Frontier 02: Rebirthing- Chapter 3: Beast Spirit Blowout
madjack89: Hey there guys! It is time for the third chapter, where we can finally get on with the adventure instead of all this explaining!
Everyone: Hooray!
madjack89: But first the gang has to beat up on random evil Digimon number two!
Everyone: …
JP: That…kind of sucks.
madjack89: Oh, boohoo! At least you'll get to kick the crap out of someone with your Beast Spirits!
Zoe: This Digimon is gonna be Beast Spirit big?
madjack89: We'll see…
Kira and Dai: Does that mean we get our Beast Spirits?
madjack89: No!
Dai: Aw…
Kira: Damn it.
Hotaru: Well, I've heard my Beast Spirit isn't the most practical in battle, so I'm good.
Takuya: Kira, I really don't think you want your Beast Spirit right now.
Kira: Why not?
Takuya: Well it's…um, you see, it's kind of…it's a little…
Kira: You're hiding something from me.
Takuya: Uh…oh, look at that! Time for reviews, right Madjack?
madjack89: Okay Taki, I'll humor you. Review time!
Dawn of Glory: That chapter didn't call for many lines from any of the newbies, so I didn't get a chance to give Hotaru much to say. Sorry! Anyway, I'm flattered that you consider me in the running for ultimate favorite author! Thank you! And don't worry, Dai shall eat cake. Alright, thanks for reviewing!
NightmareSoldier: Hm, sounds cool, but I've already got the whole plot worked out! Maybe when they're done with this Ilsemon crap (lol). Gracias for the review, amigo (or amiga)!
Aldamonburst: I'm glad you like Taki and Kira! They're one of the more fun couples to write about, I gotta say (along with KouichixZoe, because they're so cute together)! Wow, I had no clue there was an actual Neemon fan out there! That's awesome! I will try to portray him well! Alright, thanks for reviewing!
hazeleyedharmony: Muchas gracias!
part 1: Yeah, I always wondered that, too! I mean, they just kind of hop inside the Trailmon! But whatev! Yeah, apparently the gang is forgetting how banged up you can get on Trailmon rides! I might as well tell you that the DemiDevimon were sent by Ilsemon (and they are like flying monkeys). Yeah, Witchmon's attack is like Harry Potter, but that is one of her attacks!
part 3: Oh man, that would have been a good idea! Dang it! Oh well, it'll be okay! Yeah, Dai plans on making a scrapbook with his pictures.
part 4: There's nothing to fear from Masumon, you'll see… (man I really want to get to that point in the story!) Dark and light is a stereotype, what can you do?
There weren't many places in this chapter that I felt Hotaru should get a line in. I can't just start giving lines out willy-nilly, after all! (lol) Okay, thanks for the review!
greywindfalcon: Don't they always have to save somebody (lol)? Okay, thanks for reviewing!
GoldenDragon326: Dai won't run out of film (probably)! And I find the screen things annoying, truthfully (that could be just me). Hm, playing duck duck goose? Nice! They probably would do that! And wow, I just realized I did the same thing with Gatomon that happened in Digimon Adventure without knowing it! Dang it! Oh well, whatever! Thanks for reviewing!
garnettfox: Oh, don't worry, THIS resurrection will be a bit more interesting than normal Digimon ones, you'll see! But yeah, I'll concede that it is overworked. Okay, thanks for the review!
Kayland Elric: Yeah, it is boring, but necessary. If I launched into the plot without explaining it first, I guarantee someone would get lost! It'll kick back into gear, don't worry! Thanks for reviewing!
JewelledTears: Sorry, my mind's made up on the shirt. And you're right, Kouji is smart (smarter than me!). (JP: I know that every story has a plot! I was trying to bash Madjack by saying her story didn't!) Backfired, huh? (JP: Shut up, Madjack!) Man, everyone loves Dai, don't they? You give him all this sugar, he'll go on a crazed sugar fit or something (though you'd probably like that)! I'm working on Digital Clue, but for some reason, it's a slow process! Thanks for reviewing!
fg1fg: Hm, I see. Truthfully, I never got through the very end of season one, though I had a basic idea of what happened, so thanks for telling me about Apocalymon! And now that you mention him, I think I might be able to do a story with him after all! We'll see. And, of course, you could start a story, too! I'm sure it would be good! Yay for flashbacks! And I'll get in the story again sometime, you'll see! Thanks for reviewing!
agoodcupoftea: I have wondered about the Trailmon organs thing since the first episode of Digimon Frontier! And Dai could probably down a large amount of sugar, but sometimes I wonder if he even needs it to stay hyperactive! Alright, thanks for the review!
madjack89: Okay, it is time for the next capitulo of F2R! Yay!
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Ilsemon stood on a ledge of the Rose Morning Star, staring blankly at the darkness swirling around her, caressing her arms gently. She reached up, attempting to grab a bit of it, but it turned to a dark colored smoke in her grasp. She was staring at her hand curiously when Wizardmon popped up behind her, bowing slightly.
"So they've taken care of the DemiDevimon?" Ilsemon asked in a matter-of-fact way.
"Yes, milady," Wizardmon murmured in reply.
"Then they have passed the first test," Ilsemon said, turning swiftly around. "Let's see how they fair in the second."
"Yes, milady," Wizardmon murmured again, quickly bowing and rushing down the twisted path of the structure they stood in.
Ilsemon turned back one last time, staring at the swirling vortex behind her. "When you think about it, light and darkness really are one in the same," she pondered. "Right, Lucemon?"
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"Man, that just plain ticks me off!" Takuya exclaimed, pounding a fist into his other hand in frustration.
"I know!" JP agreed enthusiastically. "You think you've gotten rid of a guy…"
"Well, Digimon come back all the time," Zoe said gently, trying to keep the two from going on a rampage. "In all honesty, we should have expected this."
"Yeah, but he should have been purified," Kouji grumbled, for once on the same side as Takuya and JP.
"Yeah!" Tommy added. "All the other Digimon we beat came back as nice little baby Digimon!"
Kouichi sighed, trying to stay out of the conversation as the group sat out under the last rays of sun shining over the Digital World. Witchmon was sleeping in Bokomon and Neemon's home, but since the gang barely fit into it in the first place, they elected to sleep outside under the trees for the night, partly to remind the original four of good times.
"C'mon guys, it'll be fine," Kira said, joining into the conversation. "After all, you got all ten legendary warriors this time, and we can kick some ass!"
"Kira has a point," Shino said.
"There's strength in numbers," Hotaru added, glancing back at Dai, who was taking a picture of a couple of Biyomon.
"No way," Takuya said quickly, cutting off Kira's next comment. "We are not facing Lucemon again."
"He is way more powerful than anything any of you four have faced yet," Kouji added ominously. "We have to stop Ilsemon from carrying out her plan at all costs."
"Yeah, but where do we start?" Zoe asked. "I mean, even if we got lucky and found where Ilsemon's hiding, what chance would ten of us have against an army?"
Everyone sat in silence for a moment, pondering what Zoe had said. Then Takuya said, "Well, so what? I'm sure with a little teamwork AND some strategy," he emphasized this part, glancing at Kouji, "we can beat whatever Ilsemon throws at us!"
"But we still don't know where she is," Kouichi pointed out.
JP sighed, patting a patch of grass flat. "Well, the best thing we can do now is get a good night's sleep," he muttered, flopping down on the ground. "And in case you don't recall, I was the last one on watch duty before we went home, so it's someone else's turn now."
"Of course you remember that, JP," Takuya said, rolling his eyes. "So, rock paper scissors?"
"Whatever you do, don't put Dai on watch," Hotaru cautioned, glancing at his cousin. "He gets distracted too easily."
Dai huffed, glaring at Hotaru. "I do not get distra…oh, another little blob!" Dai instantly forgot what he had been doing and approached the giggling Poyomon.
"See?" Hotaru said, sighing.
The others smirked at Dai, then started their game to decide who would take over watch duties for the first half of the night.
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The dark Digimon looked up as it felt the presence of its mistress, Ilsemon. It went down on one knee instantly, muttering a short, "Milady."
Wizardmon walked up right beside her and Ilsemon said, "Rise, Cyberdramon. I have a certain task for you."
"Anything as long as it involves a good fight," Cyberdramon growling, flexing his claws threateningly.
Ilsemon smiled. "Well, then it's your lucky day, isn't it?"
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Kouji sat on the ground, leaning against a tree. He scanned the forest again, searching for anything that could be lurking in the shadows or hiding behind a tree or bush. When he found nothing, he relaxed slightly, staring instead at the sleeping forms of his friends.
"Next time you won't beat me, Takuya," he muttered, remembering the earlier game of rock paper scissors he had lost to Takuya two to one.
His gaze drifted over each of his friends and finally settled on his brother, sleeping peacefully beside Zoe. He smiled, thinking, Everything always seems so peaceful here at night.
Kouji gazed at the sky next, watching the stars twinkle and blink and blink…and blink…and…
Kouji opened his eyes, finding himself lying in a field of flowers, the sun shining pleasantly overhead. He got up, brushing flower petals off of his pants.
"Am I dreaming?" he wondered out loud. He turned around to see what else could be here and why this particular dream seemed to be so out-of-character.
He noticed a girl standing a few feet away, her back turned to him. His eyes narrowed. He knew what kind of dream this would be now, for he'd witnessed them thousands of times. Behind him was a girl that looked about Kouji's height and age. She had shoulder length dirty blonde hair and a graceful figure. She was crouched down and seemed to be searching through the flowers for something. But one additional thing she had was…
"Angel wings?" Kouji said, laughing bitterly. "Signifying that you're an angel? That's a new touch, isn't it, Seiko?"
The girl jumped and turned around. What Kouji usually saw in Seiko's eyes was love and affection that would quickly melt away with the blare of a car's horn. But this time, she stared at him in puzzlement and confusion.
Then she asked a single question. "Who are you?"
"Kouji!"
Kouji's eyes shot open, staring right into Kouichi's similar blue eyes. His brother smirked slightly at the startled expression on Kouji's face. Kouji slowly realized that he was back in the woods, surrounded by his sleeping friends.
"It's trade-off time," Kouichi said, referring to the fact that he was the second person picked for watch duty.
"Oh, right," Kouji muttered distractedly. He shook his head slowly, trying to get the odd dream he had just had out of his mind. Who are you?
Kouichi stared at Kouji for a few moments, concerned. "What's wrong? Did you have a…bad dream?"
Kouji paused for a moment, then replied, "Yeah, I guess I did."
Kouichi took a seat beside Kouji, staring at his hands. "Do you want to talk?"
"Not much to talk about," Kouji said. "It was a…usual one. I probably can't count the times I've had the exact same one." No need to mention the last part. It doesn't mean anything, anyway…probably.
Kouichi sighed, glancing at his brother. "You're not alone in all this, you know. I'm here for you if you just want to talk, or even let go."
"I know that," Kouji mumbled.
Kouichi smirked slightly. "That does sound pretty redundant, doesn't it?"
"Yeah," Kouji replied, chuckling. After a few minutes, Kouji said, "Thanks, Kouichi. It helps to know you're there for me."
"No problem," Kouichi said, smiling. "And I also won't let Takuya and JP know I found you sleeping on watch."
"Have I ever mentioned how incredibly merciful you are?" Kouji said, smirking.
"Cyber Nail!" Suddenly, a pair of glinting claws slashed out of the darkness, headed straight for the twins. They quickly ducked before the claws cut them to ribbons.
Raising their heads, the twins watched Cyberdramon step out from between the trees, growling at them in a feral manner. He was large and covered in dark armor with large claws and a dangerous demeanor that added to his terrifying appearance.
"Here we go again!" Kouji grabbed his D-Tector from his pocket, watching as Kouichi did the same. "But first…"
"WAKE UP!" Kouji and Kouichi yelled at the exact same time, causing everyone to jump awake.
"What the hell…" Takuya's angry outburst was cut off by Cyberdramon's loud growl.
Everyone stared at the large Digimon, and then JP said, "Crap."
"Yay, it's our first battle in the Digital World!" Dai exclaimed happily, holding up his camera and snapping a quick picture. Cyberdramon blinked several times due to the flash, then glared angrily at Dai, baring his teeth.
"Dai, I don't think it was a very good idea to tick him off before the fight," Hotaru muttered, D-Tector in hand.
"Alright, let's kick some weird big dark Digimon thingy ass!" Kira exclaimed, activating her D-Tector and evolving into Ranamon.
"You know Takuya, this guy might be Beast Spirit worthy," Kouji said, smiling.
"You got a point there, Kouji," Takuya nodded, agreeing. "Everybody ready?"
The others nodded and soon there were five beast Digimon standing in the forest. "Well, I guess I should, too," Shino said, shrugged. He then Beast Spirit evolved himself.
Dai and Hotaru stared in awe at their friends. "That's so awesome! I want my Beast Spirit!" Dai squealed excitedly.
Ranamon stared at the others as well, her mouth hanging open in shock. "That is just no freaking fair," she muttered, turning around and heading toward Dai. "We'll just let you guys handle this, then."
"Sorry, Kira," BurningGreymon said sheepishly.
"Desolation Claw!" Suddenly several claw marks of glowing energy emanated from Cyberdramon's claw swipes, heading for BurningGreymon.
"Oh jeez!" he cried, clumsily dodged Cyberdramon's attack.
"Behold the power of the mighty Beast Spirit," Ranamon said sarcastically.
BurningGreymon regained his composure, glaring at Cyberdramon murderously. "Guys, I think it's time we finished this guy off," he growled.
"Right!" MetalKabuterimon agreed, holding up his arms and releasing a burst of energy from them.
Before the blasts hit Cyberdramon, he leaped into the air, causing the blasts to hit a tree and make it explode. MetalKabuterimon looked up as Cyberdramon plummeted toward the ground, headed straight for him. "Oh crap!" he cried.
Before Cyberdramon made impact, though, Zephyrmon got in from of MetalKabuterimon. "Hurricane Gale!" she cried, unleashing a powerful wind attack which blew Cyberdramon backward.
Petaldramon slapped Cyberdramon high in the air with his tail, saying, "Alright guys, he's an easy target now!"
"Don't need to tell me twice!" BurningGreymon exclaimed, aiming his arm guns (?) at Cyberdramon. "Pyro Barrage!"
"Lupine Laser!" KendoGarurumon opened his mouth, shooting a beat of light energy from it. (Darn, no Star Wars yet.)
"Hurricane Gale!" Zephyrmon cried, unleashing her wind attack yet again.
"Ebony Blast!" JagerLowemon released a burst of dark energy from his pistons (apparently), aiming for Cyberdramon.
"Avalanche Axes!" Korikakumon cried, throwing his ice-tipped axes into the air.
"Leaf Cyclone!" Petaldramon unleashed cyclones of wind and leaves from his…his…nose. (BUA HA HA HA HA HA HA!) "Thanks, Madjack," he muttered sarcastically.
"And last but not least," MetalKabuterimon began, gathering energy in his cannon, "Electron Cannon!" He unleashed a powerful burst of electrical energy which combined with the other attacks, forming into one gigantic attack which hit Cyberdramon and exploded in the sky, causing the forest to momentarily light up.
"Oh," Ranamon began.
"My," Hotaru continued.
"Great golly gosh," Dai finished.
Cyberdramon, who was surprisingly still alive after that, fell to the ground, landing in front of the others. Before he could get up, however, BurningGreymon stepped onto him, pinning him to the ground. "I really don't think you want to do that, buddy," he said.
Cyberdramon growled, glaring furiously at the group of Digimon huddled around him. "Okay, I think that we have a couple of questions to ask," KendoGarurumon said, staring coldly at Cyberdramon. "For starters, why did you attack us?"
"Is it that hard to figure out," Cyberdramon said. "I just wanted a good fight, and you were able to supply me with one."
"Okay, question two," MetalKabuterimon said. "How did you find us?"
"I was walking in the woods when I spotted you through the trees," Cyberdramon replied. "Now let me go!"
"Just as soon as you give us answers that aren't total bullshit," BurningGreymon said threateningly, stamping harder on Cyberdramon. "Now tell us the truth. Were you sent here by Ilsemon?"
Cyberdramon glared at the group for a moment, then muttered, "Maybe."
"That's a yes or no question," KendoGarurumon growled.
Cyberdramon growled in return. After a few tense moments, he finally said, "Yes, I was sent here by Ilsemon. So what will you do now, kill me?"
"Considering it," Zephyrmon threatened.
"Wait," Korikakumon said before anyone could move in on Cyberdramon. "Ilsemon can force people into servitude, right? What if this guy's just a pawn in her plan? I don't want to destroy an innocent Digimon."
Everyone paused, pondering what Korikakumon had said. BurningGreymon sighed, saying, "He's right. We can't kill him just like that."
"But we can't let him go free, either," MetalKabuterimon pointed out.
"Even if he goes back to Ilsemon, there's no more harm he can cause. It's obvious that she already knows we're in the Digital World now," KendoGarurumon said.
"We're probably already playing right into her hands," Petaldramon added quietly.
After a moment BurningGreymon exclaimed, "Oh, screw it! We can take the risk!" He then lifted his foot, freeing Cyberdramon. Cyberdramon got up slowly, stared at the Digimon surrounding him, then ran for the trees and was gone.
Everyone reverted to their human forms after a second, still staring at the trees. "Okay, either that guy has high pain tolerance or our attacks aren't what they used to be," JP said.
"They've been working for us so far, so I'm gonna go ahead and say it's him," Takuya said.
"So that's why we need a watch," Dai muttered thoughtfully.
Suddenly Witchmon, Bokomon, and Neemon burst through the trees, relaxing when they saw only the gang in the clearing. "We saw an explosion, and we thought you were in trouble," Bokomon explained hastily, glancing around at the trees.
"You just missed it, Book Guy," Kira said, still staring at the others in amazement. "These guys can seriously kick ass with their Beast Spirits."
"Beast Spirits!" Bokomon cried. "What in the world did we miss?"
"We'll get to that later!" Witchmon said, impatiently stamping her foot. "Right now I have to tell them about the message!"
"Message from who?" Kouichi asked curiously.
"Masumon!" Witchmon said excitedly.
"I thought Ilsemon captured her," Takuya said, crossing his arms.
"I thought I already explained this," Witchmon grumbled. "Masumon can enter the dreams of individuals she has seen before. When I was asleep, she came to me in my dream and told me to take you guys to the Resistance encampment in the Dark Area!"
"Hey, wait a second! What if Masumon gave you an important message in a dream but you didn't remember it when you woke up?" JP asked.
"Well, I guess you'd be SOL," Witchmon said, shrugging.
"Let me ask a relevant question," Kouji said, glancing at JP. "What is the Resistance?"
"You can't tell from the name?" Witchmon asked sarcastically. "It's the army of Digimon rallied against Ilsemon. They have their camp stationed in the Dark Area, and if we're going to take down Ilsemon, joining the Resistance is our best bet."
"Can you lead us there?" Kouichi asked. "I doubt any regular Digimon would know where it is."
"I'm part of the Resistance," Witchmon replied. "I'll be able to get you there, and then we can go beat up on Ilsemon and get Masumon back!"
"Sounds good to me!" Takuya said, looking determined. "Let's head out before someone else comes after us."
"Hold on for one second, young man!" Bokomon exclaimed suddenly. "You weren't thinking about leaving without Neemon and I, were you?"
"Are you sure you want to leave Patamon behind?" Zoe asked.
"You are his Papamon, after all," JP said, smirking.
"Yes, leaving Patamon behind will be hard," Bokomon said sadly, "but I will not miss out on your further adventures! Besides, I can write a sequel to my book."
"Oh my god, you actually wrote a book about us!" Takuya exclaimed happily.
"Can we see it?" Zoe asked enthusiastically.
"Of course!" Bokomon replied. "It's back at my house!"
Takuya, Zoe, JP, and Tommy followed directly after Bokomon and Neemon as they headed back to his home.
The others stood still for a moment, then sighed. "I guess we're heading out tomorrow," Kouji said sarcastically.
"The illustrations are probably stick figures," Kouichi muttered.
"They are," Witchmon replied.
Kouichi sighed as Kira said, "Well, let's go see Book Guy's book, I guess."
So the rest of the group followed the others toward Bokomon's house, not knowing how much things were about to change.
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Cyberdramon sprinted through the forest, trying to get as far away from the humans as possible. He didn't want to admit it, but they were the first opponents who had even come close to killing him, and that made him afraid.
-Cyberdramon.- Cyberdramon stopped abruptly, recognizing Ilsemon's voice echoing in his mind.
"Ilsemon!" he cried out loud, not caring if he sounded like he was yelling at himself. "You said I'd never be beat if I listened to you! You said that these humans would be easy to defeat, that they may have warrior spirits, but that their human weakness would show through!"
-Yes, I did say that,- Ilsemon replied calmly. –Your ability to withstand physical attacks has been quite useful to me, but now your usefulness has come to an end.-
Cyberdramon slowly realized what Ilsemon was implying. "You used me."
Suddenly a blast of pain shot through Cyberdramon's head. "ARGH!" he howled in agony, sinking to the ground and twitching convulsively as the headache continued.
"Stop, please!" he cried.
Ilsemon's voice echoed in his head as she said, -I'm sorry, but if I end it now, you'll switch sides on me, and I can't have that, can I? I'll just have to keep this up until you finally snap, and let me tell you, I find great pleasure in the process.-
Cyberdramon clutched his head with his claws, curling into a ball and suffering in silence.
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madjack89: There you have it! The gang is about to embark on a perilous journey to the Dark Area, but what life-changing experiences await them on the way?
Dai: Cake!
madjack89: Yes Dai, here is the chocolate cake I promised. hands cake And while I'm at it, here's all the other sugar filled sweets everyone has decided to give you. hands large pile of sweets
Dai: …This is the best day of my young life. begins to gorge
Hotaru: …Uh, Madjack, are you sure about this?
JP: There's no way Dai will not go sugar crazed this time.
Tommy: I'm kinda scared.
madjack89: Hopefully, Dai doesn't go too crazy.
Takuya: That pile of sweets is as big as him!
Kouji: What have you done?
madjack89: Oh well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it! See ya in the next chapter! And happy Friday the Thirteenth and Valentine's Day!