Ok loyal readers now that Devimon has how shall we say... departed we can get into the second and shortest story arc. Its name is DigiDestined VS Arc. Next I aim to introduce Nana and the clash of Diclonii is at hand. Nana is instructed to take the rosette back but the other Digidestined and their partners have other ideas... but then why does the eighth Digivice react to Miss Seven?
-chapter 16 - Seven VS the DigiDestined
-begin Digimon Tamers US Theme by Paul Gordon
Far, far away from the city the island facility where a sinister plot was being hatched up by the Chief Kurama. Helping him that day was the female scientist Arakawa. Arakawa was very attractive and there were a few times Kurama had thought about having a few drinks with her however she kept declining out of it being unprofessional. Standing before Kurama dressed in his lab clothes with a young Diclonius girl in front of height was only half that of Lucy's. Miss Seven was dressed in what looked to be a gothic Lolita styled dress. Her pale pink hair had hidden among it the strange characteristic horns which was decorated with purple ribbons.
Her scarlet eyes watched as the man spoke while Arakawa watched. "Now I want you to retrieve that rogue Diclonius Lucy none of her kind should be out in the public. Do you understand Nana?"
''But Papa... she works with the monsters. How am I going bring her back if she has a personal creature minion?'' Nana asked somewhat nervous about the whole thing. Arakawa had told her Lucy had connections to these beastly monsters.
''They're a huge bunch of fools please do as I say. If she's got powerful allies then isolate her from them then pounce." Kurama instructed not even moving a single muscle as Miss Seven left the office to carry out her mission.
"You'll figure something out young lady.'' Arakawa added.
-town -begin The Humbling River by Puscifer
As Lucy (with Patamon set securely in her backpack) walked with a few bags of groceries she reflected on how things had developed looking for and relating to the residents of the Inn aka her fellow DigiDestined. Though she'd been initially repulsed by the idea deep down she'd found it hard to deny she secretly found the likes of Kohta attractive but she figured as handsome as he was he must have numerous fanciers. A horned freak of nature like her would never stand a chance with him. However the way he hugged her after beating Devimon showed just maybe it was possible for them to become romantically involved. Kohta truly did not care about her muddled origins or genetics. After all he called her ''a pretty girl'' nobody had ever did that before.
As an orphaned child Lucy wondered if she had other relatives and often wished for some long lost relative to contact her. Looking the way she did and being a mutant species that seemed very unlikely. Ever since she was little she was always lonely and desperately wanted the chance to even interact with those her age. But no one wanted to even share a room with her back at the orphanage, so ergo her only real friends prior to her returning to the human world were other Digimon along with Patamon and Jiro her dog. She thought back to the time she and Patamon went through those timed trials back in Primary Village. The tests Pixiemon thought up were really difficult.
''Now that I think about it I wonder how much of this world will be decimated by the Network if they beat us.'' She uttered out which caught Patamon off guard.
The Mammal type nearly choked on his coconut sprinkled brownie with caramel frosting. "Luce don't talk like that. We'll beat 'em we'll just have to find a way that's all." He knew the girl had lots of doubts over her trust in the other DigiDestined and their collective mission. It was up to him to keep up her faith.
Getting back to her train of thought about the Network she figured she'd take her partner's advice and not speak of the subject anymore. But slowly and steadily she kept getting a strange feeling. She tried ignoring it but the feeling kept pestering her like somebody was watching her nearby... real nearby. She carefully looked around the area and scanned it again she heard nothing but crickets, cicadas and various birds communicating in their various unique calls.
By now Patamon had seen her unease and was listening for anything that sounded funny. Meanwhile Lucy went back to walking along until she saw the time on her watch when the feeling came back even stronger now now the rosette was worried what was going on here? What was the feeling? She was freaked out now. "I never thought I'd say this Patamon but I've got the strangest sinking suspicion I'm being watched by someone or something but what I don't know. Wait a minute why do I suspect whatever "it" is right behind me?"
"You're right I am behind you.'' Said a voice from behind her and the rosette whirled around seeing a girl staring her down.
But that wasn't the freaky part about her, it was how she looked. The girl who spoke to her was shorter than her in fact only a little taller than young Mayu. Clad in a silken black dress going to her knees (like a gothic Lolita no less considering her looks) and having rose pink hair a few shades lighter then herself but having the same scarlet eyes and oddly enough the same kind of horns she had on her head strange since Lucy had never ever another person with them in her entire life it was beyond shocking.
Putting her shocked expression away back into her brain Lucy figured she'd need to find out the identity of this strange looking stranger. ''And who exactly are you? Why do you have horns like me?''
Patamon needed no explanation on just who or what this visitor was. He whispered in his partner's ear. "She's a Diclonius alright you best be careful when fighting her.''
Biting her lip in a fit of frustration Lucy figured Patamon was right. All the stranger's odd traits fit. She was a Diclonius and looked to be in the service of whoever sent Bando after her last time. "So you're a Diclonius I certainly wasn't expecting another of my kind to try and take me.''
"My name is Nana and you're like me a Diclonius, that's why you need to come with me." Nana politely said.
Though they sounded like it her words weren't any request. In short they were orders hands down. Whoever sent out Bando apparently wasn't quite out of ideas just yet. But Lucy had her own agenda. "I refuse I'm not going anywhere with anyone I don't know you hear me no one. That includes you princess." The taller pinkette gruffly replied.
"Yeah look kid just walk away and go home we don't want any trouble from yer bosses. But you're asking awfully hard for it." Patamon added.
"So you do have a personal creature minion to help you." Nana huffed out not impressed by how shrimpy Patamon looked. Apparently the monsters came in all sorts of sizes but Nana didn't think they'd come in this small of a size.
Snorting a bit Patamon was very offended by being called a 'creature minion'. "Hey I have a name Toots its Patamon and the monsters that yer boss and media call us also have a name. We're called Digimon kid! Don't wear it out." Patamon huffed out.
"I have my orders Lucy. Given by my papa." Nana reiterated.
The rosette was stunned by Nana's refusal to listen to even the most basic of words was starting to really grate on the pinkette's nerves. Why wouldn't Nana just go away? Was she trying to get her little butt spanked? "To hell with your daddy's orders. There doesn't have to be any Diclonius blood spilled here, there or anywhere in between. Just go back home kid. Nana I don't want to fight you but I will if I have to... Get ready munchkin! Patamon you ready buddy? Execute! Champion Level Digivolve!"
"Patamon digivolve to... ANGEMON!" Angemon shouted as a great bright light shined over his newly digivolved form.
He stared down well as best as somebody whose eyes couldn't be seen could stare down. "I'm warning you Nana I will protect Lucy even if it costs me my life. I will defend her to the death. I'm giving you one last warning... '' Angemon sternly said repeating his warning one last time.
"But I want you alive not dead." Nana again reiterated.
Balling up her left fist until her knuckles cracked Lucy glared at the younger naive Diclonius. It wasn't a death glare that meant "I going to kill you'' but rather it meant more or less ''Keep this up you'll regret it''. She sighed a bit in a fit of frustration. ''Angemon why do they always, always wanna do things the hard way?''
The angel type shrugged signalling as to even the likes of him why villains did what they did. Lucy simply used a Jet Gallop to boost herself right in Nana's face where she used an attack from Lobomon. Her gloves created a saber of light energy which she swung down on Nana. "Lobo Kendo!''
But the attack wasn't enough as Nana was far stronger than she looked. She sent a hard hitting vector punch right in Lucy's stomach. ''PUGH!'' She cried out as the wind was knocked out of her lungs.
The pinkette was thrown high up into the air though luckily she used her vector arms to grab hold of a nearby tree branch and swing herself back to the ground. Her lip was a bit bloodied up though. ''Huh... guess yer a better fighter than I thought. But it still won't save you I dare ya to try that again brat!''
''Fine if you won't come quietly I'll make you!'' Nana growled as she repeated her attack as this time Lucy was ready.
''Dark Reflection!'' The pinkette called out as she charged up her gloves which glowed like a white mirror. The shorter Nana's vector attack hit the shiny mirror which then sent her vector assault right back at her knocking the wind out of her.
The likes of Nana was sent flying backwards several feet until she finally stopped herself. It was by then hearing the sounds of battle Kohta and the others had came to help the two at getting their behinds out of the fire. ''Hey Lucy looks like you need a few hands. Mind if we lend 'em? Alright everyone ready?"
''Roger! Execute! Champion Level Digivolve!'' Then Kohta and his companions all shouted giving out their unified battle cry.
-begin Brave Heart by Miyazaki Ayumi
"Agumon digivolve to... GEOGREYMON!'' Geogreymon roared out in a rage. He was ready to fight to protect his human friend.
"Palmon digivolve to... SUNFLOWMON!" The giant sunflower monster called out striking a fighting posture.
"Renamon digivolve to... KYUBIMON!" Kyubimon growled out fanning out her many tails.
"Tentomon digivolve to... KABUTERIMON!" The huge beetle called out flaring out his four wings. Like a real life insect flaring out his wings made him look bigger and thus more intimidating.
Letting out a loud bird-like screech Aquilamon did as Kabuterimon did. "Hawkmon digivolve to... AQUILAMON!''
"Hagurumon digivolve to... GUARDROMON!" Guardromon then struck a wrestler's styled introduction pose.
Gulping Nana realized this battle wasn't going to be any easier than before in fact now it would be harder. Just how was she supposed to bring back Lucy when she had and her allies controlled a whole squad of monsters? She made her demands one last time. ''My mission was to bring back Lucy not fight you all. Stay out of this.''
Riding piggyback on Kyubimon Mayu found this girl's decision making on taking Lucy on and knowing she had Patamon to help her out. ''Huh? Stay out of it? You're the one who picked a fight with our friend on our turf. You got some pretty bad logic if you ask me.''
Given the fact Jason was a sports buff even he could see the folly in the Nana's instructor's reasoning. The fact it was the same maniacs that sent out those crazed gunmen led by Bando. It seems whoever sent Bando and his grunts still weren't giving up and sent out Nana next. Sending out a naive girl such as herself? It was nuts. ''Yeah picking a fight with your rival in their own home field? That's frigging stupid!''
''You're outgunned and outnumbered you might as well give up. Surrender and go back to whatever scoundrel sent you.'' Guardromon lectured.
It was by this time Kurama and his goon squad had arrived and saw his Nana kneeling... she wasn't supposed to be kneeling she was told to find that rogue Diclonius girl. "Nana what're you doing young lady lying down on the job you know you're not supposed to be resting until your job's done huh? Oh my dear god... '' Kurama said as he then looked up at the very large sized group of Champion aka Geogreymon, Kyubimon, Guardromon, Kabuterimon, Sunflowmon, Angemon, and Aquilamon.
Several of Kurama's gunners who followed along after him in case of trouble nearly soiled themselves right on the spot as they looked up at the mighty forms of monsters before them. Despite being giants they were quite varied in form as one was a huge horned eagle, another was a giant sunflower, another a giant blue beetle, still another resembled a mythical nine tailed fox alias a kyubi. There was a robot, a dinosaur and an bizarrely enough an angel too.
"Oh yeah Mr. Kurama you said it'll be easy you say but I could be at home enjoying my Italian girlfriend's porcupine meatballs but no you drag me here to fight giant monsters like that one!" A guard nervously grumped to his boss.
"Yeah you said it would've been easy as pie... you're insane I'm getting outta here! Guys let's beat feet!" Ranted another gunner as few ran off like cowards.
The remaining two raised their firearms on the powerful group of Champion level Digimon. "Your name, Lucy was it? I give you one chance to give up. What'll it be?"
"I'm not the one you should threaten Kurama... nor my partner either." Angemon said agreeing as well as standing by the pink haired girl. "You're just like the evil Digimon we take down for a living.''
''I'm keeping human safe from blood thirsty monsters! I'm trying to prevent genocide! How dare you compare me to you Daikaiju!'' Kurama barked defending his apparent deceitful evil workings at the institute.
''Wrong! You make money off the misery of living creatures! To think humans like you continue to exist it sickens my digital stomach!'' Kabuterimon snarled getting right in the mad scientist's face.
''Leave my papa alone!'' Nana raged swatting Kabuterimon upside his huge horn.
The giant blue beetle turned right around then got right in the pinkette's face. ''Back off runt... run.''
The steel clad Guardromon activated his rocket boosters and got up and personal in the remaining gunners faces tearing their guns from their grasp and crushing them into useless junk. ''Such uncivilized battle tactics.''
''You punkers want some more of us? Ya wanna keep gettin' in our business?'' Sunflowmon said getting right up in a few of the grunts faces.
The fox-like Champion also had a few things to say. ''Do you fools give up? Or are you thirsty for more?''
Gritting his teeth and balling up his fists Dr. Kurama was a true glutton for punishment. He had a mission to carry out and that was capture this rogue Diclonius girl at all costs. And no group of beastly monsters was going to stop him! ''Never... Our mission is to eliminate every last one of these bloodthirsty beasts in order to save humanity!''
Glaring at the very wicked Dr. Kurama Lucy had plans to combat this nutcase. If he thought he was going to just catch her like a helpless butterfly he had another thing coming to him. "Spoken like a true madman. You're no better than Adolf Hitler in his Holocaust incident! Now everyone attack! Three Victorize!" The pink haired teen charged up her gloves and fired a "V" shaped beam from her palms that swept away the hordes of Kurama's grunts in a single strike.
With the group of minions knocked down it was time for the all out offensive, Geogreymon started by unleashing his Mega flame. "Mega Flame!" This set the grass on fire around the yard.
"Sunshine Beam!" Sunflowmon then shot off her high powered sunlight based laser covering Geogreymon.
Next Kyubimon and Angemon went on the attack blasting the ground in front of Dr. Kurama. It was mainly to scare them off rather to kill them. "Foxtail Inferno! Hand of Fate!" The fox and angel shout out launching their attacks upon the group of men.
"Have some of this you cads! Guardian Barrage!" The die cast Champion shouted as he launched a volley of whistling missiles which detonated just behind Kurama and his men.
"My turn! Electro Shocker!" Kabuterimon shouted out as he shot a ball of supercharged electrical energy which exploded right behind the group of mad gunners and mad doctor.
"Time to finish things! Grand Horn!" Aquilamon screeched out as he rammed right into the heavily broken ground the dead lifting it via his horns sending the group of gunmen and Dr. Kurama flying high into the air.
The group zoomed away until they vanished entirely. Guardromon scanned them as they disappeared using his powerful mechanical visual sensors. "They're going, going, going... and they're gone. They've just splashed down outside the waters around the island institute."
Seeing her papa vanish from sight made Nana's heart sink, with her papa gone she was at the mercy of these powerful Digimon monsters. She bit her lip as she then tripped over a small rock falling flat on her backside. She was afraid. She was afraid of what these humans would do to or with her. And with giant monsters at their beck and call she was thinking all sorts of horrid things.
The many tailed fox Kyubimon slowly strolled over to the very frightened younger Diclonius girl. Mayu gave her downed enemy a stern look of disappointment. ''Get up. Why're you attacking our friend Lucy huh? What'd she ever do to you hmm? Did she get yer daddy angry or something?''
Nana just looked over at young Mayu still in her thick yellow sweater. The look in the girl hazel eyes showed she was serious and wanted serious answers. Nana finally spoke after her initial hesitation at these strangers. "My name is Nana I'm a Diclonius and so is Lucy. My papa says she's dangerous and she needs to be brought in. Especially after our fight that proves it. My papa says our kind will wipe out humans.''
In a few bursts of light the Digimon returned back to their Rookie forms. This shocked Nana. The monsters could grow but change back to their smaller forms if they needed to? Lucy however needed a few things to say to this younger more naive Diclonius. ''Well firstly you little munchkin you picked a fight with me you're in the wrong here not me. We already know that. I've known for a long time. Ever since I was young. Feh I could care less about exterminating humans... My best friends are human after all. Look kid there's a lot going on you don't know about. Follow us back to the Inn, there we can answer all your questions.''
-Maple Inn
Back at the Inn Nana was seated in a frankly very comfortable chair at a very nice looking table where all eyes were on her. It was unnerving to say the least. But she didn't expect the humans Lucy was living with to be so kindly. Maybe what some her fellow Diclonii thought about humans were wrong. Lucy mentioned the whole story about the Network, her connections to the Digimon, and how she met everyone else.
''Look my name's Kohta. This is my sister Kanae and our cousin Yuka. These are a few of our American friends who're here studying overseas. Say hello to JP, Alex and Jason. And last is Mayu. She's someone we've adopted.'' Kohta said. Then he remembered the Digimon weren't introduced. "Oh I forgot our Digimon. Agumon who turned into the big orange dinosaur. Hawkmon who changes into that big horned bird. Palmon is the plant and next to her is the fox Renamon and bug Tentomon.
JP then pointed to what looked like a giant gear last. ''And this is Hagurumon. My personal heavy metal body guard.''
''Are you hungry it is just about lunchtime. We've some leftovers from last night if you want something to eat. I'm Bokomon and this is my friend Neemon. Say hello Neemon.'' Bokomon said offering her some last night's dinner leftovers from the fridge.
''And you've already met me. Humph!'' Patamon huffed out not happy this troublemaker from the institute was being allowed to stay here with everyone.
''Yeah me too buddy.'' Lucy whispered into his orange ears.
Suddenly the sound of a throat was heard being cleared as Salamon strolled into the room. Evidently Kohta forgot her and she figured she'd have fun with that goof. ''Ahem I think you're all forgetting somebody here? Namely me moi Salamon?'' Salamon also carried her personal Digivice around her neck since she still had no luck in finding a partner though she kept it as a good luck keepsake.
Despite forgetting her was pure accident Salamon put on a fake dramatic styled depressed tone of voice just to annoy everyone. ''Hey there kiddo how silly of Kohty-boy to forget me of all Digimon. I work and slave my paws to the bone and what thanks do I get? I get forgotten that's what.''
Then suddenly Salamon's Digivice reacted when Nana went near it as the voice of Ophanimon awoke. "It is time Nana, time to decide if you want to keep being a tool or follow your destiny."
"Ya gotta be kidding... Nana's the eighth Digidestined we've been running our hind end's off trying to find?! What a jip!" Mayu griped out in utter frustration.
"Looks to me she'll be sticking around here a lot longer than anticipated." Alex surmised.
-dinner
A few hours later it was time for dinner which yet again Lucy had prepared a very well crafted meal. She had a large metal pan with an equally large metal cover. ''What's for our din-din tonight eh Luce?'' Alex asked his mouth starting to water.
''Oh something I whipped up looking over the internet. Its a fresh baked bread bun surrounding rice, fried pork, Fritos, shredded cabbage, a feta cheese. I think you'll like them.'' Lucy said lifting up the pan cover.
The fresh scent of baked bread, rice, and meat emanated from the steaming buns. They looked very well prepared and smelled even better. Kanae who sat next to the taller pinkette. She handed something into her palm. ''Here Luce take this. Its a shell Kouta found years ago. I figured you need a few accessories since you gave up your goggles.''
The rest of the evening went on without any further hitches as Salamon showed Nana her personal room. Kohta showed her how the shower worked to which she was amazed. The method back at the facility involved being sprayed with a huge hose. Mayu donated a few of her extra pj's for her to wear. Walking alongside the short rosette Salamon couldn't believe she finally found her partner. ''Looks like we're roommates there squirt.'' Salamon said joking with her new DigiDestined partner.
''Uh ok... '' Nana said still not sure of the whole DigiDestined thing. She along with Salamon went to her room and got ready for bed. Her personal Digimon hopped up onto her fluffy pink bed.
-later that night -begin Cybersix Theme: Deep in my Heart by Coral Egan
It was late at night as Nana suddenly awoke. Salamon was also woken up and looked at her new partner... she wasn't much to look at though only a few inches taller than Mayu and bit more developed. She pulled open the window blinds and stared up into the cloudy night sky. It was dark out where the inn which was located some ways from the city. Then it happened, there was a time when the moon revealed its face through the clouds. Missing her papa she let out a sigh and wanted to cry out loud but couldn't. But somehow deep in her heart she felt loved and so alive.
But with Salamon and the other Digidestined in the depths of her soul she somehow knew she would survive. She knew the ones that would and break her with their greed and pride. But somehow in the deep depths of her soul she knew that she would survive. ''Papa... '' She uttered softly clearly missing the man.
Seeing as her partner needed a good pep talk Salamon told Nana how she saw it. ''Nana I don't know what kind of things went on before we met but right now we've got to work together to stop the Network. Right now I'm the most important thing in your life. If we fail everyone including your beloved papa will suffer. We're in this battle together. Partners?''
The Mammal type offered her paw for Nana to shake. She recalled that humans often made agreements by shaking hands. Nana didn't see much reason not to do it. ''Ok partners.'' Nana said shaking Salamon's paw.
-to be continued
Well now that Nana's been introduced into the story's fold how will she react to living at the Inn? How will she react to the fact that the query Lucy along with the rest of her roommates are needed to save the world? And the fact Salamon is meant to protect her from here on? How will the Network react to this? And just what is the next move for the institute and its higher ups? All answers and yet more questions will arise next time on EL Digital Saviors!
Please review this plus my other stories "Maverick Hunter KLN", "Yokohama Night Monsters", "Super Horned Ascension", "Cybertronian Invasion", "Vectors and Vector Sigma", "Power Rangers Dimension Legends", "Neon Genesis Nightwarriors", and finally "ELG The Series". This has been TURP "The crossover writer" signing off now slightly less insane than before.
