Cyber Hero

Chapter 16

Time for the continuation of Melissa's adventure. As well as how she'll fall into this idea of being a guardian and protector of both worlds.

(No POV)

Once on the other side, Melissa was shocked by what she saw all around her. Including the appearance of Octomon. "What the…. Who?! Where am I!?" she asked while looking around in a frantic state.

"So, no thank you for getting you out of that?" Octomon said with a raise of his eyebrow. Melissa focused back on the Digimon before getting infuriated and confronting him. "And who's fault was it that I was in that mess!?"

The shouting rattles Octomon's head a bit before asking her to calm down. Before he could say much though, he grabbed Melissa and pulled her again. This time to avoid a troublesome recent arrival. Rareraremon.

"Oy this guy. Spurting ink!" Octomon says then shouts before using his ink blaster to strike the eyes of the Ultimate level Digimon. It roars before he tells Melissa to follow him. She can barely concentrate on that because of just how putrid Rareraremon smells. But she follows after the cephalopod Digimon.

Eventually they make their way to a hideaway of Octomon's near the coast. "Oh my god! That thing was disgusting!" she said before taking some of the seawater to wash her face. "Yeah, sorry again. Didn't think about him showing up. I've been here for years and haven't had to worry."

That piece got Melissa's attention and she asked what he meant by years. "Well maybe years isn't exactly right. It felt like years because of the way the Digital World works. Sometimes time passes faster. Like a day in your world could be anywhere from a similar day to ten days, to ten years."

Melissa is so confused by everything that was happening and has to sit down. Only to be surprised by rock she was on moving. And then seeing a crab Digimon below her. And it wasn't the only one or the only type of Digimon. "Hey guys. So…. How much damage has he done now?" Octomon says while going over some of his gathered data and analysis.

"Four more got eaten. Not to mention he destroyed the western forest area." Crabmon reported. Before a Junkmon and Nyaromon noted they lost some other pieces of data and machines they had been working on. Melissa is stunned by this and asked for some more details on the creature.

"It's the Ultimate form of Raremon. A disgusting beast that rots and consumes almost everything around it. Not sure why it's been focused on this island though." Octomon says dejectedly. Before noting he didn't intend to fight it.

"Why not?! Isn't this your home? Why won't you fight for it!?" she asked while looking at all of the sea creatures gathered. Octomon sighs before admitting they didn't have a chance to win, and they could all just run. "We are sea Digimon and a few technical ones like Junkmon after all."

Melissa couldn't believe what she was hearing and left to explore more of the island and clear her head. Out there, she spotted Rareraremon again. And it was devouring a mineral laden section of the island this time. She tightened her fists while looking at the creature and questioning once more why they weren't fighting it.

"It's not quite that simple," she heard behind her. Octomon had followed her while looking down at the creature. "The Digital World often follows the rules of nature. The strong lording over the weaker Digimon. We can get to higher levels, but it's not easy. It would just require a lot of sacrifices." Octomon says while sighing a bit.

The inventor girl noticed the way Otcomon spoke about the matter and had a new suspicion. "You tried to fight it and lost, didn't you?" she said gently. Octomon nodded and there used to be more Digimon on the island. "But we lose more each day. And more parts of the island fall apart."

Melissa looked at the monster again before realizing something else. She ran back to Octomon's hideaway to check a map of the location. "So, are you just going to keep running around like you own the place or what?" Octomon said with a raised eyebrow.

"No! I needed to see something….. Oh no. It's destroying the island!" she said while looking at the data. Octomon gave her a flat look before saying, "no duh. I just told you that." Melissa picked up a tool and smacked Octomon's pot with it.

"Not this island…. Well okay this island too. But I mean I Island! I noticed some odd changes and degradation to the programs of maintaining I Island. I thought they were you, but its Rareraremon that's causing it! If we don't stop him…. You won't be the only one to lose their home. I will too!"

This shocks Octomon and the other Digimon gathered. They knew about I Island but they didn't expect that Rareraremon's influence would have repercussions on the other side. Octomon tightens the grip on it's ink gun and cutlass before asking if Melissa had an idea on what to do.

She was put on the spot with the matter, but she adapted quick enough to check some of the various support items Octomon had been studying. "We just need a way to heat it up and break it's body down. Huh… is there a volcano or similar nearby?" she asks with a look at the various aquatic Digimon.

Junkmon steps up and notes, "there's a hot spring in this area. But I'm not sure that's what you want." It pointed to a vein near the section Rareraremon was eating. "Then we don't have much time. We need to get some gear there fast!" she commands before asking if Octomon was willing to take a stand again.

The knowledge collector smiles a bit behind his pot and just shrugs. "I'll follow your lead on this," he said while putting a tentacle on her shoulder. Melissa smiles and thanks the creature before looking at the plans.

Plans for a special type of cannon that would produce bubbles from natural gases to fight villains. 'Might not be the original purpose, but I'd say fighting this kind of thing qualifies as fighting a villain too,' she thinks before running to catch up with the other Digimon.

Once there, she recoils slightly at the pungent smell coming from Rareraremon. Even if it was a decent distance away. "We need to hurry!" she said and quickly got to work with the various Digimon to build the machine she thought would save them all.

By using the thermal vents, she could make superheated bubbles to explode around the creature. "Hopefully it will either make it move away or we can defeat it!" she said while helping Junkmon in putting together the device.

Octomon and a few of the other Digimon took their time and distracted Rareraremon. Either using flashes of light, bubbles, or ink to mess with the assortment of eyes the creature had. "Well!? How's it coming?!" the tentacled creature queried.

"A few more seconds!" Junkmon announced as Melissa was working to secure the last few connections. She gave a thumbs up to the puppet Digimon and he and a few Crabmon took aim at the creature. "Fire!" he called out and a few of the explosive orbs were launched.

Rareraremon barely paid them any mind as it was slithering over the ground. Only to roar in some pain as the gasses within exploded and burned at it's rotting body. "Just a bit more! Keep firing! Wait….. no! The bubbles have stopped!"

Melissa looked around before seeing the main problem. The pipe connecting to the hot gas vents had fallen off. Without hesitation she jumped down and shoved the displaced section back onto the vent. But not without causing some severe burns to her hands and arms.

'I can't let go! If we don't at least stop it here…. It will destroy my home and theirs!' she thought while pushing through the pain. Junkmon and the others barely noticed as they suddenly found they could attack again and launched more bubbles at their aggressor.

The explosions and heat were enough to make Rareraremon back off and slink away from any of the other sections of the island. At least for now. "We did it missy! We managed to push it back and….. missy?" Junkmon said before looking around for Melissa.

Only for he and Octomon to panic when the found the girl and how burned she was. "It's not exactly water but, Spurting Ink!" Octomon said before blasting her arms gently with his cannon. The little Nyaromon grit its teeth before leaping down and feeling a surge of energy.

'She put it out for us. So why should I do any less?' it thought before digivolving to Salamon. And it could feel a new ability. "Heal!" it, or rather she now, called out and started healing the unconscious Melissa.

Who started to stir after a few minutes. "What happened? Is everyone safe?" she groggily asked. Octomon gave a veiled smile before telling her they were. "For the time being anyway."

Melissa nodded before passing out again. After that, Octomon gently picked the girl up and took her back to their hideaway. While some of the other Digimon ran into the forest and other areas to gather some water and food for her. But as they were leaving, Junkmon could hear Rarearemon roar.

He tipped his helmet down before saying, "she's bought us some time. We just need more of a solution next time." Octomon agrees but tells him to wait for the time being. "This girl might just be the help we really need. At least now we have some hope."

Back at the hideaway cave, Melissa groaned as she woke up. "Ah, is ouch… wait. The burns? Their gone?" she said while looking at her arms. Only to feel them somewhat supported by a little fluffy head. She looked down and saw Salamon happily snuggling against her.

Unfortunately, this was also when she noticed that she currently had nothing on. "Oh yeah sorry about that. I covered you in ink so I thought it would be best to clean you off." Octomon said while making his way over to her.

Melissa pouted before asking for her clothes. Once she was dressed though, she asked the group what happened and was given the gist. "So it's not beaten. At least… not yet. How long do you think we have until it returns?"

Junkmon hem haws around while Octomon quickly answers that they had four days until Rareraremon returned. "Then that gives us plenty of time. If we can build more defenses, then we can push it back," she says while picking herself up.

Octomon smiles and agrees. "Haven't felt this hopeful for a while. And this time we make sure that you won't have to get burned." Melissa nods to the shellfish Digimon and they all get to work. Building a few more vent cannons, some scrap cannons based on Junkmon's own and other tools to slow the invading mass.

All the while, Melissa was getting to know all the Digimon that had been living on the island. Feeling a kinship with Octomon and Junkmon for their scientific and engineering enjoyment. While Salamon was a friendly little one who would snuggle with her at night.

Crabmon and a few of the other sea Digimon seemed interested in the idea that they could somehow be empowered by being around Melissa. "Could be cool. I'm more curious about the world she comes from. Think we could go there?" many of them murmured while setting up the various defenses.

Once they were set up, all that was left was to wait. "Think these will hold?" Junkmon asked while checking the supports of the new cryo-cannons that were set up. Just in case Rareraremon decided to destroy the gas cannons.

"Don't know. But….." Octomon said before looking at Melissa. Smiling in his pot as she played with Salamon and a few other Digimon. "I'd like to think our hope and trust in her is well placed." Junkmon sighed before saying he hoped their "leader" was right.

The next morning, all of the Digimon and Melissa stand ready. As they hear the roar of the returned Rareraremon from the damaged sections of the island. Only for many of them to be shocked at what they saw. "Um…. It got…. Bigger. Much bigger." Crabmon says while looking up at the beast in question.

Melissa gulps upon seeing the huge disgusting smelling mass of sludge and pollution. But she shakes her head and tells the group to prepare everything they had. "You heard her. Get moving!" Octomon commands as well. Gripping his cutlass tight while thinking, 'this time will be different.'

Once in range, the first few started attacking the monster. Launching ice, scraps, other blasts, and attacks to slow and hurt Rareraremon. Many even tossed in their own attacks to try and cause damage. Junkmon meanwhile started launching larger bubbles of explosive gas to hit the Digimon's head.

"If we can make it go back and forth from cold to hot enough times, then we might be able to shatter it!" Melissa said while taking aim with a cold cannon. Freezing part of Rareraremon as it moved through the mountainous area. They all kept fighting and firing to harm their foe.

Eventually, it bore some fruit as the huge sludge beast slowed to even more of a crawl. Finally stopping just before the biggest bubbles of gas. "C'mon. Just explode and break it apart." Melissa muttered while biting her lip.

As the bubbles break and explode all around Rareraremon, all of the defenders have to take cover as it seemed to have splattered the Digimon's parts as well as the ice that was covering it. "Did that do it?" Junkmon asked while coming out from cover.

Their hopes were dashed though. As Rareraremon roared from down in the valley. It was far smaller than before. But now it was furious. Melissa cursed with Octomon as they saw the monster trying to work it's way through the island again. Likely to gorge itself and grow again.

"We can't let it keep going!" Melissa says before going to another cannon to keep fighting. Salamon grits her teeth before making her way to another cryo-cannon to stop Rareraremon. With a few others still willing to fight.

Junkmon though is despondent with a number of other Digimon. Octomon feels the same, until he looks down at Melissa. She was still fighting and still doing all she could to save them. Sure, she'd gotten closer to them during their time together. 'But we still barely know each other. And she's willing to fight for us.'

As his courage and heart start to swell again, the area near the cold cannon Melissa was operating was struck. Sending her flying, though freezing a decent amount of Rareraremon's smaller form. And even with being injured, Melissa still tried to make her way to the gun to help.

Octomon tightened the grip on his weapons and grit his teeth. "If I don't save her, I won't be able to stand myself!" he raged while rushing towards Melissa to intercept the next attack. Lashing with his cutlass as her courage fills him and the light of digivolution takes over.

"Octomon! Digivolve to! Asuramon!" the newly realized Ultimate level Digimon roars before unleashing his Fire Fists of Shiva. The wrath face burning bright and passionately. "Are you okay?" the melancholy face asks Melissa.

The girl was shocked but managed to mutter out, "uh, yeah. I am now. How did… you do that?" The happiness face tries to explain, but wrath tells them all to focus. "We can't let this bastard hurt her or anyone else!" The other faces agree, and they focus their energies to blast away the launched sludge tendrils.

Salamon and the others were shocked, but they refocused on trying to freeze Rareraremon with the tools at hand. Junkmon who had been leaving, was stunned by Asuramon's change and turned around to rebuild, repair, or quickly make more of the cryoguns.

The multilimbed Digimon continued to defend Melissa until the attacks ceased. Thanks to the efforts of Junkmon and the others freezing Rareraremon solid. "Now to finish him." Asuramon says while building up the flames around his arms and fists.

"Asura Exploding FIST!" all three heads shouted out before channeling the flames to the main right fist. With Melissa standing to put a hand on Asuramon's back in support. Which makes the flames he was letting out surge in heat even more. Destroying the body of Rareraremon, and leaving a mass of digicode.

Some of which reforms into an egg that lands before the group. They were all shocked that they won. But once it passed, a raucous cheer was let out by all of the Digimon. Melissa started to celebrate too with the recently de-digivolved Asuramon. Or rather Sayakomon.

"That was different from what I was expecting. But I won't complain about the results." Sayakomon said to Melissa. But the girl was distracted. Namely because something else formed in her hand. That being a device that had looked like a watch or step counter.

She looked at it funny before putting the device on. And a set of Digi-code popped up on it. While she couldn't read it, she could tell that Sayakomon was identified by it. And he wasn't the only one. Salamon and the largest of the Crabmon were also acknowledged by the device.

Melissa and Sayakomon shared a look as if to convey that they were both stumped. "Well, no matter. What do you say we check on the others? And then spend some time looking at the research again?" the little shellfish monster asked with a smile.

"I'd like that. Let's go. Partner." Melissa said with a smile while they make their way down the hillside. With Salamon leaping up to hug Melissa while the others lift her and Sayakomon up in celebration. Junkmon gives her a thumbs up from the upper section of the valley with other celebrating Digimon.

After that, and a night of celebration, Melissa took to helping the Digimon with restoring the island and learning more about the world she found herself in. "Man. I can't wait to share this all with…. Papa. Wait! I just realized I've been gone for over a week!" Melissa shouted after remembering how she was brought to the Digital World.

"Oh yeah, my bad. Well maybe we could uh…. You could just stay here. I doubt anyone would mind." Sayakomon said sheepishly while running some numbers with Melissa. But the girl refuses as she still had work to do on the other side. "But…. why don't some of you come with me?"

Her question surprised a number of Digimon, but Salamon and Crabmon were happy to jump at the chance. As did a friendly newer arrival, Penguinmon. "What about you partner? You up for seeing the human world?" the inventor said with a wry smile to Sayakomon.

The shelled Digimon raises his eyebrow before smirking and saying, "a chance to do some more research? And without needing to get into trouble? Yeah I'm in." Junkmon brings down the room a bit by saying, "yeah uh. How do you plan to get back?"

Melissa blushed while realizing she hadn't thought of that, but Sayakomon had her covered. He still remembered how to open a portal to the other side. It took a bit more energy, but they were eventually able to create a path back to the human world. With Salamon, Penguinmon, and Crabmon following her. And right into the hands of a few security robots.

And thus, she and her partners were arrested and questioned on the matters involved with Octomon and his hacking of numerous government agencies and programs. But it would lead to something great and historic for I Island. As they now had the support of another island of research. All accessible and transferable to both sides.

I'll get into more details of what Melissa and the rest will be doing soon enough. Including how she'll be getting stronger with her partners and work with them as researchers and engineers. And this should answer how Angewoman will be part of the story. Though I probably won't use Ophanimon or Magnadramon as the Mega. Please review! And gabriel, I hope you give some of my other works reads.