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Digimon 2.5 "Adventure 03"
Episode 36: "Pirates of the Net Ocean Part 2"
.:Net Ocean, Digital World:.
The strong winds battered against Kuwagamon as he struggled to fly through the storm. He cringed and squinted as the cold raindrops stung his body.
The waves below thrashed up against him, a sign he was flying too low to the ocean. He flew up a little, almost losing his balance due to the gale force winds. As he looked on ahead he couldn't tell where the sky ended and the ocean started. It was all merged into one dull dark grey mess.
James clung tightly to his partner, resting his head against the back of Kuwagamon's with his eyes shut tight. He tried to lift his head up but every time he did his face would get battered with the sharp wind and rain making it almost impossible for him to see.
Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and a deafening thunder roar directly above them.
It caused James to jump, his blue eyes snapping open. Still holding tightly to his partner, he slowly lifted his head up squinting ahead. "How are you doing Kuwagamon!?" he shouted over the noise of the rain and wind.
"Never been better." Kuwagamon called back with a slight hint of humour in his voice.
James smiled slightly as he rested his head back down against Kuwagamon. This was definitely the craziest thing he had done. Flying head on into a raging storm, which showed no signs on easing down. He dreaded to think the amount of pain Kuwagamon was going through trying to fly through it.
But Fernanda needed their help. She was stranded aboard a pirate ship somewhere, most likely scared out of her mind, but James knew, as they flew on into the distance, even though his partner was suffering, Kuwagamon wouldn't let this storm stop them from reaching her….
.:The Screaming Shadow, Net Ocean, Digital World:.
The next morning, aboard Captain Gokuwmon's ship, Fernanda was on her hands and knees scrubbing the deck. She had been ordered to do so by Gotsumon and was told Flamemon would be coming by to inspect it shortly.
She had been lost in her thoughts as she moved the sponge up and down in a continuous motion, and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't think of a plan. She had been trying to think how the rest of the DigiDestined would handle the situation…
Sometimes she wished she was brave like Dawn, optimistic like MJ, or smart like Jonathon. She was quite intelligent for her age, something she had inherited from both her parents. But she didn't have the kind of knowledge Jonathon had, especially on the Digital World. She'd do anything for his input right now, or anyone's for that matter.
"Make sure ye swab that nice and good."
"Huh?" Fernanda looked up to see Neemon to her right. He was securing a cannon with a line of rope.
"If it doesn't pass Flamemon's standards he'll make ye do it all again." The little rookie added.
"Ummm… thanks." Fernanda murmured shyly. She lowered her head and continued to scrub the floorboards.
Neemon finished tying the knot in the rope before he made his way to the next cannon, which was on the other side of Fernanda. This cannon was already tied, so Neemon began the necessary checks to make sure it was tied properly.
As he did, Fernanda's discretely looked up, watching him for a few moments. He grunted a little as he pulled on the rope, making sure the knot was tight enough. She then remembered what Armadillomon had told her last night…"So… uhh… how long have you been part of the crew?" she asked quietly.
Neemon paused and turned around. "Huh? Me? I don't really remember…" he answered truthfully, looking deep in thought for a moment. "It was just after the Dark Master's reign…. The Digital World was in such a mess I had no where to go so the Cap'ain offered me a place on his crew and I've been sailing the seas ever since."
Fernanda continued to scrub, this time at a slower pace. "That's an awful long time…. So what do you do? Sail across the entire Digital World?"
"That's the pirate life." The little rookie replied. "The Cap'ain is always sailing the seas in search for buried treasure. He's famous for it across the Net Ocean… something Cap'ainHookmon isn't too happy about."
"CaptainHookmon?" Fernanda gasped quietly. "There are more pirates?"
Neemon nodded. "The Cap'ain and Cap'ainHookmon have been rivals for years. They both want to rule as the King of all Pirate Digimon. That's why we're sailing to Volcano Island. The Cap'ain believes the jewel that's hidden on the island will give him the power to rule the ocean, and beat Cap'ainHookmon once and for all."
Fernanda stopped scrubbing once the small Digimon had mentioned the 'jewel'.
"The jewel was originally on the Server of Continent now rumour has it it's now on Volcano Island. There was a fierce storm years ago that hit the Server of Continent and a huge bolt of lightning struck the south side and a large chunk of land broke off and drifted away out to sea."
"That's Volcano Island?" The Hida girl asked curiously as she continued to scrub so not to make it obvious the jewel had grabbed her attention.
"That's right. It's a small island with an active volcano… although ye probably guess that from the name." Neemon said with a small chuckle before he returned to his duties.
Fernanda smiled a little. She looked up and saw Flamemon had appeared on the quarter deck and was watching her. She quickly lowered her head and continued scrubbing. This 'jewel' definitely sounded like a Spirit Stone…. The hard part now was trying to come up with a plan to get to the Spirit Stone before Captain Gokuwmon did.
Unknown to Fernanda, and the crew, a pair of blue eyes were watching them through one of the cannon holes on deck.
The owner of the eyes, an ultimate Digimon named Mermaimon, smiled before she lowered herself from view of Captain Gokuwmon's crew and sat down on one of the cannon heads that was poking out from the side of the ship underneath the main deck.
"So the Captain was right." She said to herself with an arrogant grin. She jumped off the cannon and dived into the water with a small splash before swimming deeper into the ocean and away from the Screaming Shadow…
.:The Raging Anchor, Net Ocean, Digital World:.
Mermaimon burst out from underneath the water and swam along side a large ship that had the name 'The Raging Anchor' engraved on the side. She leapt up out of the water and sat herself upon the side of the ship overlooking the main deck. "You were right Captain. They are heading for Volcano Island."
The Captain, who was stood resting one foot upon a wooden barrel and looking down at the compass in his hand simply smiled as he looked up. "Excellent. Just as I thought."
Mermaimon swung her body around so her tailfin was resting on the deck. She casually slouched back, swishing her tail. "That's not all Captain. There's a new crew member aboard."
This caught his full attention, and CaptainHookmon spun round to face the mermaid Digimon, his cape blowing in the breeze. "What? What do you mean? Is that land lubber up to something?"
"It would assume so. But I don't know what he thinks he'll gain having a human on board though."
"A human huh? How did he end up with one of those I wonder…" CaptainHookmon spoke before chuckling. "He can try all the sneaky tricks he wants. It won't matter none the less once we beat them to Volcano Island."
.:The Screaming Shadow, Net Ocean, Digital World:.
"Land ho!" Falcomon's voice hollered down from the birds nest. He lowered his telescope and peered over the edge, seeing Gokuwmon had now arrived on deck. "Land ho!" he repeated. "Volcano Island straight ahead Captain!"
Gokuwmon climbed the stairs to the quarter deck before he whipped out his own telescope and held it up to his right eye, enlarging the image of Volcano Island in the distance.
The island was small and was half moon shaped. The volcano, which was steaming a little, was situated in the centre and towered over the forest that surrounded it.
A smile began to appear on the Captain's face. "At last…" he muttered as he lowered his telescope. "Alright crew, look alive! Gather the supplies and prepare the boats!" he bellowed across the ship.
"Aye, Captain!" his crew replied. The Digimon began to scurry across the decks as they took to their stations.
Goblimon and Gotsumon began to prepare the boats on the side of the ship. They lowered them a little before loading them with the appropriate supplies needed for the island.
"At last Flamemon… I'll finally get me hands on the one piece of treasure that will give me the power to rules these seas and all pirate Digimon." Gokuwmon smiled broadly, his eyes fixed on the island.
"Aye Captain…. And what about the human?" Flamemon asked.
"We shall take her with us. We keep her and her pet separated until we need their services. I'll personally leave it up to you to keep an eye on her when we are on the island. Savvy?"
Flamemon nodded. "Understood, Captain."
.:Old Harbour, Continent of Server, Digital World:.
Katie sighed as she sat at the edge of the pier, hugging her knees up against her chest as she kept a watchful eye on the horizon in front of her. But all she could see was nothing but the calm water of the ocean. "They've been gone too long." She murmured, slouching her shoulders.
"Be patient child." Jijimon replied from behind her. He was sat in his usual place on the pier with his fishing rod. "They'll be back. Your brother may have gone against my advice last night but he was very wise to."
"Huh?" Katie turned her head and looked back at the old Digimon. "What do you mean?"
Jijimon remained silent but smiled to himself as he kept his gaze on his rod that was dangling in the water.
After not receiving an answer from him, Katie sighed once more and turned her attention back to the ocean hoping soon she would see a glimpse of her brother and Fernanda.
.:The Screaming Shadow, Net Ocean, Digital World:.
Gokuwmon boarded one of the two dingy boats they were rowing to the island. Once he was in the boat he turned to face RedVegiemon who was stood on deck. "I trust you to guard the ship and keep an eye on the prisoner."
"Aye, aye Cap'ain!" RedVegiemon saluted. The keys to the cells were safely hung around his neck.
"If you fail it's the locker for you." Gokuwmon threatened as he sat down in the middle of the wooden dingy before the two boats began to be lowered down the side of the ship.
Fernanda was sat at the back of the same boat the Captain was in. She was sat timidly just behind Gotsumon and kept her head down at the boat was lowered closer to the water.
Unaware to the crew, two pairs of eyes had been watching them from the other side of the ship, and when RedVegiemon turned in their direction the eyes quickly ducked down from view…
…..It didn't take long for RedVegiemon to fall asleep after Gokuwmon and the crew had left the ship. He snored loudly as he was slumped asleep in a small chair to the side of the door that led below deck.
A small shadow past overhead and the champion Digimon snorted in his sleep and twitched before he turned his head to the side, slumping further down in the chair before he continued to snore.
Suddenly a burst of thick silk thread struck him, and wrapped itself around his mouth, gagging him. The strike knocked him clean off his chair and he hit the floorboards of the deck, jumping awake on impact.
"Mmmmhmmff!" RedVegiemon tried to shout but it came out as a muffled noise. Before he had chance to react, another blast of silk thread hit him, tying his vine arms together and as quick as a flash he was hoisted up in the air and hung from the main mast by his arms. As he struggled he looked down to see Wormmon appear on deck, closely followed by James. "Mmmhumfffff!" he tried to shout again as he began to thrash around in an attempt to free himself.
James smiled as he looked up at the suspended Digimon. "Nice work Wormmon. Now all we need is the keys." He said, motioning upwards.
"No problem." Wormmon replied. "Sticky Net!" he spat out a single long piece of thread, which flew up to RedVegiemon and attached itself to the set of keys.
RedVegiemon's eyes widened and he continued to scream hopelessly as loud as he could as Wormmon yanked on the thread and the keys were snapped off from the string around his neck….
"Diamond Shell!" Armadillomon curled his body in to a ball and rammed into the bars of the cell. He had lost count how many times he had attempted it, but like all the other times he bounced straight off them, skidding to a halt at the back of the cell.
Panting heavily he narrowed his eyes and tried once more. "Diamond Shell!"
Again he struck the bars with all his strength, but it wasn't enough to penetrate them. He sighed almost defeatist and slumped to the ground. "Great." He grumbled.
"If you keep doing that you'll end up giving yourself a headache."
Armadillomon's eyes widened and he jumped to his feet at the sound of the familiar voice. "Wormmon!" he exclaimed as the insect Digimon scuttled towards him. He then looked up to see James also walking his way. "James! Boy am I glad to see you two. How did you two find us?"
James walked over and placed the key in the lock. "No time for that now. We have to move. Wormmon has disabled the guard and I'm not sure how long it'll hold him for. The pirates have left the ship and taken Fernanda with them. We need to hurry." He said as he opened the door.
"That's not good." Armadillomon said as he stepped out of the cell. "Believe it or not, we think the pirates are after a Spirit Stone."
"Huh? Are you sure?" the Ichijouji boy asked with a hint of surprise.
Armadillomon nodded. "It sounds like it. Gokuwmon is after a 'jewel' that has immense power to help him rule the Net Ocean."
Wormmon jumped up onto his partner's shoulder. "That does sound like a Spirit Stone. Do they know that Fernanda knows about the Spirit Stones? Is that why they've taken her with them?"
"I have no idea… I doubt Fernanda would have told them herself…. But how on earth did they find out about the Spirit Stones in the first place?" James pondered as he rubbed his chin. "C'mon we better hurry." He added. "We don't want to lose sight of them."
.:Volcano Island, Net Ocean, Digital World:.
Gokuwmon hacked away with his sword at the brush that was blocking his way. He grunted as he swiped his sword through the last vines that were hanging down from the trees.
The vines dropped to the ground and revealed a small clearing ahead. It was surrounded by overgrown grass and plants and at the far end of the clearing was the foot of the volcano.
Gokuwmon's smile grew as he stepped out into the clearing, closely followed by his crew. As they approached the side of the volcano, they noticed a gap at the foot of the rocks. It was a narrow opening that was no more than a few feet tall. The ape Digimon checked his map. "This is it." He said breaking the silence before he rolled the map up and shoved it down through his belt. "The treasure is hidden somewhere inside the bottom of the volcano."
"Through there? Blimey Cap'ain, none of us can fit through that gap." Goblimon spoke up, motioning to the small entrance to the hidden cave.
"None of us except for Neemon." Falcomon added sharply with his wings crossed.
Gokuwmon remained silent. He wasn't about to trust Neemon, a natural bumbling pirate, with his most prized treasure. He grunted before turning and walking straight to Fernanda who backed away a step and tensed up as he approached. Gokuwmon grabbed her by the collar of her shirt before he shoved her towards the entrance to the cave. "You will go."
Fernanda's eye's widened as she turned back to look up at the ape Digimon. "M-me?" she stuttered.
"Captain, is that wise?" Flamemon protested from the front of the crew.
"She will go. She will return with me treasure if she knows what is good for her and her pet." Gokuwmon replied, looking at Fernanda out of the corner of his eye as he spoke to his first mate. He then turned to look at the Hida girl directly. "Think of it as a start to repaying your debt to me."
Fernanda remained frozen on the spot, still looking up at the Captain. She slowly turned around and looked down at the small gap in front of her. From where she was stood it didn't look like she would fit through. It looked very narrow and dark inside with water dripping down from the tops of the rocks.
"Get a move on! We haven't got all day!" Shamanmon barked impatiently.
The young Hida girl glanced behind to see the crew glaring at her and Gokuwmon place a hand on his sword, preparing to withdraw it. She gulped and turned to face front again. She took a deep breath before kneeling down on the ground. She hesitated for a moment before she began to manoeuvre herself towards the tiny entrance of the cave. She slid in feet first before she had to lie flat on her stomach and keep her head down as she shifted her body further in.
The gap seemed to get a little narrower as she moved along the damp cold rocks. She turned her head slightly to look ahead but all she could see was darkness.
But suddenly, as she moved another inch forward, she felt the ground beneath her disappear. Fernanda screamed as she tumbled down the rocks and into the cave, hitting the shallow water at the bottom with a small splash.
She coughed as she pushed herself up onto her knees and spat out some water she had swallowed. She looked around but couldn't see a thing. All she could hear was the dripping of the drops of water from above.
On the shore, Neemon was sat on the edge of one of the small boats swinging his legs back and fourth. He had been instructed to guard the two boats and keep look out for any approaching ships. He was sat with his back to the sea and facing the forest.
Suddenly Armadillomon appeared, leaping out from behind the small boat and pouncing on Neemon from behind. The two rookie Digimon somersaulted across the sand before they came to a stop with Armadillomon pinning Neemon down.
"Y-you!" Neemon gawped. "How did you escape?"
Armadillomon pressed his weight further down on Neemon's body as James and Wormmon appeared from behind the other boat. "Tell us where they went!" he demanded.
"No!" Neemon retorted.
Armadillomon growled and raised one of his paws, showing his claws.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Neemon shrieked quickly. "I think they're heading for the volcano! The Cap'ain has the map so I don't know exactly where!"
Armadillomon backed off and Wormmon stepped forward and fired his sticky net attack, which wrapped itself around the whole of Neemon's body except for his head.
Fernanda stumbled forward a little as she moved deeper into the cave. She had remembered she carried a mini flashlight in her back pocket and was using that to navigate her way along.
The cave was rather large but was narrow in height. There were rocks sticking out from the water that was roughly a foot deep. Despite being under a volcano, the cave was cold and damp, causing her to shiver.
Just then there was a slight tremor that shook the whole cave. Fernanda yelped in fright as rocks from above fell down on her. When the tremor ended, Fernanda was still visibly shaking. She gulped and moved her torch around the cave.
But as she did, something caught the light and twinkled catching her attention. Fernanda squinted a little before she trudged as best as she could through the water. When she reached the wall she pointed her torch upwards, revealing a shiny yellow jewel lodged in the rock.
Fernanda smiled. It definitely looked like a Spirit Stone. She had seen photos of the one Margaret had had. Her smile then faded somewhat when it dawned upon her that now she had to go back out there and face the pirates and hand over the Spirit Stone.
She stepped closer and with her free hand she grasped the Spirit Stone and pulled it out from the rock, struggling a little at first. She looked down at it in the palm of her hand with her torch.
What was she going to do now?
"What's taking so long?!" Gokuwmon's voice suddenly bellowed down and echoed throughout the cave.
Fernanda flinched and slowly turned around so she was facing the entrance of the cave. "I... I've got it!" she blurted out truthfully.
"Then bring it up here girl!"
Fernanda had no choice. If she didn't, they would suspect something and most certainly kill her. But if she took the Spirit Stone to them there was a chance she may buy some more time…. After all it was highly unlikely Gokuwmon would know how to use the power from the Spirit Stone anyway; something he himself probably hadn't thought about.
She began to make her way back towards the entrance plodding through the water. Just then another tremor started. It was stronger than the previous one and almost caused Fernanda to loose her balance. A large chunk of rock from above broke off and almost hit her, missing her by inches. She gasped and made a dash for the exit.
"So what happens to the human and her Digimon now Captain?" Falcomon asked.
Gokuwmon, who had his eyes fixed on the small gap in the rocks, chuckled somewhat. "We take them back to the ship and once we are in open water we will dispose of them appropriately."
"I thought you wanted them to take care of CaptainHookmon?" Flamemon asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Now that I have the treasure I will have the power and the pleasure to do that me self." He replied. His attention was drawn back to the cave when he heard Fernanda groan as she manoeuvred herself out from between the rocks.
Once she was out, she heaved herself up onto her knees trying to catch her breath.
"The treasure; Give me the treasure." Gokuwmon demanded impatiently. Not giving the Hida girl chance he swiftly snatched it from her grasp. "At last…" he grinned broadly as he held it up a little in the air allowing it to shine in the sunlight.
"That's it?" Goblimon asked a hint of disappointment in his voice. "It's small."
"Small but powerful." Their Captain answered still admiring the jewel.
"How do we use its power Captain?" Gotsumon chirped up.
"I will be using its power." Gokuwmon corrected him.
"And what do we get in return?" Falcomon asked, folding his wings across his chest.
"…." Gokuwmon took his eyes off the jewel for a moment and was about to answer when a small Digimon flew overhead and as quick as a flash he swiped the jewel straight from the ape Digimon's grasp.
Gokuwmon gasped as he was nipped in the process and spun round to a see a small yellow chick Digimon flying away from him.
The rookie Digimon, Hyokomon, flew across to the other side of the clearing holding the Spirit Stone with his tiny feet. He then let go of it and the yellow jewel fell down and straight into a waiting hand.
Gokuwmon and his crew turned around to look behind them. CaptainHookmon had appeared on the other side of the clearing, with his crew; Mermaimon, Strabimon, Crabmon, BlackGuilmon, Hookmon and Gazimon stood either side of him. Hyokomon dropped to the ground and took his position at the end beside Strabimon.
"Blimey! It's Cap'ainHookmon!" Goblimon gawped.
Fernanda gasped, taking a step back.
Gokuwmon had a hint of shock on his face, before he narrowed his eyes. "You always know when to make your entrance CaptainHookmon." He said spitefully.
"And you're so predictable it was easy for me to make such an entrance, Gokuwmon." CaptainHookmon replied with a smirk as he tightened his grip around the Spirit Stone.
Gokuwmon withdrew his sword. "That's Captain Gokuwmon to you, you mutinous blowfish!" he spat back causing Fernanda to step back in fright.
CaptainHookmon chuckled. "A title you gave yourself. You still think you, a landlubber, can become the most feared pirate of the Net Ocean?" he mocked. He then placed the Spirit Stone inside a small bag strapped to his belt. "Do you really think I'd allow you to claim the title of the King of all pirate Digimon? Don't think I didn't know what you were up to Captain Gokuwmon. It's all over the Net Ocean."
Gokuwmon snarled, his body beginning to shake as he tried to contain his anger. He raised his sword, thrusting it forward. "You sneaky cod piece! You're going to regret stealing me treasure!" He bellowed before he lunged forward.
CaptainHookmon smiled and then drew out his own weapon before he too charged forward, and they were soon quickly followed by their crews engaging in battle.
As the two crews clashed BlackGuilmon lunged at Goblimon. "Virus Breath!" he opened his mouth and unleashed a virus infected blast.
Goblimon swung his club down, disabling the on-coming attack in its tracks before he lunged forward. "Goblin Strike!" he created a ball of fire in his free hand before throwing it forward blasting BlackGuilmon in the face.
Gotsumon jumped forward and lowered his head. "Rock Fist!" heavy rocks began to hurl out from the top of his head and took out Strabimon and Hookmon who were charging towards him. He then pulled out his pistol and fired two shots.
Hookmon pushed himself up and barely dodged the bullet before he raised his cannon arm. "Super Shooter!" he fired a flaming bullet from his cannon, which missed Gotsumon and struck a tree trunk behind him.
Flamemon lunged forward and targeted the weakest member of CaptainHookmon's crew; Crabmon. The small rookie Digimon growled and scuttled forward before he leapt up, opening his small pincers. Flamemon simple clicked his fingers and his right fist engulfed in flames before he thrust it forward and slammed it into Crabmon, destroying him instantly.
Mermaimon jumped down appearing in front of Flamemon. "You're going to pay for that." She spat. "Northern Cross Bomber!" she created a replica of her anchor before she launched it straight at Flamemon, blasting him straight into the rocks of the volcano.
Falcomon jumped up into the air, hovering just above Mermaimon. "Firecracker Smokescreen!" he dropped two bamboo cylinders, but Mermaimon quickly blocked each one with her anchor disabling the attack.
James pushed back a large plant leaf from his view and looked out across the clearing as Armadillomon and Wormmon poked their heads through a bush below him. He was taken back a little at first as he had never seen Digimon fight this way before. A stray bullet struck a tree behind causing him to temporally duck down. "Do you see Fernanda anywhere?" he finally asked quietly as he scanned the area.
Armadillomon shook his head at first. "No….…Wait… there she is! By the rocks!" he exclaimed quietly.
Just then, CaptainHookmon was thrown back from an attack by Gokuwmon and he skidded across the grass coming to a stop just in front of James and the two rookie Digimon. All three of them ducked further back into the bushes out of sight as the ape Digimon approached.
CaptainHookmon leaned back as Gokuwmon swung his sword at his neck before he swiftly raised his sword defensively, blocking Gokuwmon's next attack.
"Give me back me treasure." Gokuwmon demanded darkly as their swords clashed.
"It was never yours to begin with." CaptainHookmon retorted as his swung his own sword causing Gokuwmon to jump back. "Rage Giga Anchor!" he fired a blast from his weapon that struck the ape Digimon with full force.
Gokuwmon screamed as he was blasted into the air and came crashing down landing painfully on his back.
CaptainHookmon began to approach him, as James peeked out from amongst the bush. "Just admit it Captain Gokuwmon. You will never defeat me. No matter how hard you try your futile plans will always fail." He taunted.
As CaptainHookmon's shadow loomed over him, Gokuwmon looked up and snarled.
"And now that I have the treasure…." CaptainHookmon began, patting the small bag. "I will use its power, destroy you and claim the title of king of all pirate Digimon."
Armadillomon gasped. "He has the Spirit Stone." he hissed. "What are we going to do?"
James pondered for a moment. It was going to be tricky getting hold of it without being seen. "Wormmon…" he said in a hushed tone. "Can I trust you to get the Spirit Stone?"
Wormmon nodded. "I'll try my best." He whispered.
CaptainHookmon pointed his sword downwards, the tip of it inches away from Gokuwmon's face. "Or I could just destroy you now, and then save the power for a much greater cause."
Gokuwmon stared up at him, before he narrowed his eyes and chuckled. "You wouldn't strike a Captain when he's down."
CaptainHookmon also chuckled as he lowered his sword a little. "You're right I wouldn't…." he then thrust his sword even closer towards the ape Digimon's face. "But then you're not a Captain are you?"
Gokuwmon growled and as quick as a flash he shifted his body a hundred and eighty degrees and tripped CaptainHookmon up using his legs, igniting the fight once more.
Across the clearing, Gazimon and Gotsumon were engaged in a fast paced sword fight, their weapons clashing loudly. Gotsumon moved slowly backwards as he raised his sword to block a on-coming attack from Gazimon. He made it as far back to a large tree that was pressed up against the side of the rocks. Suddenly Gazimon thrust his sword forward causing Gotsumon to duck. Gazimon's sword struck the trunk and became lodged.
"Rock Fist!" Gotsumon took advantage and fired a single rock from the top of his head. It hit Gazimon and sent him flying backwards skidding across the grass, with his sword still stuck in the tree trunk.
Fernanda gasped as Gazimon landed right at her feet. She staggered backwards pressing her back against the rocks.
Hyokomon then appeared in front of her from above and withdrew his sword from behind his back. "Where do you think you're going?" He was about to stab her when a sticky net struck him from behind and pinned him against the rock inches from Fernanda's head.
Fernanda jumped back. "Huh?" she looked around for any sign of where the attack had come from but all the pirates were still busy fighting each other. She slowly moved sideways along the rocks and towards the trees and bushes.
When she reached the bushes a hand appeared from behind and was placed over her mouth. She let out a scream but it was muffled as she was pulled backwards into the bush and felt herself being pressed up against someone.
"Sssshhh."
Fernanda relaxed when she recognised the voice in her ear. "James!" she exclaimed quietly as she turned around to face him. She wrapped her arms around him hugging him tightly. "I'm so glad to see you. How did you find us?"
James blushed a tad as he slowly returned the hug. "Umm it's a long story. I'll explain later, right now we need to get out of here."
"Are you okay Fernanda?" Armadillomon asked.
Fernanda nodded as she crouched down. "Yes. But I lost a Spirit Stone. Gokuwmon sent me down into a cave to retrieve it but now CaptainHookmon has it."
"Not anymore."
The two humans and rookie Digimon turned to see Wormmon appear through the bushes with the Spirit Stone safely in his grasp that was covered in his sticky net attack.
Fernanda smiled as James knelt forward and took the jewel from his Digimon partner. "Nice work Wormmon." He smiled.
"It was easy. Those two pirates are so busy fighting each other it was like taking candy from a baby." The insect Digimon replied humorously.
"Okay now that we have the Spirit Stone lets get out of here." The Ichijouji boy said.
Suddenly, the bushes concealing them were sliced in half and they were covered in twigs and leaves. Fernanda screamed and clutched onto James before they looked up to see Mermaimon now standing over them, leaning her weight on her anchor.
"Well, well we have some little thieves about. Did you really think you could pull one over CaptainHookmon?" She said, picking up her anchor and preparing to attack.
"Quick, Armadillomon needs to digivolve now!" James commanded quickly.
"Northern Cross Bomber!" Mermaimon was about to release her attack when Fernanda released her ring and placed it inside her D-Watch.
"ARMADILLOMON DOUBLE DIGIVOLVE TO… ZUDOMON!"
Mermaimon was sent flying backwards as Armadillomon transformed to his ultimate form and Zudomon emerged from the bushes in full view, catching everyone's attention.
"Hand over that treasure you little rats!" CaptainHookmon threatened.
"Vulcan's Hammer!" Zudomon raised his hammer high above his head before he slammed it down into the ground releasing a shockwave of energy.
The blast sent all the pirates flying off in different directions across the clearing and they all landed in heaps on the ground, some dropping their weapons in the process.
Gokuwmon groaned as he pushed himself up, still a little dazed from the attack. He looked around his crew who were also sprawled out on the grass a little woozy. The ape Digimon then turned his attention back to where the attack had come from.
The DigiDestined had vanished…. and with his treasure.
Neemon grunted as he tried to break free from the sticky thread around his body. He squirmed and tried his best to wriggle his arms but he ended up losing his balance and falling over face first.
He groaned into the sand before rolling over onto his back. As he did, Kuwagamon flew overhead blowing sand over the little rookie before flying out into the open ocean. "Whoa…" Neemon heaved himself up into a seated position watching the bug Digimon disappear in the distance.
Just then, Gokuwmon burst through the thick undergrowth of the forest and onto the sand.
Neemon glanced behind to see his Captain heading his way. He scrambled to his feet. "Cap'ain! Cap'ain the prisoner has escaped!" he exclaimed as he hopped towards the ape Digimon.
Gokuwmon grabbed Neemon roughly by the scruff of his neck and lifted him up to his eye level. "Tell me something I don't know!" he spat angrily before he threw the little rookie aside like a rag doll. He growled and narrowed his eyes at the spec in the distance that was Kuwagamon before he glanced at his ship. His ship was one of the fastest in the Digital World but it wasn't fast enough to catch Kuwagamon.
The beast Digimon let out a thunderous roar as he looked up to the clear blue sky. "Somersault Cloud!" he bellowed as he thrust his right arm up high into the air.
From nowhere, clouds began to appear in the sky. They began to gather and circle around anti-clockwise above him, almost merging together.
Gokuwmon then leapt up into the sky, almost like being sucked up into the clouds. He re-appeared in the mist of the clouds, and slowly turned in mid-air so he was facing the direction the DigiDestined had gone.
Neemon blinked, as he sat slouched on the sand. He watched as Gokuwmon then took off flying through the air at high speed riding amongst the clouds. "I didn't know he could do that…"
.:Net Ocean, Digital World:.
"I never want to meet another pirate in my life." Fernanda sighed as she slouched a little on top of Kuwagamon's head. "I can't wait to get back on to the main land and get back home."
Armadillomon, who was sat behind her, poked his head out from behind her back. "There's nothing worse than stealing treasure from a pirate." He commented.
"That's not going to help, Armadillomon." James stated from the front, glancing back at the rookie Digimon disapprovingly.
"What? It's true." Armadillomon replied. He then shrugged. "Besides, they can't catch us. Their ships won't be fast enough and unless any of them sprout wings anytime soon we're as good as free."
Suddenly without warning, a blast slammed into Kuwagamon's back. The hit sent him off balance and threw James, Fernanda and Armadillomon from the top of his head before all four of them screamed as they fell into the ocean below.
After a few moments, Zudomon emerged from under the water, with Fernanda on his back who was coughing and spluttering. "James?" she called, looking around the vast ocean that surrounded them. "James!" she called again, this time a little more frantic. She then gasped in fright when she looked up and saw Gokuwmon above them amongst a cluster of clouds, his fists clenched and his eyes fixed on them seething with anger. "B-but how?"
There was a large splash from behind and Fernanda and Zudomon were showered in a drizzle as Kuwagamon burst out from the water ascending up into the air so he was level with Gokuwmon.
James then emerged gasping for air, and Fernanda breathed a sigh of relief. The Ichijouji boy coughed up some water, as he caught a glimpse of Gokuwmon. He shot a glare at Zudomon as he began to swim over to the ultimate Digimon. "You had to go and open your big mouth!"
Fernanda carefully climbed down the side of Zudomon's back and stretched her hand out towards James helping him out of the water.
"You thought you could escape with me treasure?!" Gokuwmon roared, drawing his sword out. "After I was so generous to allow you to stay aboard me ship this is how you repay me?! I'll turn you all into shark bait!"
"You don't understand. That piece of treasure as you call it is not what you think." Kuwagamon shot back. "It is a vital piece of energy that if its power is used in the wrong way could bring devastating effects to the Digital World. That includes the ocean you spend your life sailing on!"
"You expect me to believe that!?" Gokuwmon scoffed. He then charged towards the insect Digimon, raising his sword above his head. "Super-electrified Lightning Cannon!" he swung his sword down, pointing it straight at Kuwagamon before an energy thunderbolt was fired from the tip.
Kuwagamon flew up a little higher, dodging the attack which continued its journey off into the distance. He then dived down, flying at high speed towards the ape Digimon. "Scissors Claw!" he slammed into Gokuwmon and clamped his pincers around the Captain's body, trapping him.
Gokuwmon cringed as he felt Kuwagamon tightening his grip. He managed to manoeuvre his sword and thrust the tip into the side of Kuwagamon's body before he fired the same attack again from point blank range. "Super-electrified Lightning Cannon!"
The thunderbolt struck the champion's side before it spread over his entire body electrocuting him, resulting in him wailing in pain.
"Kuwagamon!" James shouted.
Kuwagamon was thrown back from the attack and sunk a little in the air as he tried to recover. His body was visibly burnt in places from the electric energy and he was shaking a little.
"Vulcan's Hammer!" Zudomon twisted his body around and flung his hammer up into the air.
It spun through the air, and Gokuwmon was able to dodge it by simply stepping aside. But he failed to see the hammer change its direction as it turned and began to head straight for him once more. The hammer struck him on the back of the head, sending him flying forward face down in the clouds.
The hammer returned to Zudomon, and he caught it in his right hand.
Gokuwmon let out a frustrated scream that was muffled by the clouds before he pushed himself up, looking angrier than ever. He got to his feet, without a scratch on him from Zudomon's attack.
"He's too strong…" Fernanda murmured. "Zudomon's attack didn't even faze him."
James frowned angrily as he watched Gokuwmon attack his partner once more. "There's got to be a way to defeat him… Although he's a pirate Gokuwmon is also a land Digimon… surely out here in the ocean and in the sky we should have the advantage…"
Kuwagamon kept repeatedly attacking but every time he was struck by Gokuwmon's sword. He retreated back in the air, a little out of breath.
"I should have sent you down to the depths in the first place if I'd known you were plotting to steal me treasure with your friends here." Gokuwmon spat. He saw Kuwagamon charge at him once more from the corner of his eyes. When the champion Digimon was almost on top of him and swiftly spun round and slashed his sword downwards, sending Kuwagamon spinning out of control and hitting the water. "Now, which one of you filthy rats has me treasure?" he demanded, turning his attention to the two children.
James gasped as he watched his partner disappear under the water before he glared up at the pirate Digimon. As Fernanda grabbed onto his arm tightly, he discretely placed a hand over his pocket that contained the Spirit Stone.
As Fernanda clung to him, she glanced down and noticed his crest was glowing inside his D-Watch. "James, look!" she exclaimed letting go of his arm.
"Huh?" James looked down at his left wrist to see his crest was indeed glowing. He looked down to his digivice to see his digital ring had appeared on screen and was also shining.
"Very well." Gokuwmon bellowed from above. "If you won't tell me than I will simply destroy you both together…. Super-electrified Lightning Cannon!"
"James!" Fernanda shrieked as she jumped back and grabbing onto his arm once more.
James looked up and saw Gokuwmon's lightning bolt attack heading straight down for them. "Digital Ring, release!" As quick as he could he released his ring and placed it inside his crest.
The water began to bubble gently before it become more vigorous as a white light could be seen shining from underneath the waves…
"KUWAGAMON DIGIVOLVE TO… METALLIFEKUWAGAMON!"
Zudomon was preparing to strike with his hammer as attack was meters away from James and Fernanda when suddenly MetallifeKuwagamon burst out from underneath the water and jumped up in front of Zudomon blocking the attack. It ricocheted off his gold plated armour and frizzled out.
Fernanda lifted her head up from behind James' back and looked up to see the humanoid Digimon towering in front of them.
Gokuwmon backed up a little on his clouds. "What's this?" he grumbled.
"Try this one on for size monkey boy…. Emit Blade!" The gun points on the end of MetallifeKuwagamon's fingertips began to glow, and he moved his hand left to right forming an energy blade. Once it was formed, he thrust his hand forward sending the attack spinning towards the pirate Digimon.
Gokuwmon leapt to the side, skidding across the clouds as MetallifeKuwagamon's blade sliced through them, barely missing him. When the blade slashed through the clouds, part of them disappeared leaving a gaping hole in Gokuwmon's platform. The ape Digimon lost his footing as a section of the cloud disintegrated under his right foot. He almost fell through but managed to regain his balance.
James suddenly froze, and he narrowed his eyes a little as he studied the clouds. They were keeping Gokuwmon afloat in the air, and surely he wouldn't be as strong in he fell into the water… "That's it…." He murmured under his breath. "MetallifeKuwagamon!" he hollered up to his partner. "Aim for the clouds! If you destroy the clouds he's got no defence and his offense is limited!"
MetallifeKuwagamon nodded, his eyes fixed on Gokuwmon. "Got it." He simply replied.
"You won't get the better of me…. Waking Shadow!" Gokuwmon raised his sword and began to move it around acrobatically switching from his left hand to his right then back to his left before he unleashed an attack of duplicate images of himself.
MetallifeKuwagamon, who had started to fly forward, came to a staggered stop in the air as he was suddenly surrounded by dozens of Gokuwmons that circled him aggressively.
Zudomon swung his hammer at each of the Gokuwmons that flew his way, swiping straight through them and eliminating them on impact.
Fernanda clung tighter to James' arm as he placed a hand safely over his pocket.
MetallifeKuwagamon turned in every direction possible, firing bullets of energy from his guns. Every way he turned he was met by an image of Gokuwmon. He began to grow frustrated and let out an infuriated cry before he unleashed his energy blade. "Emit Blade!" he created a longer blade, almost like a sword before he grasped it with both hands and spun round a full three hundred and sixty degrees slicing the blade through the remaining images of Gokuwmon. Once he came to a stop he slowly turned around to face the ape Digimon. "You've certainly left yourself open to weakness. Without your ship or crew I'd say you're only at half your strength."
Gokuwmon growled. "I am one of if not the strongest pirate in the Digital World!" he snapped.
"On land most likely. But out here with no ship I don't think you realise how weak you are." MetallifeKuwagamon said. "Emit Blade!" he released multiple energy blades at lightning speed.
Gokuwmon stood in the centre of the clouds, only moving slightly to dodge the odd blade that got a little too close to him. "You need to work on your aim, mate. You missed." He scoffed as the last blade past by him.
"No I didn't."
"What?" Gokuwmon looked confused at first until he glanced down and saw he was now standing on a few square feet of cloud limiting his movement to practically nothing. "Why you sneaky little-"
"Homing Laser!" MetallifeKuwagamon pointed his fingers directly at the ape Digimon and fired a beam from his fingertips.
The laser beam struck Gokuwmon causing him to stumble backwards. He lost his balance and fell over the side of the cloud, only managing to grab hold of the edge with one hand. He grunted as he tried to heave himself up.
MetallifeKuwagamon flew slightly to the right so he was out of Zudomon's aim. "After you, Zudomon."
"Vulcan's Hammer!" Zudomon released his hammer. It spun through the air and swiped through the cloud, breaking and disintegrating it.
Gokuwmon screamed as he felt the cloud disappear from his grasp and he began to fall, landing in the ocean with an almighty splash. He soon resurfaced gasping for air and spluttering up water only to be met with the sight of MetallifeKuwagamon's homing laser heading straight for him. "Uh oh…"
As the laser beam struck its target, it caused a hundred foot wall of water to blast up in to the air, showering the DigiDestined. James and Fernanda clung on tightly to Zudomon's back as the waves caused the ultimate Digimon to sway roughly.
Once the spray had stopped falling and the waves had calmed down, James and Fernanda both opened their eyes and looked down to see Gokuwmon had vanished…
Fernanda looked to James, breathing a little heavy. "… I think I want to go home now."
.:The Raging Anchor, Net Ocean, Digital World:.
CaptainHookmon lowered his telescope from his right eye. "They destroyed him." he said, quite surprised. He had been watching the battle from the safety of his ship half a mile away from the island.
His crew were stood just behind him on the main deck. They all looked at each other before Mermaimon looked to their Captain.
"Are we not following them Captain? They still have the treasure." She pointed out.
"No… let them go for now." CaptainHookmon attached his telescope back onto his belt before he turned around and looked past his crew to Neemon, Gotsumon, Goblimon, Falcomon, Shamanmon and RedVegiemon who were all stood by the mast bound with rope. "So… want to join our scurvy crew mates?" he asked with a sly smile.
.:File City, File Island, Digital World:.
Buraimon X stepped out from the shadows of a narrow dark alley. He remained half hidden as he kept his eyes on his target.
He watched as Jonathon, MJ, Margaret and their Digimon made their way up the street, chatting casually as they went. He smirked as his eyes fell upon the young Kimura girl…
To be continued…