Chapter 11: The Prophecy
By RayD
Renamon glanced over at Flamedramon as she walked beside him towards the stoned hut. I wonder why he wouldn't fight Raidramon…The Kitsune thought as she continued down the path. Through out that battle he kept avoiding any chance of fighting back and why was he hiding that injury from me? she questioned herself; Maybe I'll ask him when I have the chance.
"Hey Renamon…" Guilmon whispered in the kitsune's ear. Renamon looked down at the red dino, and sighed. "What is it Guilmon?"
"Why is your skin going red when you look at Flamedramon?"
Renamon froze, God please don't let Flamedramon hear that. she hoped as she looked over at Flame, but fortunately, he had walked ahead of her and Guilmon, and couldn't hear Guilmon's whispers.
"Listen you big lizard. Say that again, and I will beat the living crap out of you. Do you understand?" She said trying to control her tone so the others couldn't hear her.
"I'm sorry….I just wanted to know what makes your skin go red like that."
"It's kind of hard to explain Guilmon…"
Guilmon titled his head, and smiled, "I think I know…you like him don't you?"
Renamon glared at Guilmon, and was about to hit the red lizard when she stopped. "Let's just get moving…" she said trying to calm herself. Guilmon nodded, and along with Renamon caught up to the others as they started to talk about Zhuqiaomon. However, Renamon's thoughts return to what Guilmon had said before. Is it true…could I…no…Guilmon is just being an idiot again. I could never feel that way. Stupid dino. Renamon thought as she quickly walked beside Rika, and tried to place her mind on something else.
Flamedramon…..
Is there someone trying to kill us? Flamedramon thought as he followed the tamers to the park. Ever since the group had left the two towers of Hypnos, Flamedramon had been pondering all the incidents that had happened in the past few weeks, and in all the cases, it seemed that someone was targeting him and Davis.
But why?... he thought.
"Hey Flamedramon, you ok?" Davis asked as he noticed his partner in some deep thought. Flamedramon looked over at Davis, and nodded, "Yeah I'm okay…I was just thinking…."
"Oh…about what?" he whispered to the dragon. Flamedramon glanced over behind him, and looked over at Wayne.
"I was just thinking why someone would want us dead and…" Flame trailed off as he looked over at Wayne again. Davis noticed this, and sighed.
"You feel that it's your fault that he was pulled into this don't you?"
Flamedramon only nodded, and carried on walking.
"I know what you're feeling…but you know what."
"What?"
"He's going to some friends to help him through this, and I think we should be the first to help him." Davis said with a smile. Flamedramon joined in a smile, "I guess so…, and we better talk to him now otherwise he might take out Terriermon." Davis glanced over and saw that Terriermon was now hopping up and down on Wayne's back, and talking non-stop to him. From the look on Wayne's face, he was about to blow up at the small bunny digimon.
Wayne…
"And you know what, you're the first digimon/human I know, and you feel like a pillow when I jump on you." Terriermon giggled as he continued to jump. Wayne looked up at the bunny digimon, and gave sigh. God, does he every shut his mouth! he thought, If he keeps this up I am going to… Wayne stopped himself before carrying on. Anger wouldn't help him in the situation he was in right now, but man, this bunny wouldn't shut his mouth. However, Wayne looked over at Flamedramon and Davis. These two were suppose to be fictional character, but yet they were real, and digimon were real. But what was worse…he was a digimon, and that might stay like that for the rest of his life. At that thought, Wayne grew sad, if he couldn't return to his normal self then how would he explain this to his mom. She would probably scream at me…and run away. That thought brought a tears to Wayne's eyes as he continued to follow them, but since he was too preoccupied to look where he was going he bumped right into the back of Flamedramon. Flamedramon and Davis turned around, and looked at Wayne.
"I'm sorry…I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Don't worry about it Wayne. I was going to talk to you anyway." Flamedramon replied.
"You were?" Wayne said with a curiosity in his voice, "about what?"
"Well what's your full name, where you live? Stuff like that." Davis replied.
Terriermon looked down at Wayne's, now blue eyes, and smiled, "Yeah tell us…I have been doing all the talking lately, and I want to take a break."
Wayne looked at them, and nodded, "Well there's not much to me. I lived in Britain, and I am a big digimon fan, but…right now I wish I was normal again, and I could forget about digimon." Wayne looked to the ground with a depressing expression on his face.
"Don't worry about that. I'm sure we can help you get back to your human form." Flamedramon said as he tried to cheer up the saddened Raidramon.
"Yeah, and if you think about it…you're actually quite lucky." Davis said. Wayne, and Flamedramon looked at Davis is a puzzled look. "How am I lucky?" Wayne questioned.
"Well I haven't told many people, but turning into a digimon would be really cool. I even sometimes dream about changing into an Exveemon or a Palidramon."
"You a digimon…." Terriermon quickly started to laugh at this, and almost fell off Wayne's back. Davis rolled his eyes, and looked over at his partner. Flamedramon was a bit taken aback by this. For as long as he knew Davis, he had never expressed a desire to become a digimon.
"I never knew you wanted that Davis…"
"Well it's something that I don't talk about that much, but Wayne you are experiencing something that no human has ever experienced. You are the first human to experience being a digimon, and maybe you should think try to think of the good sides about it." Wayne looked to the ground with a sad look. Good side? How could there be a good side to becoming a freak show, and losing your family?
Flamedramon noticed this, and looked down at the human turned digimon.
"If it means anything to you…we know that what you're going through must be hard, and we're here to help you as your friends." Wayne looked up at the Flame with a surprised expression. "Really…"
Davis and Flamedramon nodded, and Terriermon giggled as he looked down at Wayne from at the top of his head. "Yup…we're you're friends."
"Thanks…" Wayne said as he smiled for the first time in the whole day.
Guilmon's hut
"Takato, I found it." Guilmon called out from inside his tunnel. Takato jumped down, and looked up to see the portal glowing at the end of the tunnel. "Alright thanks Guilmon."
"Now that weird," Davis said as he followed the tamers down the hole.
"What is?" Rika asked looking over at him.
"The portal it's not a television."
Rika rolled her eyes at that comment. "In this world, portals are not television sets so don't expect a lot to be the same around here."
"Uh okay…" Davis said as he looked over at Rika. Man she didn't even smile at that. I guess she's not quick to humour. he thought.
Flamedramon, Wayne, Terriermon, Henry, and Renamon quickly followed them down the hole also.
"So we're actually going to the digital world." Wayne said with a bit of excitement, "I always dreamed that it was real."
Henry looked behind, and smiled, "Yeah, but I'd be careful how you enter the portal though."
"How come?"
"You'll see what I mean when we jump in."
Takato placed his goggles over his face, and looked at the group behind him. "Alright guys, let's head to the digital world, but be careful we don't want anyone getting lost."
"Don't worry goggle head," Rika replied as she placed her sunglasses over her eyes, "We'll get there with no problem."
The others looked at the tamers in wonder to what they were talking about.
I guess their digital world is more dangerous than mine is. Flamedramon thought. However, before he could question the tamers further the portal flashed, and pulled them into the digital world.
Somewhere in the digital world…
Blackness surrounded the skies above a certain area of the digital world. It moved around the skies in a circular hypnotic way around a stoned platform. A lone figure stood upon the platform, and gazed down on it looking at kanji symbol of darkness that was engraved into the stone slab. The figure raised his hands, and revealed a single sphere of coding to the darkness that shrouded around him.
The darkness around him could be described as infinite; boundless; as if it had a life of it own. It moved around the figure like a ghost; spreading it's terror to those you would be so unlucky come in its presence. However, the figure continued to walk towards the platform, still holding the codes in his claws. As he approached the centre of the platform, the Kanji symbol, below his feet, began to glow with a ghostly purple light as if it was responding to the figures presence.
The coding that was in his hand was not large itself. It glowed in a pale blue colour, and the data streams inside rotated around a single core that lay within its spherical shape. However, although small, if one were to gaze into it's depths of coding and matter; a feeling of great insignificants would form in they're minds. Such an illusion was as much as the darkness presented; thus enhancing the spheres' power. The figure stood over the middle of the kanji symbol, and released the orb of coding into the dense air that was above the symbol. The sphere floated there in its place, and the revolving ring of data that was around the core, started to accelerate at a quicker pace. The symbol of darkness grew brighter with its purple light, and pulsed in rhythm with the rotation of the sphere. But after a few pluses from the glowing symbol, a pillar of light stuck down from the black sky from above, and pierced the sphere of coding. The figure stood there, unfazed by the beam of light, and slowly waved his hand in the air while he whispered words under his breath. As he did this, the wind around him started to pick up speed, and caused his robe to flitter around his body in many directions, but the figure ignored this as he continued to murmur words, and move his hands through the air in a smooth pattern. The kanji symbol of darkness started to glow even brighter as the figure continued his chanting. As this continued, small glowing orbs appeared around the sphere of coding that floated in the air. The figure's robe rippled around his feet as the wind around him increased, and caused it to move it in all directions; but the figure smiled for he knew that the spell was almost complete.
The figure stopped his chanting, and with a simple wave of his hand, the orbs of light begin to slam into the codes causing it to shudder with every impact, and making the sphere grow larger with every orb that it absorbed. The figure raised his hand to the air, and caused the dark clouds above him to open up and bring an intense black light slamming into the sphere; making a wave of darkness to envelop the platform. But in a moment the wave floated to the ground, and hovered the above the surface revealing a dark silhouette lying on the stoned platform; breathing in shallowly. The eyes on the silhouette glowed in a dark sapphire shade as it continued to breathe in shallowly. This caused the figure in robes to smile as the winds calmed, and allowed his robe to relax around his feet.
"Soon…Flamedramon…your greatest opponent shall come." He whispered as his words were carried off into the winds of darkness.
The Tamers…
Flamedramon moaned as consciousness came over him. The trip through the portal was very bizarre in his opinion. All he could remember was falling endlessly into a mist of green numbers and symbols; and seeing the others tumbling after him towards a globe of data that lay below them. But as Flamedramon started to regain his senses, he found that he wasn't in the midst of symbols and numbers. Instead, he was on something that felt soft, and smooth to touch. Flame wondered what in world could be this nice. He slowly opened his eyes to see what it was. However, Flamedramon's mind raced at a hundred miles a minute when he saw that the smooth, and soft surface that was under him was in fact Renamon. The fire dragon froze in both happiness, for being near the one digimon that he thought was so beautiful, but yet was terrified to what she would do to him if she woke to see him on top of her. God please don't wake up. he begged in his mind. However, that hope soon slipped as Renamon's opened up, and looked right into Flamedramon's eyes.
"Uhhhh…hi Renamon." Flamedramon said nervously as he tried to hide his blush. Renamon laid there frozen. Normally she would be furious at this, but instead her anger was held back, and she looked at Flame with a calm expression. "Flamedramon…"
"Uhhh…yes Renamon?" Flame replied.
"Get off me now…or I will be making sure that you have an early funeral."
Flamedramon quickly stood up from the ground, and looked away in reddish blush. "Sorry Renamon…" he hastily muttered as he looked away from the kitsune in embarrassment.
Renamon sighed as she stood up and dusted off herself "Don' worry about it." Flamedramon nodded, and noticed that Renamon was having a slight redness to her face. Is she blushing? he wondered to himself, Could it be…
"Ahhh Terriermon, get off my face. I can't breath." Wayne shouted as he pushed the bunny off his face, which made Flamedramon turn away from Renamon.
"Well sorry!!" Terriermon yelled back. "It's not my fault I had to land on top of a jerk."
"What did you call me!"
"You heard me!" Terriermon growled. The two digimon looked at one another with frustration in they're faces. Flamedramon looked over at the two, and shook his head. They're like Cats and dogs.
"Is everybody here?" Takato called out as he too stood up from the dusty ground.
"Yeah I'm here," Davis replied as he dusted himself off, "but what was the deal with that portal. I nearly got knocked out by a number three…" However, Davis voiced trailed off as he noticed that this clothes had changed.
"Davis what happened to your clothes?" Rika questioned as she regain her senses from the whole trip.
"I have no idea…" Davis whispered as he looked down at his new outfit. His jacket still had it tuff of white fur up at the collar, but now the fire patterns had disappeared, and were now replaced with the kanji symbols of fire that were sown into the back, and the side of his shoulders. The goggle boy also noticed that his he no longer was wearing his shorts, but a pair of dark blue jeans, and a pair of nice brown boots that matched the color of the dry dirt. "Wow…this is sweet." He said in amazement. "They fit me like a glove."
"They smell weird." Guilmon stated as he sniffed the new garments that Davis now wore.
"This just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Henry grumbled as he stood up from the ground.
Davis smiled, and adjusted the jacket with a tug on the front. "Well it is different…but they are nice."
"Davis you got new clothes." Davis turned around, and spotted his partner, and the other digimon approaching them. Wayne and Terriermon were still arguing to one another, and Henry hastily picked up the bunny digimon so he could calm down.
Rika rolled her eyes at this meaning less fight, and turned her sight to the far landscape that was the digital plain. Though it had been only a couple of years since the tamers had visited the digital world, the scenery hadn't changed a bit. The digital world still processed the dry and deserted wasteland that surrounded them. Rika continued to scan the area, but could not find any sign of the virus Sovereign anywhere. "He wanted to see us so where is he?"
Suddenly a huge shadow came over the tamers, and the wind around them started to pick up in speed. The tamers looked up, and saw giant wings, that seemed to stretch endlessly, where above them. Takato realized at once that the wings belonged to the digimon sovereign, Zhuqiaomon.
Davis and Flamedramon looked up in astonishment at the size of the bird. Zhuqiaomon circled the group, and landed in front of them with a large flap of his mighty wings. The group shaded their eyes as the wind kick up dirt, making it hard to see. When the dust finally settled they uncovered their eyes, and looked up at Zhuqiaomon.
"What an entrance." Wayne said as he looked up at the large bird.
Zhuqiaomon glared down at the human with a scowl in his eyes. "I came here myself since I know it would take you humans forever to get to my palace." The tamer nodded, except for Davis and Flamedramon; who were wondering what the bird's problem was.
Takato adjusted his goggles on his head, and looked up at the bird digimon. Guilmon stood beside his tamer so that he could give his friend some support. Since talking to a sovereign was difficult, especially when the sovereign hates humanity. Takato cleared his throat, and composed himself so that he would look strong and professional with him.
"What is it did you want to speak to us about?" Takato spoke in a clear voice. Zhuqiaomon glared down at the human known as Takato. "I have brought you here to speak about those two." He said as he moved his eyes to Flamedramon and Davis. "Come forward you two." Zhuqiaomon said in a hard tone.
Davis looked at Flamedramon and took a deep breath since he was unsure to what this sovereign wanted, and stood in front of him. Flamedramon came up beside Davis, and looked up with serious glare. Zhuqiaomon looked at the two, and studied them with his four red eyes. Davis felt a bit uneasy as those red eyes watched him. For Davis they were we're like ice, cold and hard. They watched him and Flamedramon with no compassion or kindness within them. However, Davis stood tall, and tired to look unfazed by the glare that the large bird bestowed on them.
Flamedramon stood tall also, and watched as the cold eyes moved from Davis towards him.
"So you are the legendary fire dragon…the one that will save the digital world...," whispered the large bird. Both Flamedramon and Davis looked at Zhuqiaomon with confusion.
"Fire dragon?" Flame questioned.
"Yes…you are the fire dragon spoken from the prophecy." Zhuqiaomon said as he continued to stare at Flamedramon. The tone that the large bird used could only be described as emotionless, but yet threatening in a way.
"What prophecy?" Henry asked as he looked up at Zhuqiaomon with Terriermon hanging above his head.
Zhuqiaomon looked at the blue haired boy with a bit of annoyance. These humans never kept quiet, and where always questioning everything. This was one reason why the bird digimon hated them with a passion.
"Allow me to explain…" Zhuqiaomon said dryly as he tried to contain his patients with these inferior humans.
"I have brought you here because there is a danger in the digital world."
The tamers at that moment stood to attention, and placed all the eyes on the sovereign. Zhuqiaomon saw this and continued with what he was saying. "I have sensed a dark force that is threatening the entire existence of the digital world."
"Have the other sovereigns been contacted about this." Takato asked.
"Don't you think I haven't already tried!" Zhuqiaomon snarled as his patients wore thin with the tamers. "My attempts to contact the other sovereigns have been blocked from this force. This is all happening just as the prophecy of fire predicted."
"The prophecy of fire?" Rika questioned, "What's that?"
Zhuqiaomon sighed with anger in his tone as he wondered how long he could stand talking to these humans. "It's an ancient prophecy that was first written when the digital world came into existence. It spoke of a deadly force that would appear, and attack the digital world. However, the prophecy spoke of a digimon that would come from another plain of existence. He would bear the symbol of courage upon him, and would be a new breed of digimon. However, courage would fail against the darkness, but from the ashes of courage, the sprit of fire would be born, and the legendary dragon would gain the powers of all digivolution. Then he shall break the dark force hold, and return the digital world to peace." Zhuqiaomon looked up at Flamedramon, and narrowed his eyes. "All these point to you as the one."
Davis stared at Flamedramon with amazement, and stood beside Flamedramon. Flamedramon glanced over at Davis, and nodded to thank his partner for being there for him, but he turned his attention back to Zhuqiaomon. "Zhuqiaomon, I can not be this fire dragon in this prophecy. I neither have the power of all digivolutions. This could be another digimon."
As Flamedramon continued to speak to Zhuqiaomon, Rika walked over, and stood beside Renamon. "Renamon, what does Zhuqiaomon mean by all levels of digivolution?" she whispered into one of the kitsune's ears. Renamon took her eyes off Flamedramon, and looked at Rika. "All levels of digivolution means that a digimon can possess all the powers of a rookie, champion,ulimate, and a mega al in one form."
Rika looked at Renamon in a bit of a surprise. "Is that even possible?"
"I don't know. It's always been a myth." Renamon replied as she turned to look back at Flamedramon who was still talking to Zhuqiaomon.
Zhuqiaomon growled a bit, "Accept it or not you are the fire dragon that is in the prophecy. Your tamers clothes are proof of that."
Davis looked down at his clothes, and looked back at the large bird.
"Those clothes he wears are the same garments that the prophecy describes the tamer of the one. Fate has chosen you to be the digimon to save the digital world. Something I don't understand."
What's his problem? Davis thought, He's had a bad attitude ever since we started talking.
However, Davis attention turned to Henry who walked in front of them. "Zhuqiaomon we have a friend here that has been changed into a digimon," Henry said as pointed over the Wayne, "and we ask you if you could change him back."
"Change him back?!" Zhuqiaomon yelled out. "I can not change him back. It is beyond my powers, and if I could I would not help such an abomination like him!" Wayne looked down at the ground in despair. His only chance to return to his normal self was gone, and now he was stuck as a freak forever. "I am an abomination…" he whispered to himself.
At that moment, something inside Davis snapped, and he was ready to explode.
"HEY BACK OFF BIRD BRAIN!" Davis yelled at the top of his lungs. The tamers and digimon froze in their places. No one had ever yelled at Zhuqiaomon, and if someone did…well they won't be living for long.
"What did you call me human?!" He said with anger in his voice.
"You heard me back off bird brain! It's not Wayne's fault that he was turned into a digimon, and what is your problem with humans!" Davis said as the words just exploded from his mouth. He wasn't sure where these words came from, but somehow he knew what to say. "You brought us here because you need our help to save the digital world. If you want us to help you better give us more respect."
The tamers looked at Zhuqiaomon in wonder. No one had ever done that to Zhuqiamon, and the tamers were afraid that Davis would be ashes in seconds. Takato's mind raced as he saw the anger look in Zhuqiaomon's eyes. He better not attack Davis. he prayed.
Zhuqiaomon growled a bit, and suddenly did something that the tamers would never expect from him. He nodded slowly in agreement, but he didn't say anything. "Wow…did Zhuqiaomon just agreed." Guilmon whispered to Takato. Takato just stared in disbelief, and glanced over at his partner. "I guess so…but I am surprised that he did." He whispered back.
Davis relaxed, and looked up at the bird. Note to self, try not to yell at powerful digimons all the time. he quietly thought to himself.
Flamedramon looked at his tamer, and smiled at Davis. Zhuqiaomon turned towards Takato, Rika, and Henry, and with a wave of his wing, a portal appeared in front of them. "This will take you back to the real world." He said with a grumble, "but be on guard the dark force will be back, and I don't want the digital world to be destroyed just because you we're laying around."
"We won't Zhuqiaomon, and thanks for the message." Takato said as he walked towards the portal. As the tamers, walked towards the large portal, Zhuqiaomon looked at Flamedramon and Davis. "You two better remember the path you are about to begin." He said crossly. The others stepped into the portal, and took them away. However as Davis was about to step in he saw Zhuqiaomon staring at him.
"And you human…" The giant bird said coldly, which cause Davis to glance over at him. "Call me bird brain again…and I will burn your flesh to the bone." Davis nodded, the thought of being blasted to bits, didn't excite him, so he nodded, and stepped into the portal.
Flamedramon took one last glance up at Zhuqiaomon, and wondered about the prophecy. It was strange being named the one that would save the digital world, but he knew that he had to do it no matter what. With that, Flamedramon stepped into the portal, and it closed behind him.
Zhuqiaomon turned around, and took off into the sky. He had done what was needed, the rest, unfortunately to him, was up to Flamedramon, and the tamers. This will be a large battle. he thought.
So Flamedramon is the legendary fire dragon that was prophesied, what will be in store for him, and who is the mysterious opponent that the dark one has created now?
Find out in Chapter 12 of A New World: A Night With A Fox
Author Note:
Well I was late with this chapter. At least no one has thrown tar and feathers on me this time. *a figure appears, and throws the tar and feather on* Ahhh me and my big mouth. *sighs* Anyway, as you can probably tell from the next chapter's title I will probably have some more Flamedramon and Renamon scene. However, I am going to try to give the other characters some spots too. For example, I haven't really given characters like Guilmon, and Takato enough spots in the story so I will be trying to get some more in. I would also like to thank Waynemon, and BlueDragonus for taking the time to help me on my writing. I owe you one.
For updates I will be trying to write the third chapter of Digital Destiny, and start to write an original story that I will post on fictionpress. Unfortunately, fictionpress screwed up my pename so I had to make a new one called DarknessDragon. Yes, I know, it's a crappy name, but that's what I have until I can think of something better.
Well I have to go and get this tar and feather off me, and get going on the other stories.
Also I think I will get chapter 12 done in maybe late or early July depending on the workload I get.
Well bye for now. *walks off with the feathers still sticking to him*
-RayD