Frontier 02: Rebirthing- Chapter 2: The New Threat
madjack89: Hey guys! After that last chapter, I'll bet you're all wondering what's gonna happen next, aren't you?
Takuya: Yeeeeeeeeessssss. twitches
Everyone: …
madjack89: Well, in this chapter, some of your questions will be answered like, who exactly are Masumon and Ilsemon? And what is the deal with Witchmon?
Daiki: I just wanna go to the Digital World really badly!
madjack89: Cool your jets, Dai. Worm'll get you there.
Daiki: Worm?
madjack89: Alright, time for the first review replies of the story!
hazeleyedharmony: Sorry about the wait, but here it is! You can thank my snow days (lol)! Anyway, let's get to answering this review!
intro- Yeah, Hotaru's pretty much integrated into the group now, so he gets more lines! Yay!
part 2- Salamanders are adorable! And I'm not gonna kill Shinya or anything (heh heh)…
part 3- Yeah, apparently the twins' mom is the most attentive. And he can be happy…eventually.
part 6- Seriously! I really HAD to do something about JP's outfit!
Thanks for reviewing!
Aldamonburst: Oh my gosh, mutant duck duck? Ha, that's the perfect description of Neemon! Anyway, thanks for the review!
fg1fg: I'm more familiar with Lucemon than Apocalymon (sorry)! And actually this time, the time won't be the same when they get back (for added drama). They don't know that yet, but they're just being cautious. Yeah, check E-Bay and you might find Taki's hat for sale! I'll put the cake in the story to make up for me forgetting about it (sorry)! Thanks for reviewing!
nikigrl-123: Yay, brownies! Yummy! Thanks for the review!
Dawn of Glory: Um, I can't really tell you who Kouji pairs up with yet, but it's gonna be good! And yes, I did actually get Shino's name from the creepy bug guy in Naruto! (Shino: …) I just liked the name Shino. Anyway, thanks for the review! Believe it!
greywindfalcon: It's all good (though I wondered where you were)! Ha, I'd be surprised if anyone at my school even knew where the stuff came from! Thanks for le review!
agoodcupoftea: Yeah, but I just wanted to make sure everyone knew their outfits would be different. Especially JP! (I know you're a fan of his and, no offense, he NEEDED a new outfit!) Thanks!
garnettfox: I might have to take you up on that offer soon. We'll see! Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
JewelledTears: Yes! I was gonna put it up at the very last second, but I decided you guys have waited long enough! The reason their outfits still fit is because I was NOT gonna come up with all new outfits for everyone! It took me long enough to come up with these slight alterations! So the old outfits stay (and fit)! I kind of liked how the black jacket looked on Kouichi when I imagined it, so sorry if you don't like it! You can imagine his shirt as pink if you want to, though! Okay, thanks for reviewing!
Kayland Elric: Yay, I've returned! Yup, I did put the trailer up on youtube, but it doesn't play audio. If you want to see the audio version (which I highly recommend) then just go to the link in the video (let it play until the link pops up at the bottom). If for some reason that doesn't work, just e-mail me and I'll send it to you! And never fear, I will be getting Kouji with some Star Wars references soon (mua ha ha)! Okay, thanks for reviewing!
GoldenDragon326: Yay confetti! Woohoo! (lol) Yeah, poor little Shinya's having bad luck. And you're correct in saying that the gang back in the human world will get dragged into this, but not for a little while. And yeah, I'll put Bokomon's book about them in the next chapter for some laughs! Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
madjack89: Alright, let's…
Kouji: Burn up and go, right?
madjack89: Actually, I was going to say let's start the chapter.
Takuya: Mega super double burn with flame on top for you, Kouji!
Kouji: …What?
madjack89: Story time!
Disclaimer: Oh yeah, I forgot this again, didn't I? Well, this is the last time I'm putting it, so listen up. I don't own Digimon Frontier or its characters! This is just a fan-based story! Got it? You sure? Good.
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"Witchmon!" everyone exclaimed, staring at the Digimon before them.
"That's my name!" Witchmon said, patting Worm's side. "Hey Worm, the kids are here!"
The Trailmon blinked sleepily, yawning. "About time you guys showed up," he muttered, glancing at the gang.
"Nice to see you, too," Kouji said sarcastically.
"That's one of those talking trains, right?" Kira asked, pointing at Worm.
"Yup, that's a Trailmon," Takuya replied. "This one's name is Worm."
"It has a face," Shino stated.
Dai quickly snapped a picture, looking excited. "This is already turning out to be better than I expected!"
"Alright, enough with the explanations! Hop onto Worm and let's go!" Witchmon motioned for the group to follow as she entered one of Worm's doors.
Everyone quickly followed Witchmon and soon Worm was on his way down the tunnel, carrying his passengers to the Digital World.
"Wow, this sure is cozy!" Dai exclaimed, plopping himself down on one of Worm's seats.
Shino looked at the seats quizzically. "Um, these aren't Worm's organs or anything, are they?"
The others considered Shino's question for a moment. Finally JP said, "You know, I never really thought about that! Eww…"
"Just sit down, Shino," Zoe said reassuringly. "If you try to rationalize everything that goes on in the Digital World, you'll drive yourself crazy."
"Yeah," Shino muttered, blushing as he sat.
Once everyone was seated, their attention returned to Witchmon. "So, where have you been all this time?" Kouji asked her.
Witchmon chuckled. "Well, I'll leave all the big explanations for later, but as to where I've been, I think that Kouichi can best answer that."
The others turned to look inquiringly at Kouichi. "Well," he began, looking slightly guilty, "I kind of wanted to talk to Gatomon again after Wizardmon captured her, and…I sort of asked Witchmon to find her for me. Sorry I didn't tell you guys before."
"But you didn't say anything like that when she left, Chief," Takuya said, confused.
"A look can speak volumes, kid," Witchmon said. "Kouichi gave me this look that just screamed 'go find your sister,' so I decided to humor him and go look for my idiot siblings."
"Then how did you know we were going to the Digital World?" Hotaru asked.
Before Witchmon could respond, Worm's train car suddenly lurched violently, sending everyone crashing to the floor. Witchmon quickly got up, looking out the window. "Oh no," she muttered.
Everyone else got up, looking out the same window as Witchmon. Outside the train car, in the tunnel leading from the station, were a large group of dark, bat-like Digimon, looking at the group with malicious grins on their faces.
"What the hell are those?" Kira asked, sticking her tongue out at one of the Digimon. It stuck its tongue out back at her.
"Well, I don't know what they're called, but it probably isn't a good idea to stick your tongue out at them, Kira," Takuya said, glaring at the Digimon.
"They're DemiDevimon," Witchmon explained. "They're a bunch of evil little twerps and if you were waiting for one of those little screen things that appear when a Digimon's attributes are explained, keep waiting, because we're not doing that crap this time."
"Aw man," JP said, looking disappointed.
"It's too dark for me to get a good picture," Dai muttered disappointedly.
Suddenly, the DemiDevimon's feet began to glow, and they launched glowing red darts at the windows of the car. Everyone got down on the floor just as the darts crashed through the glass, sticking into the opposite side of the car.
"By the way," Witchmon said, grinning sheepishly. "Don't let the darts hit you because they're filled with poison and if you get hit, you'll probably die."
"Thanks for the warning," Kouji said sarcastically. The train car lurched again, causing everyone to tumble clumsily onto one another. Takuya was thrown against a wall just as Kouichi tumbled into him, knocking the wind out of him. Before either of them could move, though, JP was thrown into them by another lurch of the train.
"That's it, I'm getting rid of these little pests," Witchmon said, getting to her feet and facing the window threateningly. "Aquari Pressure!" she exclaimed, shooting jets of water out of her hands at the DemiDevimon.
Each cried out in pain before being converted back into Digi-Eggs, which proceeded to float down the tunnel at a much faster rate than Worm.
"That should take care of that," Witchmon said, rubbing her hands together. "Everyone okay?"
"Except for Taki and Chief being crushed, I think we're good," Kira replied, trying not to giggle at the three boys lying dazed against the wall of the train car. Dai quickly snapped a picture.
"My spine," Takuya muttered.
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Patamon paused in his flight, glancing at the Trailmon tracks leading into the Flame Terminal and sensing a familiar presence. Patamon turned to his two friends, Salamon and Lopmon, and noticed they were glancing in the same direction.
The three looked at each other for a moment, then smiled. "They're coming back!" they all said in unison.
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"Talk about rough rides," Worm muttered. "You guys okay back there?"
"Yeah, we're fine," Witchmon replied, glancing out the window as the tunnel began to light up. "New guys, prepare yourselves for your first glimpse of the Digital World!"
"Yay!" Dai exclaimed, camera poised and ready.
The others looked out the windows anxiously, watching as the light in the tunnel got brighter and brighter until…
A Poyomon flew right in front of the train window, smiling at the passengers surprised faces. Dai brought his camera up and took a picture of the Poyomon, which caused it to giggle and fly around in a circle.
"Aw, that's a cute little blob," Kira said, smiling at the Poyomon.
"Wow, the Yankee has a soft side," Kouji muttered sarcastically. Kira responded by slapping Kouji, which caused the Poyomon to giggle harder.
Kouichi looked curiously out the window, then turned to Witchmon and asked, "What exactly is the problem in the Digital World now? I mean, last time, there were whole land masses missing from the landscape, but now it just looks normal."
"Or as normal as it gets in the Digital World," JP added as more Poyomon began to fly up to the train windows.
"That's not Ilsemon's goal," Witchmon explained quietly. "She's not after data. She's after…"
Before Witchmon could finish, the track suddenly curved straight upward, causing everyone to slam into the back of the car. Then the track flattened out again and everyone fell to the floor.
"Is it just me, or is this trip way more painful now than it was a couple years ago?" Takuya muttered to himself.
"Well, at least we're almost there," Zoe said suddenly, pointing out the approaching Flame Terminal. Everyone else looked out the window at the approaching terminal, anxiously anticipating their arrival.
"Ready guys?" Takuya asked, glancing around at his friends.
"Heck yes!" Dai replied just as Worm came to a halt, slowly opening his doors.
Everything outside the train was shrouded in smoke for a moment, causing everyone to shield their eyes. But when the smoke cleared, five familiar Digimon stood in front of Worm's door, excited and happy expressions on their faces.
"You're back!" exclaimed a white Digimon happily, tears brimming in his eyes. "Didn't I tell you they'd be back, Neemon?"
"Actually, you said just yesterday you thought they'd never come back," replied Neemon in his matter-of-fact way.
"I most certainly did not!" Bokomon said angrily, fuming at Neemon. Patamon, Salamon, and Lopmon waved cheerfully at the gang, innocent smiles on their faces.
Takuya and the original gang smiled at their old friends, glad to see them after so long. The other four merely stared curiously at the five Digimon before them, Dai snapping a picture.
The camera flash caused Bokomon to pause in the middle of snapping Neemon's waistband and look more closely at the recipients of the train car. He gasped suddenly, letting go of Neemon's waistband, which caused Neemon to fall over.
"Are those four…?" Bokomon began to ask slowly, staring at the other four inquiringly.
"Yup, these four are the newbie warriors," Witchmon said, exiting Worm. "Don't look like much, do they?"
"Excuse me," Kira grumbled, glaring at Witchmon.
"It's great to see you guys," Takuya said, exiting Worm along with the others.
After everyone had gotten off, Worm muttered a short goodbye and quickly continued down the tracks, disappearing from sight.
"What got him so jumpy?" JP asked.
"I think we need some answers to all these questions we have," Kouji said, getting straight to the point.
"Yes," Bokomon muttered softly, a sober expression crossing his face for a moment. "And I believe that introductions are in order," he added cheerfully, looking at Dai quizzically. Dai smiled back, barely able to contain his excitement.
Bokomon glanced at the others, confused. "We've got some explaining to do too," Zoe said, sighing at Dai.
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A while later, the gang, including their Digimon companions, sat around the table in Bokomon and Neemon's house, which was located inside a big tree. However, the tree wasn't quite big enough to fit everyone in comfortably, and the gang was squished tight together while concluding their explanation of the things that had happened since they had last been to the Digital World.
"And then I came up with the brilliant idea to come to the Digital World, and here we are," Takuya concluded, the others smirking at his cockiness.
"Don't forget how me and Worm got you here safe and sound," Witchmon added.
"I see," Bokomon murmured, pondering all the things he had heard. "So Ilsemon has been watching you. That's not a good sign."
"Plus it's a bad sign," Neemon added, restating what Bokomon had just said.
While Bokomon bickered at Neemon, Patamon, Salamon, and Lopmon began to stare at Takuya, Kira, Kouichi, and Zoe curiously. The four stared back at the little Digimon, growing nervous.
"Um, what?" Takuya asked them, confused.
The three former Celestial Digimon glanced at each other and giggled. "Okay, what's so funny?" Kira asked, beginning to get annoyed.
"We noticed something," Lopmon began.
"We've wondered about this for a while," Salamon continued.
"But we think we've finally figured it out," Patamon said, finishing their thought.
The four stared at them, puzzled by their cryptic answer. "And that would be?" Zoe asked.
"Who got together with who!" the three small Digimon exclaimed.
"But don't tell us the answer," Lopmon said quickly before anyone could respond. "We've already got an answer."
"Kouichi and Zoe are together," Salamon said.
"And Takuya and Kira are together," Patamon said.
There was a brief pause before JP said, "Correct! And I am also currently off the market, in case you were wondering."
"We weren't," Patamon said sweetly.
JP glared at Patamon. "Little flying hamster…"
"Oh, you children have grown so much!" Bokomon cried. "Where do the years go? And you're already dating!"
"Well, yeah," Takuya said, rubbing his head sheepishly. Kouichi and Kira tried to hide their blushes while Zoe smiled at Bokomon.
"Okay, now that that's out of the way, can you finally answer some of our questions? Like, what is going on in the Digital World, anyway?" Kouji asked, getting back to the point.
"Right," Bokomon said, expression growing somber again. "So," he began, "how much do you know about Ilsemon, and do you know of a Digimon named Masumon?"
"Not much and no," Takuya replied.
"Well then, to begin, there are certain things that I didn't tell you about Lucemon two years ago," Bokomon said.
"Lucemon?" Shino asked.
"That big evil 'oh, I'm gonna enslave the human world cause I'm awesome' guy?" Kira added.
"Um, yes," Bokomon answered, looking quizzically at Kira. "Moving on, I hadn't thought this was important at the time, but back in his better days, Lucemon ruled over the Digital World with two confidants by his side: Ilsemon and Masumon."
"Dude, they're ancient!" Takuya exclaimed.
"There is another thing," Bokomon continued. "They are Lucemon's sisters."
"Lucemon had sisters?" Tommy asked, crossing his arms. "Where were they the last time we were here, then?"
"Sadly, we aren't quite sure. Ilsemon suddenly appeared one day, followed by Masumon," Bokomon said. "But Ilsemon wasted no time in recruiting followers. Now she has a full army of Digimon at her disposal."
"What about Masumon?" Kouji asked.
"Masumon's on our side, kid," Witchmon said suddenly. "Lucemon's sisters both represent either light or darkness. Ilsemon represents darkness, while Masumon represents light."
"Of course light's on our side," Kouji muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Ilsemon has a certain special ability that should also explain some events that occurred back in your world as well," Bokomon said, continuing his explanation. "She has the power to manipulate one's memories."
"Well, that doesn't seem so bad," JP said.
"Actually, it's pretty bad," Kouji said, suddenly realizing what Bokomon was getting at. "That's what happened to me, isn't it? Renamon mentioned it too."
"Wow," Takuya muttered. "She's a real bitch, isn't she?"
"Yeah she is, but Masumon's the complete opposite," Witchmon said. "She wouldn't hurt anything if she could help it. She's always trying to help everyone and do the right thing. Plus, she can enter into the dreams of those she's seen before, which is a good way to communicate secretly."
"How do you know so much about her?" Kouji asked suspiciously.
Witchmon smirked. "Man, you're paranoid. But, to answer your question, just as Wizardmon works for Ilsemon, I work under Masumon. Though it isn't so much work as it is learning all she can teach me, so I guess I'm actually kind of her student."
"Wait, if you're Masumon's student, then why aren't you with her now?" Shino asked Witchmon curiously.
"Well, that's the thing," Witchmon said, growing serious suddenly. "You see, Masumon always believed that the key to defeating Ilsemon would be the return of the legendary warriors."
"Us," Takuya muttered.
Witchmon nodded. "But there were problems with this theory. You guys didn't have your spirits anymore, and you didn't have your D-Tectors. Without these two things, there's not much you guys could do when it came to fighting. Plus, there was no way for us to contact you.
"So, to start, Masumon sent me to find these guys," Witchmon continued, gesturing at the three Celestial Digimon, "so that we could ask them how to go about making a D-Tector."
"These aren't our originals?" JP asked critically. "Rip-off."
"Oh, shut up, kid!" Witchmon said sullenly. "I worked hard on those things. It took me three weeks! Three freaking weeks!"
"Um, thank you," Kouichi murmured.
"We helped with the color scheme!" Patamon, Salamon, and Lopmon said in unison.
"Neemon and I gathered the necessary materials," Bokomon added.
"Okay, so you made our D-Tectors," Kira said, continuing the explanation. "Then how'd you get our spirits? Taki said it took forever to find them last time."
"Forever?" Witchmon asked, raising an eyebrow. "When Masumon and I found them, they were sitting in a cave."
"What?!" Takuya and JP exclaimed in disbelief.
"That is so not fair!" Zoe added.
"At least we have them now, guys," Kouji said calmly. "So I'm guessing that after that you found a way to send them to us, right?"
"That's where it gets complicated," Witchmon said, sighing. "We had just found the spirits and we were going to take them to you guys through a portal in this big chasm, but unfortunately, some of Ilsemon's spies had informed her of our whereabouts.
"Soon we were surrounded with no place to go. So Masumon turned to me and told me to back her up while she at least got the D-Tectors through the portal. So we started running, me firing attacks left and right. Then something suddenly hit me in the side, knocking me over. When I jumped up to counter whoever had attacked me, I saw Wizardmon, smirking at me."
"Asshole," Takuya muttered.
"Pretty much," Witchmon said, nodding. "He went on this little tirade about how he never would have gotten the power that he did if he hadn't gone to Ilsemon, yadda yadda yadda. I realized then that he wasn't my brother anymore, just an asshole."
"Exactly," Takuya agreed.
"But then something interesting happened," Witchmon continued. "Wizardmon was just about to finish me off when someone suddenly attacked him from behind. When I looked closer, I saw Gatomon pointing out a route through the trees that wasn't crawling with enemies. So I got up and I ran. That's when I realized that my brother may have been a lost cause, but not my sister."
"So what happened to Masumon?" Dai asked excitedly.
"As you can see, she got the D-Tectors through the portal safe and sound," Witchmon said. "But in the process, she was captured by Ilsemon. I haven't seen her since."
"So what you're basically saying is we have to save this Masumon chick and kick the crap out of Ilsemon?" JP asked. "We can handle that."
"There's one more thing you should know," Bokomon said suddenly. "You see, Ilsemon has one goal that she wishes to reach, and she will stop at nothing until she achieves it."
"And that goal would be?" Kouji asked.
Bokomon paused, then said ominously, "She wants to resurrect Lucemon."
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madjack89: Well, there you have it! I even gave you the story behind the prologue in F2HF! Aren't I nice?
Kouji: Yeah, you're a real saint.
madjack89: No need for sarcasm.
Kouji: So you're admitting you're not a saint?
madjack89: Well, I…uh…dang it, you're good!
Kouji: Heh.
Takuya: Hopefully there's more action in the next chapter.
Kira: Yeah, these explanation chapters are boring!
madjack89: Oh, be quiet! I have to explain the plot at some point!
JP: There's a plot?
Dai: Can I have the brownies from nikigrl-123 now?
Hotaru: Go ahead.
Dai: Yay!
Shino: Speaking of which, wasn't Dai supposed to get a cake or something?
madjack89: Yeah, I'll get it to him soon, but if I give it to him now, he may explode from the gigantic sugar overdose that would follow.
Shino: That's true.
madjack89: Alright, see ya later!