"Well, we didn't think it'd be easy as it was, but we met one of The Digital Keepers: Gaiamon, the Keeper of the Digital Land. And let me tell you, she's gorgeous! She told us the whole story about her and her sisters created the digital world, and without them it wouldn't have come to life. Now that we know what our mission is, we've started out on our journey to find the other Digi-Keepers. But chances are, we'll find our new enemies first."
-Matt
DIGIMON: THE DIGITAL KEEPERS SAGA
Book Five: "Wisdom From The Heart"
They've traveled through the woods easier than Tai said they would; thanks to their Champion digimon. But by the time they came to the snowy mountain ranges, their digimon were weakened and back to their Rookie forms. "Well," Tai said as he stretched his arms, "let's get moving." Mimi frowned, "Wait a second... You mean we're walking the whole way?" Tai smiled, "No Mimi, we're not gonna walk." Before she can happily reply, he concluded, "We're gonna march." She moaned, "Oh… Great." And so, across the barren snowy region, the twenty-four heroes marched… but not without creating their own original marching song.
Begin original song, "Reluctant March;" it's a standard marching song, backed up only by omniscient drumming and piping
Tai
Left! Left!
Left, right, left!
Left! Left!
Left, right, left!
Left! Company: Hup one! Left! Hup two!
Left, right, left! Hup! Hup!
Left! Hup One! Left! Hup two!
Left, right, left! Hup! Hup!
Company
We're all in training for what could be one more war
Untrained civilians would freeze, or worse
Through all the wilderness, our drill will reach success-
Davis That is, if training don't kill us first!
Company
Over the mountaintop, our drill will never stop
Through all the darkness, our strength will thrive
River in icy stone, wind chilling through the bone
Cody It is amazing we're still alive!
Tai
Left! Company: Hup one! Left! Hup two!
Left, right- Company: Hup! Hup!
Company
Our bones are bought to break with ev'ry step we take
Chances we take on the road to peace
Honor and chivalry, matched with artillery
Ken, resting his head on Davis' shoulder Please wake me up when the marching's ceased
Davis Can't we stop? My knees are shaking
Veemon Can't we eat? My stomach's aching
Yolei Can't you march without complaining?
Davis Raise your arms, an' raise 'em high, if you think we're gonna die!
Kari Feels like we've been here forever
TK I don't think we've been here ever
Patamon Are you saying we got lost?
Gatomon If that's the case, then it's-
Company ALL TAI'S FAULT!
Tai: Hey!
Matt: Come on, you guys; five more miles!
Tai
Left! Company: But wait! Left! But why?
Left, right, left! But- but-
Company
No one said this was fun; thank God it's almost done
Hope we are stong enough for the fight
Davis One break- is that a crime?
Company SHUT UP! GET BACK IN LINE!
On we will march until that doomed night!
We're all in training for/ Davis I don't feel the
What could be one more war/ Least bit stronger
Untrained civilians would/ I can't take this
Freeze, or worse/ Any longer!
Marching through wilderness,/ Why'm I here?
Our drill will reach success/ It's not my fault
Onward, to destiny…
Davis Come on, guys, you're killing me!
Company Ne'er we-/ Davis Can't we-
Tai: HALT!
Song ends
They stopped at a crossroad. In the far-off distance, they can see the beach to the left and the highest mountain peaks to the right. Tai turned to his team and stated, "Okay, we all know that Oceanamon lives by the water, and Polarimon is probably in the mountains. This is where we gotta split up and find those two in teams. Now who's going where?" Izzy stepped forward with Tentomon and said, "I already know I'm Oceanamon's Chosen. I'm going to the beach."
Davis stepped forward and replied, "I'll come with you." "I second the notion," replied Matt. Joe stepped forward, "Count me in too." "And me," Cody answered. "Me too!" Ken smiled, as he and Wormmon moved up. Tai then looked to the others and nodded, "Then we'll look for Polarimon. Let's go!" "Good luck you guys," Sora wished to the opposite team. They all said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.
All the while, the shadowed forms of Pridemon and Greedmon looked on. Smiling.
Finally, they were out of the mountain range. Matt led his group into the open plain, where there was a small river. Izzy took a deep breath of the clean air and smiled, "I smell salt water already! We must be closer to the beach than it looks." Tentomon hovered in the air by his partner's side and buzzed, "What exactly are we going to do when we meet Oceanamon, Izzy?" He shrugged, "I'm assuming she'll look similar to Gaiamon, only not a tree." Matt giggled, "If she's as cute as Gaiamon, I'll be happy." Gabumon looked up to his best friend and frowned, "But Matt, I thought you liked Sora." Matt shook his head, "Oh, uh… she and I are at crossroads right now. It's a long story."
"She can be anywhere!" Davis suddenly called out; "in the ocean, or maybe even in this river right here!" He then took to one knee and tapped the babbling brook, smiling, "Hello-o-o! Oceanamon! Are you in there? You can come out now; we don't bite." To his surprise, Cody started knocking on his hard head and joked, "Hello-o-o! Davis, are you in there? Come on out!" Davis swatted him away as the smaller boy laughed, "You really are a knucklehead." Davis balled his fist threateningly; "I'll give you a knuckle! Lots of 'em!" "Guys!" shouted Matt; "Come on, stop fooling around." "Easy for you to say," Davis smirked, getting back up on two feet.
They've been walking for half an hour now, since their previous stop. "Just a few more miles down this road," Izzy pointed out, "and we'll be in one of those towns by the beach!" They stood on a small hill, overlooking the cities by the ocean from the far-off distance. Already, the air had a salty flavor, and the temperature was rising. Gabumon smiled, "I like beaches. Don't you, Matt?" Matt shrugged, "I haven't been to a beach in a long time, Gabumon. At least, not while I was on tour."
Davis was trailing behind, following that same small river that was off to the left side of the heroes. He kept staring at the water, waiting for something to pop out in a half-woman form. Suddenly he stopped in his tracks with a look of surprise. He gasped, "Hey! ...Hey you guys, I thought I saw something!" Sarcastically, Cody called back, "That's great, Davis." Veemon, however, ran back to his human partner loyally. "Come on, you guys!" Davis called back; "It might be Oceanamon!"
Veemon was by his side in no time, and asked excitedly, "Did you shee a girl in the water, Davish?" Davis glared into the flowing river and said, "I... I saw something... It might have been a fish." "Oh, goody!" the little digimon licked his lips; "You found lunch!" Davis let out a soft sigh, and blinked.
During the blink, his eyes caught site of a dark figure in the water. Veemon saw it too and jumped up; "Woah! ...Did you shee that, Davish?" "Yeah!" he grinned, then he looked back to his long-gone friends. He then frowned, "Aw, they're leaving..." Then curiosity, as always, got the better of him. He fell on his knees and looked closer into the water.
As he did, something from beneath the surface started getting darker, as if it was coming up from the depths. Before he and the little blue digimon knew it, there was in fact the indication of a figure in the water. It was big and dark, but it refused to show its face. Davis and Veemon moved in closer... Closer... Finally, the figure beneath the surface showed its eyes. Red, cat-like eyes. Davis, with his eyes bulged with shock, blurted out, "… that's not-"
SPLASH!
"AAAAAAUUUUGGGHH!!"
They heard his blood-curdling scream from fifty feet away. "DAVIS!" cried out Ken, and was the first to run back. Following right behind was Wormmon, with the rest of the group tailing behind.
When they finally came back to where he and Veemon were, they found the poor young man being held in the air in the clutches of a huge Shadowmon. He was kicking and squirming, but by the strained look on his face his circulation was cut off almost completely. The Shadowmon, on the other hand, was laughing insanely in a male-female blended voice.
"LET HIM GO!" growled Veemon, and actually attempted his "VEE HEAD-BUTT!" But the large rabbit-like foot of the Shadowmon first blocked him, then kicked him aside. Davis was gasping for air as his face started fading to red. His legs stopped kicking on top of that.
Ken grasped onto his black D3 and hissed at the Shadowmon, "You wanna play rough, huh?"
------------ Vision: Digivolution- Champion ------------
"WORMMON, DIGIVOLVE TO……………………… STINGMON!"
"VEEMON, DIGIVOLVE TO………………………….. EXVEEMON!"
"GABUMON, DIGIVOLVE TO……………………….. GARURUMON!"
"ARMADILLOMON, DIGIVOLVE TO……………… ANKYLOMON!"
TENTOMON, DIGIVOLVE TO……………………… KABUTERRIMON!"
"GOMMAMON, DIGIVOLVE TO…………………… IKKAKUMON!"
------------ End Vision ------------
"Amateurs," hissed the Shadowmon. Just then, a large army of Shadowmon emerged from the small river. Stingmon then looked to Ken, and almost like a child he asked, "May I? Please?" Ken smiled up at him; "Sure."
------------ Vision: Digivolution- Ultimate ------------
"STINGMON, DIGIVOLVE TO……………………. DINOBEEMON!"
------------ End Vision ------------
He caused the earth to tremble when he touched ground as the huge mutant growled, "You ain't calling ME no amateur!" With that, the fight commenced. DinoBeemon, as well as his comrades, charged after those Shadowmon who weren't holding anyone captive.
"...i....can't......breathe..." muttered Davis, still in the grip of the merciless Shadowmon. ExVeemon faced off against the beast, snarling, "Let him go right now, ugly! Or I'll-" Just then, the Shadowmon loosened its grip on Davis and smiled, "Or you'll... what?" Davis started couching and gasping for air as the black mutant continued, "As long as I have this poor excuse for a Digi-Destined, you can't touch me."
Davis, suspended in the air, shouted, "Get 'im, ExVeemon!" ExVeemon crossed his bulky arms over his chest, as if preparing his Ex Laser attack, but the Shadowmon shielded itself with Davis. The blue dragon frowned, "I.... I can't." The Shadowmon laughed hysterically.
DinoBeemon soon enough gave into his hyper-activeness and with one charge he plowed six Shadowmon into the ground. Then in one mighty slam of his fists he plowed them into the earth, deleting them. Ken was beside himself.
The Shadowmon that held Davis by his torso and left leg then started to float in the air. ExVeemon spread his white wings and faced the enemy eye-to-eye. Davis called out, "What are you waiting for!? Get him!" The Shadowmon goated him on, "Yes, you better do something, before I turn into an Ultimate." "You wouldn't dare!" hissed Davis's Champion. Without warning, a black halo wrapped around the Shadowmon; Davis gasped, "Now! Hit 'im NOW!"
Instead of releasing his true power, ExVeemon charged. He tried to swipe at the evil monster, but it zoomed out of the way. Then ExVeemon's met with the Shadowmon's enormous clawed foot, and fell back. Again, he charged and this time he attempted to whack the beast with his tail. But the Shadowmon did a mid-air back flip, avoiding the tail swing with ease. Once its enemy was close enough, the Shadowmon took one claw (with the other holding Davis by the leg) and scratched ExVeemon in the back of the neck. He let out a loud roar in pain; "NO-O!" Davis howled. The Shadowmon giggled viciously.
The other heroic Champions had clean shots of the Shadowmon, but once they pulled out their Shadow Hammers, the good guys were sent running. Except for DinoBeemon, who attacked the enemies with a hurricane of punches. Two Shadowmon tried their Black Saw attack from behind, but didn't even scratch him. Ken blinked, realizing the adrenalin going through his Ultimate digimon's body.
Most of the Shadowmon were running for their lives, but DinoBeemon destroyed them all with one swift "HELL MASQUERADE!" In addition to the Shadowmon, he took out a few dozen trees. Ken gulped, "Uh... Okay... M-maybe you should calm down-" The only thing that really made DinoBeemon pause was the fact that there was only one Shadowmon left: the one holding Davis.
The Shadowmon had Davis by the ankle, and was playfully swinging him in the air. Davis all the while was moaning and wailing both in pain and motion sickness. "STOP IT!" roared ExVeemon; "YOU'RE HURTING HIM!" For one moment, the Shadowmon stopped tormenting Davis just to say, "No... Really?" Then it made him go spinning 'round and 'round like a lasso.
Finally, Kabuterimon charged from behind and rammed the Shadowmon in the back. Even though the Shadowmon took the hit, it still did not release Davis. "Be careful," ExVeemon warned his insect ally. "You fools," hissed the renewed Shadowmon; "A Shadowmon's claws are not only lethal, but once they hold onto something they almost never let go."
Ken caught up with this particular fight and shouted to the Shadowmon, "Just what is it you want from Davis!?" Seeing its victim dangling upside down by his ankle, the Shadowmon grinned, "To see the look of fear in his eyes. But I can see where that will get old. And when it does, I'll kill him." ExVeemon, whose eyes were fuming, growled inhumanely.
Davis, who was now getting a head rush, mumbled, "if only i had a crest; i'd get outta here." Just then, the Shadowmon's head turned, and saw all of its brethren fall like flies in the air, and then they all disappeared. It gasped, and found itself surrounded by enemies. DinoBeemon cracked his knuckles; "You better drop him now." The ink-black creature then hissed; "I'm not finished having fun yet." With that, it shot high in the air, taking Davis with it, and flew clear out of sight. "DA-A-A-VI-I-I-I-IS!" howled ExVeemon.
Deep in Coral Town, all the digimon were hustling and bustling on the streets. There was an outdoor diner where digimon from all over would stop running from their job to their home and back again, and rest up for a while. At the cashier was the most typical of all digimon: a creature who hasn't fully hatched from his digiegg, called DigiTamamon.
One little digimon came up to the bar, weary and dying of thirst. The half-egg looked to him with his beady yellow eyes and said, "Hey there, stranger. Would you like to try today's special?" The small bird with fuzzy purple feathers squawked, "I'm thirsty; please gimmie some water." The half-egg turned to the cashier and replied, "That'll be twenty digi-dollars." "TWENTY!?" Exclaimed the traveler. DigiTamamon shrugged, "Hey, what'd you think it was cheap, Mac?" The little bird then frowned, "My name's not Mac…"
------------ Digimon Card: PENGUINMON ------------
Level: Rookie
Attribute: Vaccine
Type: Aquatic Bird
"I'm Penguinmon, and I'm on a personal mission, to find the long-lost Digi-Destined of Humility!"
-Penguinmon
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With that he held out a small photo to DigiTamamon and explained, "I've been looking all over for this human. I'm guessing she's already here, 'cause I have her crest. Have you seen her?" The golden eyes that shown from within the cracked egg squinted; "..Nope. Haven't seen any humans around here, buddy. You gonna pay me now?"
Penguinmon then reached further into his little sack... then looked back to DigiTamamon nervously. He gulped, "I... seem to be ten dollars short." The short-tempered DigiTamamon then growled, "WHAT? In that case, you should try jumping in the pool!" "There isn't a pool for miles," moaned Penguinmon. The half-egg huffed, "Hey it's not my problem, Mac." "My name's not MAC- AAAHH!" shouted the little purple penguin, flapping his furry, featherless wings. Losing his footing, the weary traveler then fell off his bar seat. DigiTamamon giggled, "Hehehehee! …Do that again, and I might just give you a discount!"
They were just a mile away from the first beach town. Walking ahead of everyone else were Matt, Izzy and their digimon. Following the group was Ken, who was cradling the grief-stricken DemiVeemon. Wormmon was crawling next to his human partner, looking up at his little blue friend. DemiVeemon normally has big bright red eyes, full of life; but in this point in time they were closed shut with sadness. Wormmon then blurted out, "If it makes you feel any better, you made a great effort in-"
Suddenly, the tiny In-Training digimon's eyes blasted out rivers of tears, as he howled, "I-HI WANT DAVI-HEH-HEH-HEH-HEH-ISSS! WAAAHHH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-AH..." Ken then stopped in his tracks; "Aw come on, don't cry. I'm sure he's still alive." Matt stopped and turned to Ken with a stern look in his eyes. DemiVeemon sniffled and rubbed his invisible nose, as Ken gently patted his back and murmured, "Ssshhh... It's okay...We'll save him." Matt sighed, shook his head slightly, and pressed on ahead.
Wormmon then bowed his head in shame and muttered, "Ken..?" "Yeah?" the human replied. The little caterpillar nervously said, "I'm sorry I got carried away. I'm usually not like that..." Ken sighed, "It's okay. I know you're excited about your new form. Just try to get it under control." "I'll try," promised Wormmon. Just then-
BEE-EE-EEP! BEE-EE-EEP!
"Huh?" Izzy gasped, stopping in his tracks. Everyone stopped and pulled out their D3s or digivices. They were beeping almost in unison, and a small light was blinking from their tiny monitors as well. Matt blinked, "A signal?" "Maybe it's Davis!" Cody smiled, hoping he was right. DemiVeemon's eyes shot open, "Davis?"
Izzy looked at the blinking light on his digivice very carefully. He could see that it was blinking from the very top center of the digivice, and when he moved to the right the light moved to the top left-hand corner. He pointed forward and said, "No doubt about it, something's signaling us from that direction." "Then let's go; it's probably Davis!" Matt suggested. No one gave a sign of disagreement, and they all ran off.
Meanwhile, far away from where his team was, Davis found himself dangling from a long iron chain, and was being lowered down into a canyon. He struggled for freedom, but the chain wrapped around his wrists were too tight. Through his bared teeth, he growled, "Man... How did I get myself into this?" "Oh, that's easy," smiled the Shadowmon that floated beside him; "You were stupid enough to think that I was Oceanamon, and let me capture you."
The chain stopped moving downward as Davis took a breath and asked, "What do you want from me?" The Shadowmon crossed its distorted arms and replied, "I'm finished with you, but not your friends. As we speak, your D3's signal is calling out to your buddies. They'll be lead right to a lake, where my army will be ready for them. Then Oceanamon herself will have to save them, and she'll be all ours!" "You won't get away with this!" growled the human. The black beast giggled, "You crack me up, you know that?" Davis frowned angrily and bowed his head; "...So what, are you gonna finish me now?" The Shadowmon shook its head, "I'd love to, but I'm too busy getting ready to meet your pals at that lake I just mentioned. But right now, it's dinnertime... For Devidramon."
Just then, Davis noticed a small cave at the bottom of the canyon's cliff. Four red eyes burned through the darkness, and out crawled a Devidramon. It was a four-legged beast, and as the name suggested, it was a cross between Devimon and a dragon. Complete with black, torn-up wings. It looked up to Davis and licked its hungry jaws, just as Shadowmon grinned, "He likes meat racks."
Then the floating creature saluted Davis, "Welp, it's been fun but I gotta run! See ya! ....No wait, that's not true." It laughed hysterically, as it jumped away.
Davis looked down to the Devidramon and gulped. As the evil creature spread its wings and took to the air, Davis had a moment to think things over in his head... This is just great. Everybody's falling in a trap, and it's all my fault. If only I can figure out how to get out of... Wait... I got an idea.... No, that's stupid, totally stupid! Nobody could make it out of that one.
The Devidramon approached him, sniffing his shoes. He kicked it away, but that would only make the creature pause. Davis thought again, Well, I could give it a shot. What do I have to lose? ...Uh... My LIFE, maybe.... The Devidramon opened its gator-like jaws and snapped at the human, but Davis quickly swung out of the way. He found himself rocking back and forth in mid air. Then he smiled as his thoughts rambled on... I gotta do this! This is my one and only chance. If I fail, at least I'll know I tried! ...Yeah... I'm doing it!
"HEY!" he suddenly shouted at the beast; "You think you're so tough, huh? I'll bet when my digimon gets here, he'll kick your butt!" The demonic monster bellowed proudly. Davis then mocked him, "Oh, I'm sooo scared! Just wait 'till ExVeemon gets here. He'll turn you into mince meat!" The demon hissed, shaking its head in doubt. "I'm serious," Davis warned him, then the human looked up towards the top of the cliff and gasped, "Oh my gosh, THERE HE IS!" Without thinking, the monster looked to the cliff's top and unleashed its attack, "RED EYE!" It shot a bazooka-worthy laser from its eyes.
The creature's attack annihilated the whole edge of the cliff, and with it the end of Davis's long chain. Lucky for Davis, he wouldn't have to hit the ground down below, for once he started falling he quickly turned what was left of the chain into a lasso. At the same time, Devidramon caught on to the trick, and dove for the human. Davis then sent the chain flying, and miraculously it wrapped around Devidramon's snout- just as Davis planned!
"YES!" Davis shouted; with a sudden jerk he stopped in mid air, now dangling by the chain that met Devidramon on the other side. The beast tried to shake it off, but the chain was too strong; not to mention the fact that Davis's weight made it even heavier. Davis held on for dear life to his end of the chain, not giving in to Devidramon's struggle.
Devidramon crashed onto the ground, growling in frustration. It attempted the attack "CRIMSON NAIL!" but it missed Davis, whose body was sent tossing and turning through the air. The human's grip on the chain was stronger than the demon beast had expected. Soon it was jumping and kicking, like a bull in a rodeo.
It was too caught up in its hyper-active fury to notice the fact that the chain was wrapping 'round and 'round its neck. Davis soon found himself standing on the back of the beast's neck. He gave the chain a mighty tug, and choked the beast. It fell on its side, taking Davis with it.
Finally, after a few minutes of struggling, the human faced off against the monster, one pulling the other by what was left of the chain. Without warning, a golden glow came from the human's crest-less tag. It practically blinded the dragon-like demon, and it howled in agony. "...Now..." growled the victorious human, "...I think it's time.... you an' me... formed some kinda truce.... wouldn'tcha say?..." The beast could do nothing more than a hum in defeat.
Just as the Shadowmon anticipated, the heroes who were once searching for Oceanamon found themselves at a large, peaceful-looking lake. Already, a few of the digimon were in Champion form: Stingmon, Ankylomon and Garurumon. They were stunned, seeing that the entire area was deserted. "This is the right place," shrugged Joe, gazing at his still-blinking digivice. Gabumon looked around and wondered, he be in the water?" Armadillomon smiled childishly, "Maybe he decided to take a swim."
Izzy looked at the dark waters and noticed a small blinking light coming from the center of the lake. He pointed it out; "The signal is coming for out there... in the water." Everyone paused, totally dumbfounded. Ken raised an eyebrow, "If he's been in there for a long time... why is the signal still on?" DemiVeemon looked to the human cradling him and gulped, "You think... y-you think he's..." Ken shook his head, "I don't know... But something's definitely not right about this."
"You're right," said a voice not coming from either one of them. They all looked around, alarmed. Just then, the water bubbled up, and out popped a whole army of Shadowmon... one of them holding Davis's blue D3. "It's a TRAP!" Matt yelled. "Too true," smiled the Shadowmon.
The whole gang of heroes were completely surrounded. The humans gripped onto their D3s or digivices, but then a Shadowmon stepped forward and warned, "Now let's not get all rowdy. We just got here." "Where's Davis?" barked the little DemiVeemon. The creature holding Davis's D3 grinned, "Oh, you mean that stupid kid with the goggles? He's Devidramon food."
The good guys gasped in horror, as the Shadowmon went on, "Oh, and don't get any ideas about turning your stupid digimon into Ultimates. It's too late for that!" Matt clenched his fist; "...We still have a chance." The Shadowmon nodded, "Yes... There is only one person who can save you now." It pointed to the lake and commanded, "Go! Wake up your precious Digi-Keeper of the Seas! I'm sure she'll be happy to see all of you!"
In the far-off distance, a familiar voice cried out, "GU-U-U-U-U-U-U-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-SSS!" DemiVeemon's face lit up with joy, "...It's... Davis!" "WHAT?" shrieked the Shadowmon, looking to the sky in shock.
Begin "Run Around" for background music
There he was, alright. Heading straight for them all, riding on the back of the chained Devidramon. He cried out excitedly, "HERE I COME, READY OR NOT YAAAAAHOO-HOOOO!!" He and his new servant shot through the air, right passed the crowd below; the Shadowmon turned to a few others and commanded, "GET HIM!"
Three of them did as they were told, but right after that DemiVeemon jumped onto the Shadowmon and pried from its hands Davis's D3. "Why you little-" it hissed, ready to swat the little blue digimon. But it was unsuccessful, thanks to Stingmon who punched it from behind. DemiVeemon hugged the D3, and with its power, he suddenly warp-digivolved:
"DEMIVEEMON, WARP-DIGIVOLVE TO….. VEEMON ……EXVEEMON!"
In the air, Davis was being tailed by three Shadowmon. He pulled on the chains like reins, steering Devidramon left and right. The Shadowmon tried to follow, but in contrast to his slow feet, Devidramon was a very fast flyer. He and Davis led the Shadowmon back into the forest, where they zipped by the treetops. One maneuver after another caused the Shadowmon to fly head first into the branches.
Back on the land, the remaining heroes fought off the Shadowmon with full force. Garurumon tossed one Shadowmon into another; Ankylomon swung his mighty tail hammer at them; DinoBeemon performed "HELL MASQUERADE!" and blew more than half of the enemy away. Ken shook his head and sighed, "...It's just a phase... That's all it is, just a phase…"
ExVeemon flew around, looking for Davis, but he was soon met up by a Shadowmon. "SHADOW HAMMER!" it summoned, and with its giant mallet it rammed ExVeemon to the ground. "HANG ON, DUDE!" Davis's voice cried from out of nowhere. The brave human steered Devidramon right for the unsuspecting Shadowmon. "CRIMSON NAIL!" swiped the Devidramon. Shadowmon's Shadow Hammer was unmatched, and it was deleted.
Devidramon then unleashed "RED EYE!" and knocked Shadowmon for a loop. Just when this Shadowmon got its second wind, it was attacked from below by ExVeemon's "EX LASER!" The Shadowmon fell like a rock to the earth.
Song ends
Before Davis could cheer victoriously, another Shadowmon cried out "BLACK SAW!" The attack broke the chains that held Devidramon captive, and it sent Davis falling to the ground. He landed hard on the grass, but was thankfully in tact. And in case you're wondering what became of the Devidramon, it flew away by this point.
"Davis!" cried the nearby ExVeemon. He tried to run to his partner, but was knocked out by the unsuspected "SHADOW HAMMER!" Then this last Shadowmon- ironically the one who started this whole mess- came floating down to its worst enemy. It hissed at Davis, who at this point was lying helplessly on his back. "...you...simple little fool..." it groaned; "...I was gonna letcha down easy with the Devidramon... but now you've made me mad...... BLACK SSSA-A-A-A-W!"
The Shadowmon's killer attack came flying like a bullet to the small human. It would have succeeded in destroying him... if it hadn't been for the neon red light that suddenly blasted from his crest-less tag. This mysterious new energy made the Black Saw stop dead in its tracks. Not just that, but a few pieces of its sharp edges were suddenly cut clean off.
The Shadowmon let out a piercing howl of extreme pain, and it fell head-first to the ground. Davis and ExVeemon were both stunned, gazing in wonder at the miraculous event. The human then looked down to his tag, where the empty jewel band was. Shining in all its glory was a neon red light, right there in the hole of the tag.
The Shadowmon, more stunned than anybody, stood up weakly on its feet. It observed its ruined body; the claws on its feet and hands, and its ears, were all chopped up like shredded paper. It raised its pitiful hands and cried its eyes out, "mm....m-my nails..... he broke... MY NAI-AI-AI-HAIL-HAIL-HAIL-HAILSSS!"
The light coming from Davis's crest grew all the brighter. "Uh-huh?" peeped the curious Shadowmon. It crept up to Davis slightly and murmured, "What.... What is that?" Just then the light shot a red-hot laser that basically impaled the face of the Shadowmon. It screamed bloody murder, and then was deleted on the spot.
Then, the light gave way to a small red jewel that only took up a third of the jewel holder. This new piece was located in the semi-bottom, left-hand corner of the jewel holder. It was shaped like a slice of pie, and in the center and edges of this jewel was a strange inscription, written in gold. Davis blinked a few times in amazement, just before he heard a familiar omniscient voice. He heard her say, "Congratulations, Davis."
He gasped, "Gaiamon..." Her voice continued, "You have proven yourself, for a truly noble hero listens only to the wisdom and courage of his heart. And so, you have earned my half of your new Crest." Davis couldn't believe his ears; nor his eyes as he gazed at the not-yet-whole Crest. Then, not thinking of a better reaction, he smiled, "Sweet!"
The others all ran up to him, crying out "Davis! Are you alright? What happened?", etc. Davis was helped to his feet by ExVeemon. He then held out his tag and proudly displayed, "Look! I got a piece of the Crest! ...It's not the whole thing, but at least it's there, finally!" They all said their "Oos" and "Aahs," but then Cody asked, "What is it? I mean, what's your new virtue?" Davis tried to read the not-yet-finished symbol, and shrugged, "I dunno... But I will when Oceanamon and Polarimon give me their halves!"
ExVeemon noogied his human friend; "You were great today! This calls for a party!" Izzy's face lit up with joy; "I'm sure one of the nearby towns has a carnival. Let's go there!" "Yeah!" cheered everybody, and took off for the beach towns.
In the far-off distance, Greedmon and Pridemon looked on. Greedmon scratched his chin and hummed, "Hmmm... You know what this means..." Pridemon's eyes glanced at Davis evilly; Let us meet the others." She turned around, as Greedmon argued, "But he's-"
Pridemon looked back and replied, "HE does not matter. Not now. Come! ...I want to introduce myself to that Tai Kamiya boy." Greedmon took one more look back at Oceanamon's search party... Then followed Pridemon.
TO BE CONTINUED