EL Digital Saviors 5
Ok here's chapter five. Its time for Kanae the young flower to bloom. She encounters a very angry Woodmon who attacks just as her school lets out. Can Palmon Digivolve in time to save her partner and her friends? Read and find out in EL Digital Saviors! Rated K+ for mild swearing, moderate Digimon on human/Digimon on Digimon action violence, and rude/crude humor. I own nothing since Digimon is owned by Bandai/Toei Company and Elfen Lied belongs to Lynn Okomoto. Just remember readers I'm hopelessly insane. Also here are the pairings which include obviously Kouta/Lucy-Kaede, Patamon/Salamon, Kanae/Alex, Renamon/Tentomon, Mayu/Nana, Jason/Yuka, and finally Aiko/Junpei.
-chapter 5 - Kanae: The Sunflower Blooms
-begin Burning for You by Shiny Toy Guns
As Kanae stepped off from her bus ride she saw she was at her new school. She called it new simply because she hadn't been attending it very long. Being a freshman wasn't exactly easy especially moving from a student's standpoint. Stepping up from Middle School and wading into High School was a challenge in of itself but knowing the world's fate rested on your shoulders because evil computer monsters want to take it over wasn't easy. Those weren't the types of things life's experiences prepared you for. In short as a Digidestined Kanae had a bigger burden to bear than most teenage girls her age. She was so deep in thought going through the halls and into homeroom she barely heard her four friends call to her.
''Hey Kanae whatsa matter you look kinda spaced out today. Yer not sick are ya?'' Her very girly friend Mimi Tachikawa asked. Mimi was a high spirited girl with cinnamon brown locks that she took careful care of. She had a slightly pampered type of personality yet was best known for her sense of sincerity. When somebody did wrong she let them know it.
''Yeah it seems something's bothering you you're not your usual cheerful self in the morning.'' The dark cherry redheaded Yoshino Fujieda noted or as most called her ''Yoshi". Yoshi was the class representative and was a calm serious respect authority types.
The head girl of the four at least in terms of brainpower was Miyako Inoue or better known online as YoleiLOVEHAWK and simplified as Yolei as a nickname. Her big glasses belied her very cute looks er well that and her lavender dyed hair. She thought it was a fashion stament. "Mimi and Yoshi are right something's up we know you too well Kanae to where you can hide something from us. C'mon spill.''
"Ooh, ooh lemme join in this little interagation I gotta hear this.'' The blonde green eyed Izumi Orimoto said turning around in her desk. "This oughtta be good.''
Her mother was Italian while her dad was of Japanese ethnicity and Izumi was born in Italy but shortly after her birth moved to Japan on behalf of her fathers wishes. All five girls had been in the same classes for years and had forged a connection that really only the best of female friends make. Their fifth group member Kanae had a problem and they were dead set on helping her whether she wanted it or not. Kanae figured she was going to be hounded by the four unless she spilled the beans. ''Alright, alright, alright something is going on but its nothing serious. Just yesterday Yuka, my brother and I ran into some new friends from out of town. Way out of town. They're kinda like drifters no real place to call home so they're sticking around at the Inn.'' Kanae knew better than tell the new friends in question were data based lifeforms from an alternate universe... they'd likely think she'd become a schizophreniac.
It seemed for the most part they bought her watered down version. Izumi was dissapointed by this. ''Aww... and here I hoped it was somethin juicy darnit!"
''Well anyways ladies we've several tests and subject reviews coming up in the few weeks of our classes so we need to clear our heads of negativity... case in point in science class we have to think back to what the formation of Pangaea 2 means for our planet." Mimi said reminding everyone of the high number of tests and assignments they had later. It was just the start of the school year and already they were knee deep in home and schoolwork.
"Well that and elaborating on the effects super continents can have on climate.'' Yolei added glumly not liking the heavy workload this year was bringing them.
After the usual tradition of the 'Stand, bow, sit' everyone went about waiting for the first class bell to start in which case it was health class.
-begin Code Crush by Rina Aiuchi - Health class
The current subject of class study, was the basic needs for teens... water, air, food, and shelter alias WAFS. As the class read the pages aloud Kanae still had that little knot in her stomach which got slightly tighter as the time ticked by. Shoving all fear into the back part of her brain she concentrated on her section review which brought up key points of the lesson. She had to think back to her days in middle school from health... as she stared at her blank sheet of paper she wrote in the correct answers.
However her teenage mind wasn't able to compartmentalize the nagging fear of a Network attack. The knot got tighter again. Eventually the bell rang and as the teen girl got up her green accented Digivice went off. It seemed a Network minion was just outside town hiding in the surrounding forest. As Kanae exited into the halls to get to her next subject... this time it was History her fav.
Mimi however happened to see and hear the green gizmo go off and naturally had to comment on it. ''Hey Kanae cool celphone what model is that? And you said yer dad was too cheap to buy one.''
''Oh this? Its an American prototype model thats still in production my dad snagged one from the production room. Y'know to try and test it out and stuff.'' Kanae said outright lying through her teeth to her friend which she really hated.
"Wish my dad was an important business hotshot maybe then I'd get nice doohickies to tinker around with. Anyways Kanae I'm off to Civics I'll meet you at lunch.'' Mimi said heading to her next class. It was known earlier that all the girls had the same classes... well it was partly true. Mimi only had health with the rest then headed off to Civics but the group reunited at lunch and stayed in tandem for the rest of the school day.
''Later Mimi.'' Kanae replied back to her fetching her history book from her locker and hurried to class. She had health on the second floor and history on the first so she frequently had to hussle to her locker, then speed down the stairs and make it in time so as not to be tardy.
Hurrying she just made into class just as the bell rang. Her Digivice was still giving off a faint signal which started to move ever so slowly towards the school. It seemed she'd have to call upon Palmon's sooner than she thought she would. Deep down she hoped she didn't have to.
-History class
Currently studying the early Egyptian empire the class had reached the part on how a mummy was preserved which meant a video lesson. It was fairly grizzly to say the least, first the main process of mummification was dehydrating the body using natron, a natural material found in Wadi Natrun which is a combination of baking soda and salt, to preserve the body. The body is drained of any liquids and left with skin, hair and muscles preserved.
The next step was to remove the internal organs and liquid so that the body would not decay. The embalmers took out the brain by inserting a sharp object in the nostril and breaking the brain and liquefying it. The next step was to remove the internal organs, the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines, and place them in canopic jars with lids shaped like the heads of four protective deities, the sons of Horus. The heart stayed in the body, because in the hall of judgment it would be weighed against the feather of Maat. After the body was washed with wine, it was stuffed with bags of natron. The dehydration process took 40 days.
After that it was placed in the oh so familiar sarcophagus and were often buried with numerous items of value like money, wine barrels, beer, robes, or jewelry for example. The final resting place was the very well known pyramid. Needless to say a few kids in the class nearly lost their breakfast from it.
"Oh come on class end will ya every minute I waste here means a potential someone dies. While that scumbag is getting closer I'm instead being grossed out by mummies.'' Kanae silently mused to herself as she was starting to get really tense. She was stressed and she thought back to kendo class on deep breathing. She took a few and regained her focus on the video.
Once that vid ended the sensei had another on the Gods the Egyptions worshipped... well at least no one could see her sweating bullets if the lights were off and blinds were down. Frankly Kanae was taking whatever slack she could get. The knot loosened a little.
Finally the bell rang as Kanae hurried to her next endeavor... math class. She hated it but luckily for her mathematics didn't have to dance around her head. She faked her attention as best she could as she watched her Digivice closely. Her enemy seemed to favor the forest yet kept coming just outside the treeline as if sizing up the opposition.
"Just stay outta my town big boy or girl whichever you are." She hissed out so nobody would hear her.
Math ended without a hitch as did the next subjects and still no movement from her viral bogey... unless he was hatching a plan trying to ambush his enemies. Science class came and flew by and finally lunch arrived as Kanae grabbed her lunch tin and headed to the cafeteria.
-cafeteria
-begin Your Wind is Blowing by Reika Morishita
Once she'd arrived and gotten situated with her friends she was once again the subject of a great debate. Once she opened her tin she saw a very well made lunch in front of her. It was her favorite wheat wrap with Swiss, spinach, tomato, crab fillets, and topped by light vinegar. Her drink was fresh squeezed orange juice and 2% milk in reusuable washable no drip containers. A fruit based mouse or possibly a custard made from the notes in the tin included: strawberries, cherries, apples and pineapple. A nice looking piece of raspberry cheesecake was her dessert.
''Lucy... I don't believe that girl she made all this for me.'' To say Kanae was in shock was an understatement her mouth was agape. She'd no idea the rosette was so talented in the culinary department.
"Lucy? It that one of your drifter pals? Boy by the looks of it she sure knows how to cook.'' Yoshi commented looking over the fine looking lunch meal that was prepared for their friend.
"Boy that looks good I had to get the school lunch... some US Italian dish called lasanga. Not bad though.'' Mimi said taking a bite out of her lasanga.
"Hey Kanae are your visiters bothering you that much?'' Izumi asked taking a spoonful of her miso soup with rice then resumed speaking. "I mean this Lucy girl went to all the trouble to make this feast for ya so what's the real issue then?''
Kanae thought back and thought of the best and most simple way to explain the Network to them. ''Well Lucy and her friends have ahem uh enemies that is people that don't approve of my friends drifter attitude.''
''Religous zealots... ooh they make me so pissed I just wanna kick em in the heads!'' Yolei ranted and raved buying the cover up story.
The five began talking amongst each other as the lunch period eventually came to a close as finally the rest of the school day finally wrapped up and Kanae felt that knot start to loosen a whole lot more. She had finally gotten free from the ominous sense of dread she'd been experiencing all day and after gym was finished up she decided to get dressed into her normal outfit instead of her uniform.
Naturally her friends were very taken back by this. "Hey um Kanae uh what exactly are you doing? Aren't you getting back into your uniform?''
"What? I'm going home next so why can't I change into my regular clothes besides I just bought them yesterday they're cute on me. You girls wanna see them well you're in luck since I'm in a very generous mood today.'' She said searching through her bag and pulled them out for everybody to see. ''See short sleeved bleached jean jacket, green tank top that shows off my good figure and bleached short shorts. Aren't they nice?''
Indeed she had exactly that as she slipped into a stall and slipped them on. Once she had them on she stepped and put on a mini fashion show.
''Nice.'' Yoshi said stunned at how the outfit brought out Kanae natural curves.
"Bingo and perfecto.'' Yolei added as she made note of the way the jacket hugged her friend's back.
Adding the fact of her green ankle socks and regular sneakers she looked really good. All the years of going up and down stairs had toned up her legs. ''Alright enough of me parading myself around the benches time we all head home.''
''Agreed." The girl mention in unison as they head for the exit and go out the halls into the school yard.
As Kanae noticed her shoelaces were untied and as she bent down to redo them there was a sudden rumbling like a very swift earthquake... not unusual in this part of the world she reasoned. When suddenly it happened again setting off car alarms and rattling manhole covers which were pretty damn heavy to begin with. For something to make them rattle round like mere coins it must've taken a big jolt or a big rumble.
''What is that thing!?'' Yolei half shrieked as she backed up and broke into a retreating sprint to the wall near the stairs. She found Yoshi huddling there too.
''A gardner's worst nightmare that's what!'' Mimi yelled replying to her as she cowered behind a flagpole pedastal.
''No... no... darnit I hate it when I'm right.'' Kanae said through her gritted teeth.
The first minion to attack her had appeared it seemed. The creature resembled a monstrous beige tree stump. Its evil blue eyes searched around for something or more specifically someone. Its large woody arms ended in sharpened edges looking like claws while two smaller more spindly arms adorned the front of the body. Kanae hiding behind a car knew it was her time to fight... but she should at least find out what this Digimon was called first before fighting it. People sometimes called her a delicate flower... well it was high time for the flower to blossom and show off its petals.
''Digidestined I know yer here come out and put 'em up!'' The oversized stump roared as it was by all means male based on its deep voice.
''Ok how did Lucy do this? Wait I know it now... Scan Mode activate!'' The teenage girl called out as data started appearing on the green Digivice screen.
''Acknowledged... Name Woodmon:, Attribute: Virus, Level: Champion. Woodmon is a Vegetation Digimon. With a ferocious personality, Woodmon are known to disguise themselves as trees to absorb the energy from other unsuspecting Digimon.'' The device explained in a female sounding voice.
''Not somebody I'd wanna run into in a dark alley. So Woodmon wants to take me in huh does he? Well timberhead I refuse to be bullied by a buncha walking kindling time I start a bonfire! Let's see how do I do this again... Oh I know it now. Digi-Port open!'' She called out as the gizmo glowed bright green and emitted a bright array of light and from that lightshow sprung forth Palmon.
She was ready for battle since she'd trained for this for years. ''Ok Kanae let's chop this stump down to size! Poison Ivy!''
Palmon sent out her vine fingers which shot out like tentacles and ensnared Woodmon trying to restrain him only the giant virus grabbed the vines and began slamming Palmon into the asphalt like a badly abused ragdoll. The beating caused her to let go of her enemy and her flying into a trajectory that sent her into a parked truck.
Leaping into action Kanae did a tumble roll to rescue her friend just before the impending impact. ''Hey Palmon you ok?'' She asked her plant pal.
Her big black eyes quivered in a teary messy then she gave the high schooler a big deep bear hug with her vines inadvertantly slowly crushing her. ''Uh Palmon let go yer crushing me... '' She said in a strained voice while Palmon suddenly let go.
''Sorry I tend not to know my own strength a lot of the time. I got a plan B though but its a real stinker literally.'' Palmon said bracing herself as she readied the attack. "Stinking Attack!''
Palmon let out a very foul smelling aroma from her pink petals which sped right at Woodmon's olfactory sense area... in short his smelling organ. Once Woodmon took a whiff he went into a berzerker frenzy. ''UGH! IT STINKS! OH GODDDDD!" Woodmon yelled trying to keep the stink from getting any further into his nose.
In his frenzied rage Woodmon ended up whacking Palmon right upside the chin and sent her flying luckily the plant had a plan. She used her Poison Ivy to latch onto a nearby street lamp then spinning around it to slow herself. She spun a bit and finally came to a stop and lowered herself down to street level. "Ok dumb idea... now plan C: Digivolve to my Champion form. Kanae we have no choice.''
Remembering the button combination the high school freshman heard from Bokomon she called out the activation command. "Alright time for the lumberjills to come in! Execute! Champion Level Digivolve!"
"Palmon Digivolve to... !'' Palmon called out as columns of green data code shot up behind her. She threw out her arms which absorbed more data becoming larger sets of leaf hands. Her rooty feet did the same as they thinned out and became much more simple in design while a tail with several thorns scattored here and there grew out from her behind. Finally Palmon's face changed to a rather showy sunflower designed face with black eyes, bright yellow petals, and a skin toned face with a pink triangle shape on the forehead. Two big broad leaves adorned the back at the shoulders. "SUNFLOWMON!''
-begin Lift me up by C-Base
"Wow... she just turned into a giant sunflower! If I were a hippie right now I'd be hooting and hollering right now.'' Kanae remarked about Palmon's new battle form.
''You Digivolved no thanks to that human girl. Just thinking a human helped you evolve makes me want root rot!'' Woodmon yelled out going into a four legged sprint err was it a four rooted sprint? Oh well he charged at the opposing floral foe.
Sunflowmon stood her ground and was undeterred in her stance but decided to dish out some trash talk. ''Oh yeah well you're an oversized dead log but I ask myself where's my chainsaw when I need it? Oh well I'll just have to cut you down to size. That way you could say I'm a saw loser.''
''Branch Drill!" Woodmon hollered out as he stretched out its arms readying to grab his floral based enemy and frankly pummel her.
The attack seems to hit Sunflowmon sending Kanae into a panic and kicked up tons of dust only to show it missed by mere inches. The sunflower was unaffected since she had moved slightly and the attack had hit the pavement instead.
''Not to pop yer cork buddy but I'm still kicking hardy here... my turn Great Lumber, Sunshine Beam!'' Sunflowmon snickered out as she fired a ray of sunlight from all of her petals.
The beam hit its mark on Woodmon who tried to block it using his hefty forearms only to send him carreening back by a few blocks. Once the attack finished Woodmon looked at the damage... his forearms were heavily blackened and charred. The sunlight beam acted like a powerful laser burning his hard cellulose based armor. "My arms... no ARGH my great strong arms you ruined them you little flower punk!'' He ranted getting ready to attack again.
As the wooden viral beast charged at the flower they slammed both their big fists into an struggling interlock of fists. Woodmon was strong but Sunflowmon seemed just as strong despite her rather willowy appearance otherwise suggested.
''Go flower... monster thing!'' Izumi called out cheering Sunflowmon on from behind her hiding spot in her case a small red compact car.
''Say Yoshi ya think Kanae has anything to do with these monsters fighting?'' Yolei asked Yoshi as the two peeked over the concrete wall they chose to shelter from the fight. Kanae wasn't taking shelter from the fight so it wasn't unreasonable to surmise she had a connection to it... plus her save of the flower's previous form added more evidence to the argument.
Yoshi hadn't a single idea of how to understand this situation... afterall it wasn't something that happened on a day to day daily basis. Giant monsters fighting each other in the streets? That was stuff fit for movies yet it was being played right here and now. ''Maybe. Maybe not but look at her not even flinching in the slightest boy she's got a real iron nerve. If that were me out there I'd be scared to death... ''
As the two giants struggled to dominate the other Woodmon used his smaller secondary pair of arms to give a few jabs to Sunflowmon's gut knocking her over onto her back as the two still continued their grappling struggle. ''No! Sunflowmon! Get up c'mon get up!'' Kanae yelled out in a panic.
Knowing her partner was worried for Sunflowmon's safety the saffron petalled savior had an idea. Quickly letting go of Woodmon's hard bark 'fingers' and flipping onto the asphalt Sunflowmon was readying her next attack. ''Cactus Tail!'' Waving her tail-like stalk, Sunflowmon fired off the thorns and kept up at it.
The thorns rammed and jabbed into Woodmon's tough bark as the flower kept up its attack. The barrage of thorns was quickly pushing him back which gave Sunflowmon time to get on the offensive again.
Speeding towards the evil stump the smiling flower unleashed its attack. ''Smiley Slap!" Sunflowmon then went about slapping Woodmon in his ugly face. First by use of her left hand then backhanding him and repeating the same with her other hand and all with a smile on her face.
The blows sent Woodmon crumpling to the ground and seemed to be having trouble getting back on his root-like feet. He struggled to stand up and finally he managed to do it. The thorn attack seemed to have seriously weakened him and he staggered slightly. "I... will... not... be defeated by a Vaccine... I will... I will never surrender... (cough)'' The wooden villain coughed out getting into a fighting posture.
However the very overcast sky parted revealing the warm late summer sun. The sunflower bathed in its powerful rays and then it was time, knowing the fight was hers Sunflowmon used the extra solar power to supercharge herself. "Sunshine Beam!'' Sunflowmon called out as she again fired a ray of sunlight from all of her petals.
The burst impacted Woodmon's right side... however despite the obvious fact the attack was off centered the damage was done. His whole right arm and some of his torso were blown off. "Argh... I won't throw... no I won't thow the towel in. You'll... you'll never take... me to the chopping block... '' He grumbled out obviously in no condition to fight then suddenly he fell over face first.
As his body began reverting back to computing code he let one last little speech. ''Network forgive me... I failed... '' As then the rest of his body's code vanished into nothingness.
"Hah... guess I should change my name to Lumberjillmon instead.'' Sunflowmon said as she turned to Kanae as looked down at her. "We'd better get outta here and head home and see if everyone else is alright. C'mon hop on and hang on.''
-begin Operation Evolution by Dimrain47
"Ok I'm just glad I don't need a ticket... speaking of that when did you get yer flying lisence eh?'' Kanae asked as she climbed atop Sunflowmon's long leafy looking arm and rode piggy back as the freshman girl finally figured out what the two broad leaves on her Digimon's back were for. They were leaf wings as Sunflowmon flapped them shot up into the sky and headed towards the Inn.
Needless to say everyone still at the school grounds were in shock. "What in the world was that all about hmm?'' Yolei asked the class rep Yoshi.
"You want my honest answer Yolei? Well I know nothing of this... I'm not even sure what we just saw. Two giant plant monsters fighting in the city streets? How do you prepare for that hmm?'' Yoshi said back to her and for the time ever hopelessly lost.
"Well at least nobody has to clean the streets of splinters right?'' Mimi asked looking on the bright side though it was clear she was putting on a facade of cheerfulness since deep down she was terrified.
''I knew it. Kanae knows more than she wants to tell us we've every sense to curious but she deserves privacy in her life. When the time comes she'll tell us.'' Izumi explained to the three though they gave a questioning type of look which made Izumi ask the most typical response. "What?''
-to be continued
Ok so how was this chap? Good? Bad? Rushed? Or prodigious? Anyways we see Kanae was able to take care of herself and Sunflowmon defeated Woodmon just fine. However next chapter involves Renamon's partner... little Mayu. Can the two bond fast enough and defeat the rogue Dokugumon? Keep reading to find out. How's the pseudo soundtrack holding up? I'm keeping it because the songs set the mood listen to them on Youtube while reading I think you'll like the atmosphere they create. The songs for this chapter were trance and pop which frankly fits into the whole package Kanae represents... a basic average Japanese teenage girl in her freshman year of high school. The lyrics of Lift Me Up just seemed to fit I guess.
This has been writer TURP and I hope you folks are enjoying my crazed crossovers. Please look into Yokohama Night Monsters, Neon Genesis Nightwarriors, Power Rangers Dimension Legends, ELG The Series, Diclonius Goddess of Steel, and Maverick Hunter KLN to satisfy your craving for bizarre crossovers. This has been TURP "The Crossover Writer" and now slightly less insane phasing out people later.
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