Well, I finally got off my lazy ass and got another chapter up. I'm sorry this to three months to do, and I imagine there are several people who are extremely ticked at me, but I can only say that I'll try harder to get more done. As usual, I'm gonna answer some reviews before we get to the chapter itself.
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Well, that's everybody. Glad you're here! And tell me, how did I do on Ranamon's accent?
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I'm starting three new stories after this one. One is the long awaited sequel to Raven, Help Me! called Digital Titans. The next is an X-Men Evolution/Elektra Movieverse crossover called The Silver Lining. And the last is a Fire Emblem fic called Fire Emblem: Eye of the Beholder. Please read them and tell me what you think.
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for: The next chapter! As always, follow the RRE rule.
Silverdash
Chapter 5: Twin Dragons of Magic
Only when Tim was out of the TV Forest did he break down. Yasyamon and the other guardians left him alone, except for Halsemon, who offered him a lift. Tim gladly took it, and drifted off to sleep after a few minutes.
About five minutes after he did, Halsemon spoke up. "He's a brave human." He said. "He risked his friendship to help his friends by attacking his possessed family."
"And he's already lost so much." Yasyamon said. "To lose his family, those he loves most, at the hands of a madman. He is so much like AncientSorcermon."
"That may be the reason he was chosen to be the Child of Magic." Flamedramon said. The others murmured their agreement.
On Halsemon's back, Tim, though still asleep, gave a small smile.
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In Tim's dreamworld, he was back in the world of Light and Shadow. Standing between the light and the dark, he faced Elfmon in the light and Orcmon in the dark.
"You said you understood our words." They said in unison.
"I do." Tim replied. "I use both of your spirits when I need to."
"But not as you should." Replied Orcmon.
Tim blinked, confused. "I don't understand."
"Exactly our point, little one." Elfmon admonished.
"Well, what do you mean, then?" Tim asked angrily. "It's not possible to use both spirits at the same time."
"Know that nothing is impossible." Elfmon said. "You will find the way."
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Tim woke, finding himself next to a fire. He pulled out his D-Tector. "What are you guys trying to tell me?" he asked the little machine.
"Ah, you're awake." Said a voice. Tim looked up and saw Yasyamon standing over the fire. "Everybody went looking for something to eat. They'll be back in a little while."
"Water?" Tim asked. "Is there water?"
Yasyamon seemed to smile with his eyes. "The river's right behind you."
It was. Tim got up and drank long and deep from it before standing up and turning around. They were in another forest. How far did they travel? He looked at Yasyamon. "What can you tell me about the Spirits of Magic?"
Yasyamon blinked. "What do you want to know?"
"Is it possible for the two to be used at the same time?"
Yasyamon blinked again. "Only once have there been two warriors of the same element. When the Legendary Warriors were in their Champion levels, and their Ultimate levels too, Elfmon and Lowemon learned that they had dark sides. They discovered that they could use these dark sides in battle whenever the situation required it.
"But something went wrong. The Warrior of Darkness, Lowemon, went berserk, and his dark side, Duskmon escaped. Duskmon actually separated from Lowemon, leaving two warriors of darkness. But Duskmon went berserk and all the Legendary Warriors. It took several months, but we managed to stop Duskmon's murder spree and Lowemon absorbed him again. But never again did Lowemon use Duskmon." Yasyamon finished. "He was terrified that the entire experience would happen again."
Tim nodded. "And Elfmon and Orcmon."
Yasyamon shook his head. "Never before have they split that I know of. Why?"
Tim sighed. "I dreamed that they were trying to tell me to use both of their spirits at the same time. But they won't tell me how."
"I'm not surprised." Said Yasyamon dryly. "Elfmon was very cryptic, and almost never said what he really meant." He was silent, then added, "Used to drive Agunimon up the wall."
Tim cracked a smile.
"But if you can figure out whatever they are saying," Yasyamon continued, "It is extremely beneficial in battle."
Tim's smile vanished, but his eyes still danced. "What else can you tell me about the Legendary Warriors?"
"Many things." Yasyamon answered, stoking the fire with one of his kendo sticks. "Most important of which is that now that you humans have found all of your Human Spirits, you must now search for your Beast Spirits."
"Beast Spirits?" Tim asked, sitting down in front of the fire. "What are Beast Spirits?"
"In normal terms, they were the Legendary Warrior's Ultimate forms. For you, you will be able to Digivolve straight into a more powerful Digimon. Just remember that there are advantages to both your Human and Beast forms, as well as disadvantages."
"So where are the Beast Spirits?" Tim asked.
"That remains to be seen." said Halsemon as he flew back into the clearing with the rest of the Guardians coming form the woods. "Like the Human Spirits, they are scattered all over the Digital World."
Tim buried his head in his hands. "Great. And I have two Spirits to find."
"You do not have to worry that much." Magnamon said comfortingly. "The Beast Spirits of Magic are most likely near each other."
"You are correct, Magnamon." said a new voice that seemed to come directly from Tim. "In fact, you are near them now."
"I know that voice!" Yasyamon exclaimed. "Lady Ophanimon!"
"The Beast Spirits of Magic are nearby, but be warned: they are being guarded, and there are others after them as well."
Tim jumped up. "Come on, let's get going." he said. "The sooner we get them, the sooner they'll be safe."
"Don't be hasty." Flamedramon cautioned. "It'll be very dangerous, and we have no way of knowing how they're guarded and who's after them."
Tim flashed a smirk. "Hey, it's me." he said before walking into the forest, D-Tector in hand. He activated the compass feature and stared at it, then turned around and stared at the Guardians sheepishly. "Heh heh. Other side of the clearing." The Guardians sweatdropped as Tim crossed the clearing to the other side of the forest.
"I think leaving his friends is making him look for something to do." Flamedramon whispered to Yasyamon.
Yasyamon nodded. "The problem is that he's trying to do dangerous things."
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Tim followed his D-Tector to another clearing, where a cave sat in a hill. Going inside, Tim carefully walked deeper until the cave widened out. There was a column in the center of the cavern, where two statues glowed.
Tim took a step forward, but threw himself back as a voice shouted "Diamond Storm!" and a barrage of diamonds blew past where he had been standing a few seconds ago.
"Who's there?" Tim shouted from where he landed on his butt.
"None should be here unless they've prove themselves the Warrior of Magic." Said an echoing voice.
Out of the shadows came a fox. But not just any fox. This fox stood on its hind legs, standing around six feet tall. Purple gloves covered its forelegs. Yin-yang symbols covered the back of the gloves, shoulders, and legs. Yellow fur covered its entire body except for the bottom half of its legs and the tip of its tail, which were white.
"Renamon, I presume." Tim asked, recalling everything he had read in Bokomon's book.
Renamon nodded. "If you wish to take the Beast Spirits of Magic, you must prove that you are the Warrior of Magic. Fight me!"
"Fight you?" Tim said incredulously. "I'd rather not—!"
He was cut off as Renamon suddenly appeared in his face and barely blocked the punch she threw. "Then I will make you fight."
She threw another punch, but Tim dropped and did a sweep kick that caught her by surprise and sent her to her back. Tim then leapt up in the air and did a dive kick to her throat. He then received a blow to the back of the head and stumbled forward: Renamon had teleported and attacked him from behind.
"I forgot about that." Tim said. He jumped to his feet and pulled out his D-Tector. "Time to take it to the next level."
The image of the Spirit of White Magic appeared on the screen as Tim crossed his arms over his head, a Fractal Code ring appearing around his left hand. He swung his arms three times until the Fractal Code and D-Tector met in the center.
"Execute! Spirit Evolution!"
The ring exploded into ribbons and enveloped Tim into a cocoon, where armor compressed against his body. He leapt from the cocoon, swung his staff, and then stomped it against the ground, a white light coming from the top.
"Elfmon!"
Elfmon popped his neck. "Let's get to it, shall we?" he asked Renamon, only to find her not there.
Instead there was a new fox Digimon, this one in wizard's robes with huge shoulder blades and markings all over her face. Her sleeves covered her arms entirely and her long black hair was pulled back into a ponytail. "Taomon." Elfmon whispered, recognizing her from Bokomon's book.
"Let's get to it, shall we?" Taomon asked. Elfmon knew she was mocking him. He grinned.
"Lets."
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Twenty minutes later, both Elfmon and Taomon were glaring at each other from across the room, Elfmon with his staff, Taomon with her paintbrush. Both were panting heavily.
They had sent their Spell of the White Wizard and Talisman of Light attacks at each other, and the two hit in the middle of the room. They exploded and both combatants had barely gotten their magical shields up in time.
"Give up yet?" Elfmon called.
"Never!" came the reply.
They leapt into action again, this time Elfmon had his bow and Taomon had her Chinese symbols.
"Magical Arrows!"
"Talisman Star!"
Both hid behind barriers, both magical and physical, to avoid the projectiles. But before they began anew, a familiar voice sounded. "Roundhouse Punt!"
A foot came out of nowhere, sending the two combatants into the walls: Once again, Arbormon had come back to haunt Tim. And this time he brought a friend.
"That was a nice shot, Ahbormon." Came a high-pitched voice with an accent Elfmon recognized from southern Mississippi. He looked and saw a short blue creature with scales and fins. "Mah turn! Drainin' Rain!"
The new Digimon clasped her hands over her head, and a dark rain cloud came from her hands and settled over the two collapsed magicians. Acid rain fell causing the two to lose more energy.
Elfmon sat up after the attack stopped. "Taomon? What do you say we ignore our earlier argument and team up against them?"
"I agree." Taomon said. They both leapt to their feet and attacked.
"Talisman of Light!"
"Mythical Blades!"
Taomon's talisman blasted at the new creature as Elfmon's swords sliced at Arbormon. Both Digimon dodged the attacks.
"Now that ain't nice." Said the blue creature with a pout. "Who do ya think ya are, messin' with Ranamon?"
"I am the guardian of the Beast Spirits of Magic." Taomon answered, sending some Talisman Stars at Ranamon.
"Well, ain't that nice." Ranamon said, dodging the stars as well. "Well, I'd love ta chat, but Ah need ta take yore Fractal Code. Wicked Wave!"
She sent two torrents of water at Taomon, who countered with a shout of "Talisman Spell!", erecting a shield.
Elfmon slashed at Arbormon again, but the robot countered with a punch, sending Elfmon to the wall again.
"That's it!" he snapped, getting to his feet and dashing at Arbormon as Fractal Code formed a cocoon around him. "I'm through playing games!"
Elfmon's features shifted to those of Orcmon as their unified voices filled the air. "Spirit Switch!"
Orcmon, still running, used his staff and vaulted into Arbormon, sending him flying. He finished with a shout of "Curse of the Dark Lord!" as a dark beam shot from the orb of the staff, slamming into Arbormon.
Thinking Arbormon finished, he turned to help Taomon, but froze as Arbormon's voice filled the air. "Arbormon, Slide Evolution! Petaldramon!"
Orcmon whirled around to come face-to-face with a tree monster. It looked like a monstrous wooden lizard with a collar made of flower petals, a forked tail, and grass along its back.
Petaldramon leered at Orcmon. "Well? What do ya think now, eh?"
"I think I'm in trouble." Orcmon quipped.
"Got dat right." Petaldramon agreed. His petal collar began to spin. "Leaf Cyclone!"
A gust of wind blew from the monster's pig-like nose and hit Orcmon, sending him flying.
He hit the column holding the Beast Spirits hard, and fell to the ground. Fractal Code formed a cocoon around him, and when it vanished, Tim lay unconscious on the ground.
Taomon blasted Ranamon with a Talisman of Light before she turned and flew to where Tim lay. "You must wake up." She said as she turned him over. "I cannot defeat two Legendary Warriors on my own."
She looked up and saw Ranamon and Petaldramon closing in. She looked down at the boy again. "I have no choice." She said, pulling a parchment from her sleeve. She placed it on his forehead. "Talisman Spell!"
Tim's eyes snapped open and he sat up quickly. Having used most of her energy to revive him, Fractal Code wrapped around Taomon and vanished to reveal Renamon.
"We are out of time." Renamon said as Ranamon and Petaldramon got closer. She held out her hands and two statues floated into them. She held out the two statues, which were floating about a half-foot above her palms, to Tim. "Take the Beast Spirits."
Tim pulled out his D-Tector and downloaded the statues into the little machine. Then, facing the two attackers, he stood up as Renamon stood back.
The dragon-like image of the Beast Spirit of White Magic appeared on the screen of the D-Tector. Tim crossed his arms over his head as three rings of Fractal Code circled his free hand.
He swung his arms three times until the D-Tector and Fractal Code met in front of him.
"Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution!"
The Fractal Code broke and surrounded his body in a cocoon, where the boy's entire physical structure was changed. He emerged as a metallic silver dragon. He had fifty foot wingspan with blue leathery wings, razor-sharp claws, and piercing blue eyes.
"Dracomon!"
The newly Digivolved dragon Digimon glared at Ranamon and Petaldramon, who stopped their approach and gulped at the size of the creature. Dracomon's head was about five feet from hitting the ceiling.
Dracomon threw back his head and launched a stream of white flames at the two. "Magical Fire!"
"Drat!" Ranamon shouted as she dodged the fire. "If only Ah had mah Beast Spirit!"
"Worry about that later, Ranamon." Petaldramon advised. "Here he comes!"
Dracomon raised his claws and charged. "Silver Dragon Claw!" He slashed at Petaldramon, but missed as the lizard dodged. He did hit Ranamon into a wall with his tail, though.
His strike intended for Petaldramon hit the wall instead. Like a man going berserk, he thrashed against the wall, sending many stalactites falling.
Renamon stood at the top of the column, watching the battle. 'He's lost control.' She thought worriedly.
Ranamon got up from where she landed. "Ow." She moaned. She looked to her left and saw a pool in the ground. Being as vain as she was, she had to have a quick look at herself before she went back to the battle.
What she saw horrified her. A lot of her body had spots of a darker shade of blue than normal, and there was a red mark across her face where Dracomon's tail had hit her.
"Mah face." She murmured, ignoring the sounds of Petaldramon and Dracomon fighting behind her. "He ruined…mah face…" Rage coursing through her veins, she spun around to face the battle and pointed an accusatory finger at Dracomon. "You!" she spat. "You ruined mah face! No one, Ah mean, NO ONE, gets away with that!"
As Ranamon continued screaming profanities at Dracomon, Renamon stood on the column, watching her. "Is she for real?" she asked out loud, sweatdropping.
"Now what have you got to say for yoreself?" Ranamon finished. Her answer was a literal eye-popping experience as her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she saw the grassy back of Petaldramon heading her way. To Renamon's immense satisfaction, she couldn't avoid the collision.
Dracomon, on the other hand, was covered with Fractal Code.
"Spirit Switch!"
Silver became red, blue became gold, and jewels appeared along the new dragon's belly. Spines appeared down his back, giving birth to…
"Smaugmon!"
Once again, he threw his head back, this time sending deep scarlet flames. "Cursed Flames!"
As the flames got closer to the downed pair, Ranamon jumped up. "Ah've had enough!" she screamed. "Wicked Wave!"
Smaugmon's pillar of fire and Ranamon's torrent of water battled it out in the middle of the room, sending smoke and steam to the ceiling.
To Ranamon's surprise, Smaugmon stopped the attack and faced the ceiling. "Dragon's Greedy Rampage!" Raising his claws, he attacked the ceiling, making a hole and sending more stalactites to the ground.
"Dragon's Greedy Rampage!" Smaugmon attacked the ceiling again, making the hole bigger. "Got it!"
He spread his wings and flew out of the hole, leaving Ranamon screaming, Petaldramon dazed, and Renamon with a sense of accomplishment. 'He's gained control.'
"Get back here, ya overgrown barbeque pit!" Ranamon screamed.
"Be careful what you wish for, Ranamon." Smaugmon chided. "Jewel Armor Barrage!"
Flying overhead, the jewels covering Smaugmon's belly dropped off and fell, exploding when they hit the ground. Petaldramon had to Slide Evolve to dodge them, but both still ended up covered in soot.
Shaking their heads to clear them, the two evil Legendary Warriors looked up to see Smaugmon's snarling face not even two feet from their own. "Run." Smaugmon growled.
The two didn't need to be told twice, and were gone before you could say "MaloMyotismon."
Smaugmon then turned to Renamon, holding out a claw. "Need a lift out of here?"
Renamon jumped into the open claw and Smaugmon flew out of the rubble that was a cave, heading toward the clearing with the Guardians.
To say they were surprised when a red dragon landed in the middle of the clearing would be an understatement.
"Smaugmon!" They shouted joyously.
Smaugmon released Renamon before Fractal Code wrapped around him and spiraled away to reveal Tim.
"That was a good fight." Tim said with a slight smile. "I needed it."
Everyone laughed.
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The next morning found Tim awake and packing food. The Guardians and Renamon watched him. "You are sure about this, Tim?" Halsemon asked.
"It's fine." Tim answered. "I need this, and I'm sure you guys have better things to do than baby-sit me. Besides, Renamon's coming with me."
The fox Digimon nodded. The Guardians still looked unsure.
"Look." Tim said, standing up. "I need to find out what Elfmon and Orcmon are trying to tell me, and for that I need meditation. I know that only Yasyamon is patient enough for me everyday, especially when Flamedramon can't stay still for two seconds even when he's asleep.
Everyone, even Flamedramon, chuckled at that comment.
"Well, if that is the case," Yasyamon said. "Let us give you a parting gift." He waved his kendo swords, and a hunter green lump of cloth fell into Tim's hands. He unfolded it to reveal a cloak and hood. "It will hide you from your enemies." Yasyamon explained. "And don't even try to give it back."
Tim smiled a real smile this time. "Alright." He threw the cloak over his shoulders and clasped it, then pulled the hood over his head. "Well, I guess this is goodbye."
"For now, anyway." Flamedramon said.
"Take care." Halsemon added.
"See ya!" Tim waved as he and Renamon went into the forest and disappeared with a swish of the cloak.