Sorry for the long wait guys! I moved into my first apartment and had no internet for a while! :( But, let's get back to our adventure!
The gang had made it to the snow zone of the Digital World. Before setting foot on to the cold snow, Doberman stared out at the dark stormy sky that hovered over the other half of the snow zone. Doberman pinned its ears back and growled at the storm waiting for them.
"Hey, easy boy." Takato, who was sitting on the digimon's back, coaxed, giving his partner a pat on the neck.
Cyberdramon let out a low snarl, also. Ryo looked out at what awaited them, him biting his lower lip in deep thought. Kimi came up beside him, Raiden by her right side, holding his hand. Dorimon was now Dorumon, and stood next to his partner, glaring at the horizon.
"Great. I hate snow." Kimi grumbled, then giving her digimon, Biyomon a dissatisfied look. Biyomon frowned.
"I love the snow!" Emiko proclaimed with a smile, being the first to step forward into the snow zone. The others followed.
Takato had decided to ignore his mother's warning and head forth to the Dark Palace. As he stated clearly to the others, they were there for a reason.
Although Ryo was older than Takato, by a year, he had no problem falling out of the leader position. Kimi, who had started to develop a crush on Ryo, stayed close by his side now. Kimi had also made a new rule that Raiden was to always be holding someone's hand. Although the youngest member hated the rule, he kept a cheery smile on his face, remembering his mom brought him up to be polite. Emiko walked along side the other side of Dobermon. She had seemed much more chipper now that Takato was better. She had a bit of skip in her step.
The group had been walking along in silence, each having their own thoughts, when a cracking sound made everyone pause.
"What was that?" Kimi questioned, looking around. A bit of worry in her blue eyes.
"It sounded like ice breaking." Kudamon answered, crawling up Emiko's leg, up to her shoulders.
Ryo's eyes grew wide. "Everyone run!" He ordered, grabbing Kimi's hand. But before anyone could react, the icy ground beneath them cracked open, revealing three separate holes.
Everyone screamed as they started to fall. Takato wrapped his arms around Dobermon's neck for dear life, who clawed at the rock wall, but it was covered with ice. Trying to stop was impossible. Emiko's high pitched scream could still be heard as she and Kudamon disappeared within the dark hole they had been once standing above. Cyberdramon grabbed a hold of Ryo, and flew above the opening. Ryo hung on tightly to Kimi's gloved hand.
"Raiden, don't let go!" Kimi's words were filled with distress, she could feel Raiden slipping out of her grasp.
"Ahhhhh!" Dorumon screamed, his wings too tiny to save him from the fall.
"Dorumon!" Raiden yelled in a panic.
"Biyomon, get him!" Kimi was referring to Raiden.
"I have to help him, Kimi!" Kimi looked down at her little cousin in disbelief.
"No! Don't you dare! Biyomon, hurry!" Her digimon was flying over as fast as she could.
"I'll be fine, Kimi. Promise." The so-sure smile Raiden gave Kimi almost gave her chills. He sounded so much older, was this place really changing him already?
"NO!" Kimi screamed as Raiden let go of her hand and fell into the black hole.
Raiden tumbled to the ground. He rubbed his head once he stopped rolling.
"Man, I'm dizzy." He mumbled, sitting up, trying to regain his focus.
His bright sky blue eyes looked around. 'I wonder where I am. Where's Dorumon?'
"Dorumon!" He shouted, but when there was no answer he got up to his feet. He scanned his surroundings, it wasn't a very pleasant place. The sky was dark with a red evil tint to it, and the ground was bare with just dirt, sand and rocks all around. The place gave Raiden a small chill up his spine. But, the youngest digidestined straightened his back and pulled out his digivice from his pocket.
'I'll find you, Dorumon!'
"Noo!" Kimi cried out, she struggled to set herself free from Ryo's grasp.
"I'm so sorry, Kimi. I tried to get to him." Biyomon obviously felt guilty for what had happened.
Cyberdramon landed on the frozen tundra, that hadn't broken apart. He set down his tamer, who was struggling with the upset red-head.
"Let go of me! We need to go after him!" Kimi screamed, and Biyomon was even more sadden when she noticed tears rolling down the girl's cheeks.
"Kimi, we can't. We don't know what's down there. We have to make a plan first." Ryo tried to reason with her.
"Raiden is down there!" She finally managed to rip away from the older boy, running over to the ledge, but tripping and falling to her hands and knees, before making it that far.
Kimi sobbed, her white gloves deep in the snow, and her long red hair falling to both sides of her face. Ryo frowned.
"Kimi…I'm so sorry. It's all my fault Raiden fell. I should have reacted faster. Please, forgive me." Biyomon had walked up to her partner, tears filling her eyes as she looked down at her.
The Ishida girl had stopped sobbing, and her body began to tremble. "You're right. It was your fault." Biyomon was stung by her partners words, making the tears finally come out.
"Kimi!" Ryo tried to protest, knowing there was no one to blame.
Kimi glared up at the pink bird, getting to her feet. "What kind of partner are you? You're a worthless Digimon! And now my baby cousin is gone, because of YOU!" Kimi smacked Biyomon hard across the face. Ryo gasped, and Cyberdramon growled. The pink digimon fell to the ground, not even attempting to get up as she sobbed in the snow.
"Kimi, what is wrong with you?" Ryo sounded more in disbelief than anger.
Kimi tightened her hands into tight balls, tears still trickling down her face. "I don't even want to be here! I hate this freaking place! I grew up hearing the stories, but I still never wanted to come to this hell!" Kimi snapped. "I just want to go home!" She yelled up to the sky.
Raiden was following the red dot on his green digivice when he swore he heard something. He stopped and looked around.
"Hello?" He shouted, his voice defiantly sounded like T.K.'s when he was that age. When no one answered he began to walk again, staring down at his device.
He hadn't walked far when he felt the ground below him begin to shake. He froze, watching small pebbles quiver across the dirt. When the shaking stopped Raiden stared off into the distance for a moment, he then turned around slowly, to be face to face with a tall green dinosaur Digimon. His blue eyes grew wide and he took a couple steps back.
"Are you the Halfling?" The dinosaur's voice was deep but sly sounding.
"What's a...Halfling?" Raiden's back hit a large boulder, he had no where to go now.
The digimon, known as Coredramon, lifted his head to normal level before answering. "The boy who is half human, and half Digimon."
Raiden's mouth dropped open in astonishment. He didn't even think that was possible, to be half human and half Digimon. How could that be? While his head was spinning with questions Coredramon roared loudly, snapping him back.
"Since you are unsure, I will just destroy you anyways! GREEN FLARE BREATH!" A searing green-colored flame shot out of Coredramon's mouth, heading right at the young blonde.
"DORUMON!" Raiden yelled as loud as he could, his eyes shut tight, cowering against the boulder.
"DASH METAL!" A familiar voice joined the group and Raiden opened his eyes in time to see a sphere of metal hit the green ball of flame away from him. A purple and white blur then head-butted into Coredramon's jaw, making the tall digimon stumble back.
Raiden grinned. "Dorumon! I knew I'd find you!"
Dorumon, who had landed on his feet, now standing in a fighting stance between Coredramon and Raiden, replied. "I think I found you, Raiden."
Raiden flushed a little and nodded. "True!"
"GREEN FLARE BREATH!" Coredramon sent a ball of green flame at Dorumon, who jumped out of the way then yelled, "METAL CANNON!"
But Coredramon wasted no time to attack again, he swung his tail around, just as Dorumon was about to release his metal cannon. "STRIKE BOMBER!" His green tail slammed against Dorumon, hard. Sending the Rookie digimon flying and hitting a boulder.
"Dorumon, no!" Raiden ran over to his partner's side, kneeling down. He stroked his soft purple fur then lifted his head into his arms to hug him. "Dorumon, you'll be okay."
"GREEN FLARE BREATH!"
Raiden kissed Dorumon on the nose and then his digimon started to glow green.
Dorumon digivolve to...DORUGAMON!
Raiden let out a yelp sound as he was hoisted up into the air, out of the way of the green flame. He looked up and grinned, laughing in excitement at his partner's Champion form. Dorugamon was purple and black, with a zig-zag pattern in his fur. His feet, hands and the tip of his nose were still white, but he now sported white around the base of his neck. His claws on his feet and hands were much longer now and the tip of his tail was now flat and white. He still sported the same red interface on his brow, had golden eyes and his wings were now bigger, now able to lift his body into the air, unlike before.
Dorugamon gently placed Raiden on top of a large rock then went and landed in front of his opponent. They were about the same height now, but Coredramon was defiantly more muscular. The two digimon growled at each other, and Raiden smirked a determined look on his face.
"Let's get him, Dorugamon!"
The two digimon attacked.
"GREEN FLARE BREATH!"
"POWER METAL!"
Cliffhanger! :P Who will win, Coredramon or Dorugramon? Can you believe how brave little Raiden is being? Must get it from his mom, haha! But what about that Kimi Ishida? Dang, she defiantly has her father's temper, but didn't she go too far by hitting her own partner? And, HEY, where the heck are Emiko, Kudamon, Takato and Dobermon?! You'll have to come back to find out in the next,
Digimon: Digital Aftermath!
