Chapter 2: The Dinosaur of Courage! The Shaman of Friendship!
TK, Kari, and Ken readied themselves to travel to the Digital World accompanied by two original Digi-destined, Matt and Tai. Agumon and Gabumon had contacted their partners to notify them of another assault by the Digimon King. Izzy had also tracked down the energy signature of another Digi-egg. Before the five of them could open the portal, Yolei and Cody burst through the door to the computer lab. The five teens fell back stunned at the sudden interruption. "Hey Ken, Cody and I got devices just like that the other day didn't we, Cody?" The smaller boy nodded without a sound. The two then took out yellow and red digivices of similar make to Ken's.
"Well I guess we found the recipients of the other digivices easily enough." Izzy said sheepishly from his seat at the computer. "No use in waiting they might as well join you guys on this trip you may need their assistance." Matt and Tai both nodded in acceptance and the assembled seven Digidestined raised their digivices to the computer screen which showed a white gate bordered by a black frame.
"Digiport Open!" Tai commanded and the teens disappeared into the Digital realm.
The Digidestined found themselves in a jungle clearing dominated by a large temple built in South American style. Agumon and Gabumon followed by Wormmon soon made their way out of the forest and into the clearing to meet up with their partners, Tai and Matt. After the reunion of old friends was complete the group looked toward the temple and Ken looked down to his digivice to see the blip of two Digieggs directly in front of the group. "Who knew the ancient artifacts would be in an ancient temple, eh?" He said chuckling. Then the group began to make their way towards the foot of the tall Digital temple, Wormmon following directly at the heels of Ken. Tai and Matt led the group followed by the curious pair of Yolei and Cody. As they quickly made their way towards the top of the temple a horrendous crash was heard in the woods. The group whipped their bodies into the direction of the sound, Yolei and Cody quicker than the others.
A group of digimon was charging into the clearing that held the temple. The main body of the force was composed of giant snow men that seemed to be constructed of dirt and sediment. The forces seemed to be marshaled by a small digimon made out of frosted rocks. All of them of course were wearing black metal collars that made their eyes light up a crimson red. Gabumon spoke up to inform the Digi-destined of their new acquaintances. "Those are MudFrigimon watch out for their Mad Rocker and Mud Ball attacks! Don't keep your eye off their leader Icemon; he may look small but his Iceball Bomb will hit you like a sack of bricks!" The two newest additions to the team seemed to back away in apprehension.
"Tai and Matt take Yolei and Cody into the temple to get the Digi-eggs! TK, Ken, and I will hold off these hardheads!" Kari commanded her brother and Matt while Gatomon leapt into a defensive position and Patamon lifted himself off of TK's hat. Tai and Matt nodded and ran up the last steps of the temple followed by Cody and Yolei. Ken, Kari and TK then descended the temple stairs to face off against the group of enslaved and bright red-eyed digital monsters.
Gatomon threw herself toward the closest MudFrigimon but was easily tossed aside. Kari ran to the feline digimon to make sure she was okay. Patamon soon felt the same sense of luck as his Boom Bubble was completely ineffective against another mud soldier. "I guess it's on us buddy! Digi-Armor Energize!" Ken yelled and Wormmon jumped into the air and was surrounded by the typical pillar of light of Digivolution. Wormmon Armor Digivolve to….Searchmon! The newly digivolved metallic bug charged at the slowly moving MudFrigimon with marginal success. Ken mentally steeled himself for a struggle.
Meanwhile Tai, Matt, Agumon, Gabumon, Yolei, and Cody had made their way into the temple. The interior of the temple was comprised of one large chamber studded with multiple columns of stone. In the exact center sat a stone pedestal that contained two egg-shaped objects. One was painted in brilliant red and oranges punctured by a silver blade-like horn. The other looked to be a twisted black egg with a lightning shaped horn. "The red one has my crest on it and the other has yours." Tai pointed out to his old friend. Matt quietly nodded and stepped up to the black egg while Tai did the same to the crimson one. They both then futilely leaned back trying to lift the artifacts. Agumon and Gabumon then both lowered their heads in disappointment however their partners didn't look so gloomy. "Yolei and Cody how about you two give them a try?" Tai asked motioned to the two still stationary objects.
Yolei took the lead and stepped up to the egg painted in flames while Cody walked to the black one. "Okay we both lift on three all right, Cody?" The short boy nodded in affirmation. "One, two, and three!" The two pulled up on the eggs which easily lifted of the stone altar. Two pillars of red and yellow shot out of the holes left by the eggs removal. Out of the light appeared a red bird and a yellow armadillo.
"Hello, Yolei I do believe that I am your partner, you may call me Hawkmon," declared the red bird digimon after bowing down before Yolei. The yellow armored creature then turned to Cody.
"Hiya, Cody you can call me Armadillomon seems like were pardners." The initial shock of the meeting wore off and Matt spoke up.
"We need to get back outside to help out TK." Everyone in the room nodded and headed toward the exit of the temple.
Several towers of dirt and rock shot into the air to assault Searchmon as the silver flyer dodged the slinging mud balls around him. "Jeeps I don't know how long I can keep this up Ken." Ken shook his fist in frustration.
"You have to hold on until the others get out of the temple. I know you can do it Wormmon." Just at that moment Tai, Matt, Yolei, and Cody stepped off the temple steps and accompanied by their partners hurried towards Ken.
"The cavalry is here, Ken!" Yelled Yolei as Hawkmon and Armadillomon bolted towards the fray. Yolei then lifted her Digi-egg into the air high above her head. "Digi-Armor Energize!" Hawkmon then rose into the air surrounded by red light. Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to….Allomon the Dinosaur of Courage! In the red bird's place stood a huge blue dinosaur with a tribal headdress on, roaring into the air.
"It's our turn now Armadillomon!" Cody yelled and raised his own Digi-egg up. "Digi-Armor Energize!" Armadillomon Armor Digivolve to….Sepikmon the Chieftain of Friendship! Where Armadillomon had stood before now sat a simian man wearing a large mask and holding a wooden boomerang.
"I'd say the tide just shifted our way!" TK yelled as the two newly digivolved fighters joined the battle. While Sepikmon began to face the horde of MudFrigimon, Allomon tore towards the enemy chief, Icemon.
Sepikmon yelled out, "Spirit Boomerang!" and his large boomerang began to fly through the air periodically crashing into the necks of the Digimon King's soldiers to destroy to the Dark Rings placed there. Allomon meanwhile was grappling with the smaller Icemon who turned out to be deadly as well as swift.
"Dynamite Head!" Allomon roared as he slammed his skull into Icemon. The small digimon slammed into the ground then sprung back up and lobbed a trio of ice spheres in the direction of Allomon. The dinosaur then put his head down to break the balls on his hard saurian skull. "I'm going to finish this! Dino Burst!" The blue and red striped reptile shot a stream of fire which hit Icemon in the chest, shattering the Dark Ring wrapped around his neck. The red tint left his eyes and the small rock digimon ran away into the jungle. With the help of Allomon, Searchmon and Sepikmon easily de-ringed the remaining MudFrigimon. After sending the mud snow men on their way the children readied themselves for the journey back home.
A teenage boy in a gray green military officer cloak, cap, and aviator sun glasses turned around in his high-backed computer chair to face a monitor that depicted the group of children that were now leaving the temple. "Curses they have stopped my forces once again! Perhaps they are worthy of my attention after all… Clear-Agumon come over here! Go and get me a cup of coffee I need to come up with a force of soldiers to send after these so-called Digidestined!" The clear reptile that looked to be made up of Lego blocks meekly nodded and shuffled out of the room. The boy then began to rhythmically rap his fingers on the arm of his chair. These other humans might become a thorn in his side. If they thought they would dismantle his Kingdom they were completely wrong. He would prove that.