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Chapter 10: Beetlemon's Thunderous Come Back Tour
The rest of the night passed peacefully. Taiya didn't try to volunteer to do any jobs since Takuya had forbade her to and, besides that, she was tired from all the fighting that she had done during the day and against Duskmon. Kouichi was also tired after defeating Duskmon and went to sleep.
The next day they continued their journey. Most were happy that this was, hopefully, the last day that they would have to put up with Shinya's whines and complaints. Yes, Shinya had started whining again. And everyone had gone back to their way of ignoring him. Takuya hadn't yet threatened to make Shinya 'Daemon bait' but the rest knew that he would eventually. They just ignored him best they could until Takuya did. Fortunately, that proved to be easy since all of them were curious about how Taiya had learned to fight with knifes.
"I've never seen anyone fight like you did last night, Taiya. Where did you learn to fight like that?" Kouji asked.
"I have a friend in America who taught me how to fight. She was in a sort of gang but it was just a bunch of friends that helped each other. Anyways, she taught me how to fight with my fists and with knifes," Taiya answered.
"A gang? Did that mean that you were part of it?"
"No, I was just her friend. We would hang out when her friends were busy. I never really met her gang."
"And where did you get those knifes? Did you steal them?" Shinya asked.
"No. They were a parting gift from her when I moved," Taiya answered coolly.
Takuya frowned. "Shinya, it is none of your business how Taiya got her knifes and if I hear another comment like that, you are going to be tied up in a tree until you learn to mind you manners, or until Daemon comes, you got that?"
"Yes," Shinya said grudgingly.
Shinya was silent for a couple of hours, which surprised the Chosen but was not unwelcome. They then decided that it was time for a break and each went off to find what they had been assigned. Yutaka's ankle was better now so he was able to help. He and Taiya had gone to get water. Taiya seemed to know exactly where a spring was. While they were collecting the water Taiya noticed something weird.
"Is that a building?" she asked pointing into the trees, frowning.
Yutaka followed her gaze and saw that there was indeed a building. He shrugged.
"Must be some digimon's house."
"That large? It looks almost like a factory or power plant."
"Well, whatever it is, it's none of our business. Now come on, everyone is probably waiting for us," Yutaka said, standing up. Taiya stared at the building for one more minute before also standing. They then headed back more slowly, carrying the water.
During lunch, Yutaka brought up what they had seen.
"There's a building not far from here."
"Really? Could it be Toy Town?"
"No," Taiya answered. "From what you said Toy Town is full of color and toys. This building looks more like a factory. But something doesn't seem right."
"Like what?" Zoe asked.
"I don't know but I have this feeling that we should go there next."
"Well, we could go there first. Last time JP found his Spirit in a factory. Besides, we might be able to get some news." Everyone agreed and after they finished their lunch, Taiya and Yutaka led them to the building.
"Why is a building or factory in the middle of nowhere?" Yamato asked.
"Beats me," Kouji replied, shrugging.
"Come on you guys. Let's see who's here," Takuya said. They all nodded and walked up to the front. They were greeted by some Minomon that were hanging on the door.
"Hello strangers, how may we help you?" one asked.
"We were wondering if you could give us a tour. This place looks amazing," Takuya said. The Minomon looked at each other and had a short whispered conversation before they said that they could get a tour. Kouji looked at Takuya strangely.
"A tour?"
"If there's something wrong like Taiya thinks there is then it's most likely to be inside," Takuya whispered. They all nodded and followed the Minomon around the factory. The Minomon told them facts about the factory but they didn't really listen. As they walked around they noticed that there was one type of digimon standing around watching another type of digimon work. Soon they were done with the tour.
"Are there any questions you would like me to answer?" the Minomon that had been their guide asked.
"No. That was a wonderful tour. Thank you so much for showing us around," Taiya said smiling.
"You're welcome. Come anytime you like."
When the Minomon left, Taiya's smile faded into a frown.
"Taiya is something wrong?" Kouichi asked.
"Yes. The digimon working are doing it against their will."
"How can you tell?"
"There were a lot of scratches on them and they just looked like they were scared and wishing for something better."
"That doesn't mean anything," Yutaka said.
"Then, why were there so many digimon standing guard and watching them as they worked?" Taiya asked.
"She has a point," JP agreed. "Why don't we go see the digimon that were working and find out what's going on?"
"Good idea, JP. Come on, let's go see those digimon," Takuya said. They looked around until they noticed a small village surrounded by a large fence. As they approached the village they saw the digimon who had been working were being shepherded in. The gates were then closed and locked.
"Looks like we'll have to climb."
They all approached the gate and climbed over. When the digimon saw them they all ran and hid.
"Come on out. We won't hurt you. We only want to know what's going on," Taiya called softly. One of the digimon came out of hiding and stared at her. Taiya crouched and repeated what she had said before holding her hand out. The digimon then approached her warily and touched Taiya's hand when it got close enough. Taiya smiled as the digimon did.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"…Thundermon," the digimon answered.
Digimon Status:
Name: Thundermon
Attribute: Data
Level: Champion
Type: Mutant Digimon
Attacks: Thunder Volt, Thunder Bomber
Bokomon: Thundermon is a lightning fast digimon. No digimon can catch one easily. Their attacks, Thunder Volt and Thunder Bomber can put out 100,000,000 volts of electricity.
"What are you?" the Thundermon asked.
"I am a human. My name is Taiya and behind me are my friends," Taiya answered.
"You're a human?" the Thundermon asked. Taiya nodded. "Are you one of the six humans who saved the Digital World before?"
"No. I'm new here, but six of my friends are." More Thundermon came out and heard this.
"Can you help us?" an elder Thundermon asked.
"We'll try but first we need to know what's going on," Taiya said.
"Then please follow me. We don't want you to be found." They all followed the elder Thundermon until they entered a large house. The elder Thundermon bade them to sit and told them their story.
"We Thundermon used to live in peace in this forest. We were free to do whatever we wanted to until one day. A digimon called Daemon came to our forest and ordered Guardromon to capture us. We were then forced to build this factory and then be its workers. We tried to escape or revolt but it always failed. We had heard of humans who helped digimon and prayed that they would come and set us free. And finally our prayers have been answered."
"Good thing we stopped here first before we left. We'll help you Thundermon," Tommy said.
"Yeah."
"Thundermon, do you have a map of the factory?" Takuya asked.
"Yes right here,' the Thundermon replied, pulling out a piece of paper. Takuya studied the map for a while. While he did so Taiya turned to the elder Thundermon.
"Sir, Bokomon said that you are lightning fast digimon. Is that true?"
"Yes it is."
"Then why can't you get out by going over the gate like how we got in?"
"We cannot. The gate has an invisible wall around it. If we did, all of our energy would be drained. Whenever we come and go to the factory the wall is turned off."
"Why didn't it affect us?"
"The energy drain is used only on digimon that holds electricity or some sort of electric current at a high voltage. You are human and don't have at least 1,000 volts of electricity running through you."
"You said that this wall can be turned off. Do you know where the controls are?"
"Yes it is here," the Thundermon said, pointing to a room on the map. Taiya studied the map for a moment.
"Thank you elder. We will do our best to get your people free."
Takuya looked up from studying the map, "Alright you guys. I got an idea. Here's what we'll do…"
"Is everyone ready?" Takuya asked.
"Yeah."
"Hai."
"Un."
"Sì"
"Yes."
"Ready."
"Just say when."
"Alright. Evolve!"
Frontier Spirit Evolution Theme: With the Will
The armor mode of each Spirit drew itself onto D-Tectors screen. Each person put their left hand out and watched as a ring of Fractal-Code appeared around their hand. Each did their moves and scanned the code.
"Execute!"
"Spirit Evolution!" Their clothes were ripped off and the Spirit appeared behind them. The armor then appeared around them and fused to their bodies. Landing on their platforms, they completed their Spirit Evolution.
"Agunimon!"
"Kazemon!"
"Kumamon!"
"Arbormon!"
"Lobomon!"
"Ranamon!"
"Lowemon!"
"Kazemon, Kumamon, go!"
Kazemon and Kumamon nodded and began to attack the digimon on guard.
Digimon Status:
Name: Guardromon
Attribute: Virus
Level: Champion
Type: Machine Digimon
Attacks: Guardian Barrage, Warning Laser, Red Alert
Thundermon: Guardromon is a Virus digimon but he can be changed depending on who programs him. Guardromon's defense is like an iron wall, deterring all intruders! He attacks intruders with an iron fist! This network guard is like an iron wall! He won't allow intruders!
"Hurricane Wave!"
"Blizzard Blaster!"
Both attacks hit the Guardromon but did not have any effect. The attacks did draw the attention of the guard digimon to them. Exactly as planned. The other Warriors slipped past the battle and ran into the factory. Then the group split up. One group, composed of Agunimon, Lobomon and Arbormon, ran towards the generator room while the second group, Ranamon and Lowemon, ran to the control room to shut down the electric fence.
Agunimon, Lobomon and Arbormon ran into some trouble on the way.
"Warning Laser!" They dodged a laser fired from a Guardromon that was only one of many guarding the generator room.
"Ranamon and Lowemon had better be quick," Agunimon muttered before attacking.
"Whoever is in charge of this place is pretty smart to put guards outside the control room," Ranamon said as she dodged a Guardian Barrage attack.
"You shouldn't be complimenting them," Lowemon told her.
"I'm not, I'm just saying."
"Well that's not helping us. Shadow Lance!" The lance tip caught the Guardromon but didn't harm it.
"What are we going to do? Their armor is too thick and they act as if they are robots."
"Robots…That's it!"
"What's it?"
"Do you see any sort of electrical wire anywhere?"
"Huh? Why?"
"What happens if something wet touches any uncovered wire that's plugged in?"
"It gets shocked," Lowemon answered, realization dawning on him. He then began to look around until he saw what looked like a power cord. "Found one!"
"Great! Now get up there and get ready!" Ranamon yelled preparing an attack.
"Drainin' Rain!" The rain fell in buckets and the Guardromon were soon soaked.
"Now!" Lowemon yelled, throwing down a sparking wire. Ranamon jumped before the wire hit the water on the floor. The Guardromon were thoroughly shocked and their Fractal-Code appeared.
"Better scan it," Ranamon said. They both got out their D-Tectors and quickly scanned the codes. They then turned to the door.
"Come on," Lowemon said, walking to the door. He tried the knob. "Locked."
"We can't blast it the controls might be on the other side," Ranamon said, looking around.
"Then how do we get in?"
"I think I can open it."
"What, did you find the key?"
"No. Now, please move out of the way." When Lowemon had done so, Ranamon aimed both hands at the door. "Dark Vapor!" A dark mist came from her hands and began to dissolve the door.
"Do you think that we've given them enough time?" Kumamon yelled to Kazemon.
"I don't know although I think it's time that we join them," Kazemon called back. Kumamon nodded. Both of them then ran, or flew, into the factory.
"What is taking Ranamon and Lowemon so long?" Arbormon asked as he punched a Guardromon.
"Maybe the control room was also guarded," Lobomon suggested as he slashed a 'Guardian Barrage'.
"That had better be it," Agunimon said dodging a 'Warning Laser'.
"Crystal Freeze!" Some of the Guardromon were frozen solid as Kumamon came skiing down the hall. Kazemon followed a short ways behind.
"Did we give you enough time?" she asked as she began to kick the frozen Guardromon.
"Can't tell. We've been fighting for a while."
"Well, let's just hope that we've given Ranamon and Lowemon enough time," Kumamon said. The rest nodded.
Ranamon lowered her hands, the door completely dissolved.
"Nice work," Lowemon complimented. Ranamon shrugged.
"Come on, we still need to turn off that fence." Lowemon nodded and entered the room. They found that the controls were exactly opposite the door and were glad that they didn't have to blast it. They had a look at the controls and saw a lever that was pulled down.
"Do you think that's it?" Lowemon asked.
"I have no idea but we might as well try it," Ranamon replied, switching the lever's position. A screen next to it flashed a message:
'Enclosure unit deactivated.'
"Looks like it was. Now hurry, give the signal so that they know that the Thundermon can escape," Ranamon said. Lowemon nodded.
"Shadow Meteor!" he yelled, aiming at the outside wall.
"Done. Let's go."
"Look," one of the young Thundermon said, pointing to the factory.
"That's the signal. The fence is down," JP said. Yutaka nodded. Without being prompted, all of the Thundermon raced into the forest.
"Now what?" Yutaka asked. "We can't just wait here."
"Yeah, but none of us can evolve," JP sighed.
"One of us can."
"Yutaka, Takuya will kill you if you do."
"So? My ankle is almost healed."
"But…"
"No. I've sat out of three fights. Kouji has not. My little brother is in there fighting. I'm going to fight and you're not going to stop me."
"How many Guardromon are there?" Arbormon yelled in frustration as he kept fighting.
"No idea! Just keep going!" Kazemon yelled back.
"Drainin' Rain!"
"Shadow Meteor!"
Two attacks came and hit the Guardromon hard. The five Warriors turned to see Ranamon and Lowemon coming their way.
"What took you?" Lobomon asked.
"Control room was guarded and locked. The door took awhile to dissolve," Ranamon answered, punching a Guardromon.
"How come you're still not in the generator room?" Lowemon asked.
"Too many guards," Agunimon replied.
"Lowemon, same as last time?" Ranamon called.
Lowemon looked around and answered, "Yes."
"What does that mean?" Kumamon asked.
"It means that you want to be off the ground and dry. Drainin' Rain!" Ranamon yelled. A rain cloud appeared over the Guardromon and soaked them. Ranamon then jumped as a sparking wire came down. The Guardromon were electrocuted and their Fractal-Code appeared.
"…That was quick," Arbormon commented before he scanned some of the codes.
"You said it," Kazemon agreed.
"Come on. We've wasted enough time," Agunimon ordered. They all nodded and approached the door. They tried the handle and the door opened. They all entered warily. When all seven were inside, they were attacked.
"Lightning Blade!" All of them barely dodged the blade. They then turned to see the digimon who had attacked them.
Digimon Status:
Name: Andromon
Attribute: Vaccine
Level: Ultimate
Type: Android Digimon
Attacks: Lightning Blade, Gatling Attack
Taiya: This will be a bit of a problem. Andromon is android digimon who is a very strong fighter. However, Andromon is usually helpful and does not try to hurt other digimon. He must be under control of Daemon. Be careful of his attacks, Lightning Blade and Gatling Attack. The Gatling Attack will come after you, literally.
"Gatling Attack!" Andromon yelled launching two orange missiles from his chest. They all tried to dodge them but the missiles just turned around and followed the group of Warriors. The seven Warriors were then backed into a corner. Before the missiles could hit them though, an armor clad hand appeared and snapped its fingers. Then Mercurymon materialized in front of them.
"Dark Reflection!" he yelled as the missiles disappeared into his mirror. The missiles then came out of the mirror, heading for Andromon. They exploded and smoke filled the room.
"Mercurymon, what are you doing here?" Kumamon asked.
"I got tired of waiting after the Thundermon left and decided to join you," was the reply.
"Mercurymon…" Agunimon began.
"If you want to say something I suggest you do it later! We're in the middle of a battle in case you two have forgotten!" Ranamon yelled at Agunimon as she saw Andromon preparing to attack.
"Lightning Blade!"
The blade of electricity flew towards them. They all jumped out of the way and attacked.
"Pyro Punch!"
"Blizzard Blaster!"
"Howling Laser!"
The three attacks combined into one and hit Andromon with a lot of force. A lot of dust and smoke filled the room and made it nearly impossible to see anything. Actually, all that they could see was indistinct shapes which were Andromon and the other Warriors.
"Kazemon! Can you clear this up?"
"Why me?"
"Because you're the only one who can create wind!"
"Oh…Right…Hurricane Wave!"
The wind from Kazemon's finger tips quickly blew away the smoke. Soon, the eight Warriors could see each other and the rest of the room. Surprisingly, Andromon was nowhere to be seen.
"Did we destroy him?" Arbormon asked.
"We must have," Mercurymon said. "Otherwise we would be able to see him."
"Not necessarily. He might have used the smoke to move into a place where we can't see him," Ranamon disagreed.
"She's right," Agunimon agreed. "Everyone don't let your guard down."
All of the Warriors looked around warily, trying to spot Andromon. None of them noticed two figures near the door also looking around. Well, actually only one was looking around while the other just watched to see when the fight would begin. However, none of them saw the android digimon until he attacked.
"Lightning Blade!" The attack hit an airborne Kazemon in the back, causing her to de-evolve and fall.
"Zoe!" most of the Warriors yelled. Ranamon however, jumped and caught the falling girl. The other Warriors were relieved and turned their attention to Andromon. The android was up on top of a crane. As Ranamon landed, he prepared another attack.
"Gatling Attack!" The missiles flew towards Ranamon and Zoe. Ranamon quickly jumped sideways, dodging the missile's first assault before jumping to land near the other Warriors. As the missiles turned around for a second assault, the other Warriors attacked.
"Shadow Meteor!"
"Mirror Offset!"
"Blockade Seed!"
The attacks destroyed the missiles and all the Warriors turned to face Andromon.
'I have to help them! Z is injured and those attacks can follow them around! Come on Beetlemon! Where are you? They need my help!'
The lights began to flicker as JP felt a surge of power run through him. The other Warriors and Andromon looked around, confused as the lights flickered.
"What's going on?" Arbormon yelled.
"No idea! This never happened before!" Kumamon yelled back.
Andromon then stopped looking around and took the advantage of the lights.
"Lightning Blade!" he yelled as he created the electric blade and threw it at Ranamon. She tried to dodge but before it could hit her; a bolt of lightning hit the attack, destroying it. Another bolt of lightning then struck Andromon, stopping him from preparing another attack. All of the Warriors looked to where the lightning had come from and saw Beetlemon.
JP then walked over to the Warrior of Thunder as Beetlemon landed.
"Well JP, good to see you again. Are you ready to show this android what thunder and lightning really are?"
"You had better believe it," JP replied pulling out his D-Tector. Beetlemon nodded and changed into his armor mode. He was then absorbed into JP's D-Tector. The symbol of Thunder appeared on the screen and JP got ready to Spirit Evolve.
Frontier Spirit Evolution Theme: With the Will
Beetlemon's armor mode drew itself JP's D-Tectors screen. JP uncrossed his arms and put his left hand out in front of him, watching as a ring of Fractal-Code appeared around his outstretched hand. He then turned around once before he began to scan the code in front of him.
"Execute!"
"Spirit Evolution!" After scanning the code, JP's left hand went to his side while his right hand stayed at shoulder height and his clothes were ripped off. Beetlemon's armor then appeared behind him and lightning struck around the Spirit.
Beetlemon's armor began to appear around JP and took their proper places before fusing to him. Turning around, lightning sparked on his armor as his eyes were revealed to be lime green in place of brown. Dropping down to his platform, he brought both his hands above his head before slamming his fists together, completing his Spirit Evolution.
"Beetlemon!"
Beetlemon glared at Andromon, who had recovered from Beetlemon's attack. Andromon didn't seem to have been harmed by Beetlemon's lightning. Actually, he was preparing to send an attack at Beetlemon.
"Lightning Blade!"
"Is that all you got? That's nothing!" Beetlemon yelled at the android as the attack made contact. "Let me show you a real lightning attack! Lightning Blitz!"
Lightning gathered on Beetlemon's horn and he slammed it into Andromon. Andromon seemed a little stunned by the sudden electrical attack. But he quickly regained his senses and attacked back.
"Gatling Attack!" Beetlemon was in a very close range and couldn't dodge. Before he was hit though, another attack hit.
"Drainin' Rain!" The rain hit the missile and the missiles were weakened. The attack still hit Beetlemon, but as the rain drained some of its power, the damage Beetlemon received was minimal. The rain that had weakened the missile didn't disappear right after it had hit what they had thought was the target. Instead it continued until the rain had hit Andromon.
"Hey Beetlemon! Are you just going to hover there? Attack while you have the chance!" Ranamon yelled up at the Thunder Warrior. Beetlemon nodded.
"Right. Lightning Blitz!" The lightning from Beetlemon's horn went in every direction until one of the bolts hit Andromon. This time though, because Andromon was wet, the lightning had more power. It knocked the Fractal-Code right out of Andromon. Beetlemon then took out his D-Tector.
"Soul which is enslaved, be purified and never enslave others again! Fractal-Code! Digitize!" After Andromon had been scanned and his digi-egg flew off, the factory began to collapse.
"Everyone get out of here NOW!" Agunimon yelled at the other Warriors. They didn't hesitate to follow him out. After they got outside, they saw why the factory was collapsing. The Thundermon had come back and were currently attacking the factory. Soon all that was left of the factory was a huge pile of rubble. The Thundermon then came up to the Chosen.
"You have freed us from our terrible fate. We cannot thank you enough," the elder told them.
"It's alright. We are glad to have helped you. It's what we do," Kumamon said. The other Warriors nodded.
"Come on guys, we need to get some rest before we head to Toy Town. Staying up all night fighting sure wears you out," Takuya said after de-evolving. The others also de-evolved and nodded to the prospect of getting some sleep. They all walked back to their last rest area and fell asleep.
Tommy: Just one more day until we're in Toy Town! I can't wait!
JP: Toy Town might have to wait. Shinya ran away from the group.
Yutaka: Why would he do that?
Takuya: Does it matter? When I see him again I am going to tie him up until he learns his lesson!
Kouichi: At least he's not alone.
Shinya: Why did you follow me?
Kouji: Maybe they'll meet up with us in Toy Town like the note says. Let's just head there.
Shinya: Why'd you push me out of the way of Blossomon's attack? You're right…you never gave me a reason to hate you. I won't let Blossomon destroy you! Execute! Spirit Evolution!
Zoe: Next time on Digital Union, Frontier! Earth Warriors are Unchangeable, NOT! It's time to Spirit Evolve!