Ginyu: Did you enjoy the dance?
Me *thinking*: I CAN'T UNSEE IT!
Ed: I think he thinks you looked like Abraham Lincoln, Ginyu.
Ginyu: What're ya talkin' about?
Brook: Yohohohoho! Now, now, let's not fight amongst ourselves. Why don't we do the Disclaimer and get this new chapter underway?
Saito: I think that's a brilliant idea, bonehead.
Brook: Well of course I'm a bonehead! After all, what else would my head be since I'm a skeleton? YOHOHOHOHO! SKULL JOOOOOKE!
Ed: SaurusRock625 still owns none of this! Enjoy the chapter and review!
"Hello everyone, it's your favorite God of Destruction from Universe 7, Lord Beerus! Now let me bring you up to speed. Ben and his two female compatriots arrived in the Digital world and met their Digimon partners and the current Digidestined right away. But they also met a girl who probably wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. A Hawaiian girl named Moana. Where have I heard that name before?"
"Anyway, things weren't going as swimmingly as they thought they would, as they were ambushed by a giant bug Digimon named Kuwagamon! The Digimon tried to fight back, but were absolutely no match for Kuwagamon and his armored shell! Even Angelise couldn't put so much as a dent in his armor!"
"Just when all hope seemed lost, this rainbow light descended on the Digimon and helped them to Digivolve! They took out Kuwagamon with their new powers, but it looks like things still aren't going their way as they fell off a cliff into the Briny blue! Will they survive? Find out now!"
The Birth of Greymon and Hook from a Goddess! - Armor up Flamedramon!
Kami's Realm
In the realm of the Japanese Gods and Goddesses, Kami sat upon her throne as she looked through the list of different universes. She was currently looking at Angelise's home universe, Universe 786A-C, to see if it was worth saving or if it had completely fallen from grace.
So far, she did not like what she was seeing.
The Mana users were growing far too arrogant and oppressing the Normas far more than before. It's gotten so bad that the Mana users have just about decided to purge any and all Normas from their planet! Kami scowled as she thought about all of the innocent lives that were about to be lost because of these foolish mortals!
She's made her decision.
She pushed a button on her desk and called in just the right God for the job she had in mind.
"Send in Lord Beerus of Universe 7. I've got a job for him."
"Right away, m'lady."
As Kami waited for the aforementioned God of Destruction to arrive, she opened a small portal to a certain area of the Digital World where the five members of the Digimon Sovereign resided. They needed to speak to her and she needed to make sure they were well informed about her plan.
"Are you sure it was wise to give your chosen one and those two females THOSE particular Digimon as their partners?" Zhuqiaomon asked.
"Yes, we have no idea if those three can truly harness the power of the Armor Digi-Eggs." Baihumon added.
But Kami just raised a hand in a silent request for silence. Fortunately, she got that.
"I understand your concerns, old friends, but I have faith in those three. They will find the Armor Digi-Eggs and use their power to help the Digidestined defeat the great evil that plagues the Digital World at this time! And let's not forget that Moana possesses the power of the DNA Charge."
Kami let a smile grace her features as she brought out a huge intricate looking bladed fish hook.
"Besides, my gift to the daughter of a certain village chief should help make a difference."
Both of the heads of Ebonwumon rose an eyebrow at the sight of the oddly familiar fish hook.
"Why do you have Maui's Hook?" he asked.
"Not to worry, this isn't Maui's Hook. It's just a slightly less powerful clone of the original that I plan on modifying before sending it to the Digital World as a gift for Moana. But I'll need several machine parts to help make it truly unique. That's why I'll be sending Whis to run this little errand while Beerus takes care of a bit of destruction I need him to take care of. After the hook is finished , I'll use my holy energy to send it to Moana in the Digital World." Kami explained.
"Yes, I see…" said Azulongmon.
Sensing the distress of the Digimon Sovereign, Kami offered a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry about it so much. Ben is mastering the power of the Ring of Heaven quite nicely. Plus Turles and Cooler have gifted their power to Desiree and Angelise. If push comes to shove, they can handle themselves in a fight." Kami assured.
"I hope you're right. And I wish them all good luck in Digi-World." Fanglongmon said.
Their viewing portals closed just as Beerus and his assistant Whis walked into the room. Both were actually quite happy to get away from Universe 7 for awhile, and it showed.
"It's been quite a while, hasn't it Kami?" Beerus greeted.
"Indeed it has, old friend." Kami said.
"I hope the paperwork hasn't been piling up too much, my lady." Whis said.
Even he and Beerus were no strangers to the evil entity known throughout all universes as paperwork. How Kami managed to get it all done so easily was a mystery to everyone.
"It's a drag, but nothing I can't handle." Kami replied. "But while I'd love to have some time for a casual chat, I'm afraid this meeting is strictly business."
Whis and Beerus immediately sobered up hearing this. When Kami means business then that means one of two things. Either a new universe is going to be created, or a universe has angered her enough that she feels it's beyond redemption and must be destroyed. And if Beerus was here, it was most likely the second option.
"Beerus, your mission should you choose to accept it, is to go to Universe 786A-C and wipe it from existence. The Mana users are plotting the complete annihilation of their Norma counterparts." Kami explained.
Beerus narrowed his eyes at this information.
"Mana users, huh? I think I've heard of them before. Aren't they those humans that use a strange inner energy to take care of their every whim and use it to oppress those who can't use Mana?" Beerus asked.
"You are correct, Beerus. But I'm afraid that their arrogance and wanton destruction of the Normas has grown far out of hand." Kami replied.
She handed Beerus the file detailing his mission and proceeded to explain everything that those Mana users and the people of Arzenal had done to a certain 'Fallen Princess'. Needless to say, both Beerus and Whis were pretty pissed off.
"So those Mana users think they can just do whatever the hell they want to an innocent girl just because she's a Norma, do they? Well! THEY'LL PAY FOR THEIR ACTIONS! I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO THAT UNIVERSE TO DESTROY IT RIGHT NOW!" Beerus declared.
"And what am I to do during this time, Kami? Am I to assist Lord Beerus in the destruction of that universe?" Whis asked.
"No, Whis. I have another assignment for you." Kami replied, handing the angel a list. "You are the only person that I can rely on to get the items on this list."
Whis took the list and began to read it aloud. He knew that Kami sometimes mixed up her lists, so he had to make sure he had the right one.
"Butter, milk, sugar, eggs, fish, beef, horse meat, pickled wasabi…"
"Ah, oops! Sorry, that's my grocery list." Kami said sheepishly.
She took that list back and handed Whis a different list.
"Hmmm… these look like parts needed for a type of gun. But what's this? Fire, Ice, Wind, Earth, Water and Lightning Dust Crystals? Those sound like items from Remnant, A.K.A. Universe 42RG.71/2. If I may inquire, why would you need items from that world?"
Kami just grinned at the angel in response.
"Let's just say a certain daughter of a village chief will need a little extra firepower in the near future." Kami said. "And Whis? You may join Beerus in the destruction of that universe when you're done with your task."
While they clearly didn't like that answer, neither of them argued. Whis was at least happy that he could join Beerus in his destruction spree when he was done at least. With a nod of understanding, the God of Destruction and his attendant walked out of the room to carry out their assigned tasks.
Once they were gone, Kami pulled out a set of blueprints and took the hook to her personal forge. It was time to get to work on a little project of hers.
Meanwhile in Digi-World…
Everyone screamed as they plummeted to the waters below. This is double trouble for Desiree, due to the fact that having grown up in a place as dry and arid as Arabia, she can't swim. The children were holding onto their Digimon for dear life as they screamed in fear for their lives. Even Ben and the gang were screaming at the top of their lungs, and they're training to fight against demons!
"Man, you've got a serious set of lungs, girl!"
"Not now, Cooler! Too busy screaming and watching my life flash before my eyes!"
"Sora!" Biyomon cried.
"Izzy!" Tentomon cried after her.
"TK!" Patamon followed up.
"Mistress Angelise!" Hawkmon finished.
The four flying Digimon grabbed a hold of their respective human partners and tried to pull them up, but they weren't strong enough and continued to plummet. Angelise and Desiree tried to use their flight abilities, but their fear was making it harder to focus. They couldn't fly!
Palmon grabbed on to Mimi, and attempted to use her vine fingers like grappling hooks in a ledge in the cliff. Unfortunately, that part of the cliff was unstable and broke off. Even SnowAgumon tried his best to help Moana. He grabbed a hold of her and tried to use his clawed hands as grappling hooks to stay attached to the cliff.
But it wasn't enough. His claws couldn't get a good enough grip on the rocks.
Ben is really starting to wish that he had the spark needed to become an Anodite. Then he'd be able to at least give everyone else a few extra moments of life. After all, he figures that he's lived a good life as a hero. And this would have been a good last act as a hero for him.
"Wait a second! Duh, Ring of Heaven!" Ben thought in remembrance.
He activated the device around his neck and began scrolling through his transformations. Unfortunately, he wasn't quite used to the one form he did use. Even if he did transform in time, he doubted that he could save everyone in time. But still, he had to try.
Joe and Gomamon were the first to fall into the water. And it seemed to be a good thing this time, since Gomamon seemed to have a way to help everyone out of this mess.
"Fish Net!" Gomamon intoned as he surfaced.
Suddenly, a whole school of brightly colored fish started to swim closer, and closer together forming a raft of some sort. And a good thing, too. Everyone landed on the fish raft, sustaining no injuries whatsoever. It even turned off the Ring of Heaven just as Ben was about to go hero.
"Whoa. This is some ride." Tai said.
"Understatement of the year, Tai." Desiree quipped dryly.
"Hey, look out!" Matt warned.
Our young heroes and heroines looked to see what Matt was warning them about, and saw the remainder of the cliff fall into the river along with Kuwagamon. Everyone was about to start panicking again, when Gomamon acted on instinct.
"GO!" he yelled.
The fish raft began to swim faster than before as the fish prevented the Digidestined from being hit by the falling debris and that Digimon. But the huge wave that followed is a different story. Everyone held onto the raft as tightly as they could as the waters raged and sent them forward at an alarming rate.
"This is why I HATE swimming!" screamed Desiree.
No one had to worry about the rushing water for very long, though. Know why? Because they just washed up on dry land. Everyone groaned from exhaustion, although Matt was the first of us to recover from this whole ordeal.
"I knew we'd be okay. I wasn't worried." he said calmly.
"Really? So you were only faking all that screaming for your mommy?" Veemon asked, not realizing that Matt was putting up a front.
Hawkmon just looked at Veemon like he was an idiot. Well, he's not an idiot, per say, just really dense.
"Idiot!" Hawkmon insulted half-heartedly.
"What was that, a floating fish market?" Joe asked.
"Lucky for us, those fish were having a school reunion." Gomamon joked.
Joe raised an eyebrow, and fixed his glasses. He clearly did not understand the seal Digimon's joke, so Gomamon decided to explain things to the blue haired boy.
"I'm kidding. Those fish are good friends of mine, and I just asked them for a lift."
"And all this time I thought I was allergic to seafood. Thank you… uh, I guess it's not Bukamon?" Joe inquired.
"Gomamon now." the baby seal replied.
"Gomamon. Hm."
"And I guess you're not Tokomon, are you?" TK asked.
"Mm hm, now I'm Patamon." Patamon replied.
"It's all because we Digivolved." Agumon explained.
"I don't think that word's in my dictionary." Tai said.
"I've never heard of that word either." Moana added.
Izzy put a hand on his chin as he thought about this. Obviously, the boy was very bright, as he figured this out faster than even the smartest of Earth scientists with a Master's Degree would have been able to.
"So Digivolving is what happens when they advance to the next level and become more powerful than before." Izzy theorized.
And Tentomon confirmed that theory.
"Right, all of us Digivolved. I went from Motimon to Tentomon."
"I Digivolved from Yokomon to Biyomon." Biyomon said.
"First I was Tsunomon, then Gabumon." Gabumon explained.
"And I changed from Tanemon to Palmon." Palmon added.
"Desiree, you met me when I was Upamon. Well now, I'm Armadillomon."
"And me, I was Koromon. Now I'm Agumon."
"Mistress Angelise, you guys knew me as Poromon. But now I'm Hawkmon."
"I was DemiVeemon before, and now I'm Veemon."
"I started out as Poyomon, Moana, now I'm SnowAgumon."
All members of the team were all amazed by this. They had no idea that creatures like these actually existed, and yet here they are.
"When you Digivolved, you certainly got way bigger. Does this mean you're something different now, or are you still Digimon?" Tai asked.
"Digimon. But I needed your help, Tai." Agumon replied.
"Me? For what?" Tai asked.
"You see, Digivolving is a very difficult process. In order for it to be successful, I had to share your energy." Agumon explained.
That got Ben to thinking about something odd that had occurred during the fight with Kuwagamon.
"Wait a second, so that pull I felt through the Ring of Heaven… that was you, Veemon?" Ben asked.
Veemon nodded in affirmative. Ben was amazed. He never knew of any two species forming such a strong symbiotic relationship so quickly. Well, except for the Symbiote from the Spider-Man series, but that's another story.
"Ring of Heaven? What exactly is a Ring of Heaven?" Izzy asked.
"That's what I'd like to know." Moana added.
"I'll tell you about it later." answered Ben.
Izzy didn't really like that answer, but he decided to accept it for now.
"So I guess you guys don't run on batteries, huh?" Sora asked Biyomon.
"Sure don't." Biyomon replied.
"But how do you access my energy?" Izzy asked Tentomon.
"Even we don't know everything." was Tentomon's reply.
"Thanks for my magical powers." Palmon said to Mimi while spinning a bit.
"This whole thing makes my head spinny." Mimi complained.
"So I made you change. That is so cool!" TK said.
"Yep. Sure is." Patamon said in agreement.
"My mom warned me about strangers." Joe said.
Ben noticed the hurt look on Gomamon's face, and got a bit miffed. If there's one thing he doesn't tolerate, it's taking one's friends for granted. And he planned to set Joe straight right away.
"Now that was just uncalled for, Joe! Gomamon is not a stranger! And you calling him that just hurt his feelings!" Ben scolded.
Ben could see from the boy's crestfallen face that he regretted saying something as stupid as that. And it showed Ben that Joe was just behaving the same way any child would in this kind of situation.
"Sorry." He said to Ben.
Ben put a hand on his shoulder, and softened his voice a bit.
"I know you are, but I'm not the one you should be apologizing to."
Seeming to understand what the older boy meant, he turned to Gomamon.
"Gomamon, I'm sorry I thought of you as a stranger." he said, bowing to Gomamon.
"That's okay, Joe. After all, I'm your friend for life." Gomamon said, happy that Joe apologized.
Desiree and Angelise were quite impressed by Ben's action towards Joe. He kind of reminded them of a father scolding their child with how quick he was to diffuse the situation. Even Moana was thoroughly impressed.
"Okay, come on, what're we going to do?" Matt asked.
"If there was a payphone nearby, we could call the police, or a firefighter, or my mother." Joe said.
The vast majority of the group gave Joe a deadpan stare. Obviously the boy doesn't get out much.
"Okay, before anyone answers those questions, I've gotta ask: what's a payphone?" Moana asked.
Desiree just told her that she'd tell her later, while Angelise answered Joe.
"Okay, not in that order: your mother would be no help here. No! I want nothing to do with officers of any sort! And firefighters would be absolutely no help here!"
"Angelise is right. Besides, we don't even know where we are." Tai added.
"We know where we started. Up there, on that mountain." Sora stated.
"I say we forget about going back, and explore around here." Matt suggested.
And quite frankly, almost everyone agreed with him. It would be pointless to go back, since that mountain must've been Kuwagamon's territory. And if they went back, they'd just be attacked again. But Joe seemed adamant about not doing anything else.
"I'm not exploring anywhere! I say we stay right where we are." Joe objected.
"And do what? Wait for Kuwagamon to find and attack us again?" Moana asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, let's wait for that giant bug to come get us." Matt said, siding with me on this argument. "We need to find a road leading someplace to get away from here."
"Matt's right, but without a compass we don't even know which way is North." Izzy added.
"Wait, I do!" Tentomon exclaimed.
"Well, which way is it?" Izzy asked.
"It's the opposite of south." Tentomon said, making Izzy sweat drop.
Even Ben had sweatdropped at such a ridiculous joke. And he's both heard and told a LOT of stupid jokes.
"I shouldn't wear these pants, they ride up when I do a lot of walking." Joe said to himself.
"You know, if we get back to where we were, we might find some clues as to why we're here in this place." Sora said.
"Wait, are there more giant monsters like that giant beetle?" Mimi asked fearfully.
"Yes indeedy." Palmon said
"Ick!" Mimi yelped.
"Those monsters don't scare me." Matt bragged.
Angelise and Hawkmon just rolled their eyes. They knew that Matt was just as scared of Kuwagamon as everyone else was. Not that either of them will admit that out loud, mind you. Their pride will not allow that information to be known by anyone.
"Are there humans?" Tai asked Agumon.
"Humans? Others like you?" Agumon asked.
Tai nodded, hoping for the best.
"You're the first ever. There's never been anything but us Digimon." Agumon said.
"So, okay, you're all Digimon. But what about all these monsters? Are they all digimon too?" Tai wondered.
"It's creepy. And dangerous." Sora said before asking "And what happens when it gets dark?"
"Who says it ever gets dark?" Matt asked in return.
"That phenomenon would be completely unnatural." Izzy said.
Desiree looked at Izzy like he just said something stupid. Wait - he has.
"Izzy, we've been transported to an entirely different world, Angelise can practically punch a giant bug into submission, the two of us have tails and we are also surrounded by Digital Monsters. I'd hardly call any of this natural." she told him.
"She kinda has a point there. How can any of this be labeled as natural?" Joe asked.
"Well, we're not gonna find out anything by sitting around here." Tai said.
"I agree with Tai. Come on, everyone." Ben said.
"Where do you guys think you're going?" Matt asked.
That stopped Ben in his tracks. He looked to Tai for an answer, and he looked back at them while smirking. For some odd reason, no one liked that look on his face.
"Up on that cliff, that's where I saw the ocean." Tai replied.
"The ocean?" Matt asked in return.
"Yep, there might be a boat or something." Tai said.
"Let's water ski home." Matt joked.
"Funny." Sora said.
"At a time like this, I think we'd be far better off just to find a cave and hide. We keep our eyes open, and when a camp counselor comes-" Joe said.
"Hey Joe, everyone's leaving us!" Gomamon said.
"Wait for me!" Joe said.
Moana's POV.
All of us started walking downstream with Gomamon swimming in the river alongside us. We really didn't want to walk in silence, so we decided to converse with each other. Namely with our Digimon.
"These trees are beautiful!" Sora said in awe.
"Yeah, they're really different; I just thought they were subtropical." Izzy replied.
"Whatever they are, they're aggravating my hay fever." Joe said with a stuffy nose.
"Hey, Joe, is there anything you don't complain about?" Matt asked rhetorically, making Gabumon chuckle.
"So besides having white scales and being taller than him, are there any other differences between you and Agumon, SnowAgumon?" I asked my Digimon.
SnowAgumon put a hand under his chin as he thought about an answer to my question. He's most likely not got an answer right now, but it doesn't hurt to ask, right?
"Well, I do know that I'm better suited to the cold than Agumon is. But other than that, I don't know." SnowAgumon said. "Let me get back to you on that, Boss."
"Digital monsters, who came up with that name anyway?" Izzy asked.
"Just call us digimon, we like that." Tentomon said.
"I only asked because your composition isn't at all machine like." Izzy said.
"Oh really?" Tentomon drawled, then discharged electricity from his wings, making Izzy jump back.
"Hey, watch it!" he exclaimed.
"So Patamon, can you really fly?" TK asked.
"Of course." Patamon replied.
He jumped into the air in an attempt to fly, but he wasn't really going anywhere. In fact, if anything, he was going in reverse.
"Wow that's cool, but you're going the wrong way." TK said.
"I'm faster than that, watch!" Biyomon bragged.
She started to fly as well, but was going as fast as Patamon, and in the same direction. You guessed it. She's stuck in reverse.
"Wouldn't it be faster to walk?" Sora asked.
"Hey, Hawkmon, why don't you fly like Patamon and Biyomon?" Angelise asked.
Hawkmon simply shrugged.
"I'd rather not fly unless I absolutely have to, Mistress Angelise." Hawkmon replied.
Angelise nodded in response. It looks like she can respect that decision.
Desiree and Armadillomon didn't seem to need to exchange any words at the moment. They both looked content to just take in the scenery as they walked along. Not that I blame them. I've never seen such beautiful plant life anywhere besides my island home.
"Palmon, I've been meaning to ask, who does your hair?" Mimi asked.
"It's natural; I wake up in the morning like this." Palmon replied.
Lucky...
"Wow, maybe you can let me work with it." Mimi said.
I noticed Palmon blush before she asked "Do you think you put too much emphasis on appearance?"
"Well, honestly I never really thought about it." Mimi said.
"Honestly, I kinda like my hair the way it is." Palmon replied.
"You sure are hyper today." Ben said as Veemon hopped around him. "Have you been drinking hyper caffeinated coffee recently?"
"What's coffee?" Veemon asked.
"It's uh… nevermind." Ben said.
I giggled silently at that exchange. I'm no stranger to coffee. After an incident involving my father's special brew, I've stuck with decaf to get me through my day. It doesn't really work that well.
"Once I get back, this is gonna be one great story." Tai said.
"Yep!" Agumon said.
"But, not a single soul will ever believe me." Tai said.
"That Kuwagamon back there, he was huge." Izzy said.
"And he's not the only one." Tentomon said.
"Don't worry, Moana! I'll take care of them!" SnowAgumon declared.
I smiled and knelt down to hug SnowAgumon. He sure does know how to make a girl feel safer in a strange new world. Where have I heard that phrase before? Oh well. I'll think about it later. Because I was broken from my musings when Gabumon and Armadillomon sniffed the air.
"Ah, nothing like the ocean." Gabumon said with a content sigh.
"I'm with ya there, brother." Armadillomon added in agreement.
We looked ahead and sure enough, a great big beach came into view! It was absolutely beautiful! Really reminds me of home!
"Ha ha! Everyone in the water!" Gomamon exclaimed.
"Hey, let's build a giant sand castle!" TK said.
"Oh, I forgot my bathing suit!" Mimi whined.
"Is that really ALL you're worried about?!" asked an annoyed Angelise. "I'd be more worried about sharks than anything else!"
A valid concern.
"Wait a minute. Listen." Matt ordered.
We all quieted down for a moment, and heard the sound of a ringing phone. Several phones, to be accurate.
"What's that?" Matt asked.
"A phone." Tai said.
"Either that or we're all hearing things." Sora said.
We just might be, but I still have to wonder… what's a phone? Seriously, that term is unfamiliar to me.
Angelise's POV.
We all kept walking towards the beach, and lo and behold, there were several payphones lined up along the shore. While this solved one problem, I got an uneasy feeling about those phone booths.
"I told you all we needed was a phone! We're saved!" Joe said in joy.
We quickened our place to a run as we tried to get there in time to answer. Tai and Agumon made it there first, but when they did the ringing stopped. Rather abruptly, if I do say so myself.
"Why'd it stop ringing, Tai?" Agumon asked.
"Wrong number?" Tai wondered.
"Well that's bizarre." Sora added in disappointment.
"My theory is aliens. They've set these phone booths up as a trap." Izzy said.
"Okay, that was just plain offensive."
"I know, right?"
"I mean, most humans aren't even all that interesting to most of us extraterrestrial life forms. You and Desiree are a special exception."
"If we find a place that delivers, let's order pizza." Matt joked.
"Whatever you get, no anchovies for me." Mimi said, not realizing that Matt was joking.
"The question is, what're these doing here at the beach?" Sora asked.
"So people can call their parents for a ride home!" Joe exclaimed.
"Parents? What exactly is a parents?" Gomamon asked.
That stunned all of us. Even me.
"You all really don't know what a parent is?" I hesitantly asked.
Hawkmon just shook his head no, confirming my suspicion.
"That's it, I'm outta here." Joe said with a straight face.
I walked up to a phone booth. I never had to use these things during my time as a princess, or even during my imprisonment at Arzenal, but I decided to see if I could help in any way.
"Does anybody have any loose change?" Tai asked.
"Why?" Izzy asked back.
"Izzy, for a smart child, you certainly are asking a lot of stupid questions today." Desiree said with a teasing smirk. "What are phone booths used for?"
"Oh." Izzy said with a small blush. "You can use my phone card. The aliens can bill me." Izzy said to Tai.
"Maybe there's a quarter in one of the slots." TK said.
"I'm calling daddy." Mimi said.
"I'm hooking up to the internet." Izzy said.
"I'm calling collect." Matt said.
"Dibs on booth four." Sora said.
"Hey guys, wait for me, come on!" Joe exclaimed.
I also took a coin out of my pocket, one of the few bits of currency that I have to my name. I inserted it into the slot and dialed 9-1-1, hoping the people who work there could help us with our current situation.
"Hello? Yes, I need help with…"
"This is a collect call from Grandma Hungover, will you accept the charges? Hello, Ovey-poo!" said an old lady's voice.
"What the heck? Did I dial a wrong number or something?" I asked myself.
And it seems like the kids and Desiree were all having similar results to what I got.
"Hello? Hey mom, it's me." Tai said.
"At the tone the time will be exactly 45 miles per hour, and 90 seconds." The phone reported.
"Either something's wrong, or mom's flipped." Tai said.
"Tomorrow's forecast calls for clear skies with occasional ice cream." Mimi's phone said.
"What do you wear for that?" Mimi asked.
"This number only exists in your imagination. Please hang up, and don't call back." Matt and TK's phone said.
"What planet did I dial?" Matt asked.
"I'm telling you, it's a twisted alien joke." Izzy said.
"Why don't you try that one over there?" Tentomon suggested.
"I don't think it's any better." Biyomon said.
"THE APOCALYPSE IS UPON US! IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE'LL SEE GIANT BALLS OF FURRY LAVA THE SIZE OF MAMMOTHS RAINING FROM THE SKY!" raved Desiree's phone.
"Okay, I've read up on a lot of variations of Judgment Day, armageddon, whatever you want to call it, but that was the wackiest description of it yet." said a disturbed Desiree.
"No telephones are working in your service area. Hang up, and have a nice day." Sora's phone said.
Sora hung up and huffed angrily in response.
"Any luck?" Tai asked.
"No." Sora said angrily.
"Weird." Tai said. "I got a strange feeling about this."
"You're not the only one, Tai. And something tells me that things will only get worse before they get any better." I added.
With Ben and Moana…
Ben's POV.
Moana and I decided to take a walk down the beach to see if we could find any sort of transport. I mean, if there are phone booths here, then there's bound to be a boat or two around here somewhere.
Naturally, Veemon and SnowAgumon decided to tag along. Not that I mind. Veemon is actually a pretty great guy, and has quite the sense of adventure. Kind of like me when I was ten.
"So, Moana," I said, trying to strike up a conversation. "What exactly was life like for you back on your island?"
"It was a relatively peaceful life. Our island is rich in resources such as plants, coconuts, fish and freshwater. But I just can't shake the feeling that my father is hiding something from me. Something important to my people's origins." Moana replied.
I nodded in understanding. It's kind of like how grandpa Max hid the fact that he was a galactic policeman from me and Gwen for so many years. But that was for our own safety due to how many enemies grandpa made in the past. But at least Gwen and I are more than capable of defending ourselves now.
"Hey, Boss, have you ever thought about learning how to fight?" SnowAgumon suddenly asked.
We looked at the white dinosaur curiously when he asked that.
"What brought this on, SnowAgumon?" Moana asked.
"Well it's just that after Kuwagamon first attacked us, I started thinking,"
"Did it hurt? Because it always hurts whenever I try to think." Veemon said.
SnowAgumon just rolled his eyes in annoyance. Veemon's thick skull was going to be the death of them all someday. Even if it does make a good battering ram.
"Anyway, I've been thinking and came to the conclusion that we're going to be doing a lot of fighting here in Digi-World, so I think you should start training and learning how to fight." SnowAgumon explained. "I don't want to see you get hurt, Boss! So that's why you NEED to learn how to fight and defend yourself!"
"SnowAgumon, I know how you feel. Really, I do. But the fact of the matter is I'm not a warrior. Not like my father." Moana replied. "Let's face it. I have no combat experience, no desire to fight, heck I don't even have a weapon! I mean, it's not like I'm just gonna trip over something that could count as a weapon out here in the middle of nowhere!"
Moana yelped as she tripped and fell to the sandy ground. Lucky for us, this sand is actually very soft.
"Moana, are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just tripped over some driftwood."Moana replied.
Moana grabbed what we both thought was a block of wood, only to pull up a ridiculously large fish hook out from the sand! We stared at the hook in awe.
It was a hook unlike any I've ever seen before. It was about as long as a Japanese long sword and had a wicked sharp edge to it. However, there were various pieces of technology all over the blade that look strangely like pieces to a plasma rifle. All of the gun parts were painted a deep ocean blue while the blade itself was more of a seafoam green color. The handle was wrapped in black cloth like a Japanese katana.
"Whoa…!" gasped Moana. "Who would leave something as awesome as this lying on the beach?"
"I don't know, but maybe there's an explanation on the note that's attached to it?" I suggested.
Moana looked down and saw what I saw. A piece of paper tied to the bottom of the hook. I untied it from the hook, being careful not to cut myself, and unfolded the paper before reading it aloud.
"Dear Ben,"
"I have a gift for your friend, Moana. Yes, I know who she is and that she's currently traveling with you. That hook is a replica of a weapon belonging to a Demigod from her universe. A Demigod of the sea and sky named Maui. But unlike Maui's hook, the one that I forged for Moana is made from a far stronger and lighter material, making it far less cumbersome and awkward to use. It has also been made using gun parts and crystals from another universe. There are five crystals within the hilt of the hook that each have different elemental powers."
"The red crystal will allow Moana to utilize the power of fire. The brown crystal shall let her harness the mighty power of the earth. The yellow crystal will strike down her enemies with bolts of lightning. Moana will be able to call upon tidal waves using the blue crystal's powers of water. And the silver crystal will let her use the powers of the winds."
"Now, the hook can also do something that is known as 'Mechashift', where the bladed weapon can transform into a type of ranged weapon. For Moana, I have given it the ability to transform into a weapon known as a Plasma Rifle: perfect for mid to long range combat. But while I have gifted Moana with this mighty weapon, it is still up to her to train with it in order to use it properly. And as it is a weapon forged by a goddess, it has a special charm on it to prevent anyone but Moana from using it. It can even repel minor demonic threats."
"Now, I trust that Moana will use this weapon wisely. She will need all of the help she can get. I leave you to your quest and hope that you can stop the many threats that are looming over the horizon."
"Yours truly, Kami."
Moana was deeply confused by the one who'd signed the letter.
"What the heck's a 'Kami'?" Moana asked.
"It means god." I replied.
But when I looked up, me, SnowAgumon and Veemon recoiled back in shock. The reason? The entire upper half of Moana's body had been transformed into that of a Hammerhead Shark! But Moana didn't seem to notice.
"What? Are you guys okay?" Moana asked.
"Uh, yeah. Yeah, we're fine." I replied in a voice that wasn't so convincing.
"Really? Because you're looking at me like I have a…"
Moana gasped as she looked at her hand to see a pectoral fin in its place. She patted down her upper body and face, and sighed as she slumped down in defeat.
"...Shark head…" sighed Moana.
"What, boss? Really? You have a shark head, because we totally didn't notice that!" SnowAgumon said.
"Please, SnowAgumon, your face says it all." Moana said as she sat on the sand. "But back on topic, what good is this weapon going to do for me? After all, Ben, you and those other girls all seem to have strange powers, and you were barely a match for the likes of Kuwagamon! So the chances of us making it out of this world alive? Bupkus!"
"Come on, it's not that bad!" I reassured.
But Moana just looked at us with a deadpanned expression and pointed to her face with a fin.
"Shark head." she stated.
"Look, the fact remains that Kami gave you that hook for a reason. Why don't you try and practice with it while Veemon and I check out that weird cave over there?" I suggested while gesturing to a cave not too far from us.
I held Moana's new hook out to her and walked off with Veemon, not waiting for her response. Something tells me that this might be most beneficial to our advancement in this world.
Moana's POV.
After Ben and Veemon left for the strange cave, I looked back to the hook. I'm not gonna lie, I'm kinda scared about what could happen because of this oversized fishing tool. But if Ben trusts this 'Kami' person, then how bad could it be?
I picked up the hook and yelped in surprise as I started rapidly shifting between all sorts of different animal forms. A fish, a snake, an iguana, a caribou, even a dinosaur. Oh wait… Now I'm SnowAgumon!
Screaming in frustration, I sighed in relief and happiness when I saw that I'd turned back to normal… Only to scream as I fell forward.
Growling in annoyance, I looked behind me to see that I had… You guessed it. Shark butt.
Ben's POV.
As Veemon and I made our way through the cave, I couldn't help but get a bad feeling about what was happening. It's just this whole beach and those phone booths were giving me weird vibes. Almost like whenever I fought against someone like the Forever Knights or Doctor Animo, but on a much bigger scale. Even bigger than fighting Vilgax.
Me and Veemon traveled deeper and deeper to the heart of the cave, and soon came across something rather astonishing.
There was a stone pedestal in the middle of the cave with a strange looking egg on it. The egg itself was oval shaped with a flame pattern design that was a combination of red, orange and yellow. There was also a large, curved blade sticking out of the top.
"Boy, I'd hate to be the chicken that laid that egg!" I quipped.
"Ben, that's no ordinary egg!" Veemon exclaimed while hopping on top of the pedestal. "This is a Digi-Egg! One that grants me, Hawkmon and Armadillomon the ability to Armor Digivolve! This one, specifically, is the Digi-Egg of Courage!"
I was surprised. I know that Veemon and the other Digimon can Digivolve, but Armor Digivolving? That just sounds a little like something out of a science fiction novel.
…Okay, coming from me, that sounds kinda redundant.
But I trust Veemon, and if he really knows what this thing is, then I'll believe him and take this egg with us. I walked up and touched the Digi-Egg of Courage, and immediately I could feel immense power coming from the egg. I picked it up with ease and watched as it disappeared into my Digivice.
Veemon looked at me with his usual grin as we made our way out of the cave. Hopefully, Moana's doing okay.
When we walked out, we came across Moana and saw the strangest sight.
"...Shark butt?" I asked.
"Shark butt…" Moana sighed in response.
Normal POV.
"Maybe this one will?" Joe said.
"To leave a message, press 1 now. To leave a fingerprint, press 2 now. $15 dollars for the next 3 minutes." Joe's phone said.
"Okay, next one." Joe said with determination.
"Very curious, does Joe always behave like this?" Izzy asked.
"Every single day." Tai answered.
Ben and Moana had returned to the group a few minutes ago and were currently trying to figure out how that Digi-Egg worked. Veemon and SnowAgumon told them that it was important, but only Veemon seemed to know anything about the egg. And while Moana may have been gifted by Kami with that strange fish hook that she created, she had no idea how to use the crystals in it for combat.
Not to mention the whole 'Mecha-Shift' thing. She doesn't even know what a gun is! How is she gonna use her new hook's alternative mode to fight?
"No matter what number or how many times he dials, those phones aren't gonna work." Matt said.
"Well I'm going to keep searching for a boat or something." Tai said.
"Hey wait. We might not be able to call out, but someone else might be able to call in to us." Matt said.
Tai and Angelise gave Matt a look that said "You're kidding, right?"
"It's a waste of time doing nothing but sitting here." Tai said.
"Tai's right. We'll make far greater progress, in terms of getting rescued, if we go out and find some form of transportation." Angelise added.
But Matt wasn't budging.
"I'm going to stay here for a little while to see if anyone calls. Besides everyone could use a little rest." Matt said.
Tai and Angelise looked at the rest of the group, and saw that they all could use a little rest.
"And I'm getting pretty hungry too. That, and Ben said he'd explain to me what he meant when he said 'Ring of Heaven'." Izzy said.
Ben looked at the ground and sighed. Somehow, he knew this would happen sooner or later. He just wished that it was later.
"You all might want to sit down for this, I have a lot to get off of my chest."
As the kids along with the three teenage girls sat in a semicircle around Ben, the boy began to go into detail about his past. How he found the Omnitrix on his first summer roadtrip, his fights against the Highbreed and the DNAliens, even his battle against Albedo and Vilgax where he gained the Ultimatrix.
But then came the betrayal he went through.
How Azmuth caused the Ultimatrix to self destruct and almost take his arm with it, how he met with Kami, his adventure with Lilo and Stitch, even meeting Desiree and Angelise. He also explained how Desiree was once a ghost genie that was turned into a Saiyan thanks to a Saiyan named Turles and how Angelise merged with a Frost Demon known as Cooler.
Once he was finished, all three closed their eyes and awaited the scorn and insults. But they never came. When they opened their eyes, they were surprised to see Veemon punching his fists together in anger, Armadillomon clawing at the ground with a look of rage plastered on his face, and Angelise was especially surprised to find Hawkmon just hugging her as a sign of comfort and friendship.
"Why that no good, loathsome little amphibian! When I get my hands on him, oh you don't want to know what I'll do to him!" Veemon growled.
"Hey, get in line!" Tai said.
"Yeah! If anyone's having the last laugh, I'm having it first!" Matt added.
"Well, save seconds for me!" Veemon said, beating his fists together.
TK and Mimi were hysterical, so Desiree just got up and hugged them, figuring it would calm them down. Just like how her father and mother did that for her so many times when she was a little girl. Before she was forced into slavery and became a harem dancer for the sultan, of course.
"How could he do that to you?" Mimi asked through her tears. "He dares to call himself a scientist?! He's more evil than any of the mad scientists I've seen in movies!"
"No, he's just an ambitious individual with a large amount of scientific curiosity. But I suppose that is where evil begins: with ambition. It was the same when he learned how to harness cosmic energy through the use of a blade which was named Ascalon." Ben replied.
"They're a bunch of meanies!" TK cried.
Desiree just held the two crying children in her arms and did her best to comfort them. It was difficult with her own heart now hurting a bit. She knew that unless she could find a way to master her new powers, she might as well give up on ever being able to help Ben save the multiverse.
"So, you guys are from other dimensions?" Izzy asked.
"Yeah. Crazy, huh?" Moana asked in return.
"And hard to believe." Sora said.
"Oh, you truly believe that? Then explain to me how I was able to punch Kuwagamon so hard that he stumbled back without having to be a Digimon." Angelise retorted. "And while you're at it, explain to me how we acquired these new forms and powers from a goddess."
Sora looked as though she was trying to come up with a good explanation, but couldn't think of anything. She ended up lowering her head in defeat.
"Touché." was Sora's reply.
"Anyway, does anyone have any food at all?" Desiree asked.
"All I have is that gadget that fell out of the sky at camp." Sora said.
"I forgot all about those weird gizmos." Tai said.
"If anybody's got a pink one, I'll trade." Mimi said after she and TK calmed down.
"What are they anyway?" TK asked.
"And why do ours look so different from the others?" Moana asked, referring to her own Digivice along with Ben's, Desiree's and Angelise's.
"We wouldn't have them if they weren't important." Matt said.
"If I could take mine apart," Izzy said, but then his stomach growled. "Um, that is after I get something to eat. I'm really famished."
"Well the only thing I've got is my emergency supplies. It's got a first aid kit, some bandages and some medicine, but that's about all I got." Sora said.
"I have my trusty laptop computer, and a digital camera. Oh, and I've got a small cellphone too. Of course not one of them has worked since we got here." Izzy said.
"I can't believe you dragged all that computer stuff to summer camp." Tai said, surprised by all of Izzy's technology.
"And what do you have?" Izzy asked accusingly.
"Uh, let's see. There's my mini telescope." Tai said.
"Sorry, but I don't have anything to eat either." Matt said.
"Well then, it's a good thing grandpa Max taught me to always be prepared." Ben said.
Ben removed his jacket and opened up a small, hidden pocket within it. He reached in and started pulling out all sorts of different foods.
"Let's see what we got here… There's some roast duck, a thermos of barley soup, a couple of salads, dozens of sandwiches. Mostly chicken salad, roast beef and BLTs. And I've got a few different loaves of bread." Ben listed off.
"How in the nine levels of hell did all of that food fit in one pocket?! And without it bulking up or being squashed too?!" Angelise asked.
"My old friend Kevin helped me design that pocket. We used a bit of dimensional portal technology to make a small artificial pocket dimension, no pun intended, and filled it with all sorts of emergency supplies such as food, spare parts and weapons." Ben replied.
Knowing better than to question the champion of a goddess, Angelise just accepted the answer and eyed the food hungrily.
"Hey look at what I got! Check it out." TK said.
He opened his bag to reveal a bunch of junk food, like chips, candy bars, etc. Typical for a small child.
"Wow, look at all those goodies! Why don't you be a good little boy and share those with your sweet Mimi?" Mimi said.
"Aw, you don't have to be so nice Mimi. I'm happy to share. You're the best. Isn't she cute?" TK said, turning to his big brother.
"Forget it." Matt said.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." Tai said.
"I'd settle for a small cow." Izzy said.
"Me? I'd probably eat a whole camel raw, if I didn't know I'd get parasites from doing so." Desiree added.
"Hey Mimi, what've you got in that big bag? Some hair brushes and makeup?" Sora asked.
"Well let's take a look." Mimi said. "Here's a compass, cooking fuel, flashlight, one of those knives with all the things, and some other stuff."
Everyone of us was slack jawed. Perhaps even a little bit buggy eyed.
"What the… how is tha… where did you… WHY?!" Angelise stuttered.
"Why didn't you tell us you had a compass back when we needed one?" Matt asked.
"I thought it might be kind of fun to see how far we could get without one." Mimi said.
Angelise looked like she was just about ready to possibly shoot a Death Beam at Mimi, until she said one crucial detail.
"Besides, it's broken."
"Well, I suppose that makes sense. Though she should've said that thing was busted in the first place!" Angelise thought to herself as she calmed down.
"Yeah, that would've been useful information." Cooler said in agreement.
"Well so much for finding our way out of here." Tai said.
"Although, we could use the cooking fuel to make a signal fire." Matt suggested.
"That's true, or I guess we could barbeque some telephones." Sora added.
"Oh boy, check out the genius." Tai said, looking in Joe's direction. "See, he's trying to call the telephone repair man because the telephone won't work. Problem is- Look! Joe's got the emergency food!"
"No way!" Izzy exclaimed.
"Joe, hey Joe, look, you've got all the food!" Tai said.
"Hey don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone when they're on the telephone?" Joe asked.
"But that bag." Izzy said.
"This? I just brought it to give to Mimi, today was her day to carry the bag." Joe said.
"Think he likes ya." Palmon said.
"No way." Mimi denied.
"Mimi, you've got to stop thinking of yourself and do something to help someone else for once. Take a little responsibility." Joe said.
"That bag's too heavy for me." Mimi whined.
"Mimi, listen, you can't try to avoid taking responsibility like you're doing. You need to act mature and help out every now and again. Especially since we're in a life or death survival situation!" Moana scolded.
Wow. She sounds so much like a mother scolding her child, doesn't she?
"Guys, guys, listen the most important thing now is we got some food to eat. So let's sit down and have some lunch." Tai said.
Sora nodded in agreement as everyone took a few minutes to calm down and think straight.
The children and their Digimon were all now sitting in a circle, ready to divide the food evenly amongst themselves. Except for Gomamon - who was floating peacefully in the ocean, looking ready for a nap.
"Okay let's figure this out." Joe said. "There's eleven people times three days, times three meals comes to-"
"Ninety nine meals." Izzy said.
"Right, so split it evenly between us we have enough-"
"Enough food for three days." Izzy said.
"Right. Oh, uh exactly, I guess you knew that." Joe said.
"But guys, when you add in the digimon we only have enough for 2 hours." Sora said.
"Oh, that's right." Joe said.
"Not a problem at all. We digimon hunt and forage for ourselves." Gabumon explained.
"No need to include us in your calculations." Tentomon said.
"You sure Biyomon?" Sora asked.
"Absolutely. We can do alright for ourselves." Biyomon replied.
"Okay, now that that's taken care of, let's divide the food amongst the eight people here." Joe said.
"This is great; I could eat a dozen of these!" Tai said, while he and Agumon were chowing down.
Ben figured that it couldn't hurt too badly, so he gave Veemon a serving of barley soup.
"Thanks, Ben." Veemon said gratefully before sipping his soup.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Joe asked.
"I'm glad we never hear you complaining." Tai said. "Besides, Ben gave Veemon a bowl of soup."
"Oh, way to throw me under the bus there, buddy!" Ben quipped sarcastically.
"You people make me crazy." Joe said.
"You really need to learn how to relax, Joe. All this stress just ain't good for you." Moana quipped.
Suddenly, Gomamon heard a growling noise and got on guard. The other digimon seemed to have heard it as well. Ben and the girls who had combat experience also sensed something was wrong and got ready for combat. Biyomon stood up, and stared at the ocean.
"Now what's the matter?" Sora asked.
"Trouble." was Biyomon's reply.
As soon as Biyomon said that, a huge spout of water burst out of the sand. It smashed through all of the phone booths, sending them up into the air. Everyone ran away when the water got too close. And a good thing too, because the phone booths came crashing down over where they once were when gravity did its thing!
Suddenly, a giant hermit crab shell with spikes on it began tunneling out from under the sand.
"Shellmon!" Tentomon exclaimed.
"What's a Shellmon!?" Izzy asked.
"Something that gets mad for no reason!" Tentomon replied.
"That's not true Tentomon!" Hawkmon exclaimed. "This must be his territory!"
Shellmon looked like a pink dinosaur from the waist up, but the rest of him was inside his spiral shell. He also had funny looking tentacle like hair.
"Attacked by two digital monsters on the same day! And doesn't Shellmon know I'm allergic to shellfish?" Joe asked in irritation.
Everyone started to panic as Shellmon started using his front arms to drag himself towards the group. But Ben activated the Ring of Heaven and started cycling through his aliens while Desiree and Angelise took up battle stances. Even Moana was ready to lend a hand as she readied her hook.
"EVERYBODY UP HERE!" Joe called as he climbed up a hill.
Unfortunately, he was stopped by Shellmon when he got sprayed by a stream of pressurized water. He screamed as he ended up falling back towards the group.
"JOE!" Gomamon cried, only to get attacked as well.
"DIGIMON ATTACK!" Veemon shouted, as he led the other digimon into battle.
"Agumon, you show him!" Tai cheered.
"Pepper Breath!" Agumon intoned as he shot a ball of Fire at Shellmon.
His attack hit its mark, and did some damage. Veemon ran up and also launched an attack of his own.
"V-Headbutt!"
He rocketed forward and slammed right into Shellmon, pushing him back a bit. But when the other Digimon tried to use their attacks, none of them worked! The other Digimon were easily swatted away by Shellmon's massive hands.
"What's happened to them?" Izzy asked.
"They look like they've lost their powers." Matt commented.
Agumon and Veemon got closer to Shellmon and attacked once again. This time, their attacks did much more damage than before.
"Go get him, Agumon!" Tai cheered.
"Show him who's boss, Veemon!" Ben added.
"Why is it only Agumon and Veemon?" Izzy asked.
"We're just too hungry." Tentomon moaned.
"Gabumon." Matt said.
"I don't have any strength." Gabumon groaned.
"That's it; Agumon and Veemon were the only ones to have eaten." Sora said.
"Now I see." Izzy said.
"Then the other Digimon don't have the strength to fight." Matt added.
"This stinks! Now our chances of winning have been shot down!" Moana said.
"Don't count us out yet! Look!" Desiree instructed.
The others looked to see Ben engulfed in a flash of gold light. In his place stood Snower in his final form, ready for a fight.
"Agumon! It looks like it's just you, me, Ben and Veemon now!" Tai said.
"Then give us a diversion." Agumon and Veemon instructed.
"Hey Shellmon, ugly, over here!" Tai said as he ran past Shellmon.
"Yeah, this way! Come and get us, you overgrown order of crab legs!" Snower taunted.
"No don't!" Sora pleaded.
Agumon launched a Pepper Breath attack at Shellmon and hit him in the eye, while Veemon hit his face with his V-Headbutt attack. Ben as Snower also contributed by firing Death Beams at Shellmon. They weren't strong enough to pierce his flesh, but they still did significant damage.
"This should work!" Tai said.
He picked up a metal pole from the broken phone booths, and began to use it as a makeshift weapon.
"How do you like that?" Tai grunted as he jabbed Shellmon's exposed flesh.
But Tai both dropped his weapon as Shellmon used his hair to grab him and Snower! Shellmon's grip was so strong, it forced Snower to transform back into Ben.
"Hold on, guys!" Agumon said.
"Leave them alone, you overgrown slug!" Veemon demanded.
Shellmon turned his attention to the dinosaur and his dragon partner, and trapped them both with each of his legs. Ben and Tai watched helplessly as Shellmon fired his attack at the remaining members of our group.
"WATCH OUT! He's going to get everyone, and there's nothing I can do!" Tai cried out.
"Grrr… I… I feel so useless…!" Ben wheezed out.
They both screamed in pain as Shellmon used his tentacles to crush us in his iron grip.
"TAI/BEN, NO!" Agumon and Veemon cried.
Ben thought for sure that he was going to die as he felt his ribs strain under the pressure of Shellmon's grip when suddenly both of their devices began to glow.
"DIGIVOLVE!" Agumon shouted.
"ARMOR DIGIVOLVE!" Veemon shouted after Agumon.
Both Digimon began to glow as they were enveloped in a cocoon of light, making the two boys stare in awe despite the situation.
"What's going on?" Tai asked.
"I'd tell ya if I knew." Ben replied.
"AGUMON DIGIVOLVE TO… GREYMON!"
Greymon looked like a Ceratosaurus, had orange skin with blue stripes, sharp claws and teeth, and a brown helmet similar to that of a Triceratops but without the neck frill.
"VEEMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO… FLAMEDRAMON, THE FIRE OF COURAGE!"
Flamedramon is a bipedal creature with blue skin that looks like a grown version of Veemon. He wears armor on his face, chest, thighs, hands, and feet, with a spike protruding from his face, and claws from his hands. The armor is covered with flame-like designs. The forehead spike and the armor's flame design are references to the Digi-Egg of Courage, with which he seems to be intimately associated. He wears belts on his upper arms.
The sudden increase in height of one of the two new digimon knocked Shellmon onto his back, sending both Tai and Ben flying. Luckily, they landed softly on the sand. Well, as softly as one could land after literally being thrown. As they got back up to watch the fight, Greymon chuckled at Shellmon while Flamedramon gave him a death glare that looked like it could disintegrate someone.
"Whoa he did it again, now he's Greymon." Tai said.
"And Veemon's turned into Flamedramon." Ben added.
Their digimon were ready to fight. Greymon and Flamedramon vs Shellmon! I can tell you right now that this is going to be a serious clash of the titans.
Shellmon charged at Greymon, but Greymon braced himself and grabbed Shellmon by the head before he started pushing him back. In retaliation, Shellmon fired water from his head, but Greymon dodged before he and Flamedramon shot streams of flames that were too much for it, causing a thick cloud of steam to form. Once the stream of pressurized water stopped, Greymon charged at his opponent and threw Shellmon into the air using his horns.
"Digi Nova Blast!" Greymon intoned, firing a huge ball of fire at Shellmon.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon intoned as he shot several balls of fire at Shellmon.
The two attacks hit Shellmon with enough force to launch him back into the ocean, beating him into submission. The dinosaur/dragon duo then shrunk back down, and turned back to normal. Or, at least as normal as they could be.
But once they De-Digivolved, Agumon and Veemon collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
"Agumon!/Veemon!" Tai and Ben cried out as they ran to their partners.
"Are you alright? You poor little guy, Agumon!" Tai said, worry clear in his voice.
"Tai? Tai! Do you have anything to eat?" Agumon asked.
That question made Tai smile and laugh a bit as he soon realized that Agumon would be just fine. Meanwhile, Ben was helping Veemon to his feet while nursing his own ribs.
"Are you okay, Veemon?" Ben asked.
"I should be the one asking you that. Shellmon almost turned you into a pancake! And not the good kinds!" Veemon retorted.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Thanks to you." I said.
"I'm glad you're okay, best buddy." Veemon said, giving Ben a bro hug which was gladly accepted and returned.
A little while later, everyone was taking some time to dry off and recover from Shellmon's attack. Good thing he primarily attacks with water, but Desiree is currently treating Ben for multiple bruises and two cracked ribs.
"I've used my powers to accelerate the healing by a wide margin, but you're still going to need to take it easy for a while, Ben." Desiree said.
"Good to know that it's nothing too serious. Thanks, Des." Ben said.
"Hello? Come on, I know you're there!" Joe said, still trying to call someone for help.
Only problem is the phones are totalled. How's he gonna call anyone?!
"Operator? OPERATOR!" Joe shouted.
"There's really no reason to stay here now." Tai said.
"Who wants to break the bad news to Joe?" Matt asked.
Everyone looked at Ben expectantly, and the boy just sighed in resignation to his fate. He just can not catch a break today, can he?
"Alright you talked me into it." Ben said as he walked up to Joe. "Come on, Joe. We might as well leave before Shellmon decides to come back and finish what he started."
Joe paled considerably at the thought, and rushed back to the others with Gomamon not far behind. Kids these days. And when Ben got back, he noticed that the other Digimon were enjoying a nice meal.
"If you want any more, just say so." Sora said.
"Indeed. There's plenty left if you'd like seconds." Angelise added.
"And if not, I can catch us some fish. My father taught me how to fish and gather edible plants and fruits before this whole mess started." Moana said while volunteering.
"Shellmon wasn't destroyed, he was just temporarily removed. We should pack up and leave before he decides to come back for round two." Izzy said.
"Good idea." Matt said in agreement.
"In that case we should go back to the forest, because if anyone is looking for us that's the place they'll go." Joe said.
"Joe, weren't you listening earlier? We're the first humans here. Who's going to look for us?" Ben asked.
I think the whole group is beginning to wonder if this kid ever listened to anything or anyone outside of school. Besides his mother, I mean.
"Besides Joe, we fell off a cliff and floated down a river to get here. Getting back there is a big job." Sora said.
"And we could run into Kuwagamon." Mimi added.
"Now listen, logically speaking, if there are telephones here there must be people to use them." Izzy said. "So I think it makes good sense to find those people."
"That makes sense?" Joe asked.
"It certainly does." Sora replied.
"Then let's all get going!" Tai exclaimed.
"Anywhere you wanna go, I'll go Tai, you pick the direction." Agumon said.
"I'm with you all the way, Ben! Let's show the Digi-World our power!" Veemon declared.
Ben smirked and nodded at Veemon before they fist bumped. Really, the two of them act as though they're lifelong friends or long lost brothers.
"Indeed, mistress Angelise! There is no way that I am letting you brave the dangers of the Digi-World without a little extra help!" Hawkmon stated.
The Frost Demon hybrid girl felt genuinely touched by Hawkmon's words and gave him a nod while smiling at the bird Digimon.
"What do ya say, Desiree? Is this here rodeo big enough for the both of us?" Armadillomon asked using an old west reference.
Desiree smirked and knelt down to Armadillomon's level.
"Only if you let me wear the hat." she said, lightly punching Armadillomon's shoulder.
"Then let's get out of this place!" Tai exclaimed.
"And let the monsters beware!" Matt added.
"Well, my plan is to avoid all monsters. Yep, that's my plan." Joe said.
"Yeah, good luck with that." Moana laughed.
"Okay, here we go!" Tai said.
"DIGIMON!" Everyone cheered.
*To Be Continued…*
Hope you guys like the twists and turns this chapter has. It took me quite awhile to write, so I hope to get plenty of reviews for it. Also, I'm thinking about maybe adding Yang Xiao Long from RWBY to Ben's list of girlfriends. What's your opinion on that?