Chapter two time! Sad that there isn't any reviews, but whatever. I'm happy just to know that people are reading this! :D
Oh yeah, there will be some original stuff in here in later chapters, one of them the new Digivice I created, so no stealing please. I'm pretty optimistic about this story, and suggestions, opinions, or even flames are welcome, I guess. But they will be used to roast marshmallows! So they're for a good cause. -nods-
Enough of my rambling, chapter two now begins! Enjoy~
"Erm, hello?" I said, staring at Quetzalmon.
"It's nice to meet you, Akira. I hope we will be good friends and partners in the future." Quetzalmon greeted, his silver wings flapping slightly.
His way for waving, I guess.
"Yeah, m-me too." I stuttered.
A sharp pain in my hand alerted me that I was gripping my Digivice too tight. Looking at it, my knuckles were white from squeezing it too hard. I sighed, slowly loosening my grip on the gold and green device.
Suddenly, I felt like my back was burning. Turning around in my seat, I saw that redheaded boy glaring a me as if I kicked his puppy, kicked sand in its eyes, and insulted its mother.
I hesitantly smiled at him. His face hardened and he scowled, turning away.
Frowning, I turned my attention back to my Digimon and Digivice. Trying to get a better look at the device, I held it farther away from me, facing Quetzalmon, who was staring at me curiously. My thumb accidentally skimmed some sort of large toggle button in the middle of the device, circular with two small arrows on either side of it.
Blinking in surprise, thick black letters on the screen appeared.
There were actually a lot of options. One said, analyze mode. I curiously pushed the center of the toggle button and jumped in surprise.
Some sort of holograph was in front of me. It had a picture of Quetzalmon on it, slowly rotating. Along the side of it was information about him.
"Quetzalmon. Armor Digimon. Power is of equal to a Champion level Digimon. This snake Digimon is the incarnation of the sun and the wind, a Holy Digimon. Evolves from Wormmon through the Digi-Egg of Light. Moves include: Freeze Wave, Fossil Wave, Toltec Wind, Cold and Clammy, and Wind Seeker." a feminine monotone voice came out of the Digivice, making me jump again.
"Wow, cool!" Jirou exclaimed, staring at my Digivice, and at Quetzalmon.
I was pretty confused, though. Armor Digimon? They haven't been seen for more than a hundred years, and how did one even hatch from an egg in the first place!
Ms. Whells wasn't in her usual happy mood, she had a slight frown on her face and was staring at Quetzalmon through narrowed eyes.
"Interesting Digimon, Akira. Hope you become good partners with him." Ms. Whells said, her voice cheerful, though her eyes and facial expression said otherwise...
"Thank you..." I murmured, unnerved by her sudden mood swing.
She just nodded and gave a tight smile, and then announced to the rest of the kids that were starting to crowd around us, besides the redheaded boy, "Okay, Tyros! Since Akira's Digi-Egg has hatched, it's time for the battle that will decide his class. Since you're new, all of you might as well see what a battle is like."
What? No one warned me about this...
Unlike me, the kids started nodding and excitedly whispering to each other, even though I bet all of us have seen a Digimon battle on T.V...
I nodded reluctantly, though Quetzalmon looked pretty confident and ready, despite just hatching.
"I'm ready, Akira. I'll make you proud." the Holy Digimon announced, determination blazing in his blue eyes.
Gulping, I mustered up courage from that and nodded at him. "Okay, I'll do my best, too. Let's show them the best battle DigiAcademy has ever seen!"
Jirou grinned and walked over to me, slinging his arm around my shoulders. "That's the spirit, Strawberry!"
"Strawberry?"
"Yeah, for your strawberry-blonde hair!" Jirou exclaimed, removing his arm and lightly punching me in my arm.
"Oh, shut it."
We were now in some sort of arena outside after stepping on a blue glowing circle on the ground. Ms. Whells said it would transport you to anywhere you like on the school grounds.
The arena was fairly large, about half the size of a football field, but circular and filled with soft sand. On either side of the arena were two small white circles.
Some feet away were metal bleachers with fencing in front of them, the bleachers for the audience and the fencing probably to block stray attacks.
Even more far away from that seemed to be a running track that surrounded the whole area, and some weights dotted the place.
I won't lie, I'm totally nervous.
Ms. Whells was guiding us toward the arena, me trying to be slow so I could prolog the inevitable.
Quetzalmon was in my arms, snuggling into my white jacket.
Well, he seems confident.
Suddenly, he looked up at me and said, "Oh, Akira, your Digivice is capable of slashing Digi-Cards. It's called Digi-Modify."
"Really? Dang, I'm lucky... Good thing I have a pack in my pocket."
That eased me up some.
We finally reached the sandy arena. You readers are probably expecting me to have a confident stance, determination in my eyes, and ready to just unleash my small Digimon on some unexpected Digimon, right?
Well, you're not getting that here.
My stance was one of fear, my eyes wide and unsure, and clutching my Digimon so I wouldn't have to let him go.
"It's okay, Akira. Remember, I'll give them a fight they'll never forget." Quetzalmon reassured me, sensing my mood.
I nodded weakly. I wasn't ready, though. I just got Quetzalmon, I'm inexperienced, and the kids on the bleachers seem to be hungry for a bloody battle! What am I supposed to do?
'Calm down, Akira. Everything will be fine, trust me...' that same voice as earlier said.
I gasped, looking at my Digimon. He wasn't looking at me, though. He was staring at the arena.
Unnerved, I looked around for the source of the voice.
'You won't find me by looking around, you know. I'm the Digi-Egg of Light inside Quetzalmon, the egg that made him Digivolve into what he is now.' the voice continued.
Say what now?
'You heard me, Akira. Follow your instincts. That is the only advice I'm allowed to give. Oh, by the way, Quetzalmon can't hear me, he doesn't know I exist. Until next time, DigiDestined of Light.' The voice suddenly stopped.
Oddly enough, I felt more confident. But what did he mean by DigiDestined? The last time there were those was one hundred years ago...
"Akira, Earth to Akira! Are you reading?" Jirou shouted at me, waving his hand rapidly in front of my face, trying to get my attention.
"What, Jirou?"
"You were staring at nothing for, like, five minutes! Get ready, the challenger is coming!" He shouted at me.
"What? Where?" I gasped, looking around, Quetzalmon still in my arms.
Far away from us, was a dot peaking over the horizon. Gradually, it started getting bigger and coming closer until I could finally see who it was and what was next to her.
I could tell the girl was a snob just by looking at her. Long, flowing blonde hair to her waist, big blue eyes, the cute face, fancy expensive clothes, and the way she carries herself. The way she walked oozed with confidence and arrogance, and she held her head held high as if she was royalty.
I instantly disliked her.
Her Digimon kind of shocked me though.
It looked like one of those ancient and extinct kiwi birds. Long, hairless dark gray legs with two dark pink talons on the front of each of its feet and one big one on the back. It was wingless, its body furry and brown with no feathers. Its head was covered with a silver mask, covering the bird's entire face and upper beak, which was long and sharp. Dark green leaves peaked out from under the mask, like leafy hair. Peering closely, I saw it had green eyes.
I curiously used analyze mode on my Digivice, holding it up to the bird Digimon.
"Kiwimon. Champion Digimon. An Ancient Bird Digimon, this Digimon is flightless, yet can run very fast. Many underestimated this Digimon, and many more fell because of it. It's attacks include: Pummel Peck, High Jumping Kick, and Nose Mattock." The feminine voice said, the hologram appearing again with Kiwimon on it.
Well, that made my confidence drop a few bars.
"Go, Akira! Stand on the white circle with your Digimon in front of you!" Jirou shouted at me, shoving me onto the sandy arena and on the circle.
"W-Wait! I'm not ready!" I shouted at him, struggling to plant my feet in the ground. However, I've never been that strong, and my friend continued to shove me to my doom.
After a long struggle, I was standing on the circle.
The girl and her Kiwimon gracefully walked into the arena, the girl on the circle and her Kiwimon a few feet in front of her.
The realization of what was about to happen just about strangled me and I clutched Quetzalmon to my chest. He started squirming.
"A-Akira! You have to let me go and fight!" Quetzalmon exclaimed, trying to break free from my grip.
"I can't! What if you get hurt? I-It would be all my fault..." I stuttered, my head starting to swim.
"You can, Akira! What did you come here for?" Quetzalmon said, now struggling harder. "Why did you come and meet me?"
At that, I faltered. Why did I come here for? I remember. The brochure for the school was in the mailbox, and I got it out, read it, and felt something strange. An urging and feeling to be here. I also wanted to get strong...
"To be strong... To become stronger and be the best that I can be!" I shouted, letting go of Quetzalmon.
He smiled and flapped his wings, now floating in front of me. "Exactly. I will help you to that road, I'll follow you loyally, never leaving you."
"Thank you, Quetzalmon. I'm ready now..."
Quetzalmon grinned and flew away from me a few feet.
I got my Digivice and a few cards out of my jeans pocket.
The girl was impatiently tapping her foot, a scowl across her face. "Any day now, losers!" She shouted at us.
"Akira, are you ready?" Ms. Whells shouted to me, she was standing on the bleachers.
"Yes, Ms. Whells!" I replied back, gripping my Digivice in my hand.
"Okay, then! This battle is against Akira Arata and his Digimon, Quetzalmon, the challenger: Lindsay Hoffman and her Digimon, Kiwimon!" Ms. Whells shouted, the crowd on the bleachers cheering.
"Battle," Ms. Whells started. Quetzalmon and me got into a fighting stance, a card ready to be slashed. "Begin!"
"Kiwimon, Pummel Peck!" Lindsay ordered her Digimon.
Kiwimon nodded, opened her beak, and out flew mini Kiwimons, aimed at Quetzalmon.
"Quetzalmon, dodge!" I shouted frantically, not really knowing what to do.
Quetzakmon gritted his teeth, and flew to the right, but some ChibiKiwimons still hit him with their sharp beaks; making my partner cry out in pain.
Quetzalmon hissed and shook it off. "Toltec Wind!"
Quetzalmon started moving his metal flame topped tail in circles, making a large gust of wind hit Kiwimon.
Kiwimon squawked and was hit with a full power blow, making it skid back a few paces.
I grinned, proud of my Digimon's power.
"Kiwimon, High Jumping Kick!" Lindsay ordered coldly, ignoring her partner's pain.
"Look out, Quetzalmon!" I shouted at him, just as Kiwimon bunched it's leg muscles and jumped into the air, quickly falling back down to Earth with one of it's legs outstretched in a kicking position.
Quetzalmon stared wide-eyed at the incoming Kiwimon, and I remembered my cards.
Randomly picking one, I felt an odd feeling come over me and shouted, "Digi-Modify! HyperSpeed activate!"
My Digivice started glowing an odd mixture of dark gold and forest green, and I impulsively held the Digi-Card in the air, quickly moved it to the right, and slashed it in the slot of my Digivice.
Totally confused, I saw Quetzalmon start glowing the same combination as my Digivice did, and he started to blur for a second before seemingly disappearing out of sight.
Kiwimon's eyes widened in shock and hit the ground hard, the soft sand only cushioning the blow a fraction.
Sand flew everywhere, and I covered my eyes with my arm until I felt the sand stop hitting me in the face.
Slowly removing my arm, I saw Kiwimon in a kneeling position, panting. It's right leg appeared to be hurt, and it had a pained look on it's face.
Lindsay looked outraged to say the least, her face red and eyes narrowed angrily. "Kiwimon, get up you useless scum and keep fighting!"
My eyes widened in shock. How could a Tamer treat their Digimon in that way?
Quetzalmon was clearly thinking the same thing. His face looked surprised, and slowly started turning into anger at Lindsay.
"Q-Quetzalmon, lets end this quickly, I don't want to bring pain to Kiwimon any longer." I said to my partner, who merely nodded.
The crowd started roaring, fists punching the air and screaming excitedly.
I picked a card from my hand and, that weird feeling coming again, shouted, "Digi-Modify! Radiant Force activate!"
My Digivice glowed again, including Quetzalmon, and I slashed my card in the fashion before, this time with more vigor.
Quetzalmon started looking more buff somehow, don't ask me how.
"Go, Quetzalmon!" I shouted, determination bubbling up inside me and threatening to overflow.
"Wind Seeker!" Quetzalmon shouted, flapping his wings vigorously and powerfully.
His metal feathers started glowing white, and they shot out of his wings with a force so powerful I didn't think it was possible. Along with the super strong gusts of wind, a deadly combination.
They shot toward Kiwimon, who just looked defeated and in pain, and hit their mark.
Kiwimon screamed in pain, and started glowing white before gradually getting smaller until the light faded. Lying there, was a Digimon I recognized. A small Tanemon, looking exhausted.
Lindsay didn't rush over to her Digimon, no, she just stood there with a disgusted look on her face.
"You little failure! Your not worthy to be my partner, I'll just get a new one from my father, the principle!" Lindsay smirked maliciously, threw her dark pink D-3 on the ground, and promptly smashed the device with her high-heels.
"What? How can you do that, that's your partner!" I shouted angrily at Lindsay, rushing over to Tanemon and scooping it into my arms.
It coughed, looking at me through lidded eyes, and murmured, "I'm sorry, Lindsay. I did my best. I-I just wasn't strong enough for you..."
Lindsay just smirked and said, "Partner? Please. She's my fifteenth already. No partner of mine loses." She then walked away, her head held high.
I heard the Tanemon cough, and looked down. She looked very weak and exhausted, scuff marks everywhere. Her red eyes closed for a second and fluttered open again, they were glazed over and stared at nothing.
"Lindsay, was I good enough? I tried my best, I really did, just for you. Did I make you proud?" Tanemon said, looking directly at me.
I smiled slightly, tears forming in my eyes, and whispered, "Yes, yes you did, Tanemon. You were the best, and I'm so proud of you."
I saw Quetzalmon flap over here and he landed on my trembling shoulder.
Tanemon had a contented look on her face and her form started blurring, turning slowly into data.
"N-No, Tanemon, don't go!" I cried, tears running freely down my face, clutching Tanemon to my chest.
"I have to, goodbye..." Tanemon whispered. She started dissolving, her data being picked up by the wind until she was gone.
I looked at my hands, just a second ago holding the tiny Digimon.
"T-Tanemon, I'm so sorry..." I whispered to myself, shaking my head in denial. My knees buckled and I fell to the ground on my knees, my tears falling onto the sand.
Quetzalmon, still on my shoulder and watching the scene, whispered in a calming voice, "Akira, it isn't your fault. When Lindsay smashed her Digivice, Tanemon's life shattered along with it. She would have survived if Lindsay didn't smash it."
I shook my head, whimpering. "I'm sorry, Tanemon..."
Didn't expect that, huh? I was almost crying when I was writing it... Don't worry, though. Tanemon will have her happy ending, just wait. ;)