Time for a new chapter. After all, we can't just leave the Digi-Destined after the Karatenmon incident.
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LAST TIME:
ISAMU: After our bout with Karatenmon, all Daichi and Kiyoko could do was argue. At least until I showed them that their arguing was only harming our chances of survival. They made up just in time. Karatenmon showed up, ready for vengeance. He was able to knock out Daichi and, after she tried to defend him, Kiyoko. It soon became clear that he had no honor, as he had claimed. It seemed like my adherence to good was able to activate a new Digi-Egg: the Digi-Egg of Light. With it, Wormmon Armor Digivolved to Quetzalmon and brought down the honorless warrior.
Chapter 40
Jammed
Isamu was happy that the relationship between Daichi and Kiyoko was on the mend. Kiyoko had told Daichi about what she'd done after Karatenmon knocked him out and they both apologized for their earlier behaviors, something Isamu had to stop them from doing. With their new, or rather restored, attitudes, the remainder of their trip through the Black Forest seemed cheerier. With Karatenmon gone, Searchmon was leading the way again as directly as possible toward the mysterious signal.
About a day after their last battle, they finally saw light coming out of the forest. Almost everyone ran to it, not wanting to be in darkness longer than they had to. They had to shield their eyes when they finally took their first steps into a large, grassy plain.
"Finally," Dracomon said. "I thought we'd be stuck in that forest forever."
Salamon walked up to him and said, "Probably would have been shorter if not for that Karatenmon."
"I don't know about you," Kiyoko said, "but I am done with that guy."
"Come on, guys," Isamu said, "we need to keep moving."
"Wait a second, everyone," Searchmon said. Everyone turned to him. "I'm picking something up."
"What is it?" Daichi asked.
"Well, it's coming from the direction of the signal we're following," Searchmon mused. "Same signature and frequency, as well. I'd say it's the same signal we've been following."
"So?" Dracomon asked. "All that means is that we have a stronger signal to follow."
"Don't you get it?" Salamon asked. "It means that the Unifier is sending another message to someone."
"Searchmon," Isamu asked, "can you tell what it's saying?"
"Sorry," Searchmon replied, "but my systems are designed to show, not tell."
"At least we know we're heading in the right direction," Kiyoko said. They all nodded and Searchmon started moving again. The others were about to follow but Searchmon suddenly stopped.
"Now what?" Dracomon asked almost impatiently.
"It's gone," Searchmon said. After getting some curious utterances from the others, he said, "The signal's gone. Almost like it was never there. All I'm getting is some kind of static."
"Is someone blocking you?" Daichi asked.
"I'm not sure," Searchmon answered.
"Hey," Dracomon interrupted, "look up there." He pointed up to the sky toward a large object in the distance. It looked mechanical, with the color and design schemes of a wasp. On top of it, toward the rear, were a group of hexagonal pods, most of which appeared to be covered with glass. The main body represented a wasp's form and had wasp-like wings. The "stinger" part rested below the main body, reaching almost three times as far as the body itself, with an opening at the end.
"What is that?" Isamu asked.
"I think I know," Salamon answered. "It's the Digi-Agents' airship."
"How would you know that?" Dracomon asked.
"I spent a good amount of time fighting these guys," Salamon answered. "I think I would know. They use that ship to transport Agents from one part of the Digital World to another."
"You think that might be messing with the signal?" Kiyoko asked.
"Why not?" Isamu replied. "A ship that big has to have some sort of jamming equipment to slow their enemies down."
"If we can destroy that ship," Daichi said, "not only can we get the signal back, but we can cripple the Agents' forces further." Everyone agreed and started toward the ship. Searchmon De-Digivolved to Wormmon as he wouldn't be of much use in that form. Before they could get farther, though, the ship turned and tilted downward so that the stinger faced them. The end began to glow with power and fired a concentrated blue light at them. Everyone stopped just short of being hit by the beam.
Then something else was shot out of the stinger. It landed not too far away from them, behind the crater made from the laser blast. It was round and oval-shaped, smooth and colored chrome. Suddenly, a glowing line started to encircle it, and it separated into halves at that line. Inside the pod was a large, dinosaur-like Digimon. At first the boys thought it was a Tyrannomon, but the features did not match up. This Digimon was blue with red stripes along its body. It also wore feathers on the back of its head like a Native American ornament, along with a necklace with a similar appearance.
The creature roared upon stepping out of the pod. Daichi, with his Digi-Analyzer active, relayed the information. "Allomon, a dinosaur data Digimon, armor level. He has a ferocity that even Tyrannomon fear. And with attacks like Dynamite Head, they've got good reason."
Allomon turned to the Digi-Destined with an angry look in its eye. "Dino Burst!" It opened its mouth and released a stream of fire at them. Eveyone quickly moved to the side. When they stopped, they all pulled out their Digivices. Daichi reached into his pocket and pulled out two Digivice cards, giving one to Kiyoko. "You'll need this," he said.
Wormmon Digivolve to… Stingmon! Stingmon Crest Digivolve to… JewelBeemon!
Digi-Modify! Digivolution, activate! Crest Digivolution, activate! Dracomon Digivolve to… Coredramon Blue! Coredramon Crest Digivolve to… Wingdramon!
Digi-Modify! Digivolution, activate! Crest Digivolution, activate! Salamon Digivolve to…Gatomon! Gatomon Crest Digivolve to… Angewomon!
"Dino Burst!" Allomon immediately shot another blast of flames as soon as it saw the ultimate level Digimon. Everyone flew out of the way and JewelBeemon held his javelin towards the dinosaur. "Spike Buster!" Several star-shaped shots fired at Allomon, but its scaly hide resisted most of the damage.
Wingdramon flew up higher and began to descend. "Sonic Lance!" The lance on his back glowed and he flew toward Allomon. But before he could make contact, Allomon grabbed the lance with its claws and threw Wingdramon to the ground. It opened its mouth and flames could be seen inside it. But before it could call out its attack, Angewomon pointed her finger at it. "Celstial Arrow!" The light arrow hit Allomon and it stopped its attack to face her; Wingdramon used the opportunity to get back up.
"Wing Blast!" Wingdramon flapped his wings and blew Allomon back several yards away. Allomon got up and growled, which turned into a roar. Its head began to glow in a bright yellow light. "Dynamite Head!" It charged for the three Digimon.
With little time to react, Angewomon held up her arms. "Heaven's Charm!" Allomon continued its course until it collided with the barrier. The impact created an explosion that made the view in front of everyone difficult to see. When it cleared, Allomon stood on the other end of the barrier, breathing hard. The area around it had become a small wasteland, with nothing but dirt and rock being testament to what had just occurred.
"You were right about that Dynamite Head, Daichi," Kiyoko said nervously.
"Sometimes, I curse my accuracy," Daichi replied. "We'll need to attack Allomon while he's still recovering from his attack."
"I've got just the thing," Isamu said, holding his D-3. "JewelBeemon, we'll need Quetzalmon!" JewelBeemon turned and nodded before shrinking to Wormmon.
Digi-Armor, energize! Wormmon Armor Digivolve to… Quetzalmon, the Serpent of Light!
"Angewomon," Isamu called out, "drop the barrier!" Angewomon complied after a few seconds. "Now, Quetzalmon!"
"Freezing Wind!" Quetzalmon flapped his wings and blew a snow-filled gale at Allomon. The dinosaur seemed to recover more slowly because of the cold.
"Now's our chance!" Daichi told Kiyoko. "Wingdramon!" "Angewomon!"
"Sonic Lance!" "Celestial Arrow!" Wingdramon flew around Allomon as Angewomon prepared her arrow. As soon as Wingdramon was behind it, he flew at high speed as Angewomon released the arrow. Both attacks struck and Allomon roared in pain. He was destroyed almost instantly.
"Now to heal the damage," Quetzalmon said. He spread his wings and filled the area with pure light. The grass and wild flowers in the region Allomon had destroyed were rejuvenating at a fast rate. As soon as the area looked as it did before Allomon's attack, Qeztalmon stopped glowing and De-Digivolved.
Everyone looked around for the airship, but it was nowhere to be seen.
"How does something that big slip away?" Dracomon asked.
"If it's gone," Daichi mused, "then perhaps we can track the signal again." Isamu nodded and held up his D-3, Digivolving Wormmon to Searchmon.
"You got anything, Searchmon?" Isamu asked. Searchmon raised his radar dish and stood still.
About a minute later, he set it back down. "Nothing. The ship must have a pretty good range on their jamming equipment."
"Now what?" Kiyoko asked. "We can't go any further if we don't knock out that ship, and we don't know where it is."
There was a brief silence for a few seconds until Daichi said, "Let's check out that pod Allomon came out of." With no real leads, everyone made their way to the chrome-colored capsule. To their dismay, it was absolutely empty; the only thing that was ever in this pod was just Allomon. There wasn't even a control panel.
Searchmon walked up for a closer look at the two pieces. As he brushed one of his legs against one of the halves, he suddenly felt a wave of energy rush into him. He stepped back a bit and looked dazed. "Searchmon?" Isamu said, concerned.
"Something weird just happened," Searchmon responded.
"'Eerie' weird or 'ha-ha' weird?" Dracomon asked.
"Wait," Searchmon said. He lifted the dish again. "I think I'm getting something." He stood still for a few seconds. "It's not the signal we've been following," he said. "In fact, I think I may be locking on to an object, not energy."
"Is it the airship?" Gatomon asked.
"It could be," Searchmon said, "but I can't be sure. Whatever it is, it's coming from that direction." He pointed in the direction they had first seen the airship, indicating that it had left with Allomon at its back.
"But I thought that thing was jamming you," Kiyoko said. Daichi looked over at the pod.
"This is just a guess," he said, "but maybe Searchmon touching the pod earlier activated some sort of backup program for such cases as this. When he touched the pod, he must have been able to locate all things related to it, such as materials or its point of origin."
"Whatever the case," Isamu said, "let's just go for it. We won't find that airship any faster if we just stand here talking about it."
"Right," everyone else said. Dacihi took off his backpack and pulled out an aluminum can.
"What is that?" Dracomon asked.
"An energy drink," Daichi answered as he opened it. Before he could get any curious glances, he explained, "If we're going to get to that airship, we're going to need to fly up there and we've got a long way to go. As Wingdramon, you're the only one that can carry us all, especially since Searchmon will be too busy to become GranKuwagamon. But we don't have time to wait for you to get your strength back, not from that kind of battle." Dracomon nodded and took the can from Daichi's hand. He started drinking and finished it quickly. He then let out a loud belch.
"Excuse me," he said sheepishly.
"If you can get us to that ship," Kiyoko said, "apology accepted."
"Then let's get going," Daichi said. He held out his D-Power and the appropriate cards.
Digi-Modify! Digivolution, activate! Crest Digivolution, activate! Dracomon Digivolve to… Coredramon Blue! Coredramon Crest Digivolve to… Wingdramon!
Daichi flung his backpack on and said, "Well, that worked. Now let's get airborne." He and everyone else climbed on top of Wingdramon's back.
"Hang on, everyone," Wingdramon said. "This could be a bumpy ride. Especially since I've never flown with passengers before." He flapped his wings and immediately took to the air, speeding off toward the direction Searchmon had indicated.
Will the Digi-Destined find that airship? What other secrets does it possess? The answers to come on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!
And let me tell you, there is a big secret to this airship. But, in the words of Kefka from Dissidia: Final Fantasy, "I'm not telling!" Let's face it: spoilers and all that jazz.
This is CF signing out.