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Chapter 5: Can't Keep a Grumblemon Down

NEXT DAY

MORNING TIME, TV FOREST

"WHAT!? What do you mean Koji's gone?!" A loud voice yelled through the forest making many sleeping digimon wake up.

"He left a note behind, Bokomon and Neemon are also gone," Zoe said as she winced at the angry look on Daisuke's face, it reminded Zoe of her mother when she got mad.

Daisuke growls as she took the note and reads it over, before crushing it in her hands and saying "Stupid boy! You do things better in a group!"

Davis chuckled saying "Everyone meet Daisuke leader mode,"

She had been given that by her school because when it came to sports Daisuke took over as a leader. Mostly with soccer, or netball.

Takuya was watching the girl with an impressed look, she may be young and small but she had a strange aura around her. An aura that made you want to follow her lead or fight by her side, he was seriously considering making her the group leader. Maybe, he would think about it some more.

After Daisuke calmed down she felt Marigold waking up in her arms, no doubt she was hungry. Daisuke sighs saying "One second,"

Sabrina nods as she reached over and gently took Marigold from Daisuke as she spirit evolved into Tenshimon, the female angel smiles as she took Marigold back from her sister.

"Feeding time little one and after this, you're gonna start eating soft foods," Tenshimon said as she took note of the small fangs starting to poke through Marigold's gums.

Teeth and soft flesh hurt! Now she knew why her mother would wince when she saw another lady feeding her baby, some ladies just have one but Daisuke's mom had to deal with three at once. The triplets promised to make their mother the best present they could when they eventually returned home after the whole mess with the digital world was done and dusted.

"We'll look around for Koji," Takuya said as he realized what Daisuke meant by 'feeding time' he had seen his mother do this with his brother when he was a baby.

Tenshimon nods as Takuya dragged JP away while the girls giggle.

"I'll go join them, I'll contact you if we find Koji," Davis said as he got nods from his sisters.

He grins before taking off after the group, Sabrina just shook her head as she spirit evolved into Mikomon. She liked being a digimon more than a human at times, it just felt more natural in a way.

'It's also given me a deeper bond with my siblings, but I wish Jun was here' Sabrina thought as she gazed up at the sky.

"Ouch! You're definitely starting soft foods, your teeth are sharp Marigold," Tenshimon said as she finished feeding her daughter.

Mikomon giggled as she went over to help her sister.

WITH DAVIS

'I wonder where Koji went? I can smell his scent but it's not that strong' Davis thought as he walked behind JP.

He then looked at the group in front of him, he couldn't help but wonder something. He thought 'I wonder if their bodies are changing? Angewomon said that there could be a side effect of becoming a digimon, like with my senses and increased endurance'

"Hey, guys? I have a question," Davis asked as he looked over the group.

"What is it?" Teresa asked as she looked over her shoulder.

Davis tilted his head asking "Have you felt anything strange with your bodies recently?"

This made the group pause as they looked at each other, thinking the question over Takuya spoke up.

"Well, I have not been feeling the heat as much as I use too and my body is warmer than normal," He said as he rubbed the back of his neck.

He had noticed that while sitting by the campfire, he felt the warmth of the fire but when some embers landed on him he didn't feel a thing, it was a good thing too since he didn't want to wake anyone up if he had yelled in pain.

Zoe nods saying "My eyesight has become sharper than normal and I'm more graceful on my feet,"

She had noticed how her body automatically moved to be more graceful, she almost felt like a ballerina.

Teresa grins saying "I can't feel the cold! Which is alright with me,"

She didn't have to worry about sleeping without a blanket now, though she did feel a bit too hot at the campfire last night but kept quiet about it.

JP scratched his cheek saying "Well, my hearing is much better now and I've noticed that I have lost weight and have been gaining more muscles since coming here,"

Davis nods as he thought it over. "That proves it then, all of the changes our bodies are going through are side effects of becoming digimon," He said after a few minutes.

"Huh?" The group asks as Davis crossed his arms saying "We have bonded with digimon spirits right?"

Takuya nods as he asked; "What's that got do to with anything?"

"Well, look at it this way, our human bodies are basically being hosts for a spirit that's made of data and much older than us," Davis said as he uncrossed his arms, he then kept talking.

"So in order for our bodies to adapt they start to little by little use the spirit energy to slowly change us, like my senses and increased endurance," Davis said as he looked at each member of the group.

"Is that why Koji got mad at me for yelling next to his ear?" Takuya asked as he crossed his own arms in thought.

Davis nods saying "Probably, also his spirit is wolf-like so he will have a sharper sense of smell as well,"

The group would have kept talking about the bodily changes if not for a nearby explosion, Teresa yelps as she looked around for the source while Takuya growls.

"Where's that coming from?" Zoe asked as she placed a hand on Teresa's shoulder to calm her down, JP decided to use height to his advantage and look around.

"Over there!" He yelled after a few minutes of searching, the group then started to make their way over through the thick grass.

It was hard for Davis since he was the shortest of the group next to his siblings and Teresa, up until he had enough of it.

"That's it!" Davis yelled before Spirit evolving into Angelomon.

"I'm looking from the sky!" Angelomon said as he shot into the sky above the grass-covered land.

"Let us know if you spot Koji! Bokomon or Neemon!" Takuya yelled after him, Zoe just rolled her eyes saying "Boys, they hate waiting,"

"Hey!" JP and Takuya yelled while both Zoe and Teresa giggled at their reactions.

Up in the air, Angelomon was checking for any signs of Koji when he stopped a digimon resting on a rock, it took him a few minutes to narrow down who the digimon was thanks to some descriptions from his new friends. Looks like a short and grumpy garden gnome, check, a mix of brown colors, check, and has the earth symbol, check!

"Is that Grumblemon? He really does look like a badly made garden gnome," Angelomon said with a chuckle before going serious as he watched the warrior of earth change into a much bigger digimon.

'Is that the beast spirit Bokomon told us about?' Angelomon said as he watched the beast spirit jump high into the air, right above his friends!

"Look out!" Angelomon yelled as he shot down and covered the group with his wings.

And not a moment too soon as Gigasmon landed slamming his fists into Angelomon's body making the angel boy yell out in pain as dirt and dust went flying. Just before he hit the ground everyone dove to the sides as the angel hits the ground making a small crater in the ground, Angelomon growls as he pushed himself up against the force on his back, he was gonna feel that tomorrow!

"Angelomon!" Zoe yelled in worry while covering her eyes from the dust.

"I'm fine!" Angelomon yelled as he pushed up and knocked Gigasmon off balance, he then lifted his hand a pointed it at Gigasmon yelling "Hand of light!"

A beam of yellow light hit the earth warrior and sent him flying back as Angelomon stood up, his shoulder armor cracked and his body was covered with a thin layer of dust and dirt.

Angelomon shook his head asking "Everyone okay?"

"We're fine!" Takuya yelled as he pulled out his red and black D-Tector.

"But Grumblemon won't be!" JP yelled as he took out his own yellow and blue D-tector.

"Time to blow him away," Zoe said she pulled out her lavender and white D-tector.

"Count me in!" Teresa said as she got out her ice blue and light green D-tector.

"I'll hold him off!" Angelomon yelled as he shot forward and tackled Gigasmon away from his friends and into a nearby rock formation.

Takuya nods as he was encased by data along with his friends, together inside their data cacoons everyone yells "Execute! Spirit Evolution!"

"Agunimon!" Takuya yelled as he became the warrior of fire, his form gave off a burst of heat as the data cacoon vanished showing him in his red armor, his wild mane of blonde hair blows in the wind as he quickly gave chase after the fighting digimon.

"Sandamon!" JP yelled as he became the warrior of thunder, his form crackled with electricity as the data vanished around him as he pulled out his sword, he narrows his eyes and gave chase after Agunimon.

"Kazemon!" Zoe yelled as she became the warrior of wind, her white wings gave a big flap as she was sent up into the air as the data around her vanished, she pulls out an elegant sword as her purple hair whipped around in the air.

"Yukimon!" Teresa yelled as she became the warrior of ice, her spear is created from ice as the data around her vanishes, she jumps after her friends to help out.

"Let's get him!" Agunimon yelled as they ran or flew over to help their angel friend.

Angelomon growls as he ducked a swing from Gigasmon and blocked another strike, pulling his arm back he yelled "Focus punch!"

His first glows white as it shot forward and nailed Gigasmon in the face making the warrior of Earth go stumbling back as the others arrived, Angelomon spared them a glance before focusing back on Gigasmon who was shaking off the effects of the punch.

"You make me mad! You go bye-bye!" Gigasmon yelled in rage before rushing to attack Angelomon who shot into the air saying "You forgot! I can fly!"

This just pissed Gigasmon off more as the other warriors attack him, Angelomon growls as he opened the metal link between him and his siblings.

{Tenshimon! Mikomon! We need your help!} Angelomon sent as he saw Kazemon take a hit that sent her to the ground.

"Kazemon!" Angelomon shot down and helped her up as Gigasmon chased Agunimon around who was distracting the warrior of Earth to let Sandamon attack with strikes of lighting.

"Oh, my head," Kazemon said in a daze as she held her head from the blow she took, Angelomon checked her over before saying "Return to human form, you've got a bad concussion,"

"But!" Kazemon went to protest but Angelomon shook his head saying "Right now you need to recover, go and hide I'll watch everyone's backs,"

Kazemon bit her lip but nodded as she got up and went back to being Zoe, she said "Good luck!" She quickly ran behind a bolder but peeked out to watch the fight.

Angelomon nods as he heard "Quagmire Twister!"

Looking over to the fight the male angel saw his friends get thrown back as Gigasmon smirked, he moves to hit Yukimon into the air making her yell in pain.

"Yukimon!" Angelomon yelled as he saw the ice warriors fractal code form around her, taking action Angelomon flew over as Gigasmon went to strike Yukimon in the air.

Only for him to hit Angelomon in the back once more as the warrior of faith got between the two, Angelomon yells as he pushed Yukimon to the ground and out of the earth beasts reach. But it also made his own fractal code form around him along with making his spirit show, Gigasmon smirked.

"Me got you now!" Gigasmon yelled as he went to eat the angel's spirit.

"Heaven's arrow!" An angry voice yelled as a crystal arrow hit Gigasmon in the shoulder making the big beast hit the ground and get pinned.

"Who dares!?" Gigasmon yelled as he quickly pulled the arrow out and crushed it in his hand and got up to face who did it.

"I do! That's my brother and friends you're messing with!" Tenshimon yelled as she floated in the air with her crystal bow at the ready.

She looked angry, she knots another arrow which seemed extra sharp now. She glares at the Earth warrior who took a step back, Tenshimon glanced over at the group before nodding as she came up with a few plans.

Mikomon landed nearby with her weapon at the ready, she glared at the evil warrior.

{Tenshimon, I'll distract Gigasmon while you help Angelomon} Mikomon thought.

{Right, stay safe} Tenshimon sent back as Mikomon shot at the beast of earth.

"You want fight too!" Gigasmon yelled as he went to punch the celestial priestess, only for her to duck under it and yelled "Force Palm!"

Her hand connected with Gigasmons chest and glowed before energy burst from her palm and sent him flying back, Mikomon smirked before gasping as she picked up something strange with her aura powers.

Focusing on her Aura sight Mikomon looked over at Gigasmon only to see both a digimon and a human aura! When in their warrior states everyone had a unique aura, so how was Gigasmon having this same aura?!

"What the?" Mikomon asked before jumping back as Gigasmon swung at her.

'How does he have both a human and digimon aura?! But why does the human aura feel so week?' Mikomon thought as she kept using her aura powers to avoid the beast.

Before she could think on it further she felt Koji or Lobomon show up and shoot his Howling laser at Gigasmon.

"Hey! Over here you oversize garden ornament!" Lomomon yelled making the warrior of Earth very angry.

The Fox priestess had to stiffen a chuckle at the insult, it was very accurate truth be told. But the insult worked making Gigasmon chase Lobomon and away from the group.

Mikomon relaxed before going over to her friend's everyone except Tenshimon and herself were back to being humans, Davis was covered in dirt and dust with a big bruise starting to form on his back. Zoe was next to him with a small lump on her forehead and JP was nursing his side from a hard punch from Gigasmon, Takuya was standing next to Teresa while holding his shoulder that he twisted during the fight. Teresa herself was holding her waist from Gigasmons twister attack.

"Everyone still breathing?" Tenshimon asked as she kneeled down to check on the group.

"Yeah, but my back is complaining like a truck ran it over," Davis said as he lay on the ground on his front.

"Where did Lobomon go?" Teresa asked as she looked around the area for the warrior of light.

"He lead Gigasmon away, I hope he's okay," Mikomon said as she looked over in the direction Lobomon and Gigasmon ran.

That's when Zoe noticed someone was missing.

"Hey, where's Veemon?" She asked while looking around for the little digimon.

Tenshimon smirked saying "Right here,"

She reached below her waist to her last set of wings on her right side that Zoe had only just noticed were curled up like a cocoon around something.

The wings unfurl to show the little digimon sleeping away like a rock, she was also cuddling the feathers of Tenshimons wings. How she stayed asleep though all that was amazing, there were times she wished she could sleep through something, say her dad's snoring for one.

Tenshimon carefully took Veemon off her wings and walked over to Zoe asking "Can you look after Veemon while Mikomon and I go and help Koji?"

Zoe looked at the small digimon before nodding, she gently took Veemon into her arms before sending a nod up to Tenshimon who smiles and nodded back.

"Look after her Zoe, she is precious to me," Tenshimon said as she took off into the air, Mikomon checked the group over one more time before following her sister.

"Let's follow them, just in case they need backup," Takuya said as he took off after them.

JP nods as he picked up Davis onto his back with Teresa's help, the group followed at a safe distance, they could not fight the warrior of Earth but they could still support their friends.

WITH KOJI

Mikomon growls as she arrived to see Gigasmon being blocked by a Gatsumon as behind him Koji was climbing up a statue with a red jewel in his hands, at the bottom of the statue was Bokomon and Neemon.

"The Gotsumon needs help!" Tenshimon yelled as she pulled her bow out.

"Right!" Mikomon yelled as she jumped up and kicked Gigasmon in the back while Tenshimon flew in and grabbed the rock digimon.

"See ya!" She yelled teasingly at the warrior of earth making him rage.

"Me pluck your wings!" He yelled while trying to chase after the angel on the ground.

Mikomon was about to join in when the ground shook and a loud noise filled the area, this made the warriors stop and look over as the three stone statues moved until they were all facing forward as the gem eyes glow red before shooting out three beams that both hit the warrior of earth and the ground behind him.

Mikomon watched as the ground opened up and from it rose a spirit, no! Not just any spirit the beast of light spirit!

"Koji! It's yours!" Mikomon yelled as she ran over the boy, who nods and got his device out.

"Beast spirit!" Koji yelled as he pointed his D-Tector at the spirit making it react and fly over Gigasmons head, who tried to grab it but got hit by a crystal arrow, and into Koji's D-Tector.

"Execute! Beast spirit evolution!" Koji yelled as data wrapped around his body.

"KendoGarurumon!" He yelled as the data vanished to show the beast of light, it was very impressing from Mikomons point of view, the armored canine looked vicious.

But then she noticed a white mist covering the beast's eyes, out of both concern and instinct she ran over and being careful not to trigger anything she reached over and placed a hand on Kendogarurumon's head making her hand glow golden that made him relax and the white mist vanish from his eyes.

'What did I just do?' Mikomon thought as she jumped away from the light beast who shot at Gigasmon.

'He felt feral before I put my hand on him, but after I touched him it went away? How?' She was confused big time! That was not her aura powers, looks like they had a lot more to discover it seems.

Shaking her head she focused back on the fight as the ground shook once more.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

The battle soon ended with Gigasmon escaping and Koji nearly falling off the cliffside, luckily his new friend Gotsumon saved him.

Right now Daisuke was tending to Veemon who was wide awake and trying to touch everything she saw, while Davis was busy nursing his sore back.

Zoe was sitting down holding her head since her concussion was quickly catching up with her, JP was sitting beside her holding his waist as he tried to tell Teresa a joke to take the young girls mind off of her hurting waist.

Takuya was helping a battered up Koji to walk since he was tired from using his beast spirit, Bokomon was helping Daisuke with Veemon and Neemon was being himself.

Sabrina sighs as she glanced up at the sky if that was the strength of one warrior then how strong was the other digimon under Grumblemon's control? Or did he have more evil warrior friends?

'We are in for a big battle, I just hope we're ready for it' Sabrina thought before getting up and going over to help her brother with his back.

Done!

In the next chapter, Takuya gets his beast spirit and Grumblemon has his taken!

Marigold also speaks her first word and the gang reaches the Forest Terminal, the golden trio also get their beast spirits!

See you in the next chapter! SaberbladePrime Signing out!