Please excuse badness. (sighs) I had a bit of writer's block until I got going. Even then, the end was a little weird. Still, enjoy. Maybe.
Chapter Five
"Okay," Leslie said, Ravmon precariously perched on her shoulder, and continued looking at her Digivice. "The others should be right about…" She shouldered her way through some large plants, running smack in to Brian. Both fell backwards with a yell, Brian creating a domino effect by knocking down Jenn, who fell on top of Gomamon. The two Digimon capable of flight fluttered a little warily in the air.
"Uh, sorry," Leslie said, standing up and brushing dirt off the back of her pants. "I, uh, wasn't looking…"
"I'll say you weren't looking!" Said Gomamon from the bottom of the pile. "Could you two please get off of me?"
"Sorry, Gomamon," Brian said, climbing to his feet. Jenn hurried to roll off the top of the Digimon. She, too, climbed to her feet.
"Um, are you the other DigiDestined?" Leslie asked, uncertainly. Ravmon came back to settle on her shoulder.
"Yes," Brian said, Draimon landing at his feet while Jenn comforted the smooshed Gomamon. Draimon glared at Ravmon.
"Can we trust you two?" He asked. "Or are you just more Shapemon in disguise?"
"Shape-?" Leslie started to ask, until a loud roar and the sound of trees being ripped out by their roots was heard near by.
"That's never a good sound," Gomamon said.
"Should we run?" Jenn asked.
"Most likely," Ravmon answered. They were about to do just that when the sound, and the creature that was making it, was suddenly upon them. A black dragon tore at the tree branches above their heads, tearing one unfortunate tree out entirely. Draimon recognized it immediately.
"It's Nightmon!" He shouted above the roars of anger. "One of Gervartitymon's more powerful lackeys! We can't fight that!"
"Yes!" Ravmon agreed, taking flight. "We must flee!" The DigiDestined turned to run, Jenn holding on to the slower Gomamon, when another creature appeared in the now visible sky. It appeared to be some kind of cross between a human and a large spider, possessing four arms and four legs. It wore strange, almost futuristic armor that was a shiny electric blue and black color. Four dragonfly wings moved without stop, allowing it to hover in mid air. Armed with a scythe, or two, to be exact, it flew at the enemy that was at least four times larger.
"What is that?" Leslie asked wide-eyed.
"Doesn't matter!" Ravmon said, pecking her head. "Get running! NOW!" They finally took off into the growth, running as fast as they could away from the Nightmon. A burst of black flames leapt into the sky, cinders raining through the trees.
"The thing!" Jenn said, suddenly coming to a stop. "What if it needs help? It can't defeat that monster on its own!"
"We can't help it, Jenn!" Brian told her angrily. "We'd only get in the way."
"But we can TRY!" She shouted back. The Digivice in her pocket suddenly began to glow, as did Gomamon. Her eyes widened.
The glowing shape of Gomamon began to grow, shining brighter and brighter with every passing moment. Jenn set him on the ground and backed away, waiting for Ikkakumon (sp?) to appear. She didn't have to wait long.
When the light finally subsided, what had been cute little Gomamon had changed. White fur now covered its entire body, a giant horn sticking from its temple. Its basic shape was still there, that of a sea lion, but it was much, much bigger. Ikkakumon took aim at the black dragon. The spider man (no pun of any kind intended) was out of sight.
"Why don't you try this on for size, bucko?" Ikkakumon said, firing a missile from his horn. "Harpoon torpedo!" The missile exploded with destructive force. Everyone covered their face as the shockwave blew past, enveloping those in the immediate area in smoke. Including Nightmon.
"Did you get it?" Jenn asked. Her question was answered when the dragon leapt from the cloud of smoke to tackle Ikkakumon. It barely looked hurt.
"We've got to do something!" Brian said to Draimon. "Somehow!"
"Try activating your Digivice!" Draimon shouted back as Jenn was forced to leap out of the way of the wrestling between her Digimon and Nightmon. Brian quickly took it out. After pressing a few buttons, nothing happened.
"How?" He exclaimed. "Work, you stupid thing!" It suddenly began glowing in his hands.
"Alright!" He yelled with enthusiasm. Draimon began to glow, form changing like fire growing. Retaining his draconic form, he became much larger, nearly the size of Nightmon. Still having no front claws, his new form was a looked to be much more of a fighter than his previous. His scales had taken a shade of red, eyes a deep blue. Spines along his back looked like flowing tendrils of flame, his two legs equipped with long, viciously sharp claws. He'd changed to Pyromon.
He leapt into the sky, coming to hover over the tussling duo. In a brief moment, he grabbed hold of Nightmon, tearing him away from Ikkakumon.
Nightmon scrambled to his feet as Pyromon swooped over him, a master flier. He shouted, "Blazing Torrent!" Fire erupted from his jaws, licking along the other dragon's back. Meanwhile, Brian hurried over to help Jenn.
"Are you okay?" He asked. Jenn nodded, climbing to her feet. Leslie stared transfixed at the battle.
"… Wow," she said. "Can you do something like that?" She directed her question to Ravmon.
"If need be," he replied. "But I think that they pretty well have things…" He stopped when Nightmon retaliated, grabbing Pyromon out of the air by the tail and throwing him into a grove of trees.
"Or maybe not…"
Okay, ladies and gents, I want to tell you this. This who story is right off the top of my head. Meaning, any and all suggestions are wonderful. Have an idea for where this story might be going? Go right ahead and voice it. Who knows, I might use your idea. Oh, and R&R!
A/N to Riverfox: Yes I got your message! Both, actually. So, here's the chapter. Hope it was as good as you thought.