Boogeymon stood before his boss, fear upon his eyes. Even in the darkness of the room, he could still make out some of his boss's features.
"So you ran?" came the simple question. The tone it was delivered in was so calm and serene that it was eerie.
"You don't understand sir! That kid's digimon was unbelievably strong! If I stayed I would have been deleted!" Boogeymon said hoping to incite some mercy.
A hand raised, halting his speech. "If there is one thing I hate, it's sniveling."
"But I'm not-"
"SHUT UP!" the fist clenched and as it did, a flame lit up.
Boogeymon froze in place, shivering all the while.
"And there it is, cowardice, weakness." he arose, body alit in a glow. The fires of his rage. Something slammed against the ground. A metallic CLANG as a chain fell limply.
Boogeymon held his eyes upon that chain. Watched it dangle and slide across the ground. Suddenly, the chain went erect and stood up. Firmly his boss held it in his hand, brandishing it like a sword.
"I have no room for cowards." his boss stated firmly.
The last thing Boogeymon saw was the chain coming down upon his body, and he knew no more.
XXX
Chip Town. A moderate sized burg on the outskirts of the Chip Hills. The name went hand in hand. Many digimon lived here, moving about and going about their business. Though life within here wasn't as bounteous as some of the larger cities, activity was still abound. The more dead center in the town, the more the activity seemed to be.
"Come one! Come all!" a loud voice boomed. "Come and see this amazing new product!" As the voice spoke, the more childish its pitch sounded. A voice befitting a boyish guile. And it belonged to a certain digimon.
Standing dead center in town was a white rabbit with a doggish nose. As said before, the rabbit was a white color. Around the edges of the long ears, which dragged upon the ground, were green edgings. Two pairs of green splotches lay above them, and just under the neck was a green v cut. Least underneath the clothing. The digimon wore a gray vest, nicely stitched and hemmed together, and comfortable looking. Atop the digimon's head was a bowler hat. And underneath that lay a single horn. The digimon was an average beast digimon known as Terriermon.
Terriermon reached behind him and presented a pink bottle. "Introducing the patented, Bunny Bros., Mystery Miracle Elixir!" The rabbit held out the bottle for all to see. "What does it do you may ask? Well that's the mystery of it all friends! So why not take a chance and buy some today!"
A moment of silence followed as the pitch ended. Terriermon's big black eyes were wide with anticipation. But sadly, that anticipation went unwanted. No digimon that passed by paid them any attention. Terriermon stood there for a few moments dumbfounded as to what had happened, or rather what was not happening.
"What? No one came again?" Terriermon spoke in confusion.
"Face it. This miracle elixir just isn't selling." a voice spoke up from behind.
Behind Terriermon lay a wagon. Inside it was laden with products of various kinds. And at the helm was another digimon. At first glance, this digimon could be Terriermon's twin. And indeed he was. The only difference was color. Wherever there was white on Terriermon, there was brown on this digimon, and wherever there was green this digimon had pink. They wore matching clothing and underneath this digimon's bowler hat lay three horns as opposed to one. But what made him stand out was the monocle over his left eye, the string attached to his vest. This digimon was known as Lopmon, and he was the second of the the Bunny Brother pair.
"Eh we just need a little push is all." Terriermon insisted. Reaching his clawed digits into his pocket, he fished out something long and large. It was a cigar, and in his other claw he fished out a match. Striking up a flame, he brought it up to the cigar and lit it up. The white rabbit brought the cigar to his lips and began to puff. As soon as he was done, he inhaled and then exhaled some smoke, a pleased expression upon his face.
"Ugh. Must you smoke that horrid thing?" Lopmon said with a disgusted glance.
Terriermon looked to his brother mildly annoyed. "This again? You know I need them to relax."
"Yes but did you ever stop to think that perhaps we aren't getting any customers, is because your filling the air with that filthy smoke?"
Terriermon waved a claw at his brother. "Eh my smoking isn't a problem." he dismissed. "What about that thing over your eye? Maybe they're weirded away by that?"
Lopmon looked rather offended at that remark. "Well my accessory makes me look dignified. Your little accessory makes you look like a thug!"
Terriermon waved his brother off with a scoff and returned to smoking. "Eh ShimaUnimon doesn't mind my smoking. Do ya girl?"
Hooked up to the wagon was a digimon. She looked like a zebra, white with black stripes. A red mane and tail spilled out with two large ears pointing upward. Like the bunny brothers, this digimon had an accessory. Atop her head was a bonnet covering what appeared to be a broken silver horn. A metal faceplate covered the upper part of her face with a red visor in place of the eyes.
This was ShimaUnimon.
ShimaUnimon heard her name called and looked over to one of her masters. She gave a short snort in acknowledgment.
"See? She's a real trooper!" Terriermon boasted proudly.
Lopmon merely rolled his black eyes.
Well this pitch had failed, but perhaps another round would yield better results?
Terriermon was about to give out another round, when a voice interrupted him.
"Are you selling that miracle elixir?" it asked.
Terriermon looked up and saw a hulking figure staring down at him. Its shape was covered in a brown blanket.
"Why yes we are good sir!" Terriermon answered. A hopeful eye batted towards the hooded figure. "How many can we put you down for sir?"
The figure began to shake. "Oh I'm not here to buy, but I have bought before."
"Oh ho! A returning customer? Well that's our Miracle Elixir for ya."
"Like I said. I'm not here to buy. I wouldn't buy your product ever again." the figure said shaking all the more.
"Oh come now sir, I'm sure I can persuade you to give it another shot." Terriermon said confidently.
All the while the rabbit spoke, the more the figure shook. "You can't persuade me. Not after this." then in a flash, the figure removed the hood. "NOT AFTER WHAT IT DID TO ME!"
Right away, the two Bunny Brothers were greeted by an odd site, for the figure's body was completely pink.
Terriermon craned his eyes getting a good look at who was before him, and then it hit him. "Why if it isn't our old friend Mr. Ogremon." then he noticed how angry Ogremon looked. "Well hehehe. I did say our Miracle Elixir has surprising effects. You take a chance when you buy it."
Ogremon leaned in closer, anger all the more evident upon his face. Terriermon took a step backwards. Lopmon stood at the wagon's helm, hands reaching for the reins. But he was hesitant to make a move. As much as he drove him crazy, he wouldn't leave his brother behind. Terriermon's digimon senses were on full alert. He had to do something, otherwise this digimon would pound him flat.
Then an idea hit him. "Blazing Fire!" Terriermon spat out several balls of fire striking Ogremon right in the face. The attacked stunned the Champion who tried to clear his vision. Taking that moment, Terriermon quickly scampered up to the wagon. "Let's move it brother!"
Lopmon snapped the reins and that got ShimaUnimon moving. The zebra digimon took out into a full run, wagon in tow.
"Hey come back here!" Ogremon shouted as his vision cleared.
Just another day in the life of the Bunny Brothers. Salesmon extraordinaire.
XXX
"Woah. So this is a digimon town?" Kazuya remarked.
The entire group had made it over the Chip Hills, and were now in the town named after said hills. Honestly, they didn't know what to expect. Frankly based on what they had seen, digimon only lived in small villages. Yet here it was, a bustling town. And judging by all the digimon, it certainly reflected that notion.
"Wow. I didn't know they were this civilized." Sakura said with surprise.
"Well why wouldn't we be?" Fairydramon asked. "We digimon aren't uneducated beasts."
"Oh I didn't mean anything by it." Sakura pardoned.
"It's quite alright." Fairydramon excused. "What with all of those rouge digimon attacking, us I imagine it's hard to picture us as civilized."
Those words rang true for the most part. When most of a race provides an ill example (brainwashed aside), one could gain a negative view. It was human nature.
For the rest of the group, it was a new sight. A fresh one from all the violence and running. Yes, they had good feelings about this place. It looked like a nice friendly burg. Now if only someone would do something about that noise.
A strange noise rose up in the distance, growing louder by the minute. Everyone turned to a corner and with wide eyes, they watched as something sped by. It was a wagon, drawn by a horse type digimon. And it was heading right towards them.
"Whoa hey stop!" Gazimon shouted.
The two riders at the helm noticed them and the wagon came to a skidding halt. A few moments of pause preceded, before another voice interrupted it.
"There you are! I've got you now!" the gruff voice of Ogremon grumbled.
The two rabbit brothers looked to the assembled party. "Look could you lend us a hand?" Terriermon pleaded. "This crazy oaf is chasing us!"
Kazuya and Gazimon looked at the approaching pink ruffian and they knew when someone was being oppressed. At least that's the way it seemed. They had no idea of the true details of this chase. But there was no time to learn or dwell upon it.
"Hey no worries." Kazuya said with a confident smirk. "You ready Gazimon?"
Gazimon took a quick glance at Fairydramon and smirked himself. "Sure! No problem!" Though Kazuya's intentions were more noble, Gazimon had some ulterior motive. Mainly he just wanted to impress Fairydramon.
Holding up his digivice, Kazuya looked to this digimon who stood at the ready.
"Gazimon! Digivolve to! Genkimon!"
Genkimon roared triumphantly as he charged towards Ogremon. With a ram of his head, he hit Ogremon square in the chest.
"What the! Who are you?" Ogremon exclaimed.
Genkimon brandished his claws and pawed like a charging bull. "I'm the guy who's going to kick your butt." Opening his maw, Genkimon prepared his signature attack. "Genki Blast!"
The attacks his Ogremon square in the face, then to finish things off, Genkimon added a "Genki Rush!" That attack sent Ogremon flying, right into the side of a building. He struggled to get up but at last gave into unconsciousness.
Genkimon held his head up in pride and Kazuya pumped his fist in the air. The pair were victorious and they returned to their group.
"You know I don't think you guys had to be so rough with him." Sakura said sympathetically.
"Well he did seem like a brute." Fairydramon quipped. "Odd color though."
"Pretty impressive show of strength eh cutie pie?" Genkimon said with a cock of his eyebrow.
Fairydramon merely snorted and looked away. That did nothing to deter Genkimon's look.
"Excellent work my boy! A stupendous display of strength!"
Everyone looked to see the two occupants of the wagon disembarking. They walked in close until they were standing a decent distance in between them.
"Hey no problem." said Kazuya. "Happy to help."
"Well we certainly appreciate it good sir." said Lopmon
"Allow us to introduce ourselves. I'm Terriermon and this here is my brother Lopmon. And this is ShimaUnimon, our faithful steed." the white rabbit said introducing everyone.
"Hey, I'm Kazuya, and this is Gazimon." he then gestured to the rest of the group. "This is Sho and Labramon, Jun and Penguinmon, Chiisi and DemiDevimon, and Sakura and Fairydramon."
Everyone nodded their greetings all save for Sakura, who held a different expression.
"Oh...my...gosh! You are so CUUUUUUUTTTTTEEEEEE!" Sakura leapt into the air and bolted towards the two Bunny Brothers. "Oh my gosh you have matching vests and hats, and this one has a monocle, and this one has a big cigar, gosh they look like little cartoon characters!" And then she looked to ShimaUnimon. "Squeee!" she squealed. "This one has a bonnet. Oh hey there baby." she said as she petted ShimaUnimon's muzzle."
ShimaUnimon whinnied slightly in joy, happy at the attention.
Both Terriermon and Lopmon looked on the girl's strange display, and it appeared as if Sakura had at last noticed it as well.
As soon as she noticed all eyes upon her, Sakura bowed her head. "Excuse me." she said slightly embarrassed, and returned to the group.
"Honestly Sakura you must have more self control." Fairydramon chided, forgetting her little chocolate attack a while back.
"Really spirited girl you got there. That's good to have nowadays. Especially with our business." Terriermon puffed upon his cigar and blew out some smoke. It drifted and wafted all the way to Labramon. Once it hit the dog, she let out a cough before fanning it away.
"Stinky." she muttered.
"So what exactly do you two do?" Jun asked, interested for some reason.
Terriermon's face lit up at that question. "Why I'm glad you asked my girl! You see. My brother and I are salesmon. We travel the Digital World selling our goods everywhere. From north! To south! To east and west, we offer the finest goods available."
Lopmon let out a sigh. "Most of the time." he said, but barely anyone caught that.
"So what can we put you folks down for? Portable Toilet? Meat Chopper? Edible mushroom puree? Or how about our Miracle Elixir? Why it does just about anything and we have it all for a nice price of-"
"Thanks but no thanks." Kazuya interrupted. "We have a long journey ahead of us and we rally need to get back to it."
Everyone agreed. Besides. They weren't sure if their human world money would do any good in this world.
"But you saved our skins! We have to repay you somehow!" Terriermon insisted.
"No that's really fine." said Sakura.
"Oh come now surely there is something?"
"Look we said it's fine." Jun said.
"Now now I'm sure there are some rearrangements we can work something out." Terriermon walked back and forth puffing all the while. He exhaled as an idea formed. "I've got it! The ruins!"
"The ruins?" Everyone said.
"Yeah, nearby the town there are some ruins and legend states there is a great treasure within." Terriermon explained.
"A treasure!" Gazimon said excited. "What kind of treasure?"
Terriermon scratched his chin. "Hard to say, but digimon everywhere say that it can make a digimon digivolve to a higher level. So they say."
"You mean like a digimental?" Gazimon asked again.
"I guess so." Terriermon said. "But who knows? The only way to know is to see it for yourself.
Just then, Lopmon grabbed Terriermon aside. "Excuse us for a moment. I need to have a word with my brother." When they were a sufficient enough distance away, Lopmon grabbed his brother by the ears and held him close to his face. "What are you doing? You know that nobody has ever returned from the ruins."
Terriermon gently removed himself from his sibling's hand and straightened out his vest. Then he dragged upon his cigar and calmly blew out a trail of smoke rings. "Oh my dear brother. Don't see the opportunity in this?"
"Opportunity?" Lopmon repeated.
"Yes. We help them get this treasure, they'll be so grateful that they will buy anything from us!" Terriermon explained.
Lopmon blinked and adjusted his monocle. "Wouldn't it make more sense to get that treasure for ourselves and sell it?"
Terriermon blinked as well, but then he grinned. "Eh! See! I'm rubbing off on you brother."
Lopmon didn't look too happy at that statement. "That's what I'm afraid of." he muttered.
Terriermon leaned in and whispered, "Trust me. I know what I'm doing."
"So what do you say? Interested?" Terriermon asked, smarmy grinning all the while.
The kids and their digimon looked to one another and then huddled in close. Murmuring rang out as they talked amongst themselves. Terriermon and Lopmon raised up their long ears
"Well I don't know..." Sho blurted.
"Wake up Sanbara! This could be a real chance!" Jun managed.
"Yeah I want to digivolve!" Gazimon exclaimed.
The talking went on for a bit before they all came to a decision.
Adjusting his goggles, Kazuya answered. "All right. You sold us."
Terriermon pumped his fist and rubbed his palms together. "Excellent! Come we'll show you the way!"
Hopping atop the wagon, Terriermon took the reins and got ShimaUnimon going. The zebra digimon moved at a steady pace. Not too slow, but enough for the kids and their digimon to keep up with. They walked till they were out of the town limits, then a little bit after. As they got going, they kept silent, and before they knew it, they were at the ruins. Ruins could best describe the place as that's what they were. Amber colored stone lay about, tall pillars, much like a Roman Colosseum. It was circular in shape, a ring going around a large area. Though as they stepped further, they noticed something. It was all in the ground. Several areas spreading out and cut into ledges.
"Voila! The Ruins!" Terriermon announced.
Everyone peered down gazing in awe. They had never seen any ruins before, least not outside books.
"Wow." Sakura said.
"Yes. Truly a mark of digimon architecture." Fairydramon noted with nostalgia.
Jun eyed the place down. "Man. This world just keeps getting weirder."
"What do you mean Jun?" Penguinmon asked.
"This whole thing. I mean next we got you things building places like this." Jun said in disbelief of what was beheld before her.
"One wonders what it was used for?" Chiisi wondered aloud.
"Eh probably something boring." DemiDevimon quipped.
"Well what are we all waiting for? Let's get going! We have a treasure to find!" Terriermon exclaimed.
The group was off, finding a place to spiral down. They walked and walked, kept going down but they had their own thoughts on the matter.
"Hey Kazuya?" Sho said aside.
"Hmm? What is it?" Kazuya asked.
Sho leaned in close, making sure that he wouldn't be so easily heard by the others. "Do you think we can really trust these guys?"
Kazuya looked to Terriermon and Lopmon, then back to Sho. "What do you mean?"
"There's something kind of off about them. Least Terriermon." Sho observed.
"Yeah and the smoking kind of makes him look thuggish." Jun said.
The irony was not lost on Kazuya and Sho, who merely glared at her. Jun quickly caught on.
"Hey. Cigars are way more thuggish than cigarettes." Jun defended, pulling her hand away from where her cigarettes were located.
"Try and keep up everyone." Lopmon called, noticing the three kids were lagging behind.
As they caught up, Kazuya had to note. "Well Lopmon seems fine."
"Yeah, that monocle makes him look really dignified." Sho added.
Jun took a look at the brown rabbit and tossed her hair back. "I think it makes him look like a dork.
The party continued to walk downward, staying silent all the while, but just as they had reached a great distance down, something happened. Ahead, they could hear the sound of whistling. Not like a person, but more like a whistle as in the tool. Their eyes turned to the entrance and from it, they noticed something zip by. It was small and sleek, and it flew through the air with ease. It zipped past and landed right in the wall, causing a small explosion. And then, something else emerged.
It ran on four legs. Bronze brownish body with purple splotches throughout the body, each one laden with muscles. Gray colored hands wrapped with chains, and a centurion helmet covered face, with a red eye peering out from it.
"It's Centaurmon!" Fairydramon exclaimed.
"What's he running from?" Penguinmon asked, fearfully peering out form behind the uplift of stone.
In moments, they got their answer. From out of the temple entrance came a row of brown robots. Valves upon their body with cartoonish eyes staring out from their robotic metallic built bodies.
"Surrender or be destroyed!" the lead robot replied in a robotic tone.
As they spread out, glistening in the sun were evident objects. Black glass like orbs. Dark digimentals.
"Quick hide!" Lopmon ordered.
Not wanting to risk anything, everyone did so, heads down low.
"Now what?" Sho asked.
"What are those things?" Kazuya asked.
"Guardromon." Fairydramon answered.
Kazuya peered out from behind the pillar. I think we can take em.
Genkimon held his body the lowest due to his size. They were really far up anyway, so it wasn't as if they would be spotted. But they had to do something. They couldn't just sit here. They all hid, even Terriermon who still smoked his cigar. The wind blew wafting the smoke trail right in the path of a certain canine: Labramon.
Labramon sniffed once, and then again. The particular scent didn't sit well with her. So much that her nose began to itch. The stink was overwhelming and it made her nose twitch all the more.
"Ah...Ah..." Labramon began to heave. "Ah! Ah!" she cried even louder.
Everyone looked to her, Sho especially. For Sho realized what was about to happen.
"Oh no! Don't!" Sho cried.
But Labramon couldn't take it anymore. "AHHHHHCHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!"
The sound reverberated throughout the area, and once it was uttered everything fell silent.
Labramon sniffled while Sho rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Uh you think anyone heard that? Aheheh."
Silence for a few moments, before..."ALERT! ALERT! UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECTS!" the robot alarm droned.
There came a sound very akin to a jet taking off. Before anyone could react, one of the robots was hovering before them.
"Gaurdromon!" Fairydramon exclaimed.
Straightening out its arms, a panel opened up and out shot a missile towards the party.
"Run!" Kazuya cried.
And the party ran at full speed, back to where they came from. But as they ran, Kazuya came to a stop. He stared down at the assembled digimon below, but most specifically the Centaurmon.
"Kazuya what are you doing?!" Sakura cried.
"That digimon needs our help!" Kazuya declared.
Seeing as they couldn't leave one man behind, everyone followed them and the assault of missiles began. They travelled all the way down. Soon they were face to face with the Guardromon.
"Leave him alone!" Kazuya demanded.
The Guardromon prepared to fire but stopped for a moment as Genkimon stepped into view.
"Genki Rush!" he said charging forward. He barreled his way through the robots and stood at Centaurmon's side. "Are you alright?" he asked.
Centaurmon looked to him and nodded. "Thank you." but he looked to the open doorway. "I must go back!" he proclaimed heading back to the entrance. Yet as he fled, there was a clear limp as he walked.
"Wait a minute woah! You're in no condition!" Genkimon called, but as soon as he followed, he noticed the Guardromon turning their attention towards them. There were about six in total. All of them eager to go and fight. But they failed to notice the light of the digivices shining brightly.
"Labramon digivolve to! Shiisamon!"
"Penguinmon digivolve to! Thunderbirdmon!"
"Fairydramon digivolve to! Tiamon!"
"DemiDevimon digivolve to! Devimon!"
Before everyone stood four Champion level digimon, all willing to fight. Though they were outmatched, the party was still willing to fight. Everyone except Kazuya.
"I'm going after him!" Kazuya called to the others.
Nobody argued and were too busy staying by their digimon's sides. The only ones who tagged along were Terriermon and Lopmon.
"Hold on! Gang way!" Terriermon cried as he scrambled up Genkimon's leg and to his back.
"Excuse me sir." Lopmon excused as he worked his way up to Genkimon's back as well.
Genkimon merely groaned in frustration, but he allowed it.
The quartet followed after the centaur swiftly. They didn't get very far for they noticed something hunched over.
"Hey you!" Kazuya called.
Centaurmon looked behind him and relaxed as he saw the boy.
"You...you're not one of them?" he asked.
"What? Those guys?" Kazuya said referring to the Guardromon. "No way! We're the good guys."
Centaurmon looked to Kazuya, and then to the others, the sounds of fighting coming from the outside.
"Are you here for the treasure?" he asked with a hint of sardonic retort.
Kazuya immediately blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "Well that is to say..."
"As expected." Centaurmon said with a sigh. "For centuries I have deterred others from finding the treasure I have protected.
His single eye glared slightly at Kazuya, but then softened. "Wait...you there...I can feel something."
"Feel something?" Kazuya repeated as he released Centaurmon.
The centaur digimon rose up and stared down at the boy. "Your aura. It's different from the rest of the thieves who have come here."
"Um thanks?" Kazuya said, uncertain of how to take the "thief" comment.
"And you protected me from the Gaurdromon." Centaurmon continued to stare at Kazuya. "Follow me." he said as he gained some momentum again.
And so they followed. Though Kazuya looked back to his friend's outside, he knew he had to follow after the digimon, least he thought so.
As they walked, Genkimon suddenly winced in pain as he felt something burning across his back. He looked back to notice a small bit of cigar ash burning against his fur.
"Would you mind watching where you tap that thing?" Lopmon said annoyed.
Terriermon merely wiped off the ash and took another drag upon his cigar, blowing out smoke in a relaxing tone. "See? It's gone."
Lopmon flustered with anger. "Oh sometimes you drive me crazy!"
"And here we go." Terriermon said as he turned his attention back to his cigar.
"I mean we are guests upon this Genkimon's back, and you go tapping ash on him!"
"Eh I'm fine. It's not so bad. I'm a tough mon!" Genkimon said.
Terriermon released a cloud of smoke above his brother. "Well you my boy have moxy. That's a rare thing nowadays. Yesir I think you have the makings of greatness."
Genkimon lit up at that. "You know what Terriermon? You're a pretty okay guy."
Terriermon grinned proudly and directed it snidely towards his brother. Lopmon merely adjusted his monocle and enjoyed the ride.
They continued to walk further. All the while going through the same hall, but the trip ended when they reached the end. A large chamber opened up and they would notice a wide open expanse. At the center of the amber stone was a large statue featuring a strange creature. Kazuya assumed it was a representation of a digimon, but he wasn't sure of what. Centaurmon headed down a slope which led to a pedestal. Well more like a pedestal which were closed fists. Centaurmon merely walked up to it and placed a hand upon it. Suddenly, there came a great groaning of stone as the fists opened up and revealed something underneath. There, floating in mid air was an orange orb.
"You boy? Can you come over here for a moment?" Centaurmon asked.
Kazuya walked over to the orb and as soon as he neared, it glowed a fierce orange.
"At last. I think I have found a true successor to the treasure." Centaurmon said with a sense of completion.
"What do you mean?" Kazuya asked.
"You see boy, this treasure isAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
From behind came a great whistling sound as several more missiles shot forth and struck against Centaurmon's back. Everyone looked up to notice a Guardromon looking down at them.
"SO THAT IS THE FABLED TREASURE? MY MASTER WILL BE PLEASED." Gaurdromon droned.
"Centaurmon!" Kazuya and Genkimon shouted. Genkimon sharply turned knocking off Terriermon and Lopmon in the process.
"Genki Rush!" Genkimon cried as he leapt up, enveloping himself. But at the last minute, Guardromon flew out of the way while Genkimon charged forward and noticed he was leaping smack first into a wall. "Uh oh." he muttered before he hit the wall with an "oof". When the dust settled, everything could see Genkimon stuck in a wall. Not one of his finest moments. He was just glad Fairydramon wasn't watching.
Kazuya watched with shock as the Guardromon descended and advanced towards the orb.
"Oh no you don't!" Kazuya declared and charged towards Guardromon. His fists connected with the metal man but was easily pushed aside.
Guardromon said nothing as he grabbed the orb and activated his rockets. Before long, he was in the air and zipped off.
"RETURNING TO RENDEVOUS!" he droned before disappearing down the hall.
Kazuya balled his fists in anger but before he could act, he was alerted to a groan at his side.
"Centaurmon!" Kazuya said as he rushed over to the centaur. As he neared, Centaurmon's body began to ripple and distort.
"This is it for me. That last attack really got me." said Centaurmon.
"Just hang on. We'll get you help." Kazuya said as he tended to the centaur.
Centaurmon's eye focused upon him and only him. "I thank you for your concern, but there is nothing you can do." His body continued to distort and his voice became all the more strained.
"Goodbye...I was...glad to have...met the chosen for the treasure." Centaurmon managed.
"Chosen?" Kazuya said in confusion. "What do you mean?"
But Centaurmon said no more, for in that instant, Centaurmon's body evaporated into little fragments, before disappearing entirely.
Kazuya stood there in shock, before he asked, "What? What happened to him?"
Terriermon and Lopmon stood there, with their hats respectively off. "He's gone. Deleted."
"Deleted? You mean dead?" Kazuya asked.
Both the bunny brothers nodded. Kazuya balled his fists again and felt his anger rise more than ever. Nobody was supposed to die. Defeated, Kazuya and the Bunny Brothers went to Genkimon, who had now dedigivolved back into Gazimon. They all traversed outside to meet the others. As they exited, they noticed the rest of the digimon had reverted back into their Rookie form. But that wasn't all. They noticed the Gaurdromon they were fighting were now freed from their digimentals. But the same wasn't applied to the lead Gaurdromon. The others had seen him fly away. Kazuya kicked the dirt upon hearing that. But what else could be done? And so they traversed out of the ruins and back up to where their wagon lay.
"There there girl. Everything's okay." Lopmon soothed.
ShimaUnimon had oddly enough remained where they had left her. Not even the agon was out of place.
"That's our girl! Heart full of bravery and valor!" Terriermon cheered.
ShimaUnimon merely snorted and looked ahead. And so the bunny brothers faced the group.
"Well it's been a pleasure to make all of your acquaintance." Lopmon said wit ha bow.
A sudden slap on the back made him nearly drop his monocle.
"Acquaintance? Come now brother! These humans and their digimon compadres are our friends!" Terriermon boasted proudly.
"Well I gotta say it was nice meeting you guys too." said Kazuya.
"Yeah you three are real characters." Sakura said with a giggle.
The two brothers boarded their wagon. But before they left, Terriermon turned to the group. "Now if you ever have a need for a salesmon extraordinaire. Come and look us up. We'll be there in a flash." As he spoke that last line, he flicked his cigar and sent a moderate piece of ash flying. It soared through the air and landed right upon ShimaUnimon's rump.
ShimaUnimon let out a loud neigh and reared her front legs up. And then with a snort she took off running.
"Woah there! Easy girl!" Terriermon said as he bounced up and down on the wagon.
"Darn your confounded smoking!" Lopmon bellowed as they and the wagon disappeared into the horizon.
Everyone shook their heads at the strange display, but they had a feeling the two brothers would be alright. Yet upon the ground, they all noticed Terriermon had dropped something in the rush: his cigar. It lay abandoned upon the ground. The only one to do something about this was Gazimon.
"Gazimon? What are you doing?" Kazuya asked.
The rabbit digimon examined the cigar and in curiosity, he put it to his lips and sucked. That proved to be a big mistake for the moment he did he broke into a coughing fit. When he was done, he took the cigar and extinguished it upon the ground.
"Ugh yuck! How can anyone like this?" Gazimon said with disgust.
Jun let out a tiny groan, but paid it no mind.
And so the group headed back to the town. There was still much about it they had yet to see.
To be continued...
A/N: Alright. Got this done. And I introduced two new characters. Well partly new. You see. Terriermon and Lopmon appeared in the earlier version of this story, but they were way different personality wise. I liked them and wanted to introduce them again, so I revamped them for this version of the story. And overall I am very pleased with how they turned out. Also if you remember, in the original version of the story, Gazimon was an avid cigar smoker. So I took that trait and gave it to Terriermon. Also that little tidbit at the end with Gazimon was for a bit of irony. The previous version of Gazimon loved cigars, while the new version doesn't.
Anyway. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope to get the next one out sooner.