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A/N: I'll explain Tirimon's name in the next chapter. Also, I hope I got all of the attacks right for Dovemon's Guardian digimon. Please review!
Following the Footsteps of Destiny
"Have faith in yourselves and work together, and you will be triumphant!" -Ophanimon (Season Four, Episode 50: End of the Line)
Chapter 45: The Guardian of the Seas
Takara 'Kara' Kamiya
Text, Southern Hemisphere, Digital World
"You digivolved for me!" Takara whispered, gazing at Tirimon in shock.
Tirimon smiled at her and nodded. "You're like a sister to Ryoko," the digimon whispered softly in her ear. "He would never have let Spritemon hurt you, and neither would I."
She smiled and gently stroked the top of his large head. "Thank you," she murmured, giving him a warm smile.
Ryoko and the others slowly got to their feet, and they stared at Tirimon in astonishment.
Dai's mouth fell open, and the goggle headed leader gaped at Tirimon in amazement. "Unbelievable!" he whispered. "Who are you now?"
"I am Tirimon," the digimon replied. "I'm a champion level vaccine type digimon, and my special attacks are Arctic Blast and Winter Inferno."
"Wow!" Mickey gasped, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Tirimon was a large arctic fox digimon who walked on four legs. He had pale blue fur, sapphire eyes, small ears, and a bushy tail. His head and legs were covered in silver armor, and he was big enough that Ryoko could easily ride on his back.
"You're the most amazing digimon I've ever seen," Ryoko whispered, staring at his partner in shock. "Thank you for saving Takara."
"You're welcome," Tirimon murmured.
Obviously Ryoko, Dai, and the others had not heard what Tirimon had whispered to her a moment ago.
Dai slowly turned to gaze at Ryoko, and Takara was shocked to see that the expression on his face was one of sadness.
"Congratulations," Dai said flatly, his dark brown eyes filling with sudden hurt.
Ryoko stared at him in surprise and frowned. "What's wrong with you?"
Dai opened his mouth to say something, but Spritemon's sudden shriek of rage captured their attention.
"You've ruined everything!" the mega screamed, leaping out of the bushes and fluttering into the air. "I will not let any of you get away with wreaking my plans! Sirenmon! Destroy the humans and give me their D-Coders. The digimon will not be able to defeat us without their partners, and don't you dare let Dovemon digivolve, too!"
"Yes, mistress," Sirenmon replied.
Takara quickly joined the rest of her friends and gave them an anxious look. Sirenmon had been busy fighting Dragermon and the others when Spritemon had attacked her, and that was why the mythical digimon had been unable to help Spritemon steal her D-Coder.
"Ryoko, I want you and the others to stay here," Tirimon said quietly. "Dragermon, myself, and the others will deal with Sirenmon and Spritemon."
"Okay," Ryoko replied, coming forward and resting his cheek against Tirimon's large head. "Be careful."
"Alright, guys, let's get rid of these two evil digimon once and for all!" Dragermon shouted.
"Stay safe, Kara!" Dovemon cried, giving her an anxious look.
"I will," she replied.
Matty put an arm around her, and she gave her cousin a grateful smile.
"Dragon Fire Spin!" Dragermon shouted, flying over Sirenmon's head.
The mythical digimon quickly leaped out of the way and jumped behind a large group of rocks. "You won't get away with this!" she snarled.
"That's what you think!" Angelicmon shot back, sailing towards the ground and giving her a dirty look. "Celestial Star!"
Sirenmon quickly covered her head and ducked behind the rocks again.
"Don't forget about me! Holy Sceptre!" Gabrielmon shouted, pointing his weapon towards Sirenmon and landing next to Angelicmon on the ground. Streams of yellow and orange light slammed into the rocks, but neither one of their attacks managed to touch Sirenmon.
"We're the ones who are suppose to be playing dirty!" Spritemon snapped, diving out of the sky and landing next to Sirenmon. "Fairy Cannon!"
The blast shot over the rocks and hit Angelicmon right in the chest. He stumbled into Gabrielmon, and the two of them fell to the ground in a flurry of white and gold feathers.
"You're heavier than you look!" Gabrielmon groaned, giving the other angel a gentle push. Unfortunately for him, he had ended up on the bottom of the pile.
Angelicmon rolled his eyes and quickly jumped to his feet, pulling Gabrielmon up with him.
"Who's next?" Spritemon said calmly. She crossed her arms and gave them all a small smile. Her brown eyes were flashing with anger, and she looked ready to blast them all into little bits of data.
"You are!" Tirimon growled, leaping over the rocks and knocking her to the ground with his front paws. "Arctic Blast!" A huge stream of snow and blue light shot out of his mouth, and it hit Spritemon in the face.
"Opal Laser!" Dovemon shouted, swooping down and hitting Sirenmon in the forehead with her attack.
Both digimon screamed and disappeared in a blaze of light.
"Now's your chance, Dragermon! Finish them off!" Dai shouted.
"Be careful!" Sam cried, his eyes growing dark with anxiety.
Tirimon quickly backed away from the two digimon, and Dovemon landed on his back.
"Thanks for saving Kara," she said softly.
"Anytime," Tirimon replied.
"I've had enough of this battle!" Dragermon snorted, hovering over Spritemon and Sirenmon. "I think it's time we wrapped this whole thing up! Ring of Fire!"
The burning blaze descended towards the two evil digimon, and they quickly leaped over the rocks to avoid the blast.
"I'm not letting either one of you get away!" Tirimon shouted.
"Dark Tidal Wave!" Sirenmon screamed.
The huge wave shot up towards the sky and headed straight for Tirimon. He glared at Sirenmon and quickly jumped to the side. "That trick is really starting to get old!" he snorted. "Winter Inferno!"
Tirimon hit Sirenmon in the stomache with his tail, and a huge icy blast knocked her off her feet. She had been completely surrounded by blue light, and she had almost disappeared in the explosion.
"Great move!" Dovemon cheered, fluttering into the air. "Come on, guys, let's send her back to the sea! Feather Storm!"
Sirenmon's body disappeared in a gale of feathers, and the other digimon quickly took advantage of her vulnerability.
"Holy Sceptre!" Gabrielmon shouted, rising into the sky and pointing his weapon at her.
Angelicmon flew up beside him and lifted his face to the sky. "Zenith Point!"
Seven rays of bright, yellow light and one huge orange blast slammed into Sirenmon, and she fell backwards into the sand. The explosion just barely missed Spritemon, and Takara gave the mega a disappointed look.
Close, but not close enough!
"Not fair!" Spritemon squealed, fluttering out of the way and giving them all a dirty look.
"You're never going to sing anyone to sleep again! Opal Laser!" Dovemon cried.
"Ring of Fire!" Dragermon shouted.
Both blasts hit Sirenmon and smoke started to rise up from her dress.
"Curse you, Digidestined!" she screamed, her violet eyes filling with sudden fear.
"I hope you have a nice trip to Primary Village!" Tirimon growled. "Arctic Blast!"
Sirenmon let out one final scream and disappeared in a blaze of icy blue light. By the time the light faded away, not even her data remained.
Spritemon froze in mid-air and stared at the spot where Sirenmon had been standing in astonishment. The stunned look on her face made Takara smile. Obviously the mega digimon could not believe what had just happened.
Angelicmon pointed his spear at Spritemon and smiled in amusement. "Are you ready to suffer the same fate as Sirenmon?"
Spritemon's eyes sparkled with sudden anger, and she glared at the angel digimon. "I refuse to run away like a coward!" she snapped, settling herself on the ground. "You may have defeated Sirenmon, but she was not a mega like I am! I don't need help to defeat all of you! I can do it all by myself!"
"Prove it!" Dragermon shot back.
Spritemon smiled and pointed her weapon at him. "My pleasure! Fairy Cannon!"
Dragermon avoided the blast, and Takara glanced towards the ocean. She noticed something that looked rather odd and frowned. "What is that?"
Matty stared at her in confusion, and she pointed towards the ocean. "Look."
She could see something floating beneath the water, but it was hard to tell exactly what it was that she was looking at. It appeared to be quite large, and she was surprised that she had not noticed it earlier.
"What do you think it is?" Sam asked, giving her a curious look.
"I don't know, but I intend to find out!"
A sudden idea came to her, and she quickly held out her D-Coder.
I hope this works!
Her D-Coder started to glow, and a bright beam of light shot out of it.
"What's going on?" Ryoko asked, staring at her in amazement.
The green light from her D-Coder flew towards the ocean and quickly surrounded the thing that was floating beneath the waves. It started to move, and she quickly backed away from it. It was pretty close to the shore, and that made her feel uneasy.
What if it's another one of Spritemon's traps?
"It's alive!" Mickey gasped, his eyes growing wide with fear.
Spritemon and the other digimon all froze, and they turned to look at the ocean.
"What's going on?" Spritemon snapped, looking impatient. She spotted the thing in the ocean and let out a shriek of frustration. "Not him, too!"
"What are you talking about?" Ryoko snapped, giving her a suspicious look.
The thing slowly rose out of the ocean, and Takara let out a gasp when she realized it was a digimon.
The large whale digimon took one look at what was going on and let out a cry of anger. "You're the cause of all this chaos!" the whale digimon shouted, turning to confront Spritemon.
The female digimon let out a squeak of surprise, and she quickly backed away from him. "You were suppose to stay asleep!"
"You were trying to stop me from helping the Digidestined, weren't you?" the whale digimon roared.
"So what if I was?" she shot back.
"I'm not going to let you stand in the way of justice!" the whale digimon replied. He looked ready to hit her with an attack, but Spritemon fluttered high into the air and quickly headed towards the beach.
"She's trying to escape!" Dai shouted, his eyes flashing with anger. "Someone stop her!"
The two angel digimon made a grab for her, but she managed to avoid them and let out a cry of triumph. "Till we meet again, Digidestined!" she shrieked, before disappearing from sight.
"What a coward," Dragermon muttered.
"She knew she couldn't beat us, and that's why she ran," Tirimon said softly.
"Don't worry, she'll be back," Angelicmon murmured.
Gabrielmon put a hand on his shoulder and nodded. "The next time we see her, I have a feeling she'll be stronger than ever."
They all turned to look at the whale digimon, and Takara placed a hand against his large head. "Who are you?" she asked softly.
The whale digimon stared at her for a moment and nodded to himself. "I am Whamon," he said finally. "I'm a champion level vaccine type digimon, and my special attacks are Blasting Spout, Jet Arrows, and Tidal Wave. I am the guardian digimon who was chosen by Gennai to protect Dovemon."