"Birth of Greymon"
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Screaming was heard as the group of eight humans and eight digimon all fell from the cliff and came closer to the rushing water below them.
"Sora!" Biyomon crooned in worry as she flapped after the orangette.
"Izzy!" Tentomon buzzed as he flew down to grab the redhead.
"TK!" Patamon cried as he grabbed onto the little blonde boy's hands and tried to slow down the falling speed.
The three winged digimon tried to fly their humans to safety, but they weren't strong enough and wound up falling yet again.
Palmon held onto Mimi and shot out her vines to grab onto the side of the mountain, but the rock she tied her vines around fell apart from the weight of the two and their momentum.
Joe and Gomamon hit the water before everyone else, Gomamon bursting through the surface.
"Fish Net!" he cried out.
Suddenly, a school of blue, pink and green fishes all appeared from under the water and formed a raft, picking up Joe from under the water.
Everyone else all then fell onto the makeshift raft and looked around curiously at the fish under them.
"Whoa, this is some ride." Tai said.
"No kidding." Daisuke sighed as she sat on her knees.
Hearing the sound of rocks breaking, Matt looked up and gasped at the sight.
"Hey, look out!" Matt called out a warning.
Kuwagamon was falling from the cliff and created large waves that sent the raft down the stream, all of them holding on as they rode down the rapids.
A few minutes later, the raft stopped by the side of a river bank and the group all stood up and walked off, dropping to their knees in relief and exhaustion.
"I knew we'd be okay. I wasn't worried." Matt said.
"What was that, a floating fish market?" Joe asked.
"Lucky for us those fish were having a school reunion. Ha ha!" the seal said.
"I'm kiddin'. Those fish are good friends of mine and I just asked then for a lift." He smiled.
"And all these years I thought I was allergic to sea food. Thank you, uh, I guess it's not Bukamon." Joe said with a smile.
"Gomamon now." The seal said wagging his tail with a smile.
"Gomamon." Joe repeated.
"And I guess you're not Tokomon, are you?" TK asked his digimon bending down to look in his eyes.
"Mm-mm. Now I'm Patamon." The flying hamster said.
"It's all because we digivolved." Explained the orange dinosaur.
"I don't think that word's in my dictionary." Tai said.
"So digivolving is when they advance to the next level and become more powerful than before." Izzy commented.
"Right! All of us digivolved. I went from Motimon to Tentomon." Said the red beetle.
"I digivolved from Yokomon to Biyomon." The pink bird said.
"First I was Tsunomon, then Gabumon." Spoke the yellow lizard with a blue wolf skin fur coat and a gold horn.
"And I changed from Tanemon to Palmon." the plant lizard said.
"And me, I was Koromon and changed into Agumon." The orange lizard informed.
"Mm-hm. When you digivolve, you certainly got way bigger. Does this mean you're something different now or still digimon?" Tai asked.
"Digimon, but I needed your help to do it, Tai." Agumon told him.
"What?" Tai asked.
"You see, digivolving is a very difficult process, in order to be successful, I had to share your energy." Agumon said to Tai.
"Really?" the goggle head asked.
"I guess you guys don't run on batteries." Sora bent down to look at her partner.
"Sure don't." Biyomon sang cheerfully.
"But how do you access my energy?" Izzy asked Tentomon.
"Even we don't know everything." The bug said.
"Thanks for my magical powers." Palmon spun around happily in front of Mimi.
"This whole thing makes my head spiny." Mimi whined.
"Wow, they all seem so different." Veemon blinked as he and Daisuke stood back as they watched the group.
"Yeah, no kidding." The mahogany haired girl blinked.
The group did seem different than the people she had grown to care for in her time, but then again, she was a different person in the beginning too.
She had been impulsive and had a hard time making friends with new people, but she had matured over time and she was sure that she would experience it happen to these kids too.
"So I helped you change? That is so cool." TK grinned.
"Yeah, sure is." Patamon flapped his ears/wings.
"My folks warned me about strangers." Joe said with his back to Gomamon.
"I'm not a stranger, Joe; I'm your best friend for life." The seal said as the oldest kid hummed in disbelief.
"Okay, come on. What're we gonna do?" Matt asked.
"If only there was a payphone nearby. We could call the police, fire department or my mother." Joe said.
"But we don't even know where we are." Tai said.
"But we know where we started. Up there on that mountain." Sora said.
"I say we forget about going back and explore around here." Matt said.
"I'm not exploring anywhere. I say we stay right where we are." Joe said.
"Yeah, let's wait for that giant bug to come get us. We need to find a road leading someplace to get away from here." Matt said.
"Hmm, Matt's right, but without a compass, we don't even know which way is north." Izzy said.
"Wait, I do." Tentomon said.
"Well, which way is it?" Izzy asked.
"It's the opposite of south." Tentomon answered making his partner grunt in exasperation.
"I shouldn't wear these pants. They ride up when I do a lot of walking." Joe said.
"You know, if we could get back to where we were before, we might at least find some clues as to why we're here in this place." Sora said.
"Wait; are there more monsters around like that big flying beetle?" Mimi asked.
"Yes indeedy." Palmon chirped.
"Ick!" Mimi whined in disgust.
"Those monsters don't scare me." Matt said.
"Are there humans?" Tai asked.
"Humans? Others like you? You're the first ever. There's never been anything other than digimon." Agumon told him.
"Really?" Daisuke asked.
Briefly, she remembered the 14 year old Izzy mentioning that there were humans who had come to the Digital World long before them, but he never went into further detail.
Either that or she wasn't paying proper attention.
"So, okay, you're all digimon. But what about these monsters? They're all digimon too?" Tai asked.
"It's creepy and dangerous and…what happens when it gets dark?" Sora asked.
"Who says it ever gets dark here?" Matt asked.
"That phenomenon would be unnatural." Izzy said.
"And you call this natural?" Joe asked.
"Well, we're not gonna find out anything from sitting around here." Tai said as he began walking.
"Where do you think you're going?" Matt asked.
"Up on that cliff. That's where I saw the ocean." Tai said.
"The ocean?" Matt asked.
"Yep, there might be a boat or something." Tai said as he continued walking.
"Let's water ski home." Matt quipped.
"Huh, funny." Sora said not amused as everyone started walking.
"At a time like this, I think it would be far better off to find a cave and hide. We keep our eyes open and when a camp counselor comes-"Joe is cut off.
"Hey, Joe! Everyone's leaving us!" Gomamon called.
"Wait for me!" Joe called as he chased after the group.
Everyone started walking alongside the river as Gomamon swam in the water as everyone took in the sights.
"These trees are beautiful." Sora commented.
"Yeah they're really different and I just thought they were subtropical." Izzy said.
"Whatever they are…they're aggravating my hay fever." Joe sniffled.
"Hey, Joe, is there anything you don't complain about?" Matt asked making Gabumon chuckle.
"Digital monsters, exactly who came up with that name anyway?" Izzy asked.
"Just call us digimon. We like that." Tentomon said as he buzzed beside him.
"I only ask because your composition is not at all machine like." Izzy frowned.
"Oh really?" Tentomon asked slyly as he started creating a small charge of electricity that made the redhead cover his head.
"Hey, watch it!" he cried.
"So, Patamon, can you really fly?" TK asked.
"Of course." Patamon said as he hopped into the air, trying to flap as hard as he could to move.
"Wow, that's cool, but you're going the wrong way." TK said.
"I'm faster than that. Watch!" Biyomon said as she took to the air, but was no better than Patamon as they were both panting from the workout.
"Wouldn't it be better to walk?" Sora asked.
"Palmon, I've been meaning to ask; who does your hair?" Mimi asked.
"It's natural. I wake up in the morning like this." Palmon said.
"Wow, maybe you can make me work with it." Mimi cheered as her partner blushed in bashfulness.
"Do you think you put too much emphasis on appearance?" Palmon asked.
"Well, honestly I never really thought about it." Mimi blinked.
"Honestly, I kind of like my hair the way it is." Palmon said.
"I feel really uncomfortable. They're like strangers." Veemon whimpered as his ears fell against his head.
"Yeah, I know how ya feel, pal." Daisuke smiled in sympathy down at her partner and pet his head.
They may be their friends in their time period, but at the moment, they didn't know a thing about them and it was like they were strangers to them.
It was a bit uncomfortable as no one seemed to be engaging in conversation with the duo of Miracles.
"Once I get back, this is gonna make one great story." Tai spoke up.
"Yep." Agumon agreed.
"But…of course not a single soul will ever believe me." Tai said.
"That Kuwagamon back there…he was huge." Izzy frowned in thought.
"And he's not the only one." Tentomon told him.
"Ah, nothing like the ocean." Gabumon sighed as he took in the scent.
"Everybody in the water!" Gomamon laughed.
"Hey, let's build a giant sand castle. Daisuke, will ya help me?" TK asked as he grabbed the girl's hand.
He had noticed how out of place and nervous she appeared, so he wanted to help make her smile and feel welcomed.
"Uh, sure." She smiled at him.
"Oh, I forgot my bathing suit." Mimi whined.
"Wait a minute, listen. What's that?" Matt said as a ringing noise rang out.
"A phone." Tai said.
"Either that or we're all hearing things." Sora said as the sound continued on.
The group all started running until they reached a beach that had a line of phone booths lined up near the shore line.
"I told you. All we needed was a phone. We're saved!" Joe cheered.
Tai reached the first booth and slid the door open, but the ringing then stopped.
"Why'd it stop ringing, Tai?" Agumon asked.
"Wrong number?" Tai was uncertain.
"Well, that's bizarre." Sora blinked.
"My theory is aliens. They've set these phone booths up as a trap." Izzy said.
"If we can find a place that delivers, let's order pizza." Matt joked.
"Whatever you get, no anchovies for me." Mimi requested.
"Question is, what are they doing here at the beach?" Sora asked.
"So people can call their parents for a ride home." Joe said.
"Parents? What exactly is a 'parents'?" Gomamon asked as all of the digimon looked confused and the humans were curious if they were serious.
Veemon opened his mouth to answer, but was stopped by Daisuke holding a finger to her lips to signal him to keep quiet and he placed his hands over his mouth and nodded at her.
No one needed to know that they had information that they shouldn't have.
"That's it. I'm out of here." Joe groaned.
"Does anybody have any loose change?" Tai asked holding a hand out as he stood in the booth.
"Why?" Izzy asked.
"Obviously I'm gonna make a phone call to get some help." The goggle head said.
"Ah, use my phone card. The aliens can bill me. Here." The red head said holding out the card.
"Maybe there's a quarter in one of the slots." TK said as he ran to one of the booths.
"I'm calling Daddy!" the pink lover exclaimed.
"I'm hooking up to the internet." Izzy ran for one fo the booths.
"I'm calling Collect." Matt said.
"Dibs on booth four." Sora called.
"Hey, guys. Wait for me. Come on." Joe called.
"Hey, how does a phone booth work anyway?" Veemon asked as he followed Daisuke into the booth.
He had only seen people using cellphones and wondered if the payphone acted similarly to the cellphone.
"You just put in the change in the slot and dial the number for a certain place and you'll be talking to someone on the other line." She explained as she placed the change in the slot.
She dialed the number for her house, wondering if she would be talking to her parents from this time period or her own.
"Hello, Mom?" she asked.
"The number you are currently trying to access doesn't exist in this area. Please don't try again." A man's voice spoke.
"What the heck?" Daisuke pulled the phone away and stared at it in disbelief.
"I presume your phone isn't working as well." Izzy guessed as he stepped out of his booth with Tentomon.
"No. I think this is someone's idea of a joke and I'm not laughing." Daisuke pouted as she hung up the phone.
(Later on…)
Joe remained in his booth as he continued to dial numbers of people he knew while Gomamon had retired to the ocean to lounge in the water.
The others were sitting on the sand as they watched the bluenette dial numbers and seem hopeful every time he tried a new number.
"Very curious. Does Joe always behave like this?" Izzy asked.
"Every single day." Tai sighed.
"No matter what number or how many times he dials, those phones aren't gonna work." Matt said.
"Well, I'm gonna keep searching for a boat or something." Tai stood up.
"Hey, wait a minute. Even though we can't call out of here, there's always a chance someone else might be able to call into one of us." Matt said.
"It's a waste of time doing nothing but sitting here." Tai gave a bored look.
"I'm going to stay here for a little while to see if anyone calls. Besides, everyone could use a little rest." Matt said as Tai looked over the group to see that everyone looked worn out.
"And I'm getting pretty hungry, too." Izzy added.
"You know why? Because we haven't eaten anything all day. Okay, break time everybody." Tai said making everyone sigh in relief.
"Does anybody else have any food? I think the only thing I have is-"Sora trailed off as she pulled out the device that started it all.
"Is that gadget that fell out of the sky at camp." She said.
"I forgot all about those weird gizmos." Tai said as everyone pulled out their own.
"If anybody's got a pink one, I'll trade." Mimi said.
"What are they anyway?" TK asked.
"We wouldn't have them if they weren't important." Matt pointed out.
"If I could take mine apart…um, that is after I get something to eat. I'm really famished." Izzy said as his stomach growled.
"Well, the only thing I've got is my emergency supplies. It's got a first aid kit, some bandages and some medicine, but that's about all I've got." Sora said.
"I have my trusty laptop computer and a digital camera. Oh and I've got a small cellphone, too. Of course not one of them has worked since we got here." Izzy pouted.
"I can't believe you dragged all that computer stuff to summer camp." Tai said.
"And what do you have?" the red head asked.
"Uh, let's see. There's…my mini telescope." Tai pulled it out.
"Sorry, but I don't have anything to eat either." The lone wolf of the group said.
"Me either." Daisuke shrugged.
"Hey, look at what I got. Check it out." TK bragged as he opened his bag to reveal all of the candies and chips he had.
Veemon started drooling as his stomach rumbled while he stared at the food.
"Wow, look at all those goodies. Why don't you be a good little boy and share those treats with dear sweet Mimi?" the pink lover suggested.
"Ah, you don't have to be so nice, Mimi. I'm happy to share. You're the best. Isn't she cute?" TK asked his brother.
"Forget it." the older blonde scoffed.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." Tai said.
"I'd settle for a small cow." Izzy agreed.
"Mimi, what've you got in that big bag? Some hairbrushes and make-up?" Sora asked.
"Uh, well, let's take a look. Here's a compass, cooking fuel, flashlight, one of those knives with all the things and some other stuff." Mimi said shocking everyone.
"Why didn't you tell us you had a compass back when we needed one?" Matt asked.
"I thought it might be kind of fun to see how far we could get without one. Besides, it's broken." She smiled cheerfully.
"So much for finding our way out of here." Tai said.
"Although we could use cooking fuel to make a signal fire." Matt suggested.
"That's true, or I guess we could barbeque some telephones." Sora frowned.
"Oh, boy. Check out the genius. See, he's trying to call the telephone repairman because the telephones don't work. Problem is…look! Joe's got the emergency food." Tai exclaimed making everyone look over.
"What? No way!" Izzy gasped.
"Joe! Hey, Joe! Look, you've got all the food!" Tai called.
"Hey, don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone when they're on the telephone?" the bluenette called back.
"But that bag." Izzy said.
"This? I just brought it to give to Mimi. Today was her day to carry the bag." Joe told them.
"Think he likes ya?" Palmon asked her partner.
"No way." Mimi shot the idea down as Joe came over holding the bag.
"Mimi, you have got to stop thinking of yourself and do something to help somebody else for once. Take a little responsibility." Joe said.
"But…that bag's too heavy for me." Mimi whined.
"Listen, you never hear me complain." Joe retorted making Daisuke snort as Matt smirked.
"Guys, listen, the most important thing now is that we've got some food to eat. So let's sit down and have some lunch." Tai smiled.
The food was taken out and everyone was trying to distribute it equally among the kids there.
"Okay, let's figure this out. There's eight people in the group, times three days. Times three meals that comes to…" Joe trailed off.
"Seventy-two meals." Izzy said.
"Ah, right, so divided evenly between us we have um…" Joe trailed off.
"Enough food for two days at the very least." Izzy said.
"Right! Oh, uh, exactly. I guess you knew that." Joe slumped forward.
"But you guys, when you add in the digimon, we really only have enough for about…less than half an hour." Sora estimated.
"Oh, that's right." Joe groaned.
"Not a problem at all. We digimon hunt and forage for ourselves." Gabumon announced.
"You do?" Sora asked.
"Huh?" Mimi asked.
"What?" Joe asked.
"No need to include us in your calculations." Tentomon said.
"You sure Biyomon?" Sora asked.
"Oh, absolutely. We can do all right for ourselves." The pink bird said smiling.
"Veemon, you going to be okay with this?" Daisuke asked.
"No." the dragon moaned miserably making her laugh.
"Don't worry, I'll share with ya." She assured making him perk up.
"Okay, now that that's taken care of, let's go ahead and divide this between the eight people here." Joe said while Tai and Agumon started munching on the food a few feet behind him.
"This is great. I could eat a dozen of these." The goggle head said as Agumon nodded in agreement.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" the oldest kid asked annoyed.
"I'm glad we never hear you complain." Tai quipped.
"You people make me crazy!" the bluenette muttered.
Just then, the ground seemed to give off a minuscule tremor that Biyomon noticed as she stood up and Gomamon went alert as he stopped lounging.
"Now what's the matter?" Sora asked.
"Trouble." The bird said.
Everyone turned as they saw a pillar of water shoot up from the ground and seemed across the beach, knocking the telephone booths into the air, some of them nearly hitting the kids.
"What's that?" Tai asked.
The sand moved as a large gray shell with spikes around it rose up from the miniature twister and as the sand settled, two pink arms and a head poked out of the shell.
This digimon had wide blue eyes and green tentacles on his head and he stared at the group, growling lowly.
"Shellmon." Tentomon said.
"What's a Shellmon?" Izzy asked.
"Something that gets mad for no reason." The bug said.
"Attacked by two digital monsters in the same day. And doesn't Shellmon know I'm allergic to shellfish? Everybody, up here!" Joe called as he started climbing up a cliff while Shellmon advanced on them and then shot out water from his head at Joe, knocking him down.
"JOE!" Gomamon called before he was blasted himself.
"Digimon attack!" Agumon cried.
"Agumon, you show him!" Tai called as the digimon chased at the monster.
Agumon blasted his Pepper Breath in Shellmon's mouth while Gabumon's Blue Blaster fizzled out and Biyomon's Spiral Twister flickered out as she slumped forward, tired.
Tentomon tried to use his Super Shocker, but it crackled and the spark went out as Veemon jumped up to try and punch Shellmon, but his hits were weak and he wound up being batted away.
"What's happening to them?" Izzy asked.
"They look like they've lost their powers." Matt noted.
"Oh, this is bad, this is very bad." Daisuke groaned.
Biyomon, Agumon, Gabumon, Tentomon and Veemon were then blasted by the geyser that shot out of Shellmon's head.
"Agumon!" Tai called as the dinosaur stood up and ran at Shellmon.
Patamon tried to use his Boom Bubble, but he only released a small puff of air as he was then whipped by one of Shellmon's tentacles.
Palmon tried to use Poison Ivy, but her vines weren't extending and she was hit back while Agumon shot Shellmon with another fire ball making him groan.
"Go get him, Agumon!" Tai cheered as everyone else tended to their digimon.
"Why is it only Agumon?" Izzy asked.
"We're just too hungry." Tentomon moaned as his stomach gurgled.
"What?" Izzy turned to him in surprise.
"Gabumon?" Matt asked as he held his partner.
"I don't have any strength." Gabumon said weakly.
"Oh, V." Daisuke sighed as she held Veemon in her arms, the dragon curled up in a ball.
"That's it. Agumon is the only one who had anything to eat." Sora stood up with Biyomon in her arms.
"Now I see." Izzy said.
"Then the other digimon don't have the strength left to fight." Matt realized.
"Agumon, looks like it's just you and me now." Tai called.
"Then give me a diversion." Agumon called back.
"Hey, Shellmon! Ugly! Over here!" Tai waved his arms as he ran to the side.
"No, don't!'" Sora cried.
"He's nuts!" Daisuke exclaimed.
Agumon hit Shellmon in the face with a fireball making the turtle turn his attention back to the dinosaur.
"This will work." Tai picked up a metal pole and ran over to Shellmon and started hitting the shell with the pole.
"How do you like that?" Tai grunted as he hit him, but then cried out as he was grabbed by one of the tentacles.
"Hold on, Tai!" Agumon yelled.
Shellmon growled at him and Agumo started running, but he was steppe don and trapped under Shellmon's foot.
Water shot out from Shellmon's head, knocking the group of humans and their digimon back into the mountain behind them, making them cry out as they rammed into the wall.
"Watch out! He's gonna get everyone! And there's nothing I can do!" Tai grunted and then cried out as he was squeezed tighter.
"Tai, no!" Agumon yelled.
Whimpering in pain as he tried to break through, Tai didn't notice that his digivice was whining and started to glow.
"Digivolve!" Agumon yelled.
Yellow light then shone around Agumon making everyone look over in awe.
"What's going on?" Tai asked.
"Agumon digivolve to…GREYMON!"
Greymon was a large dinosaur with a brown mask on his face and had one horn of both sides of his head and a single horn on his nose.
His eyes were red and he had blue stripes on his body.
Growling, Greymon pushed Shellmon off of him; Tai flying free from his grip and rolled on the sand, safely.
Glancing to the side to make sure Tai was safe; Greymon then chuckled as he turned his attention to Shellmon.
"Now that is cool." Veemon grinned.
"Whoa, he did it again. Now he's Greymon." Tai stared in awe.
Staring each other down, Shellmon made the first move as he rammed his head in Greymon's chest and the two Champions tried to force the other back.
"Now you're getting him! Go, Greymon!" Tai cheered.
Shellmon shot a blast of water at Greymon who moved to the side to dodge the blast and then the dinosaur breathed out his flames, the fire turning the water into steam.
Unable to use his powers, Shellmon was lifted into the air by Greymon, who then used his Nova Blast, and the turtle was sent flying out into the deep blue sea.
Yellow light covered Greymon as he started to shrink and Tai ran over to see Agumon lying on the ground, tired.
"Agumon! Oh, are you all right? You poor little guy. Agumon." Tai kneeled in front of him.
"Tai? Tai! Do you have anything to eat?" Agumon asked making the brunette laugh.
(Later…)
"Hello? Come on, I know you're there. Operator? Operator!" Joe yelled into the broken phone while Gomamon watched from the water.
"Dude, give it up! They're broken." Daisuke yelled over to the bluenette.
"There's really no reason to stay here now." Tai stated.
"Who wants to break the bad news to Joe? Daisuke?" Matt looked at the girl.
"I'll get him." she sighed as she walked over.
"If you want some more, just say so." Sora smiled as she sat down to watch all of the digimon eagerly dig in to the food laid out for them.
"Shellmon wasn't destroyed. He was just temporarily removed. We should pack up and leave before he decides to come back for round two." Izzy said.
"Good idea." Matt agreed.
"In that case, we should go right back to the forest, because if anybody's looking for us, that's the place they'll go." Joe insisted desperately.
Everyone gave him annoyed looks.
"Joe, I've said this before. We fell off a cliff and floated down a river to get here. And getting back there is a really big job." Sora stood up.
"And we could run into Kuwagamon." Mimi added.
"Now listen. Logically speaking, if there are telephones here, then there must be people to use them. So, I think it makes good sense to try and find those people." Izzy said.
Looking at the young redhead, Daisuke could see Cody in him and couldn't help but smile.
"That makes sense?" Joe asked.
"It certainly does." Sora agreed.
"Then let's all get going." Tai smiled.
"Anywhere you wanna go, I'll go, Tai. You just pick the direction." Agumon grinned.
"Then let's get out of this place." Tai said.
"And let the monsters beware." Matt joked.
"Well, my plan is to avoid all monsters. Yep, that's my plan." Joe nodded.
"Good luck with that." Daisuke sang under her breath as Veemon giggled.
"Okay, here we go." Tai turned to the forested area.
"Digimon!" everyone cheered and laughed as they started walking.
To be continued…