Well, we have a new chapter, so, perhaps the Digi-Destined are all right?
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Another 31 more disclaimers to go.
LAST TIME:
ISAMU: After leaving Gennai's house, we set out in search of the Flower Fields, where Gennai said we could find a clue to our next move. But another Digi-Agent, Pumpkinmon, showed up. Despite his size, he was able to wipe the floor with us, even when our Digimon were at ultimate level. Just as he was about to land the finishing blow...
Chapter 17
Treat
In a distant part of the forest, the ground began to become unstable. Suddenly, a claw of some kind stuck out, followed by another, then the body they shared. Groundramon climbed out of the hole he just made with Daichi on his back. JewelBeemon flew out as well, carrying Isamu in his arms. They all touched solid ground and the Digimon reverted to their rookie forms.
Daichi was the first to speak. "Well, that certainly could have gone better."
"Be glad it didn't get worse," Isamu said. "If we didn't escape when we did, we might not be here having this conversation."
"Personally," Dracomon said, "I'd rather not have this conversation, period."
"Dracomon's right," Daichi said. "That was definitely not one of our better moments."
"Hey," Isamu interjected, "just remember what Terriermon would say at a time like this."
"'We got our butts kicked?'" Daichi guessed despondently.
Isamu just stared at him exasperatedly. "I was thinking, 'Momentai.'"
"How can you say, 'Momentai,' at a time like this?" Daichi almost yelled.
Wormmon looked up at them. "What does that mean?"
"Well, in the third season," Isamu explained, "one of the characters, a Terriermon, would say that like his own special way of saying, 'Don't worry about it.'"
Dracomon spoke up. "In that case, I'll have to agree with Daichi. With my size as Groundramon, I should have been able to squash that squash."
It was now Wormmon's turn to speak. "Whether you could have or not doesn't matter anymore. At this point, we're in no state to take him on again if he should show up. I suggest we move forward and don't look back." Nobody could argue; they were too exhausted to try.
The rest of the day had been a thankfully uneventful one. Nobody had seen or heard from Pumpkinmon. Even when asking other Digimon they met on their way, they had not even heard of such a Digimon in their forest. Everyone began to assume that Pumpkinmon wasn't even trying to find them: at best, it was because he thought they were dead; at worst, he just hadn't found them yet. Still, they kept on the move, realizing that if he was still here and did find them, he would not hesitate to attack as was his duty as a Digi-Agent.
When night fell, everyone realized they would be at a slight disadvantage should Pumpkinmon decide to attack while they were sleeping. They all looked for a suitable shelter. They found a patch of flora placed closely together and used Wormmon's silk to create a makeshift tent. They spent that night in relative peace, albeit laced with worry.
"I don't know," Daichi said as they walked the next morning. "Maybe we're going about this the wrong way."
"What do you mean?" Wormmon asked.
"We're spending all our time to make sure Pumpkinmon doesn't find us," Daichi explained. "But he's a Digi-Agent, so we will have to face him."
"I want to agree," Isamu said, "but we still don't know how so much power can be packed into such a small frame, or how he got that power in the first place. And in case you hadn't noticed, we just barely survived that last attack."
Suddenly, everyone heard a voice saying, "Tell me about it. Imagine my surprise to find every one of you alive." Pumpkinmon jumped down from the trees. "But I suppose I should congratulate you," he said. "No one has been able to walk away from that attack easily." Daichi and Isamu pulled out their Digivices and their Digimon stood ready for attack. "You're not seriously going to try that again, are you? Like goggle boy said, you just barely survived."
"We did, though, didn't we?" Daichi retorted as he pulled out a Digivice card and his crest card. Isamu's Digivice started glowing blue.
Digi-Armor, energize! Wormmon Armor Digivolve to… Togemogumon, the Crystal of Friendship!
Digi-Modify! Digivolution, activate! Crest Digivolution, activate! Dracomon Digivolve to… Coredramon Green! Coredramon Crest Digivolve to… Groundramon!
"Okay," Pumpkinmon said resignedly, "it's your funeral. Pumpkin Squash!" A large number of pumpkins hurled themselves at the two Digimon. "Crystal Shield!" Togemogumon created a wall of ice that stopped the projectiles from coming further.
"Digi-Modify! DarkLizardmon Darkness Ray, activate!" Groundramon poked his head from behind the shield and shot two red lasers out of his eyes. Pumpkinmon jumped to safety in the trees.
"Where are you?" Groundramon yelled. Togemogumon sent a Hail Barrage upward, thinking one of the crystals might hit Pumpkinmon. The response from his target was a bratty-sounding "Missed!"
Pumpkinmon then dropped down onto Groundramon's back. Groundramon turned his neck as far as he could so he could see him. "Get off me, or I'll—"
"Ho hum," Pumpkinmon said, "the death threats. Do you know how many times I've heard that? Let's face it, you're no match for me. Why, if I thought any less of you, I probably wouldn't think of you at all."
Groundramon growled. "Sounds like you've got confidence to spare."
"I've got enough confidence for the both us, big guy," Pumpkinmon replied. "And a Pumpkin Squash attack!" He fired his pumpkin shaped projectiles at pointblank range in between the joints his claw-shaped wings. Groundramon roared as Pumpkinmon jumped off to inspect his damage. As Groundramon reeled in pain, he glowed and suddenly De-Digivolved to Dracomon.
Daichi ran to his fallen partner. Pumpkinmon stared at the scene surprised. "Hmm, must have hit a weak point."
"Yeah," Dracomon whispered to Daichi. "The same spot where Stingmon hit me the first time. I'm not sure I can go to ultimate again."
"You'll pay for that Pumpkinmon," Togemogumon said. "Hail Barrage!" He fired the ice crystals at Pumpkinmon, but he just jumped out of the way and brought his hands forward, firing another salvo of pumpkins. "Crystal Shield!" Togemogumon created a shield to hold off the attack, but it kept on coming. "I don't know how much longer I can hold this."
"Don't worry," Daichi said, looking through his cards. "I'm working on something." He looked at all the various modify cards and Digimon cards to power up Dracomon in champion form. As he thumbed through them, he noticed the Blue Card Gennai had given him. He pulled it out and looked at it. "I had completely forgotten about this."
"So what does it do?" Dracomon asked.
"From what Gennai said," Daichi answered, "nothing we remember. But there's only one way to find out." He brought the card to the card reader. "Digi-Modify! Secret Digivolution, activate!"
"Dracomon Split Digivolve to…" Dracomon's body became little more than a silhouette, and no features on his body could be seen. A little sphere of energy, swirling blue and green, appeared in the center of his body. Each color in this sphere then separated themselves, each taking up half of the area. Dracomon's body disappeared, leaving only the sphere, which split itself into the two halves of each color. The halves began to form into familiar shapes that looked identical aside from color. The energy then became solid and formed into two Digimon, both well known by everyone. "Coredramons!"
Everyone there was amazed; both colors of Coredramon were now standing in front of them, something that they had never thought possible. Isamu was the first to speak. "Am I seeing double?"
"Two champions?" Pumpkinmon laughed. "Doesn't matter what kind of crazy stunt you pull, you're still no match for me."
"Wanna bet?" both Coredramons asked. Pumpkinmon didn't answer, but raised his arms in front of him. "Pumpkin Squash!" Blue Coredramon flew up and grabbed Green's hands, who pushed up with his legs to give them the extra lift for flight to dodge the pumpkins.
"What the—?" Pumpkinmon asked in amazement.
"Special delivery!" Blue said. "Air drop services, no charge for shipping and handling." Blue glided over Pumpkinmon and let go of Green. Using his spread wings to slow his descent, Green landed with Pumpkinmon barely avoiding him. Green was still within striking distance and kicked him away. Blue landed next to Green. "You ready?" Blue asked.
"You need to ask?" Green responded. Pumpkinmon was just about to get up when the Coredramons moved toward him. They suddenly flipped over. "Double Strike Bomber!" they both yelled. Their tails made contact and Pumpkinmon was pushed behind them.
"That's it!" he yelled. "I'm through playing with with you. Trick-or-Treat!" He raised his hands and created his energy pumpkin.
"We can handle that," both Coredramons said. They both opened their mouths. "Complete Core Blast!" They both fired their individual attacks, which fused together in a swirl of blue and green. The combined attacks hit the giant pumpkin before Pumpkinmon could launch it and it exploded, with only Pumpkinmon caught in the blast.
"Hey Digimon, hey Digimon!" Isamu said, believing they had won. But the celebration was short lived, because when the smoke cleared, Pumpkinmon was still standing; however, he seemed fatigued, either by his fight with the Coredramons or the backfiring of his own attack or both.
As he panted, he said, "I'm not running away. I'm just making a tactical retreat." Suddenly, he threw his hands down and summoned another pumpkin. It exploded, sending out smoke throughout the area. When it cleared, Pumpkinmon was nowhere to be seen.
Togemogumon De-Digivolved back to Wormmon and the Coredramons became energy and fused together, recreating Dracomon. He stumbled over and tripped. Daichi ran up to him. "Hey, you okay?"
"Feels like my head's in two places," Dracomon said. "But otherwise, I'm fine."
"And I thought having one of you was bad," Wormmon quipped.
"Hey, it's like I've always said," Dracomon returned. "I look so good, I need two of me to hold it all."
"I don't know about your looks," Isamu said, "but that new Digivolution will definitely help against the Digi-Agents."
"I guess it did help against one," Daichi remarked. "And hopefully, we'll have one less problem very soon."
Sweet! Now the odds are really stacked in our favor. Will this Blue Card be the trump card in the battle against Pumpkinmon? Find out next time on Digimon: Digital Monsters!
I can see some of you out there with torches ready. I admit, having both forms of Coredramon out at once is a bit of a jerkish move. BUT, it's my opinion that the job of a writer is to take the most absurd, ridiculous, implausible, inconceivable, stupidest ideas on the face of the earth... and make them work. If you don't like it, that's your problem. But I hope you see my reasoning anyway.
THis is CF, signing out.