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LAST TIME:
KIYOKO: We finally got out of the Black Forest, but Searchmon's signal was suddenly cut off. The culprit was an airship run by the Digi-Agents. We were about to storm it, but the ship sent an Allomon to keep us busy while it made its getaway. And let me tell you; this guy was no slouch. By the time we beat him, the ship had disappeared. Luckily, Searchmon was able to pick up its location, so now we're riding on Wingdramon ready to board this monstrosity.
Chapter 41
Hive
Wingdramon flew as fast as he could to meet up with the airship. Everyone on his back started looking around for any sign of its presence.
"I don't get it," Kiyoko said. "How does something that big just disappear?"
"It may be faster than we thought," Daichi said. "If it can block Searchmon's signal from that far away, then it must be very advanced, enough to go to this kind of distance in so little time."
"Well, it won't be fast enough," Wingdramon said confidently.
"I'll vouch for that," Searchmon said. "We're getting pretty close now. I'm setting up a cloak to keep them from noticing us."
"You can do that?" Isamu asked.
"If I can detect signals," Searchmon replied, "I can keep others from finding my own."
"Let's just hope it works," Gatomon said. "This thing is better than I thought."
"Airship, twelve o'clock!" Wingdramon suddenly said. Everyone looked in front of them. They could see the back of the airship coming toward them.
"Now what?" Kiyoko asked.
"Anyone know a way to get in?" Isamu asked.
"Sorry," Gatomon said, "but I never really studied its designs, just its purposes."
"I don't suppose going in the front door is an option," Wingdramon suggested.
"Not likely," Daichi replied. "We only know of one point of entry, the part that ejected the pod. And it's likely in plain sight of the control center. Even if we could get into it, we'd have to deal with whatever Digimon crew this ship, assuming we even get past that laser."
"I've got a better idea," Searchmon said. "I've been scanning this ship's exterior and I've found a few more entryways."
"Well," Isamu said, "which one works the best?"
"There's a hatch on the back of the ship," Searchmon replied. "I think it works like an escape port for the ship's crew."
"Using an escape hatch to break in?" Kiyoko asked. "There's irony if I ever heard it."
"The point is," Searchmon continued, "it shouldn't be as heavily guarded or armed as any other entryway."
"Then it looks like it's time to take the rear," Wingdramon said as he flew in closer to the ship.
"Wow," Daichi said, "this thing looked so much smaller a while ago."
"I know this thing is supposed to be shaped like a bug," Kiyoko said, "but I don't think even prehistoric insects were this big."
They finally floated close to the metal hull of the ship. Wingdramon could see a thin outline on the yellow wall. "This must be it," he said. Using the blade on his back, he opened the hatch so that it flipped upward outside the ship. "Okay, everybody out." He placed his head on the edge of the hatch.
"Ladies first," Daichi said, allowing Kiyoko and Gatomon to move ahead of them. Kiyoko crawled along Wingdramon's neck and placed her feet inside the ship's interior. She looked around as Gatomon jumped in.
"Looks like it's okay," she called back to the boys. Daichi was next to travel along his Digimon's neck. Searchmon De-Digivolved into Wormmon so he could fit into the relatively small hatch. Once everyone was in, Wingdramon De-Digivolved and flew in next to the others. Daichi reached out of the hatch and pulled the door closed. Dracomon used his Dragon Breath to fuse the door to the hull.
"How you feeling?" Daichi asked his partner.
"Just give me a minute to rest and and I'll be fine," Dracomon said. "Looks like Digivolving twice in the same ten minutes isn't too good for the body."
"Just hope we don't meet any Digimon while we're here," Daichi said.
"So, where to?" Isamu asked.
"First, we head to the bridge," Daichi replied. "We'll figure out our next move from there."
The group started walking the long, silent corridors, the only sound being their footsteps on the metal floors. With every corner, they were careful to keep an eye open for whatever Digimon acted as the crew for the ship. So far, there seemed to be no one around. It amazed everyone that for a ship this big, there wasn't at the very least a sentry on guard. No one said anything about this aloud, however; they feared they might just invite trouble.
Finally, they reached the entrance to a large room. The large number of pods in the wall, similar to what Allomon appeared from, told them that they were in some sort of deployment chamber, where the Digi-Agents' hench-mon awaited their release on the Digital World below. Hovering over the floor and along the walls were small Digimon, almost more than half the size of the humans. Their bodies were blue and covered in yellow armor with purple and black markings that made them resemble bees. They had stingers on their helmets, which also sported the Crest of Knowledge.
Daichi took out his D-Power and started up the Analyzer. "Honeybeemon," he informed the rest, "insectoid armor Digimon, data type. What they lack in intelligence, they make up for in speed. Their Paralyze Sting technique really gets to the point."
"There are so many of them," Kiyoko said as she looked at the scene before her. "How do we get past them all?"
"My guess is we don't," Dracomon said. "I doubt a lack of smarts means lack of attention."
"You may be right," Daichi agreed. "But I have a better idea. Isamu." Isamu turned to Daichi. "I'm seeing a pattern with this ship: its structure is made to look like a giant wasp, and the main crew here are based on bees. Maybe an insectoid Digimon can get through without making a fuss and lure them out of here."
"Got it," Isamu said, "and I've got just the thing." He held out his D-3 and the screen became red.
Digi-Armor, energize! Wormmon Armor Digivolve to… Shadramon, the Inferno of Courage!
Shadramon flew out into the room at a slow pace, so as not to attract too much attention. Soon, however, he found himself blocked by three Honeybeemon, who had flown up to him. "Don't remember seeing your face around here," one of them said.
"Easy, boys," Shadramon said, as though making casual conversation, "we're all friends here."
"Ha!" another of the Honeybeemon laughed. "You must think we're really stupid to not know what a bee looks like."
"Rule number one around here," the last one said: "if you're not a bee, you don't belong here; if you don't belong here, you're an intruder; and if you're an intruder—"
"Then you won't be too surprised by this," Shadramon interrupted. "Flare Buster!" He shot out three fireballs that destroyed the Honeybeemon insantly. Unfortunately, this did not go unnoticed by the other Honeybeemon. Many of them flew up to Shadramon at blinding speed, many of them yelling, "Paralyze Sting!"
"So much for getting through the easy way," Dracomon said.
"Daichi," Isamu said in exhasperation, "remind me to never listen to your plans again."
"Believe me," Daichi replied, "I don't even want to listen to my plans anymore."
"Who cares about that?" Kiyoko asked. "Shadramon needs help!" She pulled out one of her cards and removed Gatomon's ring.
Digi-Modify! Digi-Egg of Kindness, activate! Gatomon Armor Digivolve to… Opossumon, Fun-Loving Kindness!
"How about it, Dracomon?" Daichi asked his partner. "Feel like Digivolving?"
"Would if I could," Dracomon replied, "but I'm still a little winded from all that flying we did before."
"Okay," Daichi said. "Next best thing, then." He pulled out one of his modify cards. "Digi-Modify! Power Charger, activate!"
Opossumon floated into the room until she was in the middle of a group of Honeybeemon. "Balloon Blast!" She spun around, releasing a surprisingly large number of balloons; new ones seemed to take the places of the ones she threw. Most of the Honeybeemon tried to use their stingers to attack the balloons, but unwittingly exposed themselves to the virus strains.
"Not too bright, huh?" Dracomon said as he flew next to Opossumon. "I believe it. Dragon Breath!" He discharged the flames from his mouth, finishing the work the balloons started.
But some more Honeybeemon began to swarm the two. "Sweet Spray!" Pink mist flowed from their wings and enveloped the pair of Digi-Destined Digimon.
"I don't feel too hot," Dracomon said, sounding dizzy.
"That makes two of us," Opossumon said with the same tone. Both began to fall slowly.
"Sorry, kids," Shadramon said. "Naptime's over. Flare Buster, Psychic Wave!" He held his arms up and released a stream of fire that twirled around the two Digimon. The flames destroyed any of the nearby spores, reducing their effect. The two Digimon perked up and flew out of the cloud.
"Quick!" one of the Honeybeemon yelled. "Send in reinforce—!" He never got to finish the sentence as Dracomon released another Dragon Breath. Another of the bee Digimon flew to a control panel. Shadramon destroyed it with a fireball, but it had already pressed a button, which was now flashing. One of the walls opened and several larger bee-like creatures flew out. Unlike the Honeybeemon, these Digimon looked more like the real-world animals they represented and made the Honeybeemon look cute by comparison.
Daichi already had the Analyzer out. "I hate these things," he said. "Flymon, a virus type insectoid Digimon at the champion level. The most viscious of insect Digimon, its Deadly Sting attack will do you in even if you're not allergic."
Opossumon floated toward them. "Let's see if you like this. "Balloon Blast!" She threw some balloons toward the big bugs. Many of the Flymon bent their lower bodies forward. "Deadly Sting!" The stingers shot out of their bodies, replacing themselves with new ones. The balloons instantly popped when the stingers touched them.
"Shadramon!" Isamu yelled. "Light this place up!"
"On it!" Shadramon held his arms apart from each other. "Flare Buster, Psychic Wave!" Several fireballs shot out and began moving erratically around the room. "Howling Buzz!" The Flymon's wings began flapping to the point where a loud noise was heard. Everyone covered their ears, and Shadramon had a hard time getting his fireballs to move.
Moving as quickly as he could, trying not to let the sound get to him, Daichi pulled out one of his cards. He strained as he swiped the card across the reader and said, "Digi… Modify! Dolphmon… Pulse Blast… activate!" Dracomon felt the power of the new move come to him and he lifted his head. "Pulse… Blast!" Upon yelling the last word, he made a sound like screeching. The sound seemed to cancel the sounds the Flymon were making.
Shadramon relaxed his stance. "Thanks, guys," he said quickly. "Psychic Wave!" His fireballs resumed moving around randomly, striking the Flymon in their path.
"This oughta help," Opossumon said. "Balloon Blast!" The Flymon were still trying to break through Dracomon's noise, so many of them got hit. The Flymon finally stopped their assault, having been weakened. Dracomon stopped screeching and formed a surge of fire in his mouth. "Dragon Breath!" Shadramon pointed his arms at the yellow-orange flames. "Psychic Wave!" The fire twitched and suddenly became bigger. The flames covered the Flymon and finally destroyed them. Everyone looked around and saw that the room was empty; there was nothing left.
Dracomon panted as the other two floated down. Daichi ran to his partner. "You okay?" he asked.
"Been better," Dracomon answered, "but I've been worse, too." The other two Digimon De-Digivolved.
Kiyoko noticed a door on one of the walls. They all ran to it and realized it was an elevator. They got in and pressed the button that led to the bridge. "Be ready, guys," Isamu said as they rose. The others all nodded.
What will the Digi-Destined find on the bridge? Can they down this ship? Find out next time on Digimon: Digital Monsters!
Wish I had something to say, but I don't. Right now, I gotta read my book on Watergate. Media teachers, they think you can read a 17-chapter book in 2 1/2 weeks.
This is CF signing out.