I woke up to heavy yet frantic footsteps. I sit up slowly and rub the sleepiness away from my eyes. Coronamon is gone and I look over to Splashmon walking around and looking in any crevasse he could find.
"What's wrong?" I mumble as I stand up and stretch. Splashmon groans as he tosses something to the other side of the cave.
"Bukamon is missing and we're all freaking out!" He says as he storms past me. Ranamon stomps back in the cave, visibly fuming. Coronamon comes running behind her and then goes straight to me. "Is he out there?!" Splashmon screams from the other room.
"No!" Ranamon yells back and sits down next to me. "Out of all the days one of our fishes go missing, why today?" Her shoulders slump down and my attention reels to my fusion loader which glows before spewing out the other three digimon.
"What's going on?" Whispered as he walked up beside Coronamon.
"Bukamon is missing, they're really worried." Coronamon answers and Ranamon scoffs.
"Worried is an understatement right now." She stands up again and goes outside. I look to Guilmon and Lalamon who looked confused and bored at the same time. Suddenly, an idea pops into my head.
"What if we all go looking out on the waters for you?" I put out.
"Derin, if you couldn't tell, none of us can swim and our boat got completely destroyed." Whispered snaps back.
"But you can fly." I responded.
"True."
"You guys can keep looking here. Think of it as a thank you for saving us…twice…" I say and Ranamon smiles.
"That would be wonderful! Please return our Bukamon safe and sound to us!" With that we all exit the cave on the small island and I pull out my fusion loader.
"Whispered! Digivolve!"
"Coronamon Whispered digivolve to…Firamon Whispered!" Whispered yells as he flaps his wings and gets ready to fly.
"Everyone return!" I command Lalamon, Guilmon, and Coronamon into my fusion loader. I hop onto Whispered, with of course some struggle, and we fly off. We soar into the skies and soon are surrounded by the peaceful clouds.
"Finally, some peace…" I sigh as we keep on flying. Whispered stays silent. I wonder if Bukamon may be on another small island. No matter what though we'll find him.
(Meanwhile)
"You're telling me that they failed?! How could they? They had Pukumon!" Axeknightmon said, his voice drenched with anger as he stepped closer to Myotismon.
"They almost had them but were saved" Myotismon choked out, feeling small under his Lord.
"By whom?" Axeknightmon demanded to know.
"Splashmon and his…mistress, Ranamon." Myotismon said trying to back up more. Axeknightmon got even more angry.
"Those brats are being saved for guys who used to work for me?!"
"Lord Axeknightmon, they aren't working for you anymore…" A more cool voice answered from behind the vampire and the dark knight. Another figure around Myotismon's height stepped forward. He wore a white ruffle collar around his neck and a red one around his waist. His skin was white and he wore a mask covering the top half of his face with holes for eyes. One half was white, the other black. His orange hair stood straight up like it was a bouquet of flowers. His suit was red on top with puffy shoulders with skulls on them. A small tuft of a white undershirt was shown as well. His sleeves ended with similar white ruffles. His pants were green with yellow eyes symbols where his thighs were. He wore crooked yellow boots with the end twisted. Finally, he has four swords that were in a blue holder on his back, with blue ribbons to match.
"What do you want, Piedmon?" Axeknightmon asked in annoyance.
"Lord Axeknightmon, I've only come to comment and correct. You know that none of the generals will ever work for you again, yes? And even if your master plan does work, there is one problem."
"And what's that?" Axeknightmon said as he went to sit on his throne.
"Well my dear Lord you seem to have completely forgotten about Whispered. Why so?"
"Even if I'm his creator, I know I can't control him anymore. I made a huge mistake when I gave that virus free will." Axeknightmon says lowering his head before going to walk to his throne.
"You did, and there's no lie. He tried killing everyone in the underworld situation, didn't he?" Piedmon said as his face now wore a mock smile. Myotismon stands at the side, staring in amazement. Piedmon always had the audacity of the two to make such crude remarks and to mock Axeknightmon. The vampire backed away a bit more.
"He did…" Axeknightmon muttered. "I don't wish to control him anymore though."
"Just to kill him?" Piedmon said. "You want to see him crumble after betraying you. How're you gonna make that happen? Hm?" Piedmon let out a little laugh as his hips moved to one side.
"I'm glad you asked, Piedmon. I do have a special plan though…"
"And what might that be?" Piedmon asks, smirking.
"We won't kill the brat and his digimon unless we have too. All I want…is Coronamon." Axeknightmon speaks, his eyes dimming slightly.
"Coronamon?" Myotismon asks, stepping next to Piedmon.
"Elaborate..?" Piedmon asks, turning to the side.
"It's simple really, it seems my little virus has taken a liking to his host."
"He's probably more than a host to Whispered…" Piedmon mutters, almost getting a spear thrown at him. "They seem like it!" He yells.
"Gotta agree with him.." Myotismon says. His eyes light up. "How about we make them fall in love then break them apart and control them so both have to listen to us?" After Myotismon says that an awkward silence follows. "Okay then…nevermind…"
"As I was saying…I want to rip Coronamon away from Whispered so that I can have him for my final, most destructive plan yet! He's the final part so ripping him away now is easier, for the other digimon aren't strong enough to defeat us! And if they try to stop us, terminate them…I can't have them getting in my hair."
"You're bald." Piedmon says.
"So grab Coronamon, bring him back, and kill the rest later?" Myotismon asks. Axeknightmon grumbles.
"Yes, Myotismon." He straightened himself. "I want you to go, Myotismon. I don't want to send Piedmon out now because if anyone helps them, my most powerful servant might get severely injured." Axeknightmon says. Myotismon's eyes flash with hurt before turning towards the halls that connect to the exit.
"Alright sir, wish me luck!" Myotismon shouts as he runs off. Moments pass.
"Five bits he dies." Piedmon says bluntly.
"Deal."
(Back to us)
We continue flying through the skies, sometimes flying close to the waters to try and find the little brown fish.
"Do you see Bukamon?" Whispered asks as he flies higher.
"Nope, you?" I ask as I hang on tightly. He shakes his head. I hold onto his mane which is surprisingly soft.
"No, and don't tug on my fur!" He snarls softly and I loosen my grip.
"Trying not to die here…" I mutter and look around before looking back at Whispered. "Say, you're not acting like you used to towards me…" I point out softly. He doesn't answer but soon we reach the mainland where I am able to get off his back. We find a shaded area and rest. I seat myself right near his head as he lays down like a lion or dog would. He rests his head on the sandy ground and I look over to him to see his eyes closed. "I've had a few cats in my life…just gotta test the waters with them…" I slowly reach out my hand and put it on his head. He opens his eyes immediately and growls but stops as soon as I start to scratch his head.
"I'm not a cat ya know…" He grumbles but starts purring softly. Win for me I guess.
"Answer this then, why are you acting so differently towards me now? I thought you hated me."
"Listen kid, I'm not acting differently…"
"You are." I add. "Don't try to say you're not."
"Damn…maybe you changed too…" He chuckles, bringing his head up to nudge me closer. "Fine, I'll admit it. I have been acting different. But don't mistake it for weakness. If you become a problem, I'll get rid of you myself." Whispered says. There's the old Whispered shining through. "You're just more tolerable now, got it?" He says.
"Got it." I smile, feeling proud to get somewhat of a compliment out of him.
"Good, now get back to work." He demands softly, his head now laying on my legs. It feels heavy but I'll live with it. I lean back against a rock while I continue working my fingers around in Whispered's soft dark blue fur. My eyelids start to grow heavy which is weird since I only woke up an hour ago. The loss of adrenaline must be making me feel tired. I soon close my eyes and begin drifting asleep. I remain in a state for three minutes where you aren't technically asleep but feel like when I feel the heavy weight of Whispered's head leave my leg. I open my eyes and look over to see him looking over to the sky. It's like a dog when they hear something and look directly where they heard it from. I see little black spots in the sky but soon they grow larger.
"Watch out!" Whispered yells before knocking me over and blocking me. A bunch of black tiny bats come hurling at us for a few moments before retreating back up to the sky.
"Are you alright?!" I ask as Whispered gets up.
"Don't worry, but someone is looking for trouble." He growls as he stands up defensively. I hold up my fusion loader and it begins to glow but Whispered chomps down on my arm, making me drop it. "Leave it to me." He growls. I rub the bite mark on my arm before picking up my fusion loader.
"Finally! I've found you!" A man with slicked blonde hair approaches us. He smirks and reveals sharp fangs. His blue suit covered in skulls looks weird to me, but hey, I'm no fashion designer. "Let's cut to the chase."
"What do you mean?!" Whispered growls loudly as steps towards the vampire. "And who are you?!"
"Oh yes! Quite rude of me!" The vampire laughs. "I'm Myotismon! Now, would you please hand over Coronamon to me?"
"What do you mean "hand Coronamon over to you?!" Never!" I shout at him and Whispered nods.
"Why would you want Coronamon?" Whispered demands, looking way more angry than usual. Myotismon chuckles.
"My Lord Axeknightmon needs him!" Myotismon declares, sending Whispered into overdrive mode. He pounces on Myotismon and claws at his face, but hits his chest instead. "Ah, we're doing this the hard way, aren't we? Good, I've been needing a good battle!" Myotismon jumps back a bit. "Grisly Wing!" He shouts, sending another heap of bats at Whispered.
"Fira Claw!" Whispered yells, slashing through the bats. He charges at Myotismon to try and bite or tackle him.
"Cloud Minion!" He yells and he and Whispered are surrounded by a dark mist. "Blood Punch!" I hear again from Myotismon and when the mist fades, Whispered lays on the ground, looking really battered.
"Whispered!" I yell and pull out my fusion loader.
"Reload La-"
"Crimson Lightning!" Myotismon yells summoning a red electric whip that slaps my fusion loader out of my hand. My hand is shocked and I grip at it to try and make the pain go away. Myotismon takes my fusion loader in hand and smirks. "Thank you so much for this new accessory! It totally matches my coat!" He laughs manically.
"You bastard!" Whispered yells, finally tackling him. He is whipped off of Myotismon.
"Ugh! You got me dirty! You'll pay!" Myotismon says as the whip wraps around Whispered. He pulls his arm around and manages to release Whispered into the ocean. The whip disappears and he soon looks at me.
"Whispered!" I yell but when I try to run, I'm stopped by a bunch of bats. I look over to see Myotismon trotting slowly towards me. My heart rate increases rapidly as I try to back up but realize I have no room too.
"I know I should get going now but…I think I would be heavily rewarded for killing the brat trying to get into my master's way…" He trails off and gets really close to me. He bares his fangs. "And I'm also quite hungry…" He laughs. The bats around me all stare at me while Myotismon gets even closer. Though right as he's about to bite, all the bats scurry away, leaving Myotismon confused. Out of nowhere, a red ax flies towards us and Myotismon sees it at the last second and ducks. He turns around, his eyes full of shock and fear. "Goddamnit…" he mutters and crotches down. He jumps up, trying to fly off but a blue ax stops him this time. He falls to the ground.
Finally, I see walking towards a large golden figure. Is the figure gets closer, I can make it out to be a man.
"Now what do we have here ay?" He says, his voice sounding like one of those cartoony pirates. He wears a golden helmet that resembles a vikings. He has a golden chest on each shoulder and on each forearm. His skin is orange and he has matted red hair down to his waist. His face is more square, having spikes along the bottom of his jawline. "Beating up the weak, aren't ya matey?" The pirate walks up to Myotismon and swiftly grabs him by the cape, lifting him off the ground.
"Look! I didn't mean any trouble!" Myotismon states frantically, trying to escape.
"Give the mate his fusion loader back before I blast you to smithereens." He threatens. Myotismon scrambles and grabs the fusion loader, throwing it to me. "Good, now get going!" The pirate yells, throwing Myotismon far away until I can't see him anymore. I look up at the pirate who gets down on one knee in front of me. "You okay?" He asks.
"Yes…thank you so much. I thought I was gonna die there." I say and after a moment I realize Whispered is still in the water. I run to the waters and see Whispered turned back into a rookie, struggling to breathe. "It's gonna be okay! Myotismon is gone now!" I say as I pull him from the water and help him cough and breathe.
"That bat boy is gone?!" He yells and my fusion loader lights up and out comes Coronamon. He drags Whispered up closer while I help. We lean him against a rock. I look back at the pirate.
"Sorry, I didn't want him drowning." I chuckle and the next thing I hear is an audible gasp. I turn around and see Coronamon's eyes lighting up with joy.
"Olegmon!" He yells, scurrying up to him, practically jumping up and down.
"Am I going crazy? Is that really you Bright eyes?" He asks and Coronamon nods rapidly.
"It's me!" He laughs along with Olegmon. I sit next to Whispered and take off my large dark green hoodie and put it on him to keep him warm and hopefully to dry off. Coronamon and Olegmon talk for a bit but soon Coronamon walks over and pulls down the hood on the sweatshirt. "This is gonna sound crazy, but Whispered is here too!" Coronamon cheers. Whispered glares at him with utmost annoyance.
"Hello Whispered. Good to see you again." Olegmon says, sounding less thrilled.
"Right back at you, metal head."
"Furball."
"At least I bathe!"
"At least I'm not a dick!"
"Stop it!" Coronamon yells, hitting Whispered on the top of the head. "I know you hate the guy but can ya keep it in?!" Coronamon huffs. "He just saved you so be grateful! Say thank you!"
"No!" Whispered says, turning away.
"Whispered…" Coronamon starts, baring his claws.
"Ugh! Fine! Thank you…" Whispered says, looking defeated. Olegmon smirks before standing upright again.
"You're welcome. What are you two doing with a human?"
"Long story short, Derin came to the digital world. He is Whispered's human partner and we went to free Gravimon from a cave but it wasn't Gravimon."
"Who was he?" Olegmon asks. Coronamon takes a deep breath before saying.
"Axeknightmon…" Olegmon's eyes widened.
"Let's discuss this further at my ship. I can't have that vampire or anyone overhearing this." He begins walking the other way. We follow him to this huge ship, with a skull on the front. Walking up a huge ramp that connects to it, we get on the boat. His crew is filled with marine type digimon. We follow him down to the bottom of the ship, where he sits down. "So the bastard himself is back?"
"Yep…" Coronamon says, leaning against the wooden walls of the ship. "We haven't seen him since we let him out."
"Did you warn any other generals?" He asks.
"Yes." I chime in. "We have told Gravimon and Splashmon." Once I say Splashmon though, I remember why we are here. "Out of curiosity…have you seen a lost Bukamon anywhere?"
"I have, we brought him onto the ship after I found him crying in the middle of the sea." Olegmon says. He tugs on a rope connected to a bell and a female digimon that's a mermaid comes down. "Mermaimon, can you bring that Bukamon we found down?" He asks.
"Got it, captain!" She bows before leaving.
"Thank you Olegmon, Splashmon was really worried."
"The Bukamon is his?" He chuckles. "To think the anti-social lad has a little one. Odd yet heartwarming." he says and Mermaimon hands the Bukamon over to me. Bukamon recognizes me and smiles, nestling in my lap.
"Mission completed." I say and my fusion loader glows. Out comes Lalamon and Guilmon. Lalamon bonks me on the head.
"Next time, don't keep me locked in there for that long!" She yells before turning to Olegmon. "You must be Olegmon!" She sputters. "To think my dad worked with a guy like you is incredible!" She spins around.
"Dad, huh?" Olegmon says, crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm guessing your Gravimon's little spitfire aren't ya lassie?" Lalamon giggles.
"Who's else?" She spins around me. Guilmon sits down next to me, looking around in excitement.
"Your ship is incredible, Mr. Olegmon sir!" Guilmon traces his scaly clawed hand around the ship's inner walls. Olegmon nods and smiles.
"You know what? I'll take off early tonight so that you can give Bukamon back to Splashmon. And since you are trying to warn all the generals, I'll take you to the northeast islands, the farthest corner in the Digiworld. I've heard rumors that Zamielmon lives there." Olegmon puts out his hand. "Think of it as a thank you for the warning." I smile and shake his hand.
"Thank you so much, I don't know where I would be without you!"
"You'd be dead" Whispered chimes in with a snicker. I shake my head and sigh.
"No duh Whispered." I chuckle and stand up to stretch my legs. "That's it guy, we'll wait here until the ship departs!" I declare and the four digimon smile. Coronamon starts giggling at me and the rest follow as I blush slightly. I ain't dead yet, that's what matters…
(Meanwhile)
Myotismon walks into the lair, soaking wet. Piedmon watches him from a distant corner.
"The mission was to grab Coronamon, not to swim with all your clothes on." Piedmon laughs as he starts walking next to Myotismon.
"Ugh…I almost had them but then Olegmon showed up and threw me away like yesterday's newspaper…" He sighs and slicks his matted hair back. "Axeknightmon's gonna kill me…"
"Don't worry Myo, he didn't expect much." Piedmon chuckles before turning to Myotismon, holding his head up with his pointer finger and thumb. "I know you're trying your best and it matters. Trust me, once Axeknightmon lets me at those guys, I'll get sweet revenge for you." Piedmon smiles, looking at Myotismon with sincerity.
"Thanks Pied…" He smiles, leaning into the clown's touch.
"You're welcome, Myo. Now come on, I wanna eat and go to bed." The clown chuckles before taking the vampire's hand in his and walking forward. "We'll get those brats and be praised eventually, I promise you.."