Anonomous:
I don't think so. Whereas most of the action took place in the Pokemon World in Stones of Doom, it will be different for Sins of the State.
Ninetaleuk:
What other Digimon do you have? Let me know the stats, please.
Gijinka Renamon:
Skyemon kind of reminds me of Harpymon in appearance. She seems like a good Rookie for her.
Disclaimer:
Toei and Bandai own Digimon, and Nintendo owns Pokemon. Some Digimon used in this fic belong to me.
By: RB3
Chapter 7: Enter the Warrior of Earth
Back in the Real World, night had descended on the streets of New York City in the United States. The head office of Investors Inc., a large multinational banking corporation, had closed for the night. The security guards graciously opened the door to allow a thin, white-haired Caucasian man to leave. He was a clean, well-fed man who had an aura that commanded respect and authority. This businessman showed all the signs of success in the business world. He was the president of Investors Inc., Paul Silverberg.
His chauffeur opened the door to his limo. "Hello Mr. Silverberg, slow day today?"
"Yeah Ron, it's been pretty quiet at the office," replied Silverberg.
"Well, let's get going. I'm sure your family wants to see you come home."
Silverberg boarded his limo and the chauffeur started the limo. The sights and sounds of New York drifted by the limo as it sped to the Silverberg estate. New York City was a lively place and lucrative tourist attraction. It was the home of Broadway and its many theatres. The limo passed the former location of the World Trade Centre; the victim of a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. After a few minutes, the limo stopped at a red light at an intersection.
Silverberg's cell phone began to ring and he answered. "Hello?"
"Hello, Paul..." replied the voice on the other end.
"Mike? What is it?"
"You see, there's going to be a few changes at the office," replied the caller, Michael Barbera, the vice-president of Investors.
"Changes? What kind of changes?"
"Big changes, Paul. The fate of Investors is very important to me. It is so important that I've decided to get rid of some dead weight; namely you."
"You have a lot of nerve to threaten me, Mike... I'm the president! You can't get rid of me like that! I'll see that you never work in this town again!"
"Correction, YOU won't ever work in this town anymore, buddy," replied Barbera. "Where you're about to go, I doubt you'll even care. Oh yes, I know all about Investors and the Central Bank of America. It's time for all that money to go to someone more worthy, me! As for you Paul, consider yourself fired!"
Suddenly, the limo burst into flame! The blast from the concealed bomb ripped through the occupants and its boom resounded for miles around. Its unexpectedness terrified the people and sent them in paroxysms of panic. Once thing had calmed down, they crowded around to ascertain what had happened. The skeletal remains of Silverberg and his chauffeur were charred beyond recognition. All that remained of the limo was a flaming wreck.
Silverberg's murder made headline news that night. "Paul Silverberg, president of Investors Incorporated, a multinational chain of banks and trust companies, had been brutally murdered on his way home earlier in the night. Sources say..."
Elsewhere in New York City, a middle-aged Caucasian man put his cell phone away. His appearance had already begun to show the effects of the ravages of time. His face had wrinkles and his hair and beard had turned a bleached white. He turned on a television set and watched the news with his blue eyes. He cracked a sadistic grin at the misfortune of his former associate. He was Michael Barbera, Paul Silverberg's murderer, and the next in line for the presidency of Investors Inc.
Elsewhere in the Real World, another group of people were in an uproar. The Kanbara family spoke to Tokyo policemen about the disappearance of Takuya. "So this is your missing son?" asked the officer as he looked over a photo of Takuya.
"Yeah, that's him. I know he's out there somewhere. You have to find him!" pleaded Takuya's mother.
"Okay ma'am, we'll do all that we can," replied the officer before leaving to begin his investigation.
The next day, Takuya's brother, Shinya Kanbara, walked along the streets on his way home from a convenience store. He was worried about where his brother was and how he was. A few days ago, Takuya had gone out but never came back. Shinya feared that he may have fell victim to a kidnapper. He had heard stories about how kidnappers murdered their victims and left their bodies somewhere to rot. He prayed that Takuya had not meant a similar fate.
His cell phone began to call him mysteriously. "Shinya, Shinya Kanbara... Do you want to find your brother?"
Shinya was found it odd that his cell phone was speaking to him even though he wasn't answering any calls. "Hmm?"
"Do you want to find your brother?" asked the voice a second time. A yes-no prompt appeared on the screen to which Shinya responded by selecting "yes." The voice continued. "Get to Shibuya station in half an hour and take the elevator."
Shinya was puzzled by this event, but went along as this was the only clue as to Takuya's whereabouts. He ran down to the station, a bustling place filled with countless commuters travelling to various places of work in Tokyo. Shinya boarded the elevator and it emptied with each and every floor it stopped at until nobody but Shinya remained. Once he reached the bottom floor, he was alone in the empty elevator. Suddenly, the doors closed and the elevator began to move.
The indicating light went leftwards beyond the symbol for basement. It shined through solid metal. "That's impossible!" remarked Shinya as he watched the light continue to move leftwards.
The elevator continued to descend and Shinya wondered if he was going beneath solid ground. Once the elevator stopped, the doors opened to a circular underground train station. The walls were blue as well as the tiles that covered the floors. This station was a hub which had tracks leading into tunnels on all sides of the central elevator. On the track in front of him was a train that resembled a mechanical turquoise anglerfish.
"Hey, hop in!" said the train with a German accent.
Shinya was surprised. "You can talk?"
"Ja, of course I can! I'm Angler."
"I'm Shinya."
"Nice to meet you, Shinya. Hop in; I'm here to bring you to the Digital World."
"Digital World?"
"I'll tell on the way there. Hop in!"
Shinya boarded Angler, who immediately departed for the Digital World. It wasn't long until Angler pulled into a strange world unlike anything he had ever seen. Shinya fell out of his seat from sheer surprise when a ghost-like creature pressed its face up against his window. Angler explained that they were Digimon, the magical creatures that lived in the Digital World. From what Shinya could see from his window, the Digital World was a beautiful place untouched by the creeping advance of humankind.
Angler pulled into the Trailmon station in Sun Village and allowed his passenger to disembark. Sun Village was a beautiful farming community in the Light Continent of the northeast Digital World. Most of the local Digimon were farmers that lived in the area. They wore overalls to cover their bodies from dirt and straw hats to keep out the sun. Overall, Sun Village looked like a peaceful place where nothing unusual ever happened.
However, that was about to change once Shinya took a few minutes to explore Sun Village. Three dragon-like creatures entered the village's airspace from the south. These creatures were biped and had scaly blue skin. Their wings and jaws were white, as well as their chests, which had an odd "X" shaped marking. The tallest of the dragons, their leader, scanned around before crossing his arms over his chest and releasing a powerful "X" shaped energy beam.
The attack flattened a small, green, plant-like creature that had a mauve flower on her head. The creature's twin, who was darker in colour, checked on her sister. "Palmon are you okay?"
"Don't worry, Alraumon, I'm fine..." replied Palmon.
"What are those Ex Veemon doing?" asked Alraumon as she watched them randomly attack buildings and Digimon in their vicinity.
"Never mind, let's get out of here!"
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Ex Veemon
Attributes: Vaccine, Champion Level, No Element
Ex Veemon are master martial artists who can throw off a flurry of punches and kicks within a second. These Digimon desire to hone their skills to ever higher levels.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Flying
Vee Laser - All Ex Veemon have a scar-like marking on their chest that resembles an "X." They use this marking to fire beams of energy at distant enemies.
The Ex Veemon proceeded to wreck the city and kill anyone who dared to oppose them. Shinya made a run for it. As he glanced behind him, a female angel had moved in to stop the Ex Veemon. The Ex Veemon dodged the angel's sword slash and promptly sent a kick to her stomach which sent her flying away. The angel landed on the ground hard and the dragons continued their rampage on the city unchecked. The dragon spotted Shinya and began to give pursuit.
From the skies above, Reichmon saw the explosions and heard the screams. The Warrior of Darkness deduced that Sun Village was under attack and descended to intervene. There was a second reason for his interference. He could sense that the Warrior of Earth was somewhere in the village. The Warrior of Darkness spotted Shinya running away from an enraged Ex Veemon. Reichmon sucker punched the boy's pursuer, sending him flying into a nearby house.
The boy was out of breath, but otherwise unharmed. "Thanks whoever you are..."
"Yes, I can feel it. It's definitely you," said Reichmon.
"Definitely me?" asked Shinya.
"Pardon me; I'm Reichmon, the Legendary Warrior of Darkness."
"I'm Shinya, Shinya Kanbara."
"Kanbara? Do you know someone named Takuya Kanbara?" asked Reichmon.
"Yeah, he's my brother! Do you know him?" asked Shinya.
"Yeah," replied Reichmon, who promptly explained who the Legendary Warriors were.
"So you're saying my brother is one of these superheroes, the 'Legendary Warriors,' and that I'm one of them too? Where is he? I want to see him!"
"We can see him later but first things first. You're a Legendary Warrior; the Warrior of Earth to be precise. Your brother is the Warrior of Fire. The Spirits choose their masters and the Earth Spirits have chosen you. You have to get your Spirits. Take out your D-Tector and I will transfer them to you."
"My what?" asked Shinya.
Reichmon gestured to the handheld device on Shinya's belt. Shinya realized that it was where his cell phone used to be. His cell phone had disappeared and was replaced by an unusual new technological device that looked almost like a toy. It had an ovular bottom and a violet handgrip. It also had a small LCD screen for viewing information. Reichmon materialized his own D-Tector and the Earth Spirits travelled into Shinya's on a bridge of Fractal Code.
The newly christened Warrior of Earth looked at the chaos caused by the Ex Veemon. Through the Spirits guidance, Shinya formed a ring of Fractal Code in preparation to Spirit Evolve. "Execute," cried Shinya as he swiped the ring on a reader on his D-Tector's top. "Spirit Evolution!"
The Fractal Code spiralled around the Warrior of Earth's body and ripped his clothes away. An image of the Human Earth Spirit, a violet cuirass and a red toque, glowed with violet light. The armour appeared over Shinya's body and fastened itself to him. Shinya became a gnome wearing the same violet armour and red toque as the Spirit. The big-nosed creature materialized a spiked sledgehammer and smashed it into the ground, causing an earthquake. The gnome brandished his hammer threateningly.
"Grumblemon!"
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Grumblemon
Attributes: Variable, Human Hybrid, Earth Element
This gnome-like Digimon was a persistent thorn in the side of the Legendary Warriors. He was the one that revealed the existence of Beast-type Spirits to them.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Tunnelling, dark vision
Seismic Sledgehammer - Grumblemon's primary weapon is a sledgehammer that can cause earthquakes if used to strike the ground.
Grumblemon confronted the three Ex Veemon with Reichmon. "You do the honours," offered Reichmon.
One of the Ex Veemon came in with a flying kick. Grumblemon parried with his sledgehammer and shoved the dragon away. A second Ex Veemon came charging in with a flurry of punches and kicks. Grumblemon parried each of the blows before tagging this Ex Veemon in the head with a swing of his sledgehammer. The leader pounced on the Warrior of Earth, nearly kicking Grumblemon in head before he leaned his head away.
The Ex Veemon became frustrated at their inability to bring Grumblemon down. In fury, the three dragons piled onto him and attacked him relentlessly with flurries of punches and kicks. The Warrior of Earth had a difficult time defending himself against the attacks of so many opponents simultaneously. The leader landed a kick to Grumblemon's stomach which hurtled him through the walls of a farmer's home. Suddenly, Grumblemon shot out of the rubble and drove the head of his hammer into the leader's chest.
The other two renewed their attack despite the fall of their leader. They knocked the Warrior of Earth onto his back with their Vee Laser attacks. One of the Ex Veemon ran to Grumblemon's fallen body and attempted an axe kick to finish him off. The Warrior of Earth blocked the attacker's heel with his hammer and drove him away. After delivering a series of blows his enemies, Grumblemon made the Ex Veemon back off to regroup with their recovered leader.
"Slide Evolution," cried Grumblemon as he slid leftwards through a tunnel of Fractal Code. "Gigasmon!"
Grumblemon had switched to his Beast Spirit. In his new form, the Warrior of Earth was a muscular brown creature with a build much like that of a gorilla. His chest was white, as were the strange markings on his body. The gorilla had spikes with rounded tips on each of his joints. He had a nose that was round and elongated. Gigasmon proceeded to beat his chest as a demonstration of his strength and to intimidate the Ex Veemon.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Gigasmon
Attributes: Variable, Beast Hybrid, Earth Element
This gorilla of a Digimon is pure power. He demolished all of the Legendary Warriors by himself, overpowering them through sheer strength.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Tunnelling, dark vision
Quagmire Twister - Gigasmon can become a whirlwind by spinning like a top. His spinning creates earth particles which turns him into a living sandstorm and protects him like a barrier.
Tectonic Slam - Gigasmon can thump the ground with his mighty fists to cause the ground to rupture and shake.
The Ex Veemon attacked Gigasmon en masse, attempting to take him down as quickly and painlessly as possible. They let loose a flurry of punches and kicks which Gigasmon blocked with ease. In response, the Warrior of Earth smashed his fist into the leader's chin, sending the Ex Veemon crashing onto the ground. The Warrior of Earth followed by thumping the ground with all his strength, flooring the others with a devastating earthquake.
As the three recovered, Gigasmon spun into a raging Quagmire Twister and bowled all of them over. The three Digimon had their Fractal Code exposed and Shinya returned to his Human Spirit. "Foul creatures, let the Earth bury your evil for all eternity. Fractal Code, digitize!"
The data flowed into the D-Tector, which purified of the evil influences on the Ex Veemon. Grumblemon returned to his human form. "Yeah!" cheered Shinya.
"Good work," congratulated Reichmon as he reverted into Koichi. "I'm Koichi, nice to meet you! We have to go back to join with the other Warriors. That's when you'll get to see Takuya."
Meanwhile, the Warrior of Fire was walking through Wood City, the capital of the Wood Continent in the northwest Digital World. Wood City was an unusual metropolis indeed. The homes and other buildings were all made of wood and built in the middle of the great forest. Others were built into the trees themselves, carved out of massive tree trunks. All around the wooden city, various Digimon gossiped and went shopping in the various stands.
Takuya took a deep breath of the fresh, natural air. It was the cleanest and purest air he had ever breathed. It was nothing like the more polluted air he breathed in Tokyo City. He looked at a strange street light. It was made of pure wood rather than concrete and steel. The street lights were made of wood with an orb of amber grafted on the end. Whenever the clouds covered the sun, the orb would light up like the street lights did back home in Tokyo.
Takuya looked around and saw only a few Human-types. Most of the Digimon in Wood City were Beast-types. There was bird, mammal, reptilian, and even some half-animal, half plant Digimon among the people. It made sense since Beast-types were more like actual animals than Human-types were. It would be logical to conclude that an animal would be closer to nature than a human. Takuya kept an eye out for trouble as Sorcerymon recommended, but saw nothing unusual.
"EEEEE!" screamed someone elsewhere in the city. A booming explosion followed.
Takuya heard the scream and knew danger had come. He immediately summoned the power of the Human Spirit of Fire. "Execute, Spirit Evolution!" The Spirit took over his body in a cocoon of Fractal Code, transforming him into the Human Hybrid of Fire. "Agunimon!"
Agunimon ran to the source of the scream as fast as his legs could carry him. He caught sight of a band of five Human-type Digimon terrorizing the local populace. These Digimon looked like magical warriors from the role playing games that the Japanese loved to play. These magical warriors wore a red suit covered by shining silver armour. Their violet capes whipped in the wind as they hunted and cut down helpless Beast Digimon with their magical, flaming swords.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Mystimon
Attributes: Virus, Ultimate Level, No Element
This Human-type Digimon is known for being well-rounded fighters. They can fight as well as they can use magic, blending the force of arms with mystical might.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Magic using
Core Dart - Mystimon knows a spell that allows him to hurl a powerful sphere of magical energy at whoever he chooses.
Blast Fire - Mystimon's can set his sword ablaze with magical fire to augment its destructive power. He can spray this fire by pointing his sword at the target.
Agunimon immediately charged one of the Mystimon to stop his rampage. Agunimon nailed a powerful flying kick to the temple of his victim, sending him crashing onto the ground. The Mystimon got up and was miffed at his foe's sneaky attack. Agunimon lobbed several fiery darts which the magical warrior blocked with his flaming sword. Mystimon pointed his sword and spewed its roaring flames at Agunimon, who raised his arms in defence.
Being the Warrior of Fire, fiery attacks weren't as dangerous to Agunimon as it was to the other Warriors. Nevertheless, Mystimon was an Ultimate level Digimon, making him a very fierce and strong opponent. The flames washed over his arms with minimal harm and Agunimon returned to his fighting stance. He decided to change tactics and bring the battle to close quarters. As Agunimon closed in on his foe, Mystimon fired a sphere of magic energy which Agunimon dodged.
"Why are you attacking this place? What have these people done to you?" asked Agunimon, demanding to know what could justify the slaughter of innocents.
Without giving any response, Mystimon took a swipe at Agunimon's head with his sword. The blade swished over the Warrior of Fire's head harmlessly as he ducked the attack. He came back swinging, scoring a flurry of punches onto Mystimon's chest. The Warrior of Fire followed with a spinning leg sweep which knocked Mystimon's legs out from under him. The magical warrior landed on the ground with a thud, but managed to roll away and get up despite such a devastating combination.
Mystimon backed off to regroup with his two approaching allies. "Great... Looks I'll need a little boost for these guys. Slide Evolution, Burning Greymon!"
Agunimon traversed leftwards through a Fractal Code tunnel and became the Beast Hybrid of Fire, Burning Greymon. The fiery dinosaur and the magical warriors charged at each other and entered into a chaotic melee. Burning Greymon dodged several sword swipes intended for him before butting one of his foes in the head. More sword swipes came at him, but he dodged and renewed his attack. Using his tail as a lasso, the Warrior of Fire latched onto the leg of another Mystimon and yanked him onto the ground.
The last Mystimon connected with a slash which made the Warrior of Fire flinched. He turned his attention to this last opponent and engulfed his body with fire. He proceeded to spun around, turning himself into a tornado of living flame. His Wildfire Tsunami struck the Mystimon with great force, flattening the magical warrior in the wake of his advance. As the three Mystimon attempted to recover, the Warrior of Fire sprayed a Pyro Barrage at his foes. The fiery shots made the enemy convulse before their bodies gave out and they collapsed.
The last two Mystimon entered the fray and put their bodies in between the Warrior of Fire and their fallen comrades. The three downed Mystimon recovered and began to use their magic. Their hands glowed white as they laid them over their wounds. The cuts and bruises became less pronounced, alarming Burning Greymon because he realized the Mystimon's wounds were being healed. The Warrior of Fire had enough problems with three of them, let alone five.
It was time for more firepower. Burning Greymon summoned the power of both his Human and Beast Spirits. "Execute, Fusion Evolution!"
Burning Greymon reverted into Takuya, who became encased in a Fractal Code cocoon. After a burst of flame, the cocoon dissipated to reveal the Fusion Hybrid of Fire, Aldamon. This powerful Digimon combined the best aspects of Agunimon and Burning Greymon into a single potent package. He had the agility and skill of Agunimon and the raw power of Burning Greymon. The Warrior of Fire entered into a fighting stance.
The Mystimon charged at him and swung their swords, to which he responded by dodging. A sword came from the left but Aldamon blocked it with his arm guard. With a powerful palm strike, he hurtled the Mystimon backwards. A second Mystimon ran in only to have Aldamon send him hurtling backwards with a powerful punch. As his final attack, the Warrior of Fire flattened his last three enemies with a barrage of plasma balls.
Two of the Mystimon got up and attacked the Warrior of Fire together. Aldamon blocked the sword swings and elbowed one, then tripped the other with his tail. Aldamon gathered energy for a Solar Wind Destroyer. As the third and fourth Mystimon approached and he threw it into the ground near them. The large plasma ball flung the Mystimon into the air though the sheer power of its explosion. The fifth snuck in and slashed Aldamon in the ribs, prompting the Warrior of Fire to smash his opponent in the jaw.
After a brief minute, the first two Mystimon confronted him once again. The second pair got up and finally the fifth regrouped with the others and entered into a stare down. Aldamon could see their wounds were not increasing as he and the Mystimon fought. The Mystimon were employing a brilliant strategy. They attacked in turns while others stayed back to heal themselves. It was working all too well, because they were wearing Aldamon down. He had to think of a way to break up this strategy or else he would be defeated.
"Aldamon!" cried a female voice from above.
Aldamon and the Mystimon looked to the source of the voice. "Jet Silphymon! Am I ever glad to see you!"
"I saw the smoke so I thought you could use some help," replied Jet Silphymon.
"Man, do I need it!" admitted Aldamon. "Watch out! When some of them attack, the others will stay back and heal themselves."
The two Legendary Warriors prepared themselves for battle with the Mystimon. Jet Silphymon made the first move by pointed her pinwheel at one of the magical warriors for an Ultra Turbulence. Suddenly, the Mystimon was thrown into the air and battered around by the hurricane force winds. Jet Silphymon released the Ultra Turbulence which dropped the Mystimon onto the ground. The magic warrior was dazed and disoriented by the attack.
Aldamon threw a volley of Atomic Inferno which flattened two more Mystimon. A third threw a Core Dart at the Warrior of Fire who blocked the hit. In response, Aldamon charged up and threw a Solar Wind Destroyer whose explosion hurtled the Mystimon into the ground. The Warrior of Fire spotted a Mystimon attempting to heal himself away from the main battle. He promptly interrupted that act him by plastering him with an Atomic Inferno.
Clearly, the Mystimon's strategy had begun to collapse. Jet Silphymon spotted a second Mystimon trying to heal himself and promptly blasted a Jet Winter at him. The spheres of vacuum pummelled the Mystimon, interrupting his spell and undoing the effects of his healing powers. Jet Silphymon stopped an advancing Mystimon by kicking his knee then flew into the air and flattened him with a kick to the head.
Aldamon grazed a Mystimon's arm, tearing off his shirt, as well as a band of black metal hidden underneath. The Mystimon began to rub his head as though he had a migraine. "Ow, what's going on?" asked the Mystimon.
Before either Aldamon or that Mystimon could do anything, a second Mystimon cut down the first in a dastardly sneak attack. This second Mystimon then went after Aldamon, who killed him with a mighty punch. "Why did he kill his own buddy?" asked Aldamon in wonderment.
"I don't know," admitted Jet Silphymon. "Let's take care of these guys first!"
Jet Silphymon dodged a blast of fire and immediately unleashed a flurry of kicks to her assailant's chest. With a follow-up Ultra Turbulence, the Mystimon was thrown around in every direction imaginable before crashing into the ground. The Human-type Digimon had his Fractal Code exposed. With a mighty Solar Wind Destroyer, Aldamon annihilated the last two Mystimon. The two Warriors immediately scanned the data of the Mystimon.
Digimon firefighters returned to the scene once they saw it was safe. With the Mystimon gone, they could begin extinguishing the fires without interruption. "Need help with that?" asked Jet Silphymon.
"Thanks, but we've got it under control," replied the fire chief, a Flare Lizamon.
The fire fighters rushed into the various burning buildings to rescue the people trapped within. Those on the outside proceeded to spray as much water as they could onto the fires in the building. Aldamon reverted into his normal self, Takuya, and picked up the black metal fragments he had knocked off the Mystimon's arm during the fight. From its appearance, it looked like part of a ring of some sort. The ring fragment had a scripture written in the Digital World syllabary that he couldn't understand.
"Zoe, when you fought the Mystimon, did you see if they were wearing a black metal ring of some kind, like on the arm or anywhere else like under their clothes?" asked Takuya.
"Actually, yeah, I did see a bulge around each of their arms," replied Zoe. "It certainly looked like they were could be wearing a metal ring under their clothes."
Takuya began to ponder the nature of the ring fragments he had found. "In that case, I think I've found a clue. These bits of metal might tell us a lot about what is happening. Let's go back to Sorcerymon."