Posted on: September 9, 2009 (9-9-09)

Fc: Am I good or what? Chapter nine on September 9th 2009. THAT takes skill.
Fern: Not skill, just dumb luck
Fc: ... Stop ruining my moments would ya?


Chapter 9
Marsmon, the Warmonger

"So… Where to next?" Sam asked the following morning.

It was an awkward enough of a question. "Out of the woods, and hope we recognize something." Kouji said calmly. True enough too.

"Let's get a move on then," Takuya said brightly, taking up the lead with Zoe. Sam trailed behind them, with Kouichi, Tommy and JP behind her. Danny and Kouji followed up in the rear being the slowest waking members of the group.

"How did you guys do this every day last time?" Danny asked as Kouji yawned.

The other boy shrugged, "I have, no clue. We spent most of the time on high alert… I just learned to live with little sleep." Danny said nothing and continued on walking next to the dark haired boy.

The sun rose high into the sky before the edge of the forest was at last spotted. "We're almost out!" Tommy exclaimed happily. They all picked up their pace to reach the tree line. As they drew closer to the edge of the woods, fear mounted in their chests.

Please let this area be okay…

They broke through the edge. Vast grassy, not burnt, plains stood before them. Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. From where they stood they could see nothing but grass and sky before them. It truly was a breathtaking sight to behold.

"I- don't remember a vast grassy plain…" Takuya said slowly. A memory flashed back in his mind, from early in their first adventure.

The land was barren, nothing but a few patches of grass and a single rail to follow. Takuya and Zoe argued at a crossroad and he ended up going unstable terrain that disintegrated on contact.

" -wait… Guys, remember when we were following the Trailmon track? Right before Zoe found her spirit?"

JP, Tommy and Zoe looked thoughtful for a moment. Kouji and Kouichi, having not been present at that time remained silent while Danny and Sam looked more lost than usual. "Yeah! We almost got killed because we went the wrong way!" Tommy piped up. Takuya shot him an evil look.

"We're near Breezy Village then!" Zoe exclaimed happily.

"But that means we're making a giant circle…" JP moaned.

Kouji smiled, "It also means we know where we are. If nothing else, we can find someone who may know where to find the rest of the Temples." That idea alone seemed to perk everyone up.

"That just leaves one thing… Which way do we go? Left or Right?" Kouichi said quietly. The group paused. Either direction looked fairly the same. They hadn't the slightest clue which way lead to Breezy Village. They looked down the line of trees hoping to catch a glint of metal. The metal would mean the Trailmon tracks, which meant a road to civilization.

"Why don't you evolve to Kazemon?" Sam suggested quietly to Zoe as Takuya, Kouji and Danny began to argue over which way they should travel, "Then you can get a bird's eye view of the area and hopefully spot the village!"

Zoe blinked, not even thinking of that solution. "That's- an excellent idea!" She quickly dug out her D-Tector, not even bothering to tell the bickering boys what she and Sam had come up with. "Execute! Spirit Evolution!" Zoe shouted, as the Data that formed around her hand slid across the scanner.

"Kazemon!" She leapt into the air, stunning the boys momentarily. "I'm going to scout around, see what I can find." The fairy-type warrior took to the sky in an instant and vanished from sight.


Zoe left what felt like hours ago. They group moved out into the open grasslands, so Kazemon would have an easier time spotting them from a distance. Of course this decision left the group out in the open and very vulnerable. Everyone was thinking it, "What do we do if we're attacked?" Sam's spirits still seemed unresponsive. The original Spirit holders all took a try at making the D-Tector do something, all failing miserably.

Sam sat on the grass next to Danny and Kouichi, playing with the light blue and silver device. No matter what she did, she could not call forth her spirits.

"Maybe there's something special about the Warrior of Life." Kouichi suggested, "Something we don't know."

Everyone silently agreed with that statement. There was much more to the Spirits of Life than the other ten spirits. So much they couldn't even begin to guess. For now, they decided they leave it alone until they reached Seraphimon's castle. He would most likely know something about the faulty device.


"What's taking her so long?" Takuya fretted. He along with most everyone else knew Zoe was an excellent and swift flyer. She should've been back by now.

Kouji shook his head and Takuya started to get up, "It's not like we can go search Takuya. If you haven't noticed, none of the rest of us can fly."

Takuya stuck his tongue out at Kouji immaturely. "I know that."

JP, Kouichi, and Tommy rolled their eyes, sensing the impending argument.

"Guys don't fight…" Sam said forcefully. Kouji and Takuya just glowered at each other for a moment.

Danny sighed and glanced back at the sky overhead. A dark shadow appeared directly in front of the sun. "Hey- Isn't that her now?" Danny asked pointing to a shadow in the sky. He squinted as the shadow drew nearer.

"Brown Stingers!"

Larger bee-like stingers hurtled towards the group. "RUN!" someone shouted as the large stingers slammed into the earth where the Chosen had been moments ago. Danny turned back to see a large, overgrown wasp-like Digimon. Its body was striped bright yellow and black. It had a set of back claws on its forearms, a red ruff around its neck, and violet wings.

"What the heck is that thing?" Sam asked fearfully, joining the others.

JP shook his head, "No clue, but it's clearly bad news."

"Brown Stinger!" The wasp Digimon launched more stingers at the group, effectively scattering the Chosen. The Digimon shrieked in delight and gave chase to the humans. Takuya glanced at Danny who appeared to be on the same thought plane as the brunette.

The pair broke away from the other five children, yelling and screaming, attracting the Flymon's attention. It swerved to chase them, giving everyone else the opportunity to take refuge in the trees.

Takuya and Danny were running side by side, trying to outrun the creature. Sam and the others had retreated back to the safety of the trees as the pair played decoy. The plan worked up to this point. Now they were out in the open, being chased by a vicious Digimon and Kazemon was nowhere to be found.

Then, Danny tripped and fell to the ground. Takuya skidded to a halt, and ran back to help the fallen Chosen of Death. Flymon was practically on top of the boys as Danny got back to feet.

"Brown Stinger!"

"Hurricane Wave!"

A small, yet effective pink colored twister slammed into Flymon. The beast growled in rage and turned to face the Warrior of Wind.

"Just in time! Honestly, I can't leave you guys alone for one minute without something happening!" Kazemon lectured as she leapt at Flymon. She swung her leg, placing sharp kick to Flymon in the face.

Danny and Takuya took Kazemon's sudden appearance as the opportunity to flee with their lives. They sprinted back to the tree line, glancing back once they reach the edge of the forest. Kazemon held her own against Flymon, and appeared to have the upper hand.

She dealt the monstrous Digimon a series of swift kicks and punches, pummeling her adversary nicely. She delivered an uppercut to the beast's chin. The blow was enough, the Flymon backed down, having been beat. It took off into the sky, vanishing.

"You mess with my friends again and I'll scan you next time!" Kazemon shouted after the Flymon angrily. She huffed and glided back over to the team.

She landed gracefully and de-digivolved to her human self, "Well, I've got some good news, besides having to save your butts."

The boys rolled their eyes. Sam looked down guiltily. "There appear to be Trailmon tracks up that way," Zoe said pointing up along the tree line, "But they appeared to be heading into a desert-"

"I don't think we should go that way…" JP started, earning himself a glare for interrupting Zoe.

She put her hands on her hips, "I wasn't finished JP. There's a temple out in the desert area. That's what took me so long. I had to check to be sure. The best thing is we can follow the Trailmon tracks right to it!"

"Well let's get going then! There's another spirit just sitting there waiting to be found!" Takuya exclaimed confidently. Everyone rolled their eyes at their leader's sudden burst of energy after a near death experience. "Lead the way Zoe!"

The blonde girl blushed as she took up the lead with Sam. Danny followed them closely, with Tommy, JP, and Kouichi behind him, leaving Takuya and Kouji in the rear. Their trip remained uneventful thankfully; one attack was more than enough for the group for the day.

"Any idea which temple this is?" Sam asked Zoe curiously.

The other girl shrugged, "No idea actually. I didn't see any guardian but I wasn't exactly up close to it. I was close enough to determine it's one of the temples we need though."

Sam nodded. She glanced back at her Digivice solemnly. Zoe caught her vacant, depressed stare.

"Don't worry, You'll get it in time." Zoe encourage lightly. Sam smiled softly turning her attention to the horizon directly in front of the team.


The sun was close to setting by the time the group reached the edge of the desert. They knew they should stop and make camp while still near the shelter of the trees. However, the idea of another spirit being so close pressed the group into forging onwards into the sandy plains.

"How much farther do you think we'll have to go?" Kouichi asked after a while. He and Kouji walked side by side next to the Trailmon tracks in between the pair. Zoe shrugged, still beside Sam, just ahead of them. Takuya and Tommy followed the Twins, leaving JP and Danny in the back this time.

Zoe squinted into the distance, "It can't be much farther, the tracks are beginning to curve. We're close!"

That lifted their tired spirits as the team's pace quickened. Soon a large sandstone building came into view. It looked something like a mosque, tall with magnificent bulb shaped turrets. Many parts of the temple appeared to have disappeared with time, leaving the building looking in disrepair.

"Travelers come no further." A voice commanded. A streak of red and white shot towards the children with lightning speed. The guardian was a large, red, dragonfly like Digimon with a silver helmet and glittery white, translucent wings.

"I am Flybeemon, guardian of the Temple of the Warmonger, Marsmon."

The group remained silent for a moment. "We are the Chosen Children, looking for the Spirits of the Ten Legendary Warriors." Takuya spoke up finally.

The red bug Digimon looked at the group thoughtfully. "Ah, so you are the young ones Halsemon informed me of. Your words are true, but only one may enter."

Kouji rolled his eyes, "Let me guess, we need to answer a riddle right?"

"A riddle indeed," Flybeemon replied, "this way only the one deemed worthy of Marsmon may enter and retrieve the spirit within."

"Let's hear it then." Kouichi said with a smile.

"Very well, Fatherless and Motherless, born without sin, Roared when it came into the world, And never spoke again. Answer this riddle and one may proceed."


Okay I'll admit that was a mean cut off there, BUT I decided to cut it for two reasons. One being I wanted to post Chapter nine on 9-9-09 and couldn't find time to write much more. Two, I'll make up the meaness by making a longer chapter for next time!

First person to guess the right warrior gets a request from me! (in other words, figure out my riddle, (the location won't help you at all))