Hello everyone! Sorry it took me so long to post up the next chapter, but I was busy. Life got in the way, so yeah. Anway, lately I have had a few more people reading and liking this story. To those who have read and comment this story: THANK YOU SO MUCH! Comment make me feel like I've done a good job as a writer. Anyway, in this next part the kids get an email form one of the strangers about leaving the valley? What adventure await out band of friends now? Please read and comment. Thanks again!
Chapter Twelve Through the Cave, and To the next Adventure
The room was dimly lit, but lights of computers and strange inventions were flashing all over the place. The smoking stranger and the female stranger were sitting at a table and they were doing something. It looked like they were playing a game of Scrabble, yet instead of letters there were only ones and zeros. It was Binary Code Scrabble that they were playing. The smoking stranger was puffing on a cigarette, blowing the smoke down, as he waited for the female stranger to make her move. The female stranger was carefully studying the board of ones and zeros, trying to figure out a perfect word to place on the board. Then the word came to her, and she started placing the small square blocks of wood on the board. When she was finished, she leaded back in her chair, with a triumphant grin on her face. The smoker stranger toss down his cigarette, putting it out, and looked at the board in disbelief.
"Xenophobia isn't a word!" he complained looking at the word she just put down. The female stranger continue to grin, crossing her arms, and said,
"Xenophobia, it's the fear of strangers or foreigners. And it's so too a word! You're just mad that I came up with an 'X' word and it's a triple letter score too!"
"Triple letter score," the smoking stranger repeated in an annoyed high pitch voice. He was not happy that she was beating him in Scrabble….again. As he was looking at the board, trying to find a comeback, the female stranger asked,
"We haven't check on the kids in a really long time. I'm starting to get a little worried."
"They're fine," the smoking stranger began. He took out another cigarette and pop it in his mouth, as a flame came pass the cigarette he began to smoke. "When I saw them at New Dataville, they had just lost their Digi-vices. I was angry at first, but they got them back. So they're fine."
"That was almost 3 or 4 days ago," she pointed out. She sounded really worried about the kids, as if she was their own mother, "I mean there are good Digimon out there, but there are also some pretty evil Digimon out there too. I just want them to be safe, especially what I told you about one of them to you." The smoking stranger was tense for a moment, the embers on his cigarette still glow. She had just told him something really important about one of the kids, and it consider him greatly.
"Yeah, I'm worry about them too, at times," he said, his eyes fixed on the board, "But they have to pretty courageous, and smart Digimon as their partners. So that's something good, right?"
"Right!" she agreed. She has almost forgot about their Digimon, and how hard they try to protect their friends. "You have a good point. And will you stop smoking! It's bad for you, you know!" The smoking stranger moaned loudly as he blew out some smoke to the ground.
"We are not having this argument again!" he protested pointing his cigarette at her. She roll her eyes, for this was a normal argument for them. She was about to make her point when suddenly,
"Hey! Hey, you guys! I've found something!" The sound of squeaking coming for behind the female stranger, and the next moment the squeaky voice stranger was in the room. He was painting hard, for he had run a long way, and something was in his hands. It was the newspaper The Digital Times, and it was open to a certain page.
"You okay?" the female stranger asked. She was not worried about him, just a bit curious that is all.
"Yeah…I'm fine," the squeaky voice stranger began. He straighten up and added, "Wait….what was I coming her for?"
"To show us something in the paper you have," the smoking stranger said pointing at the paper that was in the squeaky stranger's hand.
"Oh yeah!" the squeaky said, nodding his head as what he found just came back to him. He place the paper on the table and continue to say, "Check out the article here!" With that he pointed at a title in the newspaper.
"New School Building for Digimon is going on schedule?" the smoking stranger asked, reading the title, "That's a lord of crap right there!" Squeaky voice stranger look down, and realized he was pointing at the wrong article.
"My bad," he said with a weak smile and a light laugh, "I meant this one." And with that he pointed to the right article. The title of this article read; "Mysterious Base. Evil Approaching". Both the female stranger and the smoking stranger looked at each other, before they read more of the article.
Gigabit Valley, a peaceful rural area where Digimon live without a care in the world. That is until a wicked force began to take over. For the past few days, Digimon have reported that peaceful, non violent Digimon, have suddenly changes in to terrible, evil beings. The reports are unknown, but some say it is because of these black flying disk that some Digimon call 'Black Spots' that are causing the problem.
"I couldn't stop laughing," said Jestermon, one of the Digimon that was taken over. "And it wasn't that funny, spread around laugher, not at all. It was more on the lines of that demented laugher. I didn't know what I would have done if it wasn't for those strange creatures!" As the days went by more and more Digimon were being attack by these Black Spots. And everywhere the Black Spots appeared, the strange creatures were there.
"I am just a simple Philosopher," said Curiousmon, another Digimon that was taken over by the Black Spots. "So I ask a lot of questions. Why did the Black Spot attach to me? Why did the Black Spot make me go mad and start attack everything around me? But I don't care about those question not being answered. I'm just delighted to have it off of me thanks to the help of May Reid."
All these question about these Black Spots lead up to a climax just 12 hours ago. All around Gigabit Valley a strange black cloud surround the valley. Out of that cloud shot out fire balls that went everywhere in the valley. As quickly as they came to the ground, the flames all return back up to the sky, to the Digimon who use their attack. Soon after there was an enormous eruption that shook the valley and could be heard outside the valley as well. Early this morning the DPS, Digimon Protective Squad, began their investigation on the matter. Though they did not say too much on what they found, they did revile a few. There use to be a factory where they explosion took place. Still hard to tell what the factor was used for, but for what the investigators reviled was that this factory was used to make the Black Spots. Somehow, someone, must have found this Black Spot Factory, took out the factory, and delete whoever was making these Black Spots. Could it have been those strange creatures? DPS is still working on the case, but only having a few leads on the case.
Both the smoking stranger and the female stranger look at both each other as the finished the article. It was kind of hard to believe a bit that the Black Spots problem was gone. However, did the kids and their Digimon actually did what the paper said?
"You….you don't think?" the female stranger began, glancing at the paper then back at the smoking stranger.
"No way," the smoking stranger began standing up, "It couldn't have been them!"
"But….but one of their names are in the paper!" the squeaky voice stranger began. He pick up the paper and pointed at the article saying, "How it can be a lie if they know their real name!" The smoking stranger was still not convicted at what the paper had said about the kids and their Digimon. He reached to grab another cigarette, but realized he had smoke his last one already. He sigh loudly and turn his friends. They were both staring at him, as if he was going to change his mind in the next second.
"Fine!" He announced, toss his hand up, "We'll check the video of the last 24 hours, but I'm telling you! They had nothing to do with this whole 'Black Spot' ordeal."
"We'll see about that, Mr. I-Smoke-Way-Too-Much!" the female stranger mocked. The three of them went to one of the computer that was already up and running. The smoking stranger sat in the chair, pulling up the video, as the other two stood behind him. He found the video that he was looking for and he press play. The three of them watch in awe at what happen the other day. How the kids' Digimon all reached the next level to beat Tyrannomon and get the Black Spot off him. Then they saw how the Black Spots were use to kidnap the kids to Kurokasaimon's lab/factory, and how Kurokasaimon wanted the power that the kids have for himself. The female stranger tear up a bit as she saw how Jake and Kenta were having a conversation about their parents. The smoking stranger cheered as the Digimon kick Kurokasaimon butt and sent him into the vat. The squeaky voice stranger held back a gasp as they watch Kurokasaion raise out of the vat, the Digi-vole to Blackinferomon. All three of them were on the edge of their seats at the finally battle with kids, their Digimon fighting Blackinferomon. The screen went black after the kids and their Digimon celebrated, yet the three strangers all started at the blank screen. They could not believe how far these kids and their Digiom had done. It was the smoking stranger the broke the silent moment by saying,
"Holly Sh….." Yet before he could finish, the female stranger slap her hand over his mouth, to stop him from saying the next word.
"I told you!" the squeaky voice stranger said, pointing at the screen.
"Yes you did, and I'm glad I'm wrong," the female stranger began, still not taking her eyes off the screen. She smile lightly before adding, "They are growing faster than we expected , which is a good thing too!"
"Yeah," the squeaky voice stranger agreed. He look back her and suddenly asked, "So what know?" The female stranger took her hand off of the smoking stranger's mouth, and cross her arms.
"They have prove themselves, so they don't need to stay in the valley anymore," she began, "We need to talk to the conical members on what to do next, but in the mean time we should start to be more involved on the journey to save the Digital World." The squeaky voice stranger nod his head and agreed with he. Then they both turn their heads to the smoking stranger. For a long time, he just started at the blank screen. Then he realized what they wanted and groaned loudly.
"Fine, I'll send them an email," he said as he finger began to dance on the keyboard. The kid's next adventure was just one email away.
Night had fallen once again in Gigabit Valley. The stars were shining on the black sky as the kids and their Digimon were still celebrating their victor over the little demon Digimon. Everyone was having fun as the Digimon 'reenact' the final battle that they had many hours ago. Deemon, Houndmon and Sealmon were all playing the part of Blackinfernomon. Deemon was on top of Houndmon's shoulders, and Sealmon was Deemon shoulders. Sealmon had branches that were the arms of the flaming Digimon.
"Now that I've reach the next level, no one can stop me!" Sealmon ranted in his evil voice. Houndmon stumble a little bit, making the tower of Digimon wobble a little bit, but he found his balance.
"We'll stop you, you evil Digimon you!" Canarymon said, sounding like she was reading her lines, as she pointed to the tower of Digimon. Her, Lynxmon and Caterpillarmon were playing the roles of the heroines that save the day. Sealmon cackled as he pointed a branch arm at the three Digimon.
"Ha, ah! You stop me?" he began, getting really into this, "Don't make me laugh! I am way smarter, and powerful than you'll ever be! Now have a little taste of my fire balls!" For a moment, nothing happen. Everyone was waiting for whatever would happen next. Houndmon look up to Deemon and quickly said in a low voice,
"Deemon! That's your cue!"
"Oh yeah! Forgot!" Deemon quickly said as he quickly began to toss the 'fire balls'. The fire balls were actually pine cones and any other little thing that the Digimon found on the ground. Canarymon and Lynxmon both dodge the attacks, but one of the 'fire balls' hit Catpillarmon and she roll over to her side. Sealmon cackled loudly as he raised his branch hands into the air. Lynxmon dash over to see if she was okay.
"Hey! You alright?" she began rolling the worm Digimon back onto her legs, "Do you think you can still fight?" Caterpillarmon nodded and they all face the tower of Digimon once more.
"Give up! There is nothing you can do to stop my mighty power!" Sealmon taunt pointing both his branches at himself.
"That's where you're wrong!" Caterpillarmon began, looking straight at Sealmon, "You may be more powerful than us, but we Digimon never give up the fight! Even if it seems hopeless!" With that, the three of them all tackled the tower of Digimon. Instantly the tower hit the ground, making dust go all around, and Deemon, Houndmon, and Sealmon were all separated from each other.
"No, no!" Sealmon began, tosses his branches to the bushes, "Oh how could I think of ever defeating you Digimon! Especially that handsome, and very witty, Sealmon. Oh! I'm dead!" He shut his eyes and stuck out his tongue to show that he was dead. The kids all clap at their Digimon little show. They Digimon all pick themselves up from the ground, and gave a quick bow.
"That was a wonderful show you put on!" Emily said, as she stop clapping. "You all know how to put on a great show!"
"Yeah, but did you really had to add that last part Sealmon?" Nate asked crossing his arms and giving Sealmon a look. Sealmon stuck out his tongue and chuckle lightly, this was just the way he is and nothing can stop him from that. All throughout the show, both Kenta and may were talking to each other. They both had the same thought in their head and waited to know what the other one thought about. Now that they heard each other, it was time to talk to the others. May had her lap top on her lap as Kenta stood up and began,
"Hey, everyone?" Both the other kids and the Digimon all turn their head to him as he added, "I have something to say."
"Say away, K-Dude!" Deemon said giving the thumbs up to Kenta. Kenta pointed a finger at him and was about to yell something back, but he caught himself. He took a deep breath and continue to say,
"It's about our current situation."
"Our current situation?" Nate asked back, titling his head to one side, "What do you mean by that?" May answered this question by saying,
"Well, we've been traveling around Gigabit Valley for over a week now. And still we haven't seen any other humans in this place."
"There can be!" Emily said, she was sounding a little scared at what may was saying, "We just have to keep on looking that's all!"
"I know this sound scary, but we're just being logical here!" May said, trying to claim Emily down a bit. Kenta nodded as he look back to the others and said,
"Me and May both agree that was should find a way out of Gigabit Valley." There was a long pause of silent as the other kids and the Digmon all stared at Kenta and May. Iris cross her arm and learning back she ask,
"Why?"
"Well," May began tapping on her laptop, "Think about what that crazy Digimon said back then. How he called us 'Chosen Children'?" Nate shuddered a bit, remembering how Kurokasaimon all tried up.
"Yeah I remember that," he finally said.
"We feel that Chosen Children means something more," Kenta said pulling out his Digi-vice and glancing down at the strange device.
"More important than finding our way back home and being with our families!" Emily yelled. She was standing up and everyone was looking at her. The kids were all silent for they all agreed with Emily thinking. Exploding this Digital World was fun and exciting, yet the temptation of being at home with a real family was still there. Having a mother to love and take care of you as well as a father to protect and respect. How could any of them not want to go back home after all that they have been through.
"Emily makes a really good point," Nate began, pulling his knees up to his chest, "Finding a way out of this world should be on tops of our lists."
"But what if that's not on the top of someone else list," Iris began scratching behind Lynxmon ear. "We are Chosen Children, so someone had to pick us and have a reason why they want us to come here." For a while, Jake was looking up at the clear dark sky. Stars were shining down on them, watching them at their campfire. Soon Jake fixed his goggles and looked at everyone.
"Can I say something?" he asked. They all kept quite, and Jake took this as a yes. He cross his legs on the ground and continue to say, "Being in this world is great! Going around place, fighting bad Digimon, and exploring mysteries. It's like a huge video game, only it's real! Add in the no responsibility from my mom, and it's great! However, I do miss thing back home. Eating junk food, playing games on the computer, and sleeping in a real bed. Aw man I miss sleeping in a real bed." For a short moment, the other kids began to think of what they miss back in their world. How tempting that was to them. Jake sigh, bring them back to the real word, as he added, "I have to agree with Iris, we were brought here for a reason. And that reason is not over yet. So we have to make a little sacrifice of going home for a while. Though we may not be going home any time soon, we are still all together and let's keep it that way." The only sound that could be heard was the cracking of the fire.
"Wow," Kenta began after a long pause, "That was really…deep of you Jake."
"Thanks," Jake said with a grin, "I have my moments every now and then."
"It looks like we're going head out of this valley then," Iris began wiping some dirt that was on her leg, "You two got anything to say?" She titled he head to both Emily and Nate. Emily patted Canarymon and said,
"If it's to help these super cool and nice, Digimon, then I'll wouldn't complain anymore."
"I just have one," Nate said holding up one finger, "We are NOT hiking up any mountains to get out of here! I don't have the right stuff for that!" Everyone laugh as Nate gave a little smile. May laughed as she patted her computer. Once the laughing stop, she then said,
"Nate does a have a good point. How are we…." Yet before she could finish, he computer made a loud PING sound. Everyone's eyes darted to her computer as it PING once more. Not know what to do, May slowly lift her computer to see what was going on. Her eyes widen as she saw what was on her screen. "I've….got an email!" she said slowly, still could not believe at what she saw.
"WHAT!" the other kids shouted, their eyes almost bursting out of their heads. Caterpillarmon turn to the stun looks over kids faces, the look at May.
"Is this a good thing?" she ask titling her head to one side.
"It's more strange than good," May began as she look at the glow of her screen, "Consider that I haven't had internet for so long."
"Who's it from?" Kenta asked, waiting to know more of this mysterious email. May quickly glace at the email, trying to find a name.
"It only give the address," she said after looking it over, "It' from smartsmoker39 ."
"Wait! Someone sent you an email through gmail?!" Jake blurted out.
"Never mind that, read it out loud!" Iris pointed out, waiting to know more. So May read the email out loud. This was what was written on the email:
Yo Kids,
I turn my back for one second, one little second in time, and you all blew up a factory/lab. What were you all thinking!? Anyway, you have my respects for stopping this Black Spot mess. Getting to the matter at hand, I am not sending this email to threaded you or any other crap like that. I'm your friend…kind of. It's about time I should help you. So you want to get out of the Valley, that I can help. Go Northeast for where you're at, Nate should have a compass in his bag, until you see a cave. Go through that cave, and you'll be out of Gigabit Valley in 10 minutes or so. We have big plans for you, I don't know what those plans are but they evolve all of you. Stick together with each other and your Digimon and we'll be in contact again.
-Good luck
"This person know a lot about us," Emily said when May had finished reading. Kenta cross his arms and glared at the email, as if the person who wrote the email was standing right in front of him.
"Sound fishy if you ask me," he said, not taking his eyes off May's computer. They all had to agree, this was very peculiar. How did this stranger know so much about these kids.
"It does sounds like he's trying to help us," Iris added poking at the fire with a stick.
"Or send us to a doom!" Nate quickly said, shaking.
"Well we'll soon see tomorrow," Jake said giving his famous grin.
"Good point," May began closing her lap top, "If anything goes wrong, we can always back track, right?"
Once the sun was up, the kids and their Digimon all set out for their journey to get out of Gigabit Valley. Though they all did went to bed late, they did not feel tried as they made their way to the cave. They were fallowing the direction that was on the email that the stranger as sent to them. Nate was leading the group, holding his compass in his hand. He was trying to lead the group to the right way as best his could. Sealmon was on Nate's shoulders as he gave a loud yawn and asked,
"Are we there yet?"
"Not yet," Nate began glancing back at him, "And don't yawn. Don't you know yawning is…" Yet before he could finish he yawned loudly just like his partner. "Contagious," he finished with an embarrassed look on his face. Sealmon chuckled softly as he patted Nate on the back. As the others tried not to spread the yawning, Houndmon was looking a little down. His ears seem to be drooping more than usual, and he had a sad look on his face. He had a both his paws close to his chest, as if he was trying to hold himself back. Lynxmon saw this and closed one of her eyes and she said,
"Scared aren't you mutt." Houndmon quickly turn to her and yelled,
"First of all, don't call me Mutt!" Then his angry quickly went away as he continue to say in a soft tone, "And yeah. Aren't you?" Lynxmon was taken a bit aback by this response that the dog Digimon gave. She quickly open up her eye and turn her head, putting her paw behind her head, and said nothing.
"What are you guys talking about?" Emily asked, hearing the conversation. At first, the Digimon did not look at her. They seem to be a bit embarrassed about something, and they were not going to tell her. "Come on," she began with a smile, "We are all friends, you can tell us anything." Deemon was the one that made eye contact with her. He gave her a nervous fake smile and rub the back of his head.
"It just….well…." he began trying to keep his cool, "We've never really went outside the valley before."
"You mean you never left your home before in your life!" May said sound stunned. Caterpillarmon, who was on May's shoulders, nodded her head.
"We were all born here in this valley, so we know nothing about the outside world," the little worm Digimon began. "Even though we don't know all of Gigabit Valley, it's still home. So you can see why we bit scared." Iris sighed loudly before saying,
"So what?" All the Digimon looked at her, and for what she was saying it sounded like this was not a big deal.
"Hey! What do you mean by that?!" Deemon asked pointing a claw fingers at Iris.
"What I mean," Iris began looking up at the tree tops as they lightly sway in the wind, "That we are away from our home as well. We were scared at first too, then you guys help us out. Now it's our turn," She look down at all of them and gave them all her smirk as she added, "We're all stuck in this place together, let's make the best of it." The Digimon took in what Iris had said to them, and it was true. They were all stuck her together, so they must help each other out the best they can.
"Oh thank you Iris!" Canarymon said spreading her wings out and walking to Iris. "Thank you for you kind words. I think we all feel better about leaving out home now, thanks to you!" Iris quickly hold up her hand to stop Canarymon and said,
"Stop, Stop! I already get enough hugs from Sunshine over there! I don't need you to start as well!" She jab her finger at Emily who was giggling a little bit at the sight of her Digimon trying to hug Iris.
"Hey everyone, I think we're here," Kenta making them all stop. They all stood there and saw the cave in front of them. The cave look big enough to fit a large truck through with some space left over. Sunlight was shinning inside the cave a bit, but then it stop and left nothing but darkness the rest of the way. Jake took a deep breath and turn to all his friends.
"Ready everyone," he asked looking at both human and Digimon faces. Nate began to dig in his backpack as he said,
"Let me get some flashlight before we go in okay?" The kids and their Digimon wanted for Nate to find his flashlights. A smile appeared on his face as he pull out several flashlight from his bag. Yet, just as he pull out his flashlights, a voice from nowhere suddenly made them jump saying,
"Hey! You ain't aloud here!" The kids all looked around to see where the voice came from. Then all of a suddenly a second voice came out of nowhere saying,
"Yeah, yeah. Not aloud here at all!" The kids and their Digimon all turn around to see two ugly Digimon walking up to them with wicked grins on their faces. The two Digimon looked exactly the same. Their skin were a sickly green color, that look to be the color of something sick, and red Mohawk that look somewhat neat and white claws. They both had tiny yellow eyes and a big jaw with fangs sticking up. They both wore a light brown wooden color vest , brown belt and wooden color loincloth. In each of their hands were a big wooden club that looked ready to smash anything. There was only one different between the two ugly Digimon, and that was the bandana that was tried to their arm. The one on the right had a blue bandana while the other one had a red bandana. Iris raised an eyebrow as she stared at the Digimon that were in front of them.
"So…who are these freaks anyway?" she asked nodding her head to the ugly Digimon. Lynxmon groaned loudly as she sank forward.
"Great!" the cat Digimon began, being very sarcastic, "A pair of Goblimon, they're so annoying."
"And they smell too," Deemon added putting his hand over his nose, "Smells like they've been bathing in trash for a week or so!" The two Goblimon snicker at what the little dragon Digimon said. They were talking this more as a complaint than an insult.
"They sound like trouble," Nate began as he pull out his Digi-vice. He scan the two Digimon to get their data on them.
Name: Goblimon
Type: Ogre
Level: Child
Special Attacks: Goblin Ball, Goblin Stick
Info: Goblimon is a Digimon who loves to do bad things. The wicker the deed, the more they will do the deed. They have a sly and hard personality and take great pride in their Mohawks.
"Didn't you hear me!" the red bandana Goblimon yelled, whacking his club in his hand, "You ain't aloud here!"
"Yeah, Yeah!" the blue bandana Goblimon agreed, shaking his head, "Ain't aloud here!" The kids look at their Digimon, who were just as confused as they were. Emily clap her hands together and asked very politely,
"Why can't you let us go? We wouldn't do anything bad."
"Boss's orders," Red said shaking his finger at her.
"Yeah, Yeah! Boss's orders!" Blue agreed still nodding. They all listen as Red continue to say,
"The Boss use this cave to get in and out of Gigabit Valley. It's his short cut, and his shortcut only!"
"Yeah, Yeah! So get out of here before we make you!" Blue said twisting his club in his hands. These two ugly Digimon were blocking their way, and they did not seem like they will be moving soon. The kids have to figure out away to get pass these two henchmen Digimon.
"Look," Kenta began taking a step forward, "It's kind of important for us to get out of this valley. What is going to take to get you two to move out of our way?" Both Goblimon looked at each other, thinking about what to do. As soon as the thought came to their wicked minds, smirks appeared on their ugly little faces.
"5,000 Digi-dollars," Red began still smirking, "Each!"
"WHAT!?" Both the kids and their Digimon shouted. Sealmon jump down of Nate's shoulder and crawl over to the Goblimon saying,
"That's high way robbery! You can't charge us for going through a cave!" Yet the Goblimon were not paying any attention to him. They were too busy thinking about the money that they will be making off of this. Red was rubbing his chin, as he was trying to do the math, and saying,
"So there are 12 of them, and so 12 times 5,000 is….125,000 Digi-dollars?"
"Yeah, Yeah?" Blue said titling his head to one side. Math was not the best subject with Goblimon.
"I'm sorry," Canarymon began raising her shoulder, "But we can't pay that much money for you." The two Goblimon stop their thinking and glared at all of them.
"So you rather get wacked by out clubs that pay and easy toll?" Red said fingering his club.
"Yeah, Yeah! Easy toll!" Blue said excitedly, jumping a little bit. Caterpillarmon nodded her head and glared back at them saying,
"If it's against you two brainless Digimon, that we'll take you on and out quickly!" This little comment from the worm Digimon got the two Goblimon mad. Their faces turn an ugly red color as they began to swing their clubs in the air. The kids all held onto their Digi-vices tightly, for if there was going to be a fight they will be ready for the fight. The Goblimon were about to charge at them, when suddenly and loud voice from the cave called out saying,
"What the hell is going on over there!" Both Goblimon stop in their tracks and turn slowly to the cave.
"Boss!" They both said as their boss Digimon step out of the cave. The boss Digimon look a little bit like the two Goblimon, but a lot uglier. He had sliver untamed hair that went down his back and small cold blue eyes. Black horns with red stick were place on his head and his big jaw and many sharp teeth. He had black belt like wrist bands and loincloth, and in his hand was some kind of bone club with spikes place on the bone. In many ways, he was stronger than his two henchmen. Deemon shook his head and said,
"Figures that an Ogremon would be their boss." Wanting to know more about Ogremon, Jake pull out his Digi-vice to get more data on this new Digimon.
Name: Ogremon
Type: Ogre
Level: Adult
Special Attacks: Pummel Whack, Bone Club
Info: Ogremon is known as a bounty hunter Digimon. He goes around trying to find Digimon to join him with his hunts. He is quick to fight and has a bad temper.
"So tell me what the hell is going on here?!" Ogremon asked rubbing his head with his white claw.
"These jerks want to use your shortcut!" Red began point a thumb the kids and their Digimon. The kids all gave sour looks at Red for calling them 'jerks'.
"They do?" Ogremon said, sounding more confused that angry. He was not sure why they wanted to use his shortcut at all.
"Yeah, Yeah, but we told them they had to pay a toll to get through," Blue added rubbing his hands together. Ogremon chuckled a little bit at the work his henchmen were doing. He straighten up and said,
"Good, get their money and we'll be good." The Goblimon both look at each other with nervous looks on their faces.
"You see," Red continue to say looking away a bit, "They refused to pay the toll."
"WHAT!" Ogremon shouted raising both his arms in the air. Emily put up her hands, trying to claim down this boss Digimon, and said,
"It's not that we don't wait to pay, it's that we don't…." She could not finish what she wanted to say, for Ogremon came and knocked Emily out of the way. Emily flounder her arms and was about to hit the ground when Canarymon catch her. Jake had his fist up and was about to take on Ogremon himself. Ogremon was pointing his bone club at all of them saying,
"If you don't pay the toll, then you get a whack with my club! So cough up the money!"
"Hell no!" Iris called out making Ogremon turn his head to her. Her and Kenta was standing side by side with each other. Kenta having his hands in his pocket and Iris arms were crossed, but they both had their Digi-vices ready. Houndmon and Lynxmon stood in front of them, their fur on edge and growling a bit.
"What did you say?" Ogremon said slowly and he treaded over to them.
"You," Kenta began pulling out his Digi-vice, "Are a bully. For you knocked over one of our friends because you're greedy!" The grip on Ogremon's club tighten as he tower in front of them.
"Aw, what do you know!" Ogremon yelled as he began to swing his club down at them. Just as he did, both Kenta and Iris Digi-vice began to glow, and their Digimon began to change to their next level.
"HOUNDMON DIGIVOLE TO…LUPUSMON!"
"LYNXMON DIGIVOLE TO…SPINXMON!" Ogremon stumble back a little bit, for the wolf Digimon and the tiger Digimon were a lot bigger than him. The two Goblimon Digimon were shaking from head to toe at the two Adult Digimon the stood in front of them.
"Um…Boss?" Red said, sounding really scared now, "What do we do?"
"Yeah, yeah? What do we do?" Blue said biting his nails. For a moment, Ogremon was awestruck by the two Digimon, but then he shock out of it. He turn his head and yelled at his henchmen saying,
"Don't get all afraid of them! This just mean that there is more of them to whack!" Spinxmon scoff at Ogremon answer, for she could see his legs shaking too. Lupusmon roll his eyes for he knew that Ogremon was just acting brave. Trying to fallow his action, Ogremon charged at the wolf and tiger Digimon. However, Lupusmon and Spinxmon were too fast and strong for Ogremon.
"Moon Beam!"
"Fist of Anubis!" The two attack came together and crash into Ogremon sending him flying into the mountain side. The sound of rocks falling could be heard from everywhere and dust fill the air. As the dust began to clear, both Goblimon jaws drop as they saw their boss laying in the ruble, eyes rolled back and barely moving. As the two Goblimon dash over to their boss, Lupusmon and Spinxmon changed back to their normal forms.
"Boss! Boss! Are you okay?" Red asked shaking Ogremon a bit.
"Yeah, Yeah! Are you okay?" Blue asked as well, holding Ogremon bone club that his boss drop. At first Ogremon did not say anything. Then he cough a few times saying,
"Easy….squeeze….lemon….peasy…." Both Goblimon looked at each other then at their boss. They quickly grab both his arms and legs and began to run away while carrying him.
"You haven't seen the last of us!" Red shouted to the kids and their Digimon.
"Yeah, Yeah! Haven't seen the last of us!" Blue quickly added. As soon at the gang of ogres were gone, Emily came dashing up to Iris and gave her a bone crashing hug. A disgusted look appeared on Iris's face as Emily was hugging her.
"Thanks for standing up for me back there. I knew you always care about other!" Emily said rubbing her check against Iris check.
"Somebody get me a crowbar!" Iris yelled trying to break free. Jake came up to Kenta and lightly punch him on the arm saying,
"That was a pretty cool and noble thing back there." Kenta look the other way and said,
"Whatever, he was getting on my nerves anyway." Yet there was a hit of a smile on his face when he said that. May watch as the Jake, Kenta, Emily and Iris were being themselves. She touch her laptop bag and said softly to herself,
"I wonder if this is going to happen a lot while we are on this new journey?" Nate over heard this and pointed his already lit flash light into the cave saying,
"We'll see after we get through this cave." Once Emily finally let go of Iris, the kids and their Digimon began their new journey outside of Gigabit Valley.
"Wow that's sun's bright!" Deemon said putting a hand over his eyes to block the sun. The kids and their Digimon were now walking out of the cave that lead out of Gigabit Valley. The other side of the valley did not look any different than the inside the valley. They were still in some kind of forest area, but now a yellow dirt path was in front leading them somewhere. Sealmon patted his paws on the dirt path and asked,
"Shall we fallow the yellow dirt road?"
"That would seem to be the best thing we can do," May said looking at where the dirt road lead.
"Then what are we waiting for!" Jake said jumping a bit in the air. He was excited for the next leg of their adventure was about to start. Everyone could tell how excited Jake was so they began to fallow him. No sooner did they take their first step, when someone called out to them saying,
"Hey!" They all looked up to see a pink bird flying down to them with a bag on her arm. Kenta raised an eyebrow as Biyomon landed in front of them.
"Wow…that is a very pink bird," he said to Houndmon, who nodded.
"But you have to admit, she is pretty cute!" Emily quickly said, with a grin on her face. Biyomon began to dig in her bag as she said,
"Good thing I caught you know, otherwise I'll be flying till dusk to find all of you."
"What…do you mean?" Nate said slowly as Biyomon pull out a thick envelope. She walk over to Jake and handed him the envelope saying,
"I have a package for all of you that match all your descriptions. Don't ask me who, I just got the package and a note to deliver it to all of you. Okay, take care." A with that, the pink bird flew up and away from all of them. Everyone gathered around Jake and the envelope that was in his hands. Iris looked at package, then at Jake.
"What are you waiting for, open it!" she said, waiting to know what was in as much as everyone else. Jake slowly tore open the envelope to see what was inside. There were just two things inside the envelope; note and a huge pile of Digi-dollars. Everyone eyes widen as they stared at the huge pile of sliver bills. None of them have seen so much money before, even more that that con artist Digimon had gave them. Shaking himself out, Jake open the note to see what the note said. The note read:
Yo kids, Again,
Look…I'm sorry for the little ordeal I put you through. How was I suppose to know that Ogremon was using that as his shortcut and his lackeys were protecting it. Damn! Did my lab partner yell at me for doing that. And Digimon say I have a bad month! But I am kind of proud of you guys too. It kind of shows how much you've all grown in the short time you've been here. So here something for your troubles. Don't go blowing all the money off on something stupid, trust me I've done that! Fallow this path until we think of something. You'll hear from us again. Take care.
-A friend
The kids all started at the money and note that were in Jake's hands. They were happy to have their own money to do whatever they want. Yet at the same time it was very peculiar, for someone, somewhere knows about them. Could they be watching them right now? May took the note that was in Jake's hand and read it once more. Then she turn to her friends and said very seriously,
"This journey has suddenly become very mysterious all of sudden."
Next Time on Digimon Fighters!
Jake: Oh man! I keep forgetting we our money is worthless here!
May: What about the money we got for that 'friend' of ours?
Jake: I kind of lost it.
Emily: Oh Jake!
Nate: Looks like we're going to be washing dishes now!
Stranger: *Place money on the table* Keep the change.
Kenta: Thanks, um Sir.
Stranger: No problem kids. I know how are it can be when someone lose money.
Iris: How did you know we are kids and not Digimon?
Stranger: Crap! *runs out*
Deemon: Stop! We just want to talk!
Houndmon: Who are these guys?
Sealmon: They look super strong too!
Canarymon: Watch out!
Next time: The Crown Jewel and His Diamonds
Jake: D...Deemon...wake up buddy!