldn't stick
around when something like this comes up."
"Elecmon," June said, "we're talking about kids as young as 10, with an assortment
of creatures of varying powers, out having the time of their lives, and you think they're
going to be rational?"
"In other words," Yolei added, "don't jinx it!"
Kyle pulled out a pokeball. "Go, Eevee!" he called, releasing the evolution
pokemon. Eevee glowed, and digivolved to Flareon. "I also have Scizor if we need extra
firepower. Kinda wish Sora was here."
Yolei felt the temperature drop a few degrees as she heard June ask "And why is
that?"
Kyle swallowed a bit, realizing he could have worded that better. "'Cause a mega
digimon like Phoenixmon might come in handy, that's why."
"OK, you're forgiven" June said. "Elecmon, we're getting close. You'd better
digivolve too."
"Elecmon, digivolve to...Leomon!"
==
"What the heck is that thing?"
"Who cares, it's attacking us! Pikachu, Thunder attack!" The electric pokemon's
strongest attack did little more than spark against the monster's body. "Rrr. I thought
flying types were weak against electric attacks!"
Another boy, darker skinned, took a step back. "This is trouble. We'd better get
out of here. Whatever that thing is, it's easily as strong as Mewtwo was when we saw him."
Apparently disagreeing, the monster took a step closer, its clawed feet wrecking the stones
beneath it. As it walked, its green feathered body shook under its own weight.
"You two, scatter!" The trainer yelled. The Pikachu looked ready to fire another
bolt as the monster reared up, ready to strike.
"Fist of the Beast King!"
"Fire Blast!"
"Blast Rings!"
"Fire Spin!"
The combination of attacks impacted on the monster's side, driving it back.
Aquilamon landed between it and the pokemon trainers there. "You'd better get out of
here!" June called.
"Yeah!" Kyle said, running up. "Trust me, this is no pokemon."
"What is it anyway?" Arcanine growled.
Kyle pulled out his pokedex. Pressing one of the buttons, a 3-D image of the
monster appeared. "Parrotmon," it reported, "Ultimate level Data digimon. Additional
augmentation noted."
"Digimon" the redhead asked, curious.
"Long story." Yolei said. "It's an Ultimate level digimon. We're gonna need
Komainumon, you two."
"Arcanine...Leomon...DNA Digivolve to...Komainumon!"
Out of the corner of his eye, Kyle saw the youngest of the three trainers fall over,
stunned at what he saw. (The author would like to apologize, but there are no plans to
have Ash & co. become digidestined. Yet. -ed). "Longer story" he said to the boy, who
nodded dumbly.
"Should I go up too?" Flareon asked.
"Not yet" June said. "Let's see how Komainumon does first."
Komainumon was already grappling with Parrotmon. The two monsters exchanged blows
for a few seconds, then separated. Komainumon fired off a Dragon's Fang, but Parrotmon
blocked it with a swipe of his wing. "Fine! Celestial Edict!" Whirling his staff above
his head, Komainumon charged one end with greenish energy, and fired it at Parrotmon.
"Sonic Destroyer!" The two attacks collided in mid-air, knocking all the humans
down with the combined explosion. Parrotmon charged back in, clawed hands swiping at the
DNA digimon. The two grappled again, Komainumon getting a few bloody slashes on his chest,
Parrotmon receiving a swift kick in the head.
Parrotmon pulled back, seeing that he was evenly matched with his attacker.
Spreading his wings, Parrotmon lifted off, trying to move away from Komainumon.
"Are you OK?" Kyle yelled up.
"Come on, he's getting away!" Yolei shouted.
"I'd like to pursue, but there's a slight problem." Komainumon grunted.
"What?"
"I can't fly."
"..." Was Kyle's response. June and Yolei's "D'OH!" complemented it rather well.
"Hey! You think I'm PROUD of that" Komainumon protested. "Leomon and Arcanine
can't fly, what makes you think I can? Do the math already!"
"Metal Greymon can fly" Yolei yelled back.
"DO I LOOK LIKE A 'BORGED DRAGONITE?"
"Oh for...I'll handle it" Flareon said, walking forward. "Flareon, digivolve
to...Pyroangemon!" The fire angel flew up after Parrotmon, Aquilamon following him.
"Gwah?" was the redhead's gasp. "Don't tell me. Long story." Kyle and June
nodded.
"Must be some story" the trainer with her said. "I've never seen a Flareon evolve
like that." With a slight pause, the boy went on. "Can you teach Pikachu to do that?"
==
Small bit from Digicross 21…
==
"Well," Davis replied, looking over the ocean, "I think I'll check out that market.
I'm starved!" The old Davis was back now, at least on the surface. "Hey, Veemon!" he
called. "You coming?"
"Sure thing Davis, just let me...yaaahhhh!" Veemon, not paying attention to where
he was walking, tripped and fell off the edge into the water. Davis ran over to where
Veemon had fallen off. "Veemon! Are you OK?"
"Problem!" Veemon shouted, surfacing. As he did, a Wooper surfaced behind him,
curious about the digimon that almost landed on him. Patamon flew over and tried to lift
Veemon out of the water.
"You've been snacking again, Veemon!" Patamon complained as he tried to lift Veemon
out of the water.
"Pull harder!" Veemon shouted. "I think he might-"
As Veemon spoke, the Wooper dove underwater, stopping when he was underneath Veemon.
Deciding it was time for Water Gun practice, the pokemon drew in some water...
The jet of water was strong enough that Veemon was pushed out of the water, hit
Patamon, and carried the two digimon back onto the pier. Patamon landed first, Veemon
landing on top of him a second later.
"I think I hurt something." Veemon groaned.
"Yeah, me." Patamon replied, also groaning.
==
One of the original ideas I had for Digicross Tamers was for Kyle to have moved away
from his initial dream to be a police officer, and to start working in a pokemon center
along with Joe. Here's how I had originally planned Digicross Tamers part 4 to start:
==
"How's everything going?"
"Oh, fine. Two kids brought in their pokemon after challenging the gym leader. A
Pidgey sprained a wing, and a Cubone pulled her arm practicing her Bonemarang technique."
The voice was dull, lifeless.
"Good. Go home."
Kyle Motomiya blinked, looking at Joe Kido. The two had taken over the pokemon
center in Stone Town after Nurse Joy had announced her retirement. Joe, and his wife Lisa,
had moved near where Kyle and June lived, and had been keeping an eye on the couple when
Hitomi had gone missing.
"But...there's still..."
"You," Joe replied firmly, "are taking the rest of the day off. And Lisa's telling
June the same thing at the Gym. Go to your wife, be there for each other, and we'll handle
everything else."
"Thanks. Has Izzy..." Kyle trailed off, not wanting to ask.
"Nothing yet. All of the guardians have combed the Digital World and the Dark
Ocean. Next, we go...elsewhere." Kyle blinked, not following Joe. "Gennai once told us
that there are dozens of worlds. We'll just keep looking 'till we find her."
==
Notice how I made June the Gym Leader? :?
In part 6 of Tamers, I had a slightly different idea in mind for Renamon when she
met Calumon and Unown…
==
==Tokyo, Present day
While Rika was in school, Renamon wandered around the city, darting from shadow to
shadow, watching the mass of humanity go about its daily routine. Rika had left fairly
clear orders for Renamon. To wit, the digimon was to look for Calumon and Unown, see where
they were hiding and, if possible, where Unown had come from. Calumon's story about where
Unown was from had left too many questions for Rika and Renamon, and they needed answers.
Renamon wasn't sure what and drawn her to the park; she was not looking forward to
another fight with Eevee or Guilmon, or Terriermon for that matter. Something about
Calumon's disposition made it more likely he'd be here, she rationalized. Most of the
children were at school at that time of day, making it easier for Renamon to move without
being seen.
Then, she saw them. Calumon was playing on the slide, and Unown was hovering there,
watching. Renamon couldn't quite figure out what Unown was doing; the odd noise she heard
from it could have meant anything. So focused on Unown was she that she lost track of
Calumon.
"TAG!" Renamon nearly fell out of the tree she was hiding in. Somehow, the small
digimon had managed to spot Renamon, sneak around behind her, and tap her on the shoulder.
How did he do that?, Renamon wondered.
"Come on! Stop hiding up there and play with us!" Calumon pointed to the slide and
the seesaw. "We tried the see saw but Unown was too light and I was too light too! But
the slide's a lot of fun, especially if you can do this!" Calumon extended his ears and
began flying around.
==Tokyo Junior High School. If I knew the name, I'd use it, but I don't, so there.
Takato, Henry and Hitomi were in an unused classroom at lunchtime. Henry had tacked
a 'test in progress' sign on the outside so they wouldn't be disturbed. "Look," he said,
"Takato and I want to help, but you have to trust us, alright? I promise, nothing you tell
me will go beyond these doors."
"Yeah" Terriermon added, sticking his head out of Henry's backpack. "Moumantai. We
can keep a secret." Takato nodded too, unsure what was going on. He hadn't heard how Henry
had deduced Hitomi's secret.
Hitomi nodded. "Alright. As you guessed, I'm not from this world. I'm really from
a place we call the Pokemon World, which is linked to the digital world you see on TV.
Though it's about 25 years later, and a lot of what happened on the TV show didn't in the
Digital World I know."
"So, how did you get here?"
"I don't know," Hitomi answered. "I was using a digital gateway to go home, and the
next thing I know, I'm coming out of Ms. Asaji's computer."
Henry thought about it. "Well, digimon have been appearing here for some months
before you came here, so I don't think the two are connected. Did any other...what did you
call them?"
"Pokemon."
"Right. Did any other pokemon come through with you?"
Hitomi shook her head. "Not that I saw."
Takato finally recovered enough to speak. "Um, did I just switch planets here? Are
you saying that you actually came from the same place that all the digidestined on the TV
show did?"
Ms. Asaji warned me about this, Hitomi thought to herself. "Yes. And then some."
"Wow," Takato said. "I've got a million questions for you. I mean, if you're up to
it. Not that-"
"Stop it, already" Henry chastised Takato. He resisted the urge to call him 'goggle
head'. Turning back to Hitomi, he said, "Hey, don't worry. We'll find a way to get you
home. I'm just glad I was right. I was afraid I might be going crazy or something."
==
[Impmon recall sequence II]
==
Rika ran out of the school, having felt Renamon's call. Pulling out her digivice,
she checked the compass on it, pointing her to Renamon. "Figures it'd be the park again,"
she muttered. She didn't bother to go home and change or get her cards, not planning to
get into a battle. Besides, she figured Renamon should be strong enough now that she
doesn't need any help. Or me, came the disturbing thought.
Shaking it off, Rika entered the park. Already, kids were starting to filter in,
leaving school and getting a few hours of playtime in before having to go home for the day.
Following the signal, Rika finally came across her partner, who was standing watch over
Calumon and Unown. Unown hovered in midair, doing nothing, while Calumon was...asleep?
Looking at Renamon, she noticed that the digimon was a bit disheveled, as if she had been
running around all day.
"Don't. Ask." Renamon said firmly.
==
'Target Ken'
==Stone Town
"I'm off, dad! I'll be back later tonight!"
Mikhail Ellison, Kyle's father, looked into Kyle's room. Kyle was just setting the
computer up so he could transport himself to the world where the other digidestined lived.
One in particular…"Date with June again?"
"Umm…It's just a movie! That's all!"
Mikhail barely hid his laughter. Kyle had been seeing June even before the girl had
become one of the digidestined. "Well, whatever you do, try to keep the noise down,
alright?"
"DAD!"
Mikhail doubled over, unable to keep from laughing. As he bent, he winced slightly;
his knee, which had been injured in a collision with a drunk driver, was acting up again.
Kyle didn't notice this, turning to face the computer and activating the digital gateway.
Mikhail tried to stand up, but his knee gave out, causing the older man to stumble,
colliding with Kyle just as the portal opened.
==Izumi household. Izzy's house, not Oritomo Izumi's house, that is. Just so I'm clear…
Izzy looked at the screen light up. Kyle was coming over, he remembered. He had
planned on talking to the other digidestined about a photo that Ryo had given him. He
could catch Kyle now, before he left to meet June. He did say that his pokemon would all
be at Primary Village today.
So it was that Izzy was quite surprised when Kyle and his father came through the
portal, managed to cartwheel in midair, and slam down on the floor of Izzy's bedroom.
"Muh…Mister Ellison?" Izzy gasped. How…?"
==Tokyo Cemetery
Cody and his grandfather, Takeshi Hida, walked down the path to the exit of the
cemetery. The two had spent the morning at Cody's father's gravesite, remembering. Upamon
was there too, the boy explaining the significance of the place they were going to, and
that Upamon would have to be extra quiet today. When they came here, the same time every
year, his grandfather would tell Cody another story about his father. Hiroki had died when
Cody was very young, so the boy knew very little about his father.
Still…
"Grandfather?"
"Yes?"
"You told me that my father was…killed protecting someone. But you never told me
who that person was."
"As much as I would like to, I promised the person that I would not tell you. It is
something that he wished to tell you himself, when he thought the time was right."
Cody thought about that for a second. "I see." The two walked on in silence,
approaching the exit. As they neared, Cody heard something.
Upamon peeked out of the bag on Cody's shoulder. "I hear Minomon!" he whispered to
Cody.
"Minomon? Then that means…"
Ken Ichijouji, Minomon balanced on his shoulder, stepped into view. His head was
hung low, looking at the ground. It was Minomon that spotted Cody. "Ken! Look who's
here!"
Ken looked up. "Cody?" he whispered.
==Motomiya Household
"Well? How do I look?" June, dressed up for her date with Kyle, stepped into
Davis' room.
"Do I look like a fashion critic, June?" Davis complained, pretending not to pay
attention. He was still uneasy about Kyle dating his sister, even after all this time.
"Look, if Kyle tries something, just send a message and I'll have Exveemon take him apart."
"Davis! Kyle's the sweetest boy I've ever met! If you're so worried, why don't you
come with us?"
"Yeah, like I'd go to some sappy romance movie."
"Oh? Maybe you could bring that girl you met. Melody, right?" June asked, smiling.
"Hey, she's just someone I met, alright? I don't go after someone at first sight.
Like some people I know." Davis' reply was half hearted at best.
"Don't you believe in love at first sight?" June had gotten used to it; she had
learned that Davis was just worried about her, even if he couldn't bring himself to admit
it. "Alright, I'll be home by midnight."
"Make it sundown."
"June?" Motomiya Akiko stepped into Davis' room as well. "Oh, June, you look
lovely!"
"Thanks mom! See, Davis? Some people know how to say nice things."
"Now June, you know your brother's just worried about you. Now you be careful and
be back by sundown."
June sighed. "Yes mom." The three stepped into the living room. Akiko heard a
knock at the door. "That must be him now. Kenta, can you get it?"
Motomiya Kenta sighed, getting up. "Yes dear. Not right, haven't even met the
boy's family yet…" Forcing himself to stop grumbling, he opened the door. "Welcome back,
Kyle. And this would be…?"
June and Davis both gasped. "Mr. Ellison?" Davis stammered.
"Oh, you're Kyle's father? What a coincidence, we were just talking about you."
Akiko said, throwing a look at her husband. "Please, come in!"
"Of course. Kyle, why don't you and June go ahead. You won't be that long will
you?"
"Only a few hours." June answered.
"Oh, and you've come all this way." Akiko said. "Feel free to stay as long as you
want. Davis, why don't you go with your sister?" she added, nearly cracking up as she saw
June's near-panicked reaction. "Izzy's house is on the way to the theater, isn't it?"
"Umm…yeah…"
==Tokyo, generic park. Couldn't think of a good name, sorry.
"I see." Takeshi Hida said quietly. The three had gone to a small park near the
cemetery, where Ken had re-told the story of how he had become the Digimon emperor, and
how, through Wormmon's sacrifice, he had been pulled out. He had also mentioned some
things that Wormmon had not told the other digidestined that day when Ryo reappeared in
Ken's life.
"I haven't been to Sam's gave since…It happened." Ken admitted. "I just felt like I
had to come."
"Understandable." Takeshi replied. "What will you do now?"
"Now?"
"Grandpa, he's a digidestined now."
"Not 'now' Cody. Ken always was a digidestined, as were you. Even before you found
Oopsiemon."
"That's Upamon!" Upamon, who was playing with Minomon, yelled.
"I think Cody's mother might disagree, if she found out who really knocked over that
bowl of soup last night!" Takeshi smirked, recalling the incident. "Ken merely made a
mistake. Isn't that right?"
"It doesn't excuse what I did."
"And no one will excuse it." Takeshi replied bluntly.
"Grandpa!"
"All you can do," Takeshi continued on, ignoring Cody, "is try to make up for what
you've done. What you do and how much effort you put into it is all that matters."
"I-"
"As much as I hate to break up this touching scene, there is still some unfinished
business to take care of."
The three humans stood up, looking around. "Who said that?" Cody demanded.
"I did." Phantomon answered, ghosting out of a tree. "The former Emperor has a few
things to answer for, namely failing the Dark Ocean." Phantomon swung his scythe casually,
not caring what it hit. "Please tell me you'll go quietly. I'd hate to think I got called
back from the dead to deal with a bunch of whiny humans."
==
"Demon, why bother with that failure?"
Demon glanced at Arukenimon. "Because he is a loose end. And he may still be able
to access this dimension, should he learn how to control the Dark Spore that is still
inside of him. Still…"
"What is it? Phantomon's an Ultimate Digimon, and there's no way that Ryo could get
to Ken in time for them to DNA digivolve. All the other digidestined are occupied, and the
best those two could manage are an oversized housefly and a four legged yellow paperweight.
Phantomon's an ultimate Digimon, and he brought help with him."
"Perhaps. But these digidestined are not to be underestimated. They've fought
against stronger opponents and won before. In any event, it should be an interesting
match."
Sneasel looked up. "Don't you care if Phantomon wins?"
"Of course I do. And if he fails, he was obviously too weak to be useful. I expect
the same from all my subjects, and am myself no exception."
Sneasel didn't reply.
==Izumi home
"His dad's here?" Yolei asked.
"I'm as stunned as you are." Izzy replied. "I can't understand why, either. All
this time we thought that only someone with a digivice could use a digiport. This could
change everything. Davis, what were they doing when you left?"
"Getting introduced." Davis growled. "Of course, they hit it right off. They're
probably planning the whole wedding ceremony right now!"
"Uhh…Davis?" TK tried to calm Davis down.
==
Phantomon dodged the arrows and missiles easily. "Please, is that the best you've
got?"
"We're only just starting!" Nohemon snapped. "Night Shade!" The beams of black
energy slammed into Phantomon.
Eyes narrowing, Phantomon charged in, scythe in front of him. With a grunt, he
swung at the two armoured Digimon, putting the two on the defensive. "Get out of here!"
Nohemon yelled to Ken and the others. 'We'll hold him off!"
Reluctantly, Ken nodded, starting to back away. As he did, a circle of energy
appeared around the three humans, trapping them! There was a sudden flare of power, and
the three humans were wracked with pain.
"What have you done to them?" Digmon demanded, launching a missile at Phantomon.
Phantomon casually deflected the projectile. "As much as I'd like to take the
credit, it was my friend Soulmon who supplied the magic act. Come on out, Soulmon."
A cloud of mist came out of nowhere, and another Digimon stepped out of it. "So,
how was my act, Phantomon?"
"I'd say they're rolling in the aisles."
Digmon stepped forward, ready to attack, but Nohemon stopped him. "Be careful." The
puppet Digimon whispered. "That's Soulmon, a champion level virus type Digimon. He works
with other ghost type Digimon, augmenting their power with his dark tricks. His special
attack is Necro Magic, which attacks the mind and soul of his opponent."
"How do you know that?" Digmon asked.
"Later." In a louder voice: "I don't care if there's two or two hundred of you!
Release them now!"
"I already said Ken had to die today. Why is it that you good guys never listen
anymore?"
"That's it! GOLD RUSH!"
"Death Charm!" A field of energy stopped Digmon's attack. Another ghost Digimon
appeared. "Hello there. I'm Bakemon, Soulmon's stunt double. If you thought that was a
neat trick, then try guessing what's under my sleeve. No idea? Try Hell's Hand!" A dark
claw shot out and struck the two Digimon, knocking them back.
"We have…to digivolve…" Nohemon gasped. "They're too strong for our armored forms."
"Oh, it gets better." Phantomon taunted. "The three of us can combine our powers.
Death Sentence!"
"Necro Magic!"
"Death Charm!" The three attacks combined, forming a sphere of energy in front of
the Digimon. A portal formed, and a roaring sound could be heard coming out of it.
"What are you doing?" Nohemon asked, suddenly afraid. He thought he recognized that
roar.
"Oh, just conjuring up an old friend. You see, with our powers in combination, we
can summon someone that you'll just be dying to meet. Come forth, SKULL GREYMON!" With a
second roar, the skeletal dragon exploded from the portal, eyes locked on the Digimon. So
intent were the ghost Digimon on their summoning and fighting the Digimon, they failed to
pay attention to what was happening in the circle.
==
"Come on, Grandpa, get up!" Cody gasped, trying to help the old man up. "We have to
get out of here! Ken, help me!" Ken couldn't hear him. Although the circle affected all
three of the humans, it was designed for Ken specifically, meaning that he received the
full effect. In his mind, visions of his past crimes danced before him, taunting him.
"Digmon…help!"
"He can't!" Takeshi answered. "Those three ghosts have them in some sort of
illusion. They're attacking something that we cannot see!"
Cody scrambled over. "Ken, snap out of it!" The effort cost him. Cody staggered
under the magical assault, and fell.
"C…Cody…" Ken managed to whisper, mind still reeling. He staggered, almost passing
out. Then, he felt a strange energy. Forcing his eyes open, he saw a faint glow coming
from his shirt pocket. "M…my crest…" With an effort, he took the item out, clutching it.
Kindness, he remembered. When have I ever been kind? Then he looked and saw Cody
staggering to get up, trying to reach him. "Cody!"
The crest flared. As it did, the magic of the circle began to weaken, cancelled by
the power of Ken's crest.
"The spell's weakening!" Soulmon yelled, seeing this.
With a final flare, the spell circle vanished, allowing Cody, Ken, and Takeshi to
stand up. "No more." Ken growled. "I did some terrible things as the Digimon Emperor, but
I will not let that rule me for the rest of my life. Just….LEAVE US ALONE!" Ken's crest
flared once more. As it did, Digmon and Nohemon glowed, reverting to their rookie levels.
Then…
"Wormmon, digivolve to…Stingmon!"
"Armadillomon, digivolve to…Ankylomon!" The two champion Digimon turned to face
Skull Greymon.
"Ignore whatever you see!" Ken screamed. "It's just an illusion, that's how their
magic works! Attack the ghost Digimon!"
"Sounds like good advice." Ankylomon rumbled, charging at Soulmon. Stingmon flew at
Bakemon.
"Are you alright Ken?" Cody asked.
"I'm fine. But I've had it with being reminded of my past. I don't need any help
with that. Least of all theirs."
"Megaton Press!" Ankylomon jumped, rolled into a ball, and tried to land on
Soulmon. The ghost managed to dodge, but was caught by Ankylomon's tail swipe as he tried
to recover. Soulmon was knocked out.
Stingmon quickly dispatched Bakemon, then turned on Phantomon. "I remember you."
Stingmon snarled. "I saw you, torturing Ken when he first became the Emperor, twisting him
and taking away his kindness. This is where you pay for what you've done!"
Confused, Cody looked at Ken. "Stingmon?" Ken asked.
Energy blade glowing bright red, Stingmon answered. "I couldn't do anything because
of Arukenimon's threat. But they made sure I could watch as those three made sure every
night was a living hell, and laughed as they knew I couldn't do anything to stop it." Ken
could only stare, stunned by the rage in Stingmon's voice. "You're right. This is where
it all ends. SPIKING STRIKE!" Stingmon made a viscous jab at Phantomon. The ghost
Digimon blocked the shot, but the force wrenched his scythe out of
his hands. A second blade appeared on Stingmon's other arm, which shot up and knocked
Phantomon to the ground. Both blades out, Stingmon dove at Phantomon.
"STOP IT!" Ken yelled. Stingmon did, blades just millimeters away from Phantomon.
"He's right!" Cody yelled. "You proved your point! If you destroy him, you'll be
no better than Phantomon was!"
"I'd take the hint." Ankylomon said, looming over Phantomon.
Phantomon was no fool; he knew that he'd lose if he tried to fight Ankylomon and
Stingmon. But they were never his targets. With a gesture, Phantomon levitated his
discarded scythe, and sent it spinning at Ken!
"Ken, look out!" Cody yelled, knocking Ken to the ground. Cody fell on top of him,
scythe just barely missing him.
"Cody! Tail Hammer!" Ankylomon's massive tail slammed into Phantomon, withdrawing
only a split second before the ghost was impaled on Stingmon's energy blade. Phantomon
discorporated.
==
"You could have called for help." Davis said, trying to hide his concern.
"Yeah, we would have come!" Yolei added, not bothering to hide hers.
"I'm sorry." Ken answered. "Everything happened so fast, neither of us had a
chance."
"I'm sorry too." Wormmon said sadly. "I know you didn't want me to finish Phantomon
off."
"There was no choice." Takeshi said quietly. "I do not blame you, or Armadillomon."
"But what now?" Davis asked. "Is everyone going to be gunning for Ken now?"
"I do not think so, grasshopper." Takeshi answered, smiling as Cody and Davis looked
at him oddly. "With friends like you, I do not think Ken has anything to worry about."
"But if I'm a target, you might all be in danger. It would be best if I left."
"Forget that!" Davis yelled. "We told you, you're one of us now! That means you're
staying with us. Don't make me make that an order!"
"Thank you General Davis." Yolei said dryly. There was another roar. Looking up,
the group saw a large red lizard flying towards them, Ryo riding him. Beside him,
Cyberarcanine closed in, Kyle and June on his back. "Took them long enough."
"I think we got them out during the really romantic part of the movie." Kari
whispered to Yolei.
"What do you mean 'romantic'?" Davis demanded. "Kyle! Get down here right now!" he
shouted. He stopped a second later, as Ken started laughing at the whole scene.
Next Episode:
While Kyle tries to practice his rusty pokemon catching skills, Izzy talks to
Baihumon and Professor Oak in hopes of understanding what's been going on in the digital
world. Mysteries are uncovered (and a rabid Rhydon chases Kyle) on the next episode of
Digimon: Digicross…
'The Day the Digiworld Changed.'
==Digicross Bonus section==
As I've worked on this story, I've often had parts written that, for whatever
reason, I didn't include in the final cut of the movie. There have been a lot of reasons,
including story size, pacing, and overall 'fit' of the sequence into the overall story.
What goes below are some of those (drumroll) deleted scenes!
(Sounds of a scuffle)
Actually, he's just padding the story out a bit
(More scuffle)
OK, who let Monodramon in here!?
Ahem..
OK, this first one is from Digicross episode 13, just after Myotismon gets his much-
deserved ejection from the storyline. I had a flashback scene written up, but for various
reasons, I didn't include it in the final version.
(He actually forgot to put it in)
(Shut up, Monodramon! Why did Stuart leave you with ME?)
==2 years ago, Digital World
Mummymon looked around the desert, saw nothing. "Arukenimon, are you sure this is
where we were told to go?"
"Stick a band-aid in it, gauze brain! This is where the boss said that unusual
power source was" Arukenimon snarled back. Angrily, the digimon looked around. Their
maker, Oikawa had said that there was a powerful energy source nearby; if they could find
and control it, they could bypass that plan with that boy, what was his name...Kyo? Kirk?
Ken, that was it.
"So, you've finally come." Arukenimon and Mummymon whirled around, searching for
the source of the voice. They finally saw it; Daemon seemed to ripple into existence
before their eyes. "Ahh, you have Myotismon's handiwork all over you" the demonic digimon
bowed to Arukenimon. "And I must say, his skill has not degraded. Shame his judgement
has. But death will do that to a digimon, I suppose."
"Who are you" Mummymon demanded. "And why are you making eyes at MY Arukenimon?"
"Yours? Fool. I am Daemon, Lord of the Dark Ocean. What is not mine, I take.
What I cannot take, I destroy." He regarded Mummymon casually. Sighing, he said "And
since you have no mind to take, I must destroy you. CHAOS FLARE!" A bolt of flame
enveloped Mummymon, who screamed in silent agony. Daemon turned to Arukenimon. "And for
you, a choice. Join me, or join," he indicated the flaming visage of Mummymon, "him."
Arukenimon considered herself a practical woman; besides, Mummymon was getting to be
a real pain. "Where do I sign?"
Daemon chuckled slightly. "Oh, to see Myotismon's face when he learns of this...a
moment, please." Daemon pulled out a small red and white sphere, pressed a button, causing
the artifact to expand. "A memento of my last defeat" Daemon explained. "I must have
a...discussion with this thing's owner when I see him next." Daemon threw the pokeball at
Mummymon; on impact, it split in two, and Mummymon was pulled inside it. As Arukenimon
watched, the ball resealed itself, then a chain necklace, seemingly made out of gold,
appeared and attached itself to the ball. The necklace floated over to
Arukenimon, dropped over her head and around her neck. She could make out the faint
'click' of the lock sealing. "Think of it as a reminder." Daemon said. "Now, here's what
I want you to do..."
==
Here, I had a different introduction in mind for Ryo in episode 14. As with
everything else, it started with a pokemon battle…
==
==Pokemon world
Kyle faced off against the mystery trainer, ready to fight. "So, how do we do
this?"
The boy ran a hand through short brown hair. "Three on three battle works fine.
I'll lead off with Nidoking!" The Nidoking appeared, standing some five feet tall, long
tail swiping the ground and looking menacing.
"That's bigger than the average Nidoking" Kyle remarked. The boy smiled, bowed a
bit. "Alright, I'll call Marowak!" Marowak appeared, apparently unconcerned by the size
of his opponent. "Bone Club!" Marowak charged, swinging his club at Nidoking.
"Nidoking, Curse power-up!" Roaring, Nidoking began glowing with a fierce yellow
aura. He seemed to ignore Marowak's attack, instead singing his tail around and driving
the ground type back. "Now show him your Dynamic Punch!" Nidoking's punch knocked out
Marowak with one shot. "Not bad, huh? Curse slows a pokemon down, but it drastically
upgrades his defense and attack strength."
"It's not over yet. Scizor, go!" The bug pokemon appeared, challenging Nidorino.
The poison pokemon struck first, but Scizor easily avoided the blow. "Nice try, but this
time, I have the edge. Nidorino's a poison type, which is at a big disadvantage against a
steel type!" (and the writer has been watching that Yu-Gi-Oh dub again...gah -ed) Scizor
and Nidoking feinted around, each waiting for the other to make the first move.
"Nidoking, Dynamic Punch!"
"Scizor, dodge and counter with Steel Dance!" Scizor dodged the punch, flared his
wings out, and, spinning rapidly, jumped at the pokemon and landed a hail of blows on
Nidoking. Even with Nidoking's improved defenses, the poison pokemon still fell. "I
taught Scizor to combine his Swords Dance technique with his Steel Wing attack. It's
similar to the Curse technique, but Scizor doesn't suffer a speed loss." (Must stop Yugi-
ing...-ed)
Kyle's opponent grinned. "Well, then let's raise the stakes a little, with a power-
up I learned a few years back. Charmeleon, go!" Another pokemon appeared, this one red
with a flame burning brightly on its tail. "And now..." the boy pulled out a small device
that Kyle recognized instantly.
"That's...a digivice! Where did you get that?"
The boy stopped. "You know what this is?" Kyle pulled out his own digivice.
"You're the guy I saw on TV! The one at Mount Moon! Hey, you have that Growlithe with
you? Let's digivolve them and really go at it!"
Kyle was about to oblige, even managed to call the puppy pokemon out, when a voice
stopped the fight. "Kyle Ellison!" June walked into the clearing, miffed. "In case you
forgot, we do have a lunch date today!" Beside him, Growlithe quietly muttered "Busted."
A small red pokemon walked in at that moment, followed by Eevee. Seeing June, he
spoke. "Geez, Kyle. Did you get carried away again?" Beside him, the small red pokemon
made an inquisitive noise, wondering who all the people were.
"Come here Magby" the boy said, motioning to the baby pokemon.
"That is the most adorable pokemon I've ever seen!" June said. Catching Kyle
relaxing a bit, she added, "Don't think you're off the hook, buster."
"Ah nuts."
"Don't blame him," the boy said, "I did challenge him. My name's Ryo Akiyama, and I
think he and I have something in common."
"A girlfriend as devastatingly gorgeous as I am?" Kyle and Ryo kept their faces
carefully straight.
==
This was the first draft for part 15, also the first time Ash, Misty, and Brock make
their appearance. Plus the return of Parrotmon…
==
Kyle, riding on Arcanine, kept up with Aquilamon, who was carrying June, her digimon
Elecmon, and Yolei. Ahead of them, there was a dark cloud. Kyle could just make out
something ahead. Aquilamon swept down, gliding alongside the pokemon.
"Whatever it is, it's big. Can you make it out?"
"Sorry." Aquilamon replied. "Even eagle eyes have their limits. We'll just have to
deal with it when we get there."
"The sooner, the better" Arcanine huffed, keeping pace with Aquilamon. "It'll be a
rude shock to any pokemon trainers there."
"Relax" Elecmon tried to calm everyone down. "Any rational person wouldn't stick
around when something like this comes up."
"Elecmon," June said, "we're talking about kids as young as 10, with an assortment
of creatures of varying powers, out having the time of their lives, and you think they're
going to be rational?"
"In other words," Yolei added, "don't jinx it!"
Kyle pulled out a pokeball. "Go, Eevee!" he called, releasing the evolution
pokemon. Eevee glowed, and digivolved to Flareon. "I also have Scizor if we need extra
firepower. Kinda wish Sora was here."
Yolei felt the temperature drop a few degrees as she heard June ask "And why is
that?"
Kyle swallowed a bit, realizing he could have worded that better. "'Cause a mega
digimon like Phoenixmon might come in handy, that's why."
"OK, you're forgiven" June said. "Elecmon, we're getting close. You'd better
digivolve too."
"Elecmon, digivolve to...Leomon!"
==
"What the heck is that thing?"
"Who cares, it's attacking us! Pikachu, Thunder attack!" The electric pokemon's
strongest attack did little more than spark against the monster's body. "Rrr. I thought
flying types were weak against electric attacks!"
Another boy, darker skinned, took a step back. "This is trouble. We'd better get
out of here. Whatever that thing is, it's easily as strong as Mewtwo was when we saw him."
Apparently disagreeing, the monster took a step closer, its clawed feet wrecking the stones
beneath it. As it walked, its green feathered body shook under its own weight.
"You two, scatter!" The trainer yelled. The Pikachu looked ready to fire another
bolt as the monster reared up, ready to strike.
"Fist of the Beast King!"
"Fire Blast!"
"Blast Rings!"
"Fire Spin!"
The combination of attacks impacted on the monster's side, driving it back.
Aquilamon landed between it and the pokemon trainers there. "You'd better get out of
here!" June called.
"Yeah!" Kyle said, running up. "Trust me, this is no pokemon."
"What is it anyway?" Arcanine growled.
Kyle pulled out his pokedex. Pressing one of the buttons, a 3-D image of the
monster appeared. "Parrotmon," it reported, "Ultimate level Data digimon. Additional
augmentation noted."
"Digimon" the redhead asked, curious.
"Long story." Yolei said. "It's an Ultimate level digimon. We're gonna need
Komainumon, you two."
"Arcanine...Leomon...DNA Digivolve to...Komainumon!"
Out of the corner of his eye, Kyle saw the youngest of the three trainers fall over,
stunned at what he saw. (The author would like to apologize, but there are no plans to
have Ash & co. become digidestined. Yet. -ed). "Longer story" he said to the boy, who
nodded dumbly.
"Should I go up too?" Flareon asked.
"Not yet" June said. "Let's see how Komainumon does first."
Komainumon was already grappling with Parrotmon. The two monsters exchanged blows
for a few seconds, then separated. Komainumon fired off a Dragon's Fang, but Parrotmon
blocked it with a swipe of his wing. "Fine! Celestial Edict!" Whirling his staff above
his head, Komainumon charged one end with greenish energy, and fired it at Parrotmon.
"Sonic Destroyer!" The two attacks collided in mid-air, knocking all the humans
down with the combined explosion. Parrotmon charged back in, clawed hands swiping at the
DNA digimon. The two grappled again, Komainumon getting a few bloody slashes on his chest,
Parrotmon receiving a swift kick in the head.
Parrotmon pulled back, seeing that he was evenly matched with his attacker.
Spreading his wings, Parrotmon lifted off, trying to move away from Komainumon.
"Are you OK?" Kyle yelled up.
"Come on, he's getting away!" Yolei shouted.
"I'd like to pursue, but there's a slight problem." Komainumon grunted.
"What?"
"I can't fly."
"..." Was Kyle's response. June and Yolei's "D'OH!" complemented it rather well.
"Hey! You think I'm PROUD of that" Komainumon protested. "Leomon and Arcanine
can't fly, what makes you think I can? Do the math already!"
"Metal Greymon can fly" Yolei yelled back.
"DO I LOOK LIKE A 'BORGED DRAGONITE?"
"Oh for...I'll handle it" Flareon said, walking forward. "Flareon, digivolve
to...Pyroangemon!" The fire angel flew up after Parrotmon, Aquilamon following him.
"Gwah?" was the redhead's gasp. "Don't tell me. Long story." Kyle and June
nodded.
"Must be some story" the trainer with her said. "I've never seen a Flareon evolve
like that." With a slight pause, the boy went on. "Can you teach Pikachu to do that?"
==
Small bit from Digicross 21…
==
"Well," Davis replied, looking over the ocean, "I think I'll check out that market.
I'm starved!" The old Davis was back now, at least on the surface. "Hey, Veemon!" he
called. "You coming?"
"Sure thing Davis, just let me...yaaahhhh!" Veemon, not paying attention to where
he was walking, tripped and fell off the edge into the water. Davis ran over to where
Veemon had fallen off. "Veemon! Are you OK?"
"Problem!" Veemon shouted, surfacing. As he did, a Wooper surfaced behind him,
curious about the digimon that almost landed on him. Patamon flew over and tried to lift
Veemon out of the water.
"You've been snacking again, Veemon!" Patamon complained as he tried to lift Veemon
out of the water.
"Pull harder!" Veemon shouted. "I think he might-"
As Veemon spoke, the Wooper dove underwater, stopping when he was underneath Veemon.
Deciding it was time for Water Gun practice, the pokemon drew in some water...
The jet of water was strong enough that Veemon was pushed out of the water, hit
Patamon, and carried the two digimon back onto the pier. Patamon landed first, Veemon
landing on top of him a second later.
"I think I hurt something." Veemon groaned.
"Yeah, me." Patamon replied, also groaning.
==
One of the original ideas I had for Digicross Tamers was for Kyle to have moved away
from his initial dream to be a police officer, and to start working in a pokemon center
along with Joe. Here's how I had originally planned Digicross Tamers part 4 to start:
==
"How's everything going?"
"Oh, fine. Two kids brought in their pokemon after challenging the gym leader. A
Pidgey sprained a wing, and a Cubone pulled her arm practicing her Bonemarang technique."
The voice was dull, lifeless.
"Good. Go home."
Kyle Motomiya blinked, looking at Joe Kido. The two had taken over the pokemon
center in Stone Town after Nurse Joy had announced her retirement. Joe, and his wife Lisa,
had moved near where Kyle and June lived, and had been keeping an eye on the couple when
Hitomi had gone missing.
"But...there's still..."
"You," Joe replied firmly, "are taking the rest of the day off. And Lisa's telling
June the same thing at the Gym. Go to your wife, be there for each other, and we'll handle
everything else."
"Thanks. Has Izzy..." Kyle trailed off, not wanting to ask.
"Nothing yet. All of the guardians have combed the Digital World and the Dark
Ocean. Next, we go...elsewhere." Kyle blinked, not following Joe. "Gennai once told us
that there are dozens of worlds. We'll just keep looking 'till we find her."
==
Notice how I made June the Gym Leader? :?
In part 6 of Tamers, I had a slightly different idea in mind for Renamon when she
met Calumon and Unown…
==
==Tokyo, Present day
While Rika was in school, Renamon wandered around the city, darting from shadow to
shadow, watching the mass of humanity go about its daily routine. Rika had left fairly
clear orders for Renamon. To wit, the digimon was to look for Calumon and Unown, see where
they were hiding and, if possible, where Unown had come from. Calumon's story about where
Unown was from had left too many questions for Rika and Renamon, and they needed answers.
Renamon wasn't sure what and drawn her to the park; she was not looking forward to
another fight with Eevee or Guilmon, or Terriermon for that matter. Something about
Calumon's disposition made it more likely he'd be here, she rationalized. Most of the
children were at school at that time of day, making it easier for Renamon to move without
being seen.
Then, she saw them. Calumon was playing on the slide, and Unown was hovering there,
watching. Renamon couldn't quite figure out what Unown was doing; the odd noise she heard
from it could have meant anything. So focused on Unown was she that she lost track of
Calumon.
"TAG!" Renamon nearly fell out of the tree she was hiding in. Somehow, the small
digimon had managed to spot Renamon, sneak around behind her, and tap her on the shoulder.
How did he do that?, Renamon wondered.
"Come on! Stop hiding up there and play with us!" Calumon pointed to the slide and
the seesaw. "We tried the see saw but Unown was too light and I was too light too! But
the slide's a lot of fun, especially if you can do this!" Calumon extended his ears and
began flying around.
==Tokyo Junior High School. If I knew the name, I'd use it, but I don't, so there.
Takato, Henry and Hitomi were in an unused classroom at lunchtime. Henry had tacked
a 'test in progress' sign on the outside so they wouldn't be disturbed. "Look," he said,
"Takato and I want to help, but you have to trust us, alright? I promise, nothing you tell
me will go beyond these doors."
"Yeah" Terriermon added, sticking his head out of Henry's backpack. "Moumantai. We
can keep a secret." Takato nodded too, unsure what was going on. He hadn't heard how Henry
had deduced Hitomi's secret.
Hitomi nodded. "Alright. As you guessed, I'm not from this world. I'm really from
a place we call the Pokemon World, which is linked to the digital world you see on TV.
Though it's about 25 years later, and a lot of what happened on the TV show didn't in the
Digital World I know."
"So, how did you get here?"
"I don't know," Hitomi answered. "I was using a digital gateway to go home, and the
next thing I know, I'm coming out of Ms. Asaji's computer."
Henry thought about it. "Well, digimon have been appearing here for some months
before you came here, so I don't think the two are connected. Did any other...what did you
call them?"
"Pokemon."
"Right. Did any other pokemon come through with you?"
Hitomi shook her head. "Not that I saw."
Takato finally recovered enough to speak. "Um, did I just switch planets here? Are
you saying that you actually came from the same place that all the digidestined on the TV
show did?"
Ms. Asaji warned me about this, Hitomi thought to herself. "Yes. And then some."
"Wow," Takato said. "I've got a million questions for you. I mean, if you're up to
it. Not that-"
"Stop it, already" Henry chastised Takato. He resisted the urge to call him 'goggle
head'. Turning back to Hitomi, he said, "Hey, don't worry. We'll find a way to get you
home. I'm just glad I was right. I was afraid I might be going crazy or something."
==
[Impmon recall sequence II]
==
Rika ran out of the school, having felt Renamon's call. Pulling out her digivice,
she checked the compass on it, pointing her to Renamon. "Figures it'd be the park again,"
she muttered. She didn't bother to go home and change or get her cards, not planning to
get into a battle. Besides, she figured Renamon should be strong enough now that she
doesn't need any help. Or me, came the disturbing thought.
Shaking it off, Rika entered the park. Already, kids were starting to filter in,
leaving school and getting a few hours of playtime in before having to go home for the day.
Following the signal, Rika finally came across her partner, who was standing watch over
Calumon and Unown. Unown hovered in midair, doing nothing, while Calumon was...asleep?
Looking at Renamon, she noticed that the digimon was a bit disheveled, as if she had been
running around all day.
"Don't. Ask." Renamon said firmly.
==