Chapter 3 "Power of Purity"
"I can't believe something like this happened. Are you sure you didn't see anything suspicious when you locked up?"
"I told you the same thing I told the police Kylie. I didn't see anything after I locked up," Amber answered her female friend as she glanced over at her as well as glancing into a tree to see her newly evolved friend Kitrisumon hiding out there. After defeating the Geremon the other day Amber and her new friends had quickly left the building after she had locked it up and made sure to leave the area completely without being seen by anyone.
"I still don't know why this happened. Why would the 'Hacker' attack here?" Amber's other friend Kate murmured.
"Hacker? What are you talking about?" Amber questioned.
"You mean you don't know?" Kylie asked in disbelief. Amber shook her head.
"Well…not too long ago, really about 5 months ago, someone called 'The Hacker' or just 'Hacker' has appeared and been causing some disturbance for local gangs and such or so they say. They say he threatens big gangs or those prone to large shows of violence to take over their groups and trades," Kate explained.
"What happens if they don't comply?" Amber asked curious to know more.
"No one knows for sure, but supposedly from what was said by an ex-member to the 'Tora', that one Japanese gang, his groups hideout was attacked by something very large. The police said he said more to them when they interviewed him, but they pushed it aside as senseless rambling," Kylie answered.
'Hm, this could be a clue to something. Wait! They said he is called 'The Hacker' meaning he can hack into anything electronical or digital. Maybe what attacked the Tora gang was something large and that something large was a Digimon. Maybe this 'Hacker' found out about the Digital World and he is the one working with Spectremon. It's not much, but this might be something needed for the future,' Amber thought to herself, 'I have to tell Kit about this.' "Sorry girls, but I have to go. School work to do and stuff at home for my folks. You know the usual," she said.
"Okay, we'll give ya a shout when and if they got more info about the stage and stuff," Kylie said.
"Kay, see ya!" Amber called to them as she took off towards a wooded pathway. Halfway down it she glanced around and then slipped deeper into the brush away from anyone's eyes. "Kit? Are you near?" she called out looking to the trees for her partner. Instead of using her full name Amber came up with that nickname for her.
"Right here Amber," came Kitrisumon's voice as she scampered down a nearby tree to stand in front Amber before sitting back on her haunches. "What's up? Did something else happen to the stage after the battle?" she questioned.
"No, but my friends gave me some info that might help us discover who might be teaming up with Spectremon," Amber said and relayed what she had just learned to her partner.
"I get it. So if we find out more information about this 'Hacker' we may learn how he got to the Digital World and put a stop to his schemes with Spectremon and also see if he is the one with Spectremon," Kitrisumon said then she gazed at Amber slightly.
"Something wrong Kit?" Amber asked her.
"Are you going to tell those others? Draven, Echo, and them I mean."
Amber glanced away from her. "I don't know. I really don't think we can truly trust them even if they did help us yesterday. In any case tomorrow is the day my folks plan for our New Year's Eve party."
"Still…call that Draven guy. I mean at least give him the info so he can pass it onto the rest of them. I think we can trust him at least," Kit told her.
"Why do you say that?" Amber asked confused.
"A Ryumon will never side with a being of evil even though he is a virus type," Kit explained.
"What are you talking about?"
"Remember when the D-Link said that a Geremon was a virus champion?" After Amber nodded Kit continued, "There are normally 3 different attributes of Digimon; virus, data, and vaccine. There is also variable, but that attribute normally belongs to Digimon whose level is called Hybrid. They are rare to find since they like to remain hidden from everyone, but there are stories about them. Anyway many virus type Digimon have been known to be bad and some downright evil, but some like Ryumon and a Digimon known as Guilmon have been known to be on the good side. Which means you can't, as you say, judge a book by its cover or how they first appear."
Amber smiled slightly at the beast type Digimon. "Your right Kit. Okay. I'll give Draven a call." She took out her D-Link and after scrolling through the information on it found what Draven had shown her before they all went their separate ways. It seemed that the D-Links could act like a walkie-talkie. She located the picture that represented him, aka the volcano, just like what was pictured on his D-Link. "Draven?" she spoke into the D-Link wondering if he was free to talk.
"This is Draven; I'm just betting this is Amber. Am I right?" came Draven's voice not too soon afterwards.
"Yes it's me. Um…listen I may have some information that might help out with who Spectremon's partner might be," Amber replied.
She could just hear in his voice that he had a grim face on. "Where are you right now?"
"Outside my school in a wood area far from anyone. Why?" she questioned.
"Listen I have some friends in the area who are also like us, I'll have them pick you up then bring you to our little home base. They'll be driving a dark gray and red Volkswagen," he told her.
"Wait…there's more of us?" she questioned in disbelief while Kit looked on confused.
"There sure are. 6 more, one around Echo's age and the others are our age," he replied, "Don't worry. Their good friends."
Amber let out a breath. "All right. I'll trust you on this," she replied as he hung up.
"You can trust all of us," came a new female voice making both Amber and Kit jump slightly and swing a look back to the trees to see a figure sitting up high in the branches.
"A Renamon?" Kit questioned.
"A who?" Amber asked her partner.
"Renamon is a fox like Digimon able to stand on two legs unlike me," Kit explained, "They are known for being able to appear in the blink of an eye and from the shadows."
"Sorry to say I'm not a Renamon, but I am related to them," the being said as it leapt down to stand before the duo. She looked like she was half the height of Renamon and looked like one, but with blue fur that looked like it had a hint of purple in it instead of yellow. Strange yellow coverings on its arms with yin yang signs on them. "I am Rapomon and I am the partner of Nicole, one of the other tamers that are friends with Draven."
"So you evolved to? I mean from in-training to rookie?" Amber questioned.
Rapomon nodded. "Yesterday and not just me, but 5 others as well. I was a Seimon and the rest were Purrmon, Riromon, Dagazmon, Isamon, and Witmon. When I evolved to Rapomon the others became Cleomon, Daumon, Gerimon, Frekimon, and Shiromon. You will meet them along with the rest of the humans. I know you just met half of the group yesterday and they acted…suspiciously, but believe me you can trust them all."
"I'll trust them for now, Rapomon. But…if anything happens then I'm out even if you guys beg me to stay," Amber told her.
Rapomon nodded and then her ear twitched before she glanced over her left shoulder. "My tamer and the others are here to pick you up," she said then leapt away.
Amber sighed before turning to Kit. "Time to go Kit," she said holding up her D-Link and in a burst of pink light Kitrisumon disappeared into the digivice. After pocketing her D-Link she went out and saw, as Draven had told her, a dark gray and red Volkswagen type 2 parked like it was waiting for someone.
A 21-year-old girl stuck her head out the passenger window looking right at her. "You must be Amber," she stated. She had black hair that looked to be all one length with short fringe bangs and dark blue eyes.
"H-how did you know my name already?" Amber questioned in surprise.
"Draven told us yesterday after he and the others came back to our base and that is where we are taking you now so we can talk. I'm Nicole Hanson by the way and the one driving is Tobias Yates," she said jerking a thumb towards the driver seat. Tobias had dark red hair and light green eyes. Then she turned around in her chair and shouted behind her, "Open the door already and let her in!" The door opened and Amber got inside the van.
As Tobias drove away Amber took note of the other passengers. Two appeared to be of Asian descent while another looked to be Echo's age, and the final one looked to be around her age. Besides Nicole there were two other girls and besides Tobias there were 2 other boys. All of them watched her every move. 'Okay this is starting to get creepy,' Amber thought to herself.
Nicole glanced back and saw how tense everyone was being. "Chill out everyone. Were all on the same side here," she said before addressing Amber again, "Let me introduce you to the rest of them. The two in the back are Amu Urara and Tsubasa Akimitsu. Beside them is Rubin Wayne and the one next to you is Seanna Pond." Amu had bleach blonde hair and purple eyes, Tsubasa had gray hair and dark green eyes, Rubin had short teal hair and pale blue eyes, and Seanna had lilac colored hair held up in a high ponytail and aqua colored eyes.
"We're not questioning what side she is on," Seanna said.
"We're trying to judge if she has the stomach for it," Amu stated glancing out the window to the outside world.
"I bet she does just like you Tsubasa," Rubin said glancing at him to which Tsubasa merely grunted in response.
"Shut it Rubin," Tobias grumbled as he pulled into what looked like an abandoned mini office building that seemed to be in the middle of repairs.
After parking everyone piled out of the van Amber followed then gazed at the building. "What is this place?" she asked.
"Our headquarters," Tsubasa stated calmly as he headed inside along with everyone else. Amber shrugged her shoulders before following them inside. Once inside they all entered a room that looked like it was where the company held meetings. Around the giant oval table that nearly took up all the room sat Jenna, Darius, Echo, Flynn, and Draven. Beside each of them were Toramon, Criusmon, Melomon, Taimamon, and Ryumon. Rapomon gracefully appeared and took a seat next to Nicole who put her D-Link, which was pale pink, on the table while the others Amber had just met took out their D-Links. Amu's was silver, Tsubasa's was gold, Seanna's was pale orange, Tobias' was pale white, and Rubin's was white. Like herself and the others each one of theirs had a symbol on it. Amu's had the Japanese symbol for light, Tsubasa's had a lightning bolt, Seanna's had a sun, Tobias' had a moon, Nicole's had an upright pentagram, and Rubin's had a snowflake.
"Cleomon, realize," Amu called. Cleomon was a cat and looked similar to Toramon yet her fur was all blue, pink eyes, tuffs of fuchsia at the tips of her ears and tail, a red swirl swirling down her long tail, and tiger likes gloves with sharp claws on them.
"Daumon, realize," Tsubasa called. Daumon was taller than Rapomon plus more manly in appearance, but seemed to be related to her that Amber supposed that Daumon was also related to Renamon like Rapomon was. Where Rapomon had blue purple fur Daumon had dark blue fur and his arm guards were black with white peace symbols on them.
"Gerimon, realize," Seanna called. Gerimon had the appearance of a dog, mostly the Digimon looked like a Shikoku about 2'6" in height, but with a rusty orange coat and on each of its shoulders were golden sun symbols. On each of its legs were thin silver bands that had the look of being metal to them. Its eyes were yellow like that of the sun.
"Frekimon, realize," Tobias called. Frekimon looked similar in every way to Gerimon except for its appearance. Where Gerimon was orange Frekimon was dark gray, where Gerimon had golden sun's Frekimon had silver moon's, where Gerimon had silver bands Frekimon had gold bands, and where Gerimon had yellow eyes Frekimon had silver eyes.
"Shiromon, realize," Rubin called. Shiromon looked like a weasel on all fours with blue fur, icy blue eyes, a white gem in the middle of its forehead, and was the size of ferret. Around its neck was a silver collar object with a snowflake design all over it.
Each of them took a seat with their Digimon beside them and Amber saw six empty seats left around the table. As Amber glanced around more Kitrisumon appeared from her D-Link and stood beside her partner. "Um…" She heard someone cough and noticed that Draven was signaling for her to sit in the seat next to him which also had another chair beside it for Kit. Slowly she took the seat as Draven smiled at her then all eyes turned to her. "Is…something wrong?" Amber asked.
"Draven called all of us here because he said you have some information," Flynn stated.
"Oh! Right. Well…I went back this morning to see what was going on at the theater and noticed all the police around it along with my two friends. After lying through my teeth to the officers I was talking with my friends who told me something I had no idea about. It seems about 5 months ago, someone called 'The Hacker' or just 'Hacker' has appeared and been causing some disturbance for local gangs and such or so they say. They say he threatens big gangs or those prone to large shows of violence to take over their groups and trades," she stated.
"What happens if they don't?" Melomon asked.
Amber shrugged her shoulders. "My friends said no one knows for sure, but supposedly and ex-member of 'Tora' said that his gang's hideout was attacked by something big. They told me that police had said that he said more but pushed it aside as senseless rambling."
Darius appeared to be in deep thought. "What do you think Darius?" Jenna questioned him.
"From the sounds of it this 'Hacker' might in fact be the one with Spectremon, but we can't say for sure until we get more information," he said.
"But it's a start," came the male voice of Shiromon.
"Um…are there two missing?" Amber asked glancing at the four extra seats having summed up that two were for tamers and the other two were for their Digimon.
"Yes, but they've got lives that don't let them have that much free time," Amu stated.
"So…now it comes down to what do we do with the newbie," the male voice of Daumon said.
"And what that's supposed to mean?" Kit growled at him who just gave her a cold glance.
"What he means is…are you on our side or not," Tsubasa clarified as all eyes turned to Amber and Kit.
"I've already prove that I'm not with Spectremon and yet you still question me?" Amber asked with a twinge of anger in her voice.
"You still could be even with a sweet exterior," Seanna said.
"Now hold on a second there…" Draven started to say coming to Amber's defense, but he was stopped when Amber stood up suddenly.
"If that's how you feel then me and Kit will tend to things on our own. Don't worry about us. We'll be fine on our own and if you need help don't come crying to us," Amber stated with anger in her voice, "Come on Kit. We're out of here." With that both left the building with their heads held high.
"Okay forget about what I had said earlier at your school," Kit said as she walked beside Amber back the way they knew would lead them back to Amber's school.
"You had no idea it would be like that so it was a valid point," Amber replied.
"Amber! Kitrisumon! Wait!" came a male voice making the duo turn to see Draven and Ryumon racing up to them.
"Go back to your friends Draven. I'm not need just like in everything else in my life. I try to help and I get shoved to the side. I find it better to go alone," Amber stated.
He was going to say something, but just then the ground shook and they all turned to see a strange yellow machine from a construction yard barreling right at them. "Look out!" Ryumon called and they all leapt out of the way.
"What the heck is that thing?" Draven questioned.
"It's called Kenkimon," Kit replied.
"Kenkimon?" Amber questioned then looked at her D-Link as information came up about it.
"Kenkimon the machine construction Digimon. This data type is a champion level Digimon, but is also known for being the armor evolution of some Digimon. His right arm is a fork lift, while his left hand has become a shovel. He can be used for mining, crushing, constructing, and paving; a machine type Digimon that can be handle anything. He charges himself with the plug on his tail," her D-Link stated.
"It must work for Spectremon," Draven said as he pulled out his D-Link.
"Stop right there Draven. This one is mine and mine alone. Let's do it Kit," Amber called to her partner.
"You got it," Kit said as she dashed towards the Kenkimon. "Sharp Leaf!" She called sending out her pink energy blades at it, but Kenkimon merely took the hit not looking at all hurt, "What the?"
"Find its weak spot," Ryumon called out.
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Amber said as she began searching all over Kenkimon's body for what could be its weak point.
"Hyper Bulldozer!" Kenkimon called out as he rushed at Kit who leapt away, but to her shock saw a piece of the building that was only partly built fall towards Amber. "Amber!"
Amber glanced up at Kit's call and saw what was falling towards her. Everything around her seemed to now be in slow motion as the piece came closer to her. "Molten Sphere!" Ryumon called out using his attack to protect her.
"R-Ryumon?" she asked in surprise.
"I know you've had bad expressions with others, but me and Draven would like to be your friends," he said.
"Help Kitrisumon out Melomon!" came a voice causing them to glance up and see Echo and Melomon standing there.
"Symphonic Striker!" Melomon called out striking the Kenkimon, but still not hurting it.
Kit went to Amber's side confused as why these two tamers and their Digimon were here. "It seems they want to be friends too," Kit said.
"But why do they want to be friends with me when the rest of their friend's thing I could still turn on them?" Amber questioned in disbelief.
"Others may have done that to you before…" Draven began.
"…but we won't," Ryumon finished for him.
"We may be friends with the others," Melomon started.
"But we don't always follow what they say," Echo said.
"We just want to be your friend," all four said together.
Amber stared in awe at what they said and then gasped in worry as Kenkimon turned and began to attack them. "They came…because they…want to be friends with me?" Amber questioned as she D-Link began to softly glow as did Kit. She narrowed her eyes at the Kenkimon. "Let's take him down Kitrisumon," she ordered her partner.
"Right!" Kit growled. The glow now brightened shining bright from the D-Link and Kit began to glow brightly like she had when she evolved the other day.
"What the?" all three humans questioned.
"She must be…" Melomon began.
"…evolving again," Ryumon finished.
"Kitrisumon… zeal evolve to…" Kitrisumon grew to now stand 9'7" still with her pink fur color yet now she resembled more of a fox on all fours. Her tail became not just one fox tail but for tipped in light pink looking almost like they were glowing. Her paws had now become a darker pink then her normal fur color and looked like they were flames. Also her claws now were seen where as they were retractable in her rookie form. A golden ring encircled her furry neck. Her blue eyes glared as she flared her tails in a threatening manner as her now deeper female voice exclaimed. "Rosamon!"
Everyone including Kenkimon stared in awe. "She looks like a Kyubimon now, but only with four tails," Melomon said to which Ryumon nodded.
Draven glanced down at his D-Link as it brought up information about Rosamon. "Rosamon the pink monster. A vaccine champion. Only those pure of heart can befriend one of these majestic creatures and once befriended they will stop at nothing to protect their chosen friends. She revered as the messenger of purity," his D-Link chimed.
"Pure of heart? Messenger of purity?" Amber questioned as she glanced down at her D-Link to see the little lily symbol glowing. She then glared back up at Kenkimon gripping her D-Link tightly in her right hand. "Get him Rosamon!" she ordered.
"Understood Amber," she calmly stated even as her fur bristled in rage to which made the Kenkimon back up in fear.
"Uh oh," it said then it seemed like he was sneaking away, but slowly.
"Something's going on with him," Echo said.
Amber thought back to what her D-Link had said about Kenkimon. "That's it!" she exclaimed surprising everyone. "Rosamon his tail is his weak point. He uses it to recharge himself and now he's trying to get away to do just that."
"Take out his tail. Got it," Rosamon said as she dashed towards the metal Digimon who tried to flee, but his speed was slowly depleting. "Crush Claw!" She slashed with her front paws at Kenkimon's tail slicing it off.
"My tail! My tail!" it exclaimed dancing around freaking out.
"Time to truly end this." Rosamon stood her four tails out.
"That looks like Fox Tail Inferno, one of Kyubimon's moves," Ryumon said thoughtfully.
"True it looks like it, but this is my own attack," Rosamon stated, "Cerise Orbs!" From the tips of her four tails came large cerise colored flaming orbs at Kenkimon who went up in flames. Then just like what happened to the Geremon happened again to him sending half his data to be absorbed by Rosamon while the rest was absorbed into Amber's D-Link.
"That was very impressive," Darius said as he and the other watched as Rosamon went back to Kitrisumon from their hiding spot on a nearby roof.
"I think we can trust her," Nicole said and Jenna nodded.
"For now at least," Seanna stated as Draven, Ryumon, Echo, and Melomon went over to Amber and Kit.
To be continued…
Next Time: Someone from Draven's past comes back into his life. What does this person want and how will it affect everything? Next Episode: "Volcanic"
Here is more info for you all and please read and review! ^-^ (With each chapter I will give you the information on the tamer and their Digimon partner featured in the chapter)
Name: Amber Briggs
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Hair: Brown
Hairstyle: All one length, slightly wavy, that reaches half way between the middle of her back and her shoulder blades.
Eyes: Hazel
Birthday: June 3
Sign: Gemini
Partner: Kitrisumon
Height: 5'8"
Digivice: Pink
Personality: *Coming soon*
Family: Amber lives with her parents, little sister, and grandparents in a modest neighborhood although there has been some violence around her area nothing has happened yet on her street.
Background: *Coming soon*
Random facts: Amber is into the paranormal, but has yet to experience anything and knows to stay away from a Wigi Board because they can have some bad after effects. She is also into cartoons and the like, Thundercats, Sailor Moon, Bleach, and many others plus she also owns various t-shirts and merchandise of them, but the most she has of any are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Both she and her sister are into 'Doctor Who'.
Raevmon – Volpinomon – Kitrisumon – Rosamon
Kitrisumon
Pronunciation: Kit-ree-su-mon
Origin: Japanese. Kit is short for kitsune which means fox and risu means squirrel
Family: Nature Spirit
Group: Beast Digimon
Stage: Rookie
Partner: Amber
Height: 3'0"
Personality: Kitrisumon is rather calm in and out of battle, but if you anger her or piss her off by attacking her friends or Amber you face her wrath.
Attacks: Sharp Leaf and Healing Aroma
Possible de-evolutions: Volpinomon, Frimon, Nyaromon, Wanyamon
Possible evolutions: Rosamon, Gatomon, Liamon, Lynxmon, Nefertimon
Rosamon
Pronunciation: Row-sa-mon
Origin: Rosa means pink in Italian
Family: Nature Spirit
Group: Beast Digimon
Stage: Champion
Partner: Amber
Height: 9'7"
Personality: Rosamon keeps the same attitude her previous form had, but she is not so easily angered as her rookie stage.
Attacks: Crush Claw and Cerise Orbs
Possible de-evolutions: Kitrisumon, Renamon, Rapomon, Salamon, Labramon, Floramon
Possible evolutions: Faymon, Taomon, Doumon, Kyukimon, Lilamon, Lillymon