Episode five: "Digital Hazard: Growlmon's Time to Shine"

"Well this is just great," Darryl commented. His team was stuck in the middle of a huge forest and they had no clue how to get out.

"Well, we could have Greymon, Dorugamon, and Garurumon beat down the forest to clear a path," Trevor suggested.

Lucas interjected, "And kill innocent digimon? I don't think so." Ellena went over to his side to back him up.

"It was just an idea. Jeez…" Trevor defended. He walked over to Guilmon and sat down. No one listened to his ideas. They didn't care about him.

Tawny pointed to a high nearby mountain. "We can go on top of there to check out the surroundings. Agumon, do you know anything about this area?" She asked her digimon.

The orange dinosaur shrugged. "I don't know much; this wasn't my territory to protect. It's all Leopardmon's."

"All of our protection areas are now home to Lucemon and Magnamon. Lucemon is the head honcho of the Demon Lords, and Magnamon took over as leader of the Royal Knights since we left," Gabumon informed the teens.

Lucas looked down and pondered. "So, who was the original Leader of the Royal Knights?" He asked Kudamon, his fox-like partner.

"You will know in time."

"Speaking of time, we should head over to that mountain before it gets dark, and the sun is setting as we speak," Darryl pointed out. The rest of the gang nodded and started to walk over the towering mountain. Once they arrived, Trevor was giving everyone some trouble.

"Why can't I go train by myself?" He shouted.

"Because it is dangerous and dark out there!" Tawny shouted at him.

"I want to get Guilmon to digivolve like Agumon, Gabumon, and Dorumon!" he defended.

"Trevor, don't be stupid. I'm your friend, and I don't want you to get hurt!" Darryl fought back, siding with Tawny.

"Oh, so even my best friend is against me."

"I'm not saying that. I just don't want you to do anything stupid!"

"Now you're calling me stupid?!?! Agh! I can't take you guys anymore!" Trevor yelled and stormed off into the darkness with Guilmon at his heels.

Lucas approached the black-clothed boy and asked, "What's gotten into him?"

"He's just mad that we let him go off and train on his own. He left anyway," Darryl said crossly. He folded his arms and walked into the cave, which they stayed in.

Lucas scoffed, "Good riddance. The idiot wasn't a valuable asset to the team anyway." He walked to the blazing fire that was placed in the center of the cave.

"You know for a quite kid, you're pretty mean," Jacob pointed out.

"I'm just speaking the truth."

"Hmmph. Now I know why Trevor doesn't like you."

"Hey, hey, hey guys," Darryl spoke up. "They just have different views on battle: Trevor likes aggressive, and Lucas is more tactful. Now go to sleep, we'll worry about Trevor and Guilmon in the morning. They can take care of themselves."

"I suppose you're right," Tawny said. And with that, they were off to sleep.

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Trevor got tired climbing the mountain. He and Guilmon were already panting for breath and they weren't even halfway up.

"It's a long way up, eh Guilmon?" Trevor asked his raptor partner.

The digimon nodded, "That it is."

"I bet we can see the whole continent from the top!"

"Then we can find and cleanse Leopardmon!"

Trevor smiled widely, "We can do this buddy! We'll make everyone proud!"

"Ya!"

The two friends continued climbing, leaping over large rocks, blasting tunnels, until they reached a dead end.

"This rock looks much harder than the others," Guilmon pointed out.

Trevor knocked against it. "It's not rock. It's scale." And with that, a giant blue dinosaur rose up from the mountain.

"Who is that Guilmon?" Trevor asked worriedly. "He doesn't look to happy."

"This dino digimon is Allomon. He is extremely powerful and dangerous. It looks like we invaded his area," Guilmon said nervously.

"Well, he's blocking ours. Let's break through!"

His partner nodded and his mouth started to glow a red heated light.

Pyro Sphere

The familiar red attack hit smack on Allomon's head. He turned and stared right at the digidestined and became angry.

"You and your little dino-digimon are nothing compared to my power!" He yelled. He opened his mouth to fire his own attack.

Roaring Flame

The fire was much bigger than both Guilmon and Trevor. It hit them straight on and knocked them backwards. Trevor groaned as he got up.

"Guilmon! Are you alright?" he screamed over the rocky terrain.

"I'm fine. Let's get this creep!" Guilmon said aggressively.

"That's the spirit!"

Guilmon sprinted towards the much bigger digimon and raised his right arm. It glowed with a white light as he jumped into the air and hit Allomon square in the chest.

Rock Breaker

His clawed fist made Allomon shake, but not fall over. Guilmon recoiled and released his fire projectile.

Pyro Sphere

The combination knocked the champion enemy into the mountain. Rocks fell and buried him into the side.

"You make me angry little raptor!" Allomon broke free and released his fire again.

Roaring Flame

Guilmon flew off the cliff and fell down towards the ground.

"Guilmon! No!" Trevor went over to the edge of the cliff. He couldn't do anything else than watch his partner fall to the earth far below.

"Go join your friend." Allomon kicked Trevor over the side.

"Waaahhhh!" Trevor fell over after Guilmon. He closed his eyes and took everything in.

"If I wasn't so stubborn, Guilmon and I wouldn't be falling towards our death. If only my aggressive attitude wasn't such a hazard to the group, I'd be more tolerable."

Trevor's digivice began to glow a faint red. The same hue glowed below him. A voice called to him, "You know what to say… Say it…"

"Right!" Trevor took his digivice in his hand, twisted the top to the left and released more energy.

Initiate! Digivolution Activate!

Guilmon digivolve to…

Growlmon

Trevor landed in an unfamiliar digimon's arms. He looked similar to Guilmon, but much much taller. The immature face turned into more menacing, dangerous snout. Guilmon's horns grew, along with his claws. His whole body was covered with more black accents and lines. White hair also emerged from the back of his head.

"My name is Growlmon, the champion form of Guilmon. I use sheer force to protect my friends and defeat my enemies. My Pyro Blaster attack melts my foes in their shoes."

"Whoa! You digivolved Guilmon! I knew you could do it!" Trevor exclaimed from Growlmon's hand.

"Thanks for the training Trevor, it helped. Now, let's turn this guy into mince meat." Growlmon roared.

"Go Growlmon!"

The newly formed champion leaped high into the air and placed his partner on his back. A blade covered in lightening retracted from an outstretched arm and he plummeted towards Allomon.

Dragon Strike

The attack knocked Allomon into the wall again, but nothing crumbled.

"Growlmon, fire at the mountain top!" Trevor pointed and instructed.

Pyro Blaster

Red fire-like energy released from Growlmon's mouth and collided with the mountain top. Rocks tumbled down and crushed Allomon. His data flew up into the sky, and went southeast to a dark cloud. The cloud boomed and thundered when the data got there.

"That must be where Leopardmon and Lilithmon are." Trevor said. He rode on Growlmon's neck.

"Guess so," answered the giant champion.

"Trevor! Guilmon!" said a voice from above. The two looked up to see Dorugamon, Darryl, Kudamon and Lucas. Growlmon waved to them.

"We've been looking all over for you," said a female voice. It was Tawny riding on Greymon's back. Greymon stood a good foot taller than Growlmon, but they both were huge. A moment later, Ellena, Garurumon, Veemon, and Jacob appeared. Garurumon carried all them on his back.

"Yea, I kno," Trevor said shyly, "we wanted to see the rest of the area and we ran into some trouble. Good thing Guilmon digivolved into Growlmon here." He tapped Growlmon's horn.

"Dude! He's awesome!" Jacob and Veemon slide off of Garurumon's back and ran over to the red dinosaur.

"Veemon you better digivolve to be as cool as this!" Jacob marveled at Growlmon.

"Don't worry Jacob," Veemon exclaimed.

Dorugamon landed and Darryl and Lucas, with Kudamon on his shoulders, slid of his back. The team gathered around to hear what Trevor had to say.

"So I believe that Lilithmon and Leopardmon are in that black cloud over there, waiting for us to battle," Trevor explained.

"Sounds only natural for us to go over there," Kudamon said.

"We're gonna need more power though. We're gonna go against two megas," Greymon shared with them.

Jacob smiled. "More power means more digivolving! That means Veemon will be next!" He grabbed his partner's hands and they danced in a circle.

Lucas turned to Kudamon who rested on his shoulders. "Do you have to digivolve? I mean, can't we be tactful about it?" he asked.

"If we want to be tactful, I must digivolve. I was the Royal Knights tactician, so I know what I'm talking about." Kudamon told his partner.

Lucas looked down. He didn't want to result to his partner becoming more powerful. But the only way to be tactful in this situation is to be more powerful. He sighed.

"What are we waiting for?" Darryl spoke up. "Let's go get Veemon and Kudamon digivolved so we can beat those jerks!" He got onto Dorugamon's back and flew into the air, fist pumped and raised.

Tawny got onto Greymon's head and hung onto his horn. "It's now or never!"

Ellena jumped onto Garurumon's back and brought Lucas with her. "I'm with you guys!"

Jacob, Veemon, and Trevor rode upon Growlmon and stood next to the other champions. Dorugamon circled overhead and they heard Darryl's voice.

"Next stop, digivolution!"