Chapter Five
"Boom Bubble!"
"Electro Thread!"
Patamon and Kunemon's attacks bounced off of the raging monster without inflicting any damage. The massive beast fighting the rookies was a champion Digimon called Minotaurumon. The monster called out, "Demon Arm!"
The massive cannon that was in place of the left hand lit up and fired an energy blast at the rookies. It blew both of them back against the stone structure that was in the arena of battle. From inside the stone structure, a blue blur shot out. It yelled, "V-Head-butt!"
The blur hit Minotaurumon, but had no effect. The monster just shrugged it off. The monster raised its cannon arm, "Darkside Quake!" With that, it slammed its cannon down upon the dazed Veemon.
"Veemon!" yelled John running out from the stone structure. He cared for the little blue guy, but wasn't sure why. He knew that Veemon was important to him and that was all John cared about. John foolishly ran into the field of battle to pull Veemon out of it. Minotaurumon raised his cannon arm again. He growled, "For the Knights! Darkside…"
"Pyro Sphere!"
A blast of fire hit Minotaurumon in the back. The monster turned around to see four more rookies ready to duke it out with him. He raised his arm and yelled, "Demon Arm!"
A blast of energy shot from his cannon, tearing through the air towards the group. The humans and Digimon jumped out of the way. Val whirled back around to his feet ready to fight against the more powerful enemy. Colt ran out of the way to where Zack and Brie were standing inside the stone structure. Kristian stood up and screamed at the top of her lungs as pieces of wood and debris flew all around her. Karin ran towards her sister, pushing out of the way of a collapsing tree. Karin grabbed her sister's hand and led her to the rest of the group except for Val who was still there alongside Guilmon.
"Val, what are you doing?" asked Karin, "You can't fight against that thing. Look what it has for a left hand."
"Karin is right Val," Guilmon told him, "We Digimon can fight this thing off."
"Are you sure?" Val asked.
"Of course we're sure," Lopmon answered.
"Fine by me," Val replied and he took off towards the others.
All the Digimon save for Veemon who still out cold, were engaging the Minotaurumon as the humans watched. Karin cradled Kristian. Colt watched in amazement. John held the motionless Veemon. Val watched anxious to get in and help even though he knew there was nothing he could do. Zack looked as if he was going to hurl and as for Brie, she watched the whole thing, stoic. There was not an emotion on her face.
"Boom Bubble!"
"Electo Thread!"
"Pyro Sphere!"
"Blazing Ice!"
"Bunny Blast!"
"Cog Crusher!"
The attacks stunned the Minotaurumon only momentarily before it launched its cannon attack again, "Demon Arm!" Another blast of energy erupted from the monster's arm. It hit the group of six, sending them flying over the stone structure and over a cliff that was on the other side of the building. The Minotaurumon turned its attention back to the humans.
"Oh great, what do we do now?" asked Val.
"I say we get into this structure and run as far as we can before we have to stop. Maybe this thing will give up soon," Colt suggested.
"That sounds like a good plan," John said.
Veemon was waking up in John's lap as the plan was being talked about. He said, "I vote we do the same thing. That cannon packs a very vicious punch."
Without anyone else agreeing, the group ran into the old structure and kept running down a corridor. They could see behind them that Minotaurumon was blasting away at the structure with his cannon, and he was gaining on them. The last blast sent all of them flying forward several feet, but they didn't land on anything, they kept falling. All of them fell down a hole that had appeared on the floor. They found themselves two levels below the one they were previously on. Luckily for all of them, there were no major injuries, just torn clothes and bumps and bruises. As they looked up, they could see the outline of the Minotaurumon hovering above the hole.
"I know you down there!" the thing yelled.
"Well here comes the cannon," John said.
All of them braced for the blast that would be their end, but it never came. Nothing came. Looking up they noticed that the whole they fell through wasn't there anymore. Val was the first one to put two and two together. "That son of a bitch put a boulder over the hole."
"Is there any way out of here?" asked Karin.
"I don't know," John said, "But I don't see one."
"If we don't find one that means we will all die of suffocation," Zack said.
"Thanks for that," John replied, "Suffocation is up there on my top five ways I don't want to die along with drowning, being eaten alive, being burnt to death and a horrible skydiving freak accident."
"Really John? A horrible skydiving freak accident?" asked Karin.
"I hate heights okay. Skydiving is terrifying just to watch let alone attempt," John replied.
"How about we figure a way out before you two talk about skydiving," Val interrupted them.
The two nodded. From behind Val, several groans could be heard. The rocks around him started to move and come to life. Half a dozen pairs of eyes opened along with six mouths. The wall spat out six figures all of with growled at the people. Veemon jumped in between the size rock things and the humans. He was their only defense against was going to happen and he was outnumbered six to one.
To Be Continued…