Digimon Tamers: World Saga

Invasion Arc

Episode 7: Temple of Ancients Part 1 - Shadow

Episode based on Reboot episode 9. One of my favorite.


Kazu's House...

Kazu emerges from behind the couch.

"Sshhh! Go away! You'll give away my hiding place!", Kazu said. The people he was telling to go away was Alice and Enzo.

"Kazu are you feeling alright?", Enzo asks.

"Quiet! Get down! Get down!", Kazu said hiding again.

"What is it? S-Class prisoners? A roaming Digital Field?", Alice asks.

"Is it Destromon? Lilithmon?", Enzo asks in fear.

"Worse! Much worse!", Kazu said. "Oh no! He's coming!"

The three screams in terror as a figure approaches them. It was a tv head Digimon with a black ninja outfit.

"Look at this! Yes! Combination hookah and coffee maker! Also makes julienne fries! But wait there's more. Act now and we'll ship you the Toolmatic absolutely free for only 99.99.99!", the Digimon announce.

"Arg! Hi-VisionMonitamon! For the hundredth and twenty eight time! Stop!", Kazu shouts in frustration jumping back onto the couch.

"Can't we just turn him off?", Enzo asks.

"I can't. Remotemon ran away.", Kazu said glumly.

"Well can you blame it?", Alice asks.

"It's Digi-Bucket!", Hi-VisionMonitamon said as his screen shows a plain bucket. "Surprise your friends!" A scary face drawn bucket scares a baby Digimon. "Amaze your family!" A Agumon stands on a bucket entertaining the Koromons. "Annoy perfect strangers!" A Gabumon drums the bucket annoying a Demi-Devimon. "Free for only 99.99.99!"

Kazu finally had enough. "That's it! You're getting dismantled! Gaurdromon, screwdriver." A screwdriver pops out of Kazu's D-Cell. The screen-head yelps a hides behind Alice.

"Now, Kazu just calm down.", Alice said.

Just then a Digital Field engulfs Kazu's house and then dissipates leaving the house completely empty.


Digital World...

"Woah! Are we in the Digital World?", Enzo asks.

"But how? The Digital Field brings Digimon from the Digital World not the other way around.", Alice said.

"Something tells me that the Digital Field was artificially made.", Kazu said.

"Destromon?", Alice asks.

"Destromon.", Kazu said.


Juggernaut Battleship...

"You fools! You set the Digital Field to the wrong location, now Hypnos will know of our plan.", Vice shouts in frustration. "All troops defense position! The Tamers are coming."


Digital World...

"But what part of the Digital World are we?", Kazu asks. "Do you know Alice? You've been here much longer than us."

"I'm afraid not. I've never been you this area. In fact I doubt even the Sovereigns know of this area."

Enzo looks around the area finding a large temple, but around was something that scares him. The temple is surrounded by weapons, armor, and robes. "Guys you better see this."

Kazu looks around and realize what the scene was. "This was a battlefield, but who were the two armies?"

"I have a sneaking suspicion that the temple holds the answers.", Alice said. She then pulls out her D-Cell and release Dobermon. Kazu release Gaurdromon from his D-Cell.

"What are you wait for? Enter now for your chance to win.", Hi-VisionMonitamon said pointing at the temple.

"Sorry, Hi-VisionMonitamon but why don't you stay here and let us worry about the temple.", Alice said.

"Trust us. It's your only hope.", Enzo said.

Hi-VisionMonitamon sits down completely depressed. "Shun by his friends. Ignored by this love ones. Abandoned by those he trusted the most."

The two look at Kazu with a guilty look. "No, Not, Never, Nine, No way, Ixnay on the "S" part, Negatory!", Kazu said. Hi-VisionMonitamon turn even more depressed forcing Kazu to reconsider. "You can stay with us on one condition. Stay out of our way, okay?"

"Guaranteed to work behind the scene so you don't have to. ", the screen digimon said.


Inside the temple...

The group walk across the hallway of paintings on the wall. Kazu stops to observe the paintings he then notice some of them.

"Is that Gallantmon, Omnimon, Dynasmon and Magnamon in the painting?", Kazu asks seeing the four knight Digimons with an army of other knight Digimons fighting an army of demons.

"Yeah, and in the opposing army I can see Daemon and Lilithmon."

"This painting is about a war between the Royal Knights and Demon Lords.", Alice said reading the writing next to the paintings. "In the end only thirteen knights and seven demons survived the war. The later become known as the Royal Knights and the Seven Great Demon Lords."

"Anything else?", Kazu asks.

"That's all. There's probably more at the end.", Alice answers.

"Alright then let's go.", Kazu said walking to the door. He tries to open it, but the door refuse to budge. It's stuck. Give me a hand."

The others but Hi-VisionMonitamon helps out, but still were unable to open the door.

"Come on, Hi-VisionMonitamon. You too!", Enzo calls out.

"Have no fear! I'll save you!", Hi-VisionMonitamon shouts charging at the door successfully knocking it down with everyone with it.

Everyone screams as they slide down the hall, however the slide splits into three sections. Kazu fell in the right, Alice fell in the left, Enzo and Vis fell in the center. Enzo and Vis land on the door floating on a river. Enzo looks around and notice Kazu, Guardromon, Alice, and Dobermon are missing.


Elsewhere in the temple...

Kazu lies on the ground unconscious with Guardromon on lying on top of him.

Flashback...

"Tamers, TigerVespamon is attacking an ammunition factory. Most likely to rearm all of Destromon's weaponry and probably add in some extras as well.", Yamaki calls through the D-Cell.

Takato, Henry, Gen, Rika, and Ryo immediately took off to the area. Kazu watches the Tamers leave.

"What's the matter Kazu?", Jeffrey asks.

"I just feel so useless.", Kazu said glumly. "I tried many ways to achieve Biomerge, but I can't seem to gain it."

"That is strange. From what I can tell your bonding with Guardromon is just as great as Takato and the rest."

"Maybe it's my own doubt. I feel like a shadow compare to Takato and the others. I mean they're all great fighters fighting difficult battles, while I stayed in the side lines."

Flashback end...

"Kazu... Kazu...!"

Kazu slowly open his eyes as Guardomon shakes him like crazy. "Guardromon! I'm awake!"

"Thank goodness! You've been unconscious for an hour."

"Well it was a hard landing, especially you landing on me."

"True."

"So where are we? For some reason my body feels strange as if something is calling to me."

"But what?"

"I have the feeling the answer is in the other side of the hallway."

The two walk across the hallway unaware that they are being followed. They reach the other side and see a large dual spear on an alter.

"Hey, Guardromon! Isn't that the weapon we saw on the painting? The one that blue knight was using."

Suddenly something kicks Guardomon to the wall knocking him out. Kazu turns and sees TigerVespamon.

"What are you doing here?", Kazu asks in shock.

"Simple I entered the Digital Field we've created, while trying to get rid of it. I then thought maybe there is something worth getting on the other side so I decide to go in and boy am I right. You just brought me a neat weapon.", TigerVespamon said as he reaches for the weapon.

Guardian Barrage!

The missiles strike the Mega Digimon, but all it simply does was annoy him.

"Oh please, you a champion against a mega? You must be kidding."

"I may not be on the same level as Gallantmon and the others, but I will give everything I have to stop you. I am the protector of the Digital World, and I intend to do as long as there is power in me."

"Such heroic nonsense for a weakling.", TigerVespamon said strike Guardomon down. TigerVespamon summons his blade and proceed to deliver the finishing blow. Just then to his surprise Kazu took the blow receiving a large cut on his back. "So you want to go first, I'll gladly stomp you to death."

TigerVespamon starts stomping on Kazu, while Kazu continues to shield Guardromon.

"Ka... zu...", Guardomon said weakly.

'I... I can't even save a friend who I cared about and care about me!?'

No one notice the weapon shaking a bit.

'Is this the end of my journey? The limit of my power?'

'Power... I want power...'

An aura surrounds the weapon.

'The ability to protect the Digital World... The power to protect my friends!'

"I want the power!", Kazu screams as he, Guardromon and the weapon glows blinding TigerVespamon.

"What!?"

BIOMERGE DIGIVOLUTION

Andromon stands in the center of a factory as hundreds of mechanical arms start modifying his body. Once the modification is finish the improved Andromon blasts down a number of target surrounding him creating a marge explosion.

"HiAndromon!"

This didn't stop there. The weapon launch itself from the alter towards HiAndromon. The cyborg catches the weapon. "KNIGHT EVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

The robot had become a knight covered completely in thick purple armor. "Craniamon!"

"W-what?! Biomerge and a new evolution?", TigerVespamon said in shock. Before he realize it Craniamon punches him to the head sending him crashing through several walls.

"I know why I must protect the Digital World. Back when I was Craniamon it was my duty and purpose. I perished after the war between the Royal Knights and Demon Lords, but I was reborn with memory loss. For many years before I met you Kazu I've been helping Digimon with their trouble, but I always wondered why I do it. Now I know and right now I must find "her"."

(Ending 1...)

At the lowest level of the temple a blonde girl sleeps inside a crystal.