Digimon: The Rantomon Chronicles
Chapter 17
Zoë groaned when she heard her loud alarm clock echo through her room. She was sure her alarm could be heard all around the apartment, and sometimes it her was her alarm that woke up her mother. The blonde haired girl rolled out of bed, and had to drag to herself to the shower. After her shower, she put on her normal purple attire, and rushed downstairs.
"Morning mom," she greeted with a smile.
"I don't know why you're so cheerful honey, the bus will be here in five minutes," her mother said with a slight smirk. Zoë's eyes widened and she grabbed her toast, and then in a flash she was out the door.
"Aw man! It's only the second week of school, and already I'm missing the bus! How this day get any worse!" As if the fates heard her, the gloomy clouds that had covered the sky suddenly exploded with hard rain. Zoë just sweatdropped. "I had to ask."
(AN: Never say 'Can it get any worse?' In cartoons.')
By the time Zoe reached school, she was soaking wet, she made small puddles on the ground everywhere she walked, and her hair was a wet and clingy mess.
"Good morning Zoe," Kari greeted her when she reached homeroom.
"I seriously don't see what's so good about it," Zoe said with a groan as she rung out the water out of her hair.
"Wow what happened to you? Don't tell me you were caught in the rain?"
"Isn't it obvious? Where's JP and TK?" Kari just pointed to the desks behind them, as usual JP was getting killed in the Digimon Card game, and as usual Kazu and Kenta were giving their two cents.
"HA! Now I got you! SkullGreymon!" JP said triumphantly. Kazu and Kenta's eyes widened.
"SKULLGREYMON!!!!!" they both exclaimed.
"You mean that super rare card that anyone will do anything to their hands on?!" Kazu shouted.
"The kind of card third rate players like us will never live to see in our decks!?" Kenta exclaimed.
"Uh...guys, you might want to keep it down?" TK said sheepishly, and pointed behind them. When the three boys turned around, everyone in class were looking at them.
"Are they playing that Digimon Card game? What a bunch of losers," a couple of girls whispered to each other.
"Arg! It's embarrassing to be seen with them," Zoe groaned as she slapped her forehead. Kari just laughed. When the attention died down, the boys went back to their game.
"As I was saying, beat this card TK!" JP smirked. TK thought, then drew from his deck.
"All right, I play, Wargreymon!" The boys' eyes widened even bigger.
"TK how in god's name did you get that card!?!!?" Kenta demanded.
"No way!!! That has to be the luckiest draw I've ever seen!" JP exclaimed. TK just chuckled.
"Lucky or not I still beat you JP." Before JP could demand for a rematch, the teacher walked in, and class started.
OOOO
"Meet you at the table at lunch?" Zoe said to Kari when their free time started. Kari nodded, and started to look over her notes for Algebra, their next class. Kari just sighed as she struggled.
"I just don't get this," she sighed. "And we have a quiz today."
"I know; math isn't my strongest subject either. I just barely passed the last test," Zoe said. When the teacher walked in, she immediately handed out the tests, and as soon as she explained the directions the test started.
OOOO
Meanwhile, in his dorm room, Izzy struggled with the new data he found. The constant clicking, and humming of his computer woke Tentomon.
"Izzy, you've been toying with that data for the past two days. Isn't it time you took a break?" his bug partner asked as he flew over.
"I would, if I had even the slightest idea what all these strange golden markings meant," Izzy replied. "It seems to be some sort of Digi-Code, but I've never seen anything like it before in the digital world." Tentomon looked over his shoulder, and said,
"Of course you wouldn't see this in the digital world; this is an old form of Digi-code." Izzy looked at his partner strangely.
"You mean like old English?" Tentomon nodded.
"Something like that. The digital world is data; it's like one big computer. So, like any normal computer, it needs an upgrade every now and then to make things better. In the digital world everything is upgraded, the Digimon, our homes, even the codes we use," Tentomon explained.
"So this is like version 1.1 or something?" Izzy asked.
"Exactly."
"So can you read it?"
"Izzy, I'm not that old. This kind of code come from the first or second generation of Digimon. The others and I are the tenth generation. So there is hardly any Digimon in the Digital World now who can read this."
"So, it's like Latin, a dead language," Izzy figured. "But there has to be someone." Suddenly, the door of his dorm room opened, and it reveled Joe with a tired look on his face.
"Aw man," was all he said as he dragged himself into the room.
"Uh...Joe, what in the world happened to you?" Izzy asked. Gomomon suddenly popped out of his book bag.
"Joe didn't do so well on his test," the Digimon explained simply, and pulled out the paper.
"Wow, a sixty," Izzy said as he looked over the test.
"And if I keep getting these bad grades, kiss med school goodbye!!!!" Joe exclaimed as he collapsed on the couch.
"Take it easy, it's like it was a final or anything, you have plenty of time to bring this up," Izzy reassured his friend, and roommate.
"Thanks Izzy. So just what the heck are you doing? I left you there last night, and you're still staring at that computer."
"I'm trying to crack this new code I found on the Blue card. Tentomon says it's some kind of old Digi-Code," Izzy explained.
"Oh, okay. Just don't forget about eating and sleeping," Joe said as he looked in the fridge.
"Oh come on, I never forget about those things," Izzy replied as he looked over his computer again.
"Suuuuure," Joe said as he opened a soda. Unknown to the two boys, red light started to blink on Izzy's laptop. (He was on his main computer this whole time.)
OOOOO
The bell rang, and the students handed in their tests as they walked out. When the teacher received Zoë's and Kari's she simply grunted, and told them to come to her desk.
"Yes, Mrs. Simons?" Zoe asked.
"Girls, I must say I am concerned about your grades in my class," she said simply. "You both have plenty of potential, but you seem to do horribly in this class."
"We're sorry," Kari apologized. "It's just-"
"No excuse Ms. Kaimiya. Now I have a way to improve your grades."
"What is it? We'll do anything!" Zoe exclaimed as her face brightened.
"I have hired a tutor for the both of you. This tutor has one of the highest math grades in the entire 9'Th grade. You may come in now!" Mrs. Simons shouted. Kari and Zoe froze when they saw the door open. They expected some uptight, quick to judge, short tempered nerd, but their eyes widened when they saw who was in the door way.
"Rika!?" the two girls exclaimed at once.
"So you know each other, this is even better. I hope this will better your grades, you are dismissed."
"Rika, you have the highest Math scores in our grade?" Kari asked her as they walked through the hall way.
"Got a problem with that?" Rika asked and gave Kari her usual ice stare.
"No, not at all."
"Good, then the two of you meet me at the library after school."
"What for?" Zoe asked.
"To study, genius," Rika replied coldly, and walked off.
"Geez what's up with her?" Zoe wondered.
"According to Jeri, this is her usual mood," Kari said.
"I'd hate to see her in a bad mood."
OOOO
"DATAMON!!!!!!" Revdromon's voice echoed through the walls, and chambers of his mass castle. The dark wizard was about to call again, but the mechanical clicking of Datamon reached his ears as the robot Digimon reached the throne room.
"You called Revdromon-Sama?" Datamon asked as he bowed.
"Yes I did. We have made almost no progress. Every attempt to gather data has failed. Why!!!" Revdromon demanded to know.
"I apologize, my lord. It seems that we have underestimated our opponents' ability to work in groups. With every battle, those children become closer and closer to each other, and because this, they have gotten stronger," Datamon explained.
"So how do we stop this?" the wizard asked.
"Well I have some plans for these children. For example, one of them has a great power of darkness brewing in them, and he pushes it away constantly. I am currently performing experiments to reawaken that darkness," Datamon reported.
"This sounds promising, but it does not help our current situation. The data we currently have is no where near enough. We're far from even half way. We need a powerful Digimon," Revdromon said.
"Perhaps a dinosaur Digimon, they have proved to be powerful," Datamon suggested.
"Hmm, an excellent suggestion Datamon. Continue with your experiments. Make sure they are accurate. I have plans for that boy as well," Revdromon chuckled softly.
"Yes milord," Datamon said, and the robot Digimon walked off.
"Are you sure it was a good idea to hire such an untrusting Digimon?" Muscalumon asked.
"Who cares? I know he will try to betray us sooner or later. Once that time comes however, I will be ready," Revdromon replied.
"Yes of course."
'Once the dark one has been awakened, I'll have all the power I'd ever wanted.'
OOOO
Zoe and Kari groaned as they looked over the Algebra problems Rika gave them once they got to the library. Rika told them to solve them without using any of their notes, which to Zoe and Kari was close to impossible. Zoe chewed on her pencil as she struggled with the sixth problem.
"14P-82220P, how do you do this one?" she asked herself.
"Are you two done? You've been working on those problems for the past twenty minutes," Rika said as she read a book for English class.
"Hey Rika could you at least explain this to us?" Kari asked.
"No, I have to see just how bad the two of you are before I can actually start tutoring," Rika replied. Zoe groaned as she scribbled down a few ideas to solve the problem, but none of them worked out. Kari sighed, but her attention was turned to her bag when Gotomon poked her head out of the bag.
"Kari, how long are we going to stay here?" the cat Digimon asked.
"I really don't know Gotomon, just try to be patient," Kari whispered. Rika looked up from her book, and saw Gotomon. She pointed her D-Arc under the table towards the Digimon.
"Gotomon, champion Digimon, she sure doesn't look like a champion Digimon," Rika muttered to herself.
"Hey Kari what did you get for number five?" Zoe asked.
"I dunno, I haven't gotten to it yet," Kari replied. Zoe was trying the next problem when a loud rumbling was heard. The bookshelves started to shake, and the books started to fall. The rumbling only grew louder and louder as the seconds passed. The people in the library all fled outside, only to see a large red T-rex stomping its way down the road. The girls rushed outside, and saw the dinosaur.
"Tyrannomon!" Kari gasped.
"A what?" Zoe asked. (Don't think the 04 gang has ever gone up against a Tyrannomon before.)
"Tyrannomon, champion Digimon, his Inferno Blaze attack is one of the most powerful fire attacks," Rika said as she pointed her D-Arc to the Digimon.
"How did a Tyrannomon get in here?" Kari wondered.
"I dunno, but we have to stop him!" Zoe exclaimed, whipped out her D-Tector.
"Gotomon, are you ready for some exercise?" Kari asked she opened her book bag. Gotomon leaped out and readied herself for a fight.
"Renamon," Rika said simply, and the yellow fox appeared at Rika's side.
Execute!
Sprit Evolution! The two other girls watched as Zoe was surrounded by data when she held up her Digivice. Kari's eyes widened when the data parted and reveled,
"Kazemon!"
"Wow Zoe!" Kari gasped. Gotomon and Renamon shared similar looks of surprise, but Rika just looked as though nothing happened.
"Now time to stop this dino!" Kazemon shot towards the Digimon, and attacked with her rapid kicks. Unfortunately for her, Tyrannomon's skin was too thick to feel her kicks. Kazemon tried one more kick, but the Digimon countered with a hard slap from its tail that knocked the wind warrior to the ground.
"Rookie," Rika scoffed. "You never attack a Digimon like Tyrannomon head on, dinosaur Digimon like him are built for power, didn't you learn anything in the Digital World?"
"Gotomon, I think will need some help. So are you ready?"
"Yep."
Gotomon Digivolve to......Angewomon!
Kazemon was in awe when she saw Gotomon go from a normal white cat to a blonde haired angel in a matter of seconds.
"Now, go get him Angewomon!" Kari exclaimed. The angel nodded, and she shot towards the Tyrannomon. Kazemon flew closely behind her to give her some help.
"Heavens Charm!"
"Tempest Twist!" Angewomon's attack seemed to have no effect on Tyrannomon's thick hide, and Kazemon's attack didn't even phase the dinosaur. Suddenly Tyrannomon knocked Angewomon into a building, and slammed Kazemon into the ground with a hard slap with his tail.
"Angewomon, are you okay!?" Kari asked. Angewomon groaned as she floated down.
"He's stronger than I first thought," the angel replied. Rika scoffed, as she whipped out a card and her D-Arc.
"You two need major help," she said. "Renamon, go." The golden fox nodded, and charged swiftly towards the red T-Rex.
"Rika wait, Tyrannomon is too strong for her!" Kari said to the tamer, but Rika just scoffed.
"Shows what you know," Rika replied, as she swiped the card through her D-Arc. "Digi-Modify! Digivolution activate!"
Digivolution
Renamon Digivolve to....Kyubimon! Renamon was now a four legged fox with nine flaming tails, and a ying-yang symbol on her forehead. Tyrannomon roared, and tried to stomp her, but Kyubimon swiftly dodged, and ran between his legs.
"Too slow big boy," Kyubimon said slyly. Tyrannomon quickly swung his tail towards the fox, but Kyubimon managed to jump over the attack and counter with one of her own. "Dragon Wheel!" The attack collided with Tyrannomon's head, and knocked the red Digimon back a few steps. When the fox landed, she instantly started to run around Tyrannomon.
"Kazemon! Let's attack while Kyubimon has him confused!" the angel exclaimed. Kazemon nodded, and they shot towards the Digimon. "Celestial Arrow!"
"Hurricane Wave!" The attacks caught Tyrannomon off guard, but the Digimon automatically unleashed his own attack.
"Inferno Blaze!" The powerful fire attack tore through Kazemon's and Angewomon's attack like paper. The two quickly dodged the attack, but suddenly a loud explosion reached their ears. When the girls turned around, they saw a large hole that covered the entire intersection of the road. Cars honked and blared at the sudden hole in the road.
"If he keeps this up, someone will get hurt. Kyubimon, get ready," Rika said and pulled out the blue card. "Digi-Modify! Matrix Digivolution activate!"
Matrix Digivolution
Kyubimon Matrix Digivolve to.....Taomon! Kyubimon instantly went from four legged animal to two legged human type Digimon. Kari was in awe, Renamon managed to reach the ultimate level so easily. With one swipe of a card from Rika she could probably go to the mega stage!
"I think it's time for a little make-over!" Kazemon exclaimed, and data surrounded her as well.
Slide Evolution!
Zyphermon! Kazemon had suddenly lost her more human features, and took on a form more beastly. Her fairy looks were turned into something more bird like. Zyphermon instantly went on the attack.
"Plasma Pods!" Orange balls formed suddenly formed on her hands and feet. Zyphermon then shot forward, and fired all four at the Digimon's head, in a matter of seconds Tyrannomon was stumbling backwards holding his head. "We have him on the ropes! Angewomon go!" Angewomon was about to attack, but Tyrannomon fired another Inferno Blaze attack at her.
"Talisman Spell," Taomon called out mystically, and in an instant a strong shield formed around Angewomon. The shield managed to protect Angewomon long enough for her to counter.
"Celestial Arrow!" The white arrow hit it's mark in between Tyrannomon's eyes, causing the Digimon to fall over with a loud thud.
"Nice job Angewomon! Now to find a laptop to take this beast home," Kari said and started to look around. But while she was looking, Tyrannomon started to stir.
"Taomon, finish him off!" Rika ordered. Taomon nodded, and whipped out a large paintbrush.
"Talisman of Light!" Taomon swiftly painted a symbol in the air, and it appeared on Tyrannomon's chest. Tyrannomon was confused at first, but it soon started to scream out in pain as the symbol started to eat away its data. Kari's eyes widened when she saw the dinosaur yelling in pain as his physical image started to fade away. In a matter of seconds, Tyrannomon was nothing but small red dots that soon turned into blue as Taomon absorbed them. Kazemon was a little shocked herself; sure she and her friends had absorbed fractal code, but at least the Digimon was still somewhat alive. Rika had just killed the Tyrannomon, and without any data there was no way that Tyrannomon was ever coming back. Angewomon was just as shocked as Kari was; she had never killed a Digimon like that before. The Digimon she had killed were pure evil, and deserved their fate, but Tyrannomon was probably just misguided and confused, there was no reason to kill him.
"Good job Taomon," Rika said simply.
"H-H-How could you!" Kari exclaimed. "You killed him!"
"So?" Rika asked like nothing happened.
"H-He was an innocent Digimon! He didn't deserve to die!"
"Innocent? Innocent! Are you crazy Kari!? Look at all the damage he did! You call this innocent!?"
"It probably wasn't his fault! He probably being controlled! A Tyrannomon would never do this on its own! He didn't have to be killed!"
"Okay then, what were our other options?"
"We could have sent him back!" Kari exclaimed. Rika rolled her eyes.
"Oh please. And what's to stop him from coming back here? Besides by the time you found a laptop, half the city would be destroyed. I did what I did to protect people."
"What about the Digimon! They're living creatures too! How can you just kill them like they're nothing?"
"That Tyrannomon made his choice, so he had to face the consequences for his actions," Rika scoffed, and then turned around. "Come on Taomon, let's leave these rookies." With that Rika and Taomon left.
"Zoe do you agree with what Rika did?" Kari asked her friend. Zoe hesitated. She agreed with both of them. She didn't to see Digimon die, but at the same time, Rika did what she had to do. If she didn't, the city would be destroyed. Zoe just sighed, and said,
"I'm not sure Kari, I'm just not sure."
OOOOO
"Why did you absorb Tyrannomon's data?" Rika asked her Digimon as they walked home. "You can Digivolve up to mega, so unless there's a new level I don't know about, which I doubt, there really is no reason for you to download other Digimon's data anymore."
"True, but still I needed it. That Tyrannomon was stronger than a normal one, much stronger."
"How so?"
"Well a normal Tyrannomon's attack wouldn't have cause such a large hole in the street, and their skin isn't that tough. If Kazemon had gone up against a normal one, her kicks would have at least knocked it back."
"Are saying that Digimon have gotten stronger all of a sudden?" Rika asked.
"I don't know. Would you like me to scan the data I absorbed?" Rika nodded. Renamon's eyes started to glow a little, and then the fox replied after a few minutes. "I can sense traces of some kind of virus."
"A virus? Then get it out of you quick!" Rika exclaimed.
"Calm down Rika. The virus is designed especially for Tyrannomon. It has no effect on me. But it's odd; I have never seen such a virus before. It's made of some kind of old Digi-Code, our writing."
"How old?"
"Decades. Rika, what could all this mean?"
"I don't know, but I know one thing, Kari and the others better grow up fast because something is coming. I can feel it."
AN: Wow it looks like it's harder for the girls to get along than the guys I guess. Oh and sorry if I spelt things wrong, and if I got Tyrannomon's attack wrong. I haven't seen Digimon in a while it comes on too damn late! I have to leave to get to school at 7, and it comes on at 7:30! Geez! I hate High School!!! Oh, and I made up the whole Renamon reading Tyrannomon's data thing, I just figured since they absorb data, they should be able to analyze it to. Anyway, what is this old Digi-Code Izzy and Renamon are seeing? What darkness is Datamon is planning to bring back? And in who? And just what is coming anyway? You'll just have to read the next chapter of Digimon: The Rantomon Chronicles. See ya!