Destroyer

Challenge of the Dragons Part 1: Electric Fire

Last time, Rangermon arrived on File Island and made his way to Yokomon Village. He made a quick stop in Native Forest on the edge of Native Meadow where he remembered being reunited with his family after the battle against Apocalymon. Rangermon then arrives at Yokomon Village to find Biyomon and discovers that she hasn't found any information on Destroyermon. Rangermon then met up with Gennai and Piximon at the base of Infinity Mountain. Gennai and Piximon told Rangermon that their allies await him at the summit of Infinity Mountain and want to challenge him to one-on-one fights. Then Rangermon begins his climb to the summit of Infinity Mountain. I wonder who these allies are and what their challenge is? Find out now.

About thirty minutes into Rangermon's accent of Infinity Mountain, a roar broke the silence and took Rangermon by surprise. "What the heck was that?" asked Rangermon. Then there was another roar and then a shadow of a large creature flew over Rangermon. "Is that a dragon?" asked Rangermon. Then Rangermon used his telescopic vision to zoom in on the creature. "That IS a dragon! I thought dragons didn't exist in the Digital World." said Rangermon. Then this giant dragon who was covered with yellow scales and has emerald, green eyes landed on the cliff face beside Rangermon. "So, we meet at last, Rangermon. Me and my kin have heard much about you. I have been sent to find you and make sure you don't reach the summit." hissed the dragon. "Who are you? Did Destroyermon send you?" asked Rangermon. "You can call me Yellow Dragon and your friends are the ones who sent me." said Yellow Dragon.

Name: Yellow Dragon; Level: N/A; Group: Digital Lifeform; Attacks: Electro Dragon Claw, Electro Dragon Blast. "I am Yellow Dragon. I am considered a Digital Lifeform. You will get a shock from both my Electro Dragon Claw and my Electro Dragon Blast. Both will leave you paralyzed." narrated Yellow Dragon. "Yellow Dragon huh. I take it that you're the challenge I must complete?" asked Rangermon.

"ELECTRO DRAGON BLAST!" yelled Yellow Dragon as he launched an electrostatic energy blast at Rangermon. Rangermon dodged the blast but felt the static electricity graze his arm. "That's not good. I got to watch out for his electric attacks because if I don't, I could be dead due to my computer system being fried." said Rangermon to himself as he noticed that his right arm had gone stiff and had no feeling in it. "ELECTRO DRAGON CLAW!" yelled Yellow Dragon as he swung his electrically charged claw at Rangermon. Rangermon extended his wrist mounted sword and blocked Yellow Dragon's claw. Rangermon noticed static electricity climbing up his blade and into his wrist then he pushed Yellow Dragon away and fired an energy blast at him before his arm went numb. "Great! Both of my arms were damaged. Looks like I must use both of my feet to fight for right now." said Rangermon. Rangermon then jumped into the air and kicked Yellow Dragon in the head then landed back on the ground and collapsed onto one knee because the leg he kicked with went numb. "This isn't good. I can't even touch him without my limbs going numb." Rangermon said to himself. "What's the matter Rangermon? Did you find another opponent that you can't beat?" hissed Yellow Dragon. "Is that a small spring over there?" thought Rangermon looking over at a nearby spring. "Wherever there's water, there's a good chance that you'll find some mud and mud is a very poor conductor of electricity." thought Rangermon as he glanced back towards Yellow Dragon. "I've got to make this quick or else I'm going to get electrocuted while I'm in there." thought Rangermon as he began dragging himself to the spring. Yellow Dragon swung around and smashed his tail onto the ground causing Rangermon to roll into the spring. "You can't stay down there forever. You have three options; 1: You can stay down there and drown. 2: I could electrocute you while you're in there. Or 3: You could come back out and fight me like the warrior that you are." yelled Yellow Dragon. "I'll take the third option!" yelled Rangermon as he jumped out of the water completely covered with mud. Rangermon came down and punched Yellow Dragon on the top of his head before landing on the ground. Rangermon then jumped up and kneed Yellow Dragon on the chin and then kicked him in the head with a midair back roundhouse kick. Rangermon then grabbed Yellow Dragon's tail and threw him onto his back and flung him into the cliff face. "KA! ME!" yelled Rangermon as he cupped his hands together. "HA! ME!" Rangermon continued as an energy orb formed in his hand. Before Rangermon could fire his Kamehameha Wave at Yellow Dragon, a loud roar echoed through the air. "What was that?" asked Rangermon looking up into the sky. Rangermon looked back at Yellow Dragon and saw him get to his feet and started flying away. "You've passed my challenge. We will meet again." said Yellow Dragon.

A few minutes later, another roar echoed through the area, followed by the shadow of another dragon, then a red dragon with yellow eyes landed in front of Rangermon. "My name is Red Dragon, and I am your next opponent." said Red Dragon.

Name: Red Dragon; Level: N/A; Group: Digital Lifeform; Attacks: Inferno Fire Blast, Inferno Dragon Claw. "I am Red Dragon. You will feel the heat from both my Inferno Fire Blast and my Inferno Dragon Claw. Both will turn you into a pile of smoldering cinders." narrated Red Dragon. "Great. First, I dealt with an electric dragon, now I must deal with a fire dragon." said Rangermon.

"INFERNO FIRE BLAST!" yelled Red Dragon as he fired a massive fireball at Rangermon. Rangermon jumped out of the way, but not before the fireball burned his right sleeve off and incinerated the skin and muscle from his mid bicep all the way down to his fingertips leaving bare bones. "I got to watch out for his fire attacks. My suit isn't fire retardant." said Rangermon wincing in pain. "What's the matter Rangermon? Can't use your right arm anymore? Looks like you'll have to fight me with one arm." said Red Dragon. "That's what you think." said Rangermon. Rangermon then extended his left wrist blade and sliced off his right arm. Seconds later, his right arm grew back. "Fortunately, I know a form that is resistant against fire. Digivolve!" yelled Rangermon as his Digivice began to glow. "RED RANGERMON DIGIVOLVE TO… CONQUER RED RANGERMON!" yelled Rangermon as he digivolved. "INFERNO DRAGON CLAW!" yelled Red Dragon. Rangermon blocked Red Dragon's claw with his left arm, pushed it away and then delivered a right hook to the side of Red Dragon's head. "LION HEAD MISSILE BLASTER!" yelled Rangermon as he fired a missile at Red Dragon engulfing him in a cloud of smoke. Red Dragon's tail shot through the smoke and knocked Rangermon to the ground. "INFERNO FIRE BLAST!" yelled Red Dragon as he engulfed Rangermon in a stream of fire. Moments later the flames were absorbed into Rangermon's armor. The red parts of his armor were glowing like they were on fire, the gold parts were shining like the sun, and the emerald in the center of his chest was glowing brightly. "What's this? Energy fully restored, energy reserves 100% charged, two new abilities unlocked. Let's see what they are. Fire Lion mode and Flight mode." said Rangermon as he was looking at his HUD. "FIRE LION MODE ACTIVATE!" yelled Rangermon. Then the Lion Head Missile Launcher detached from Rangermon's wrist, grew legs and a tail, landed in front of Rangermon and unleashed a mighty roar.

Name: Fire Lion; Level: N/A; Group; Digital Lifeform; Attacks: Fire Blast, Fire Claw. "Meet my faithful, fiery, feline friend. His name is Fire Lion. He was born from the extra energy from Red Dragon's Inferno Fire Blast. Both his Fire Blast and Fire Claw will turn his opponents into a pile of ash." narrated Rangermon.

"What's this?!" said Red Dragon in stunned disbelief. "Fire Lion, hit him with your Fire Blast." commanded Rangermon. With a mighty roar, Fire Lion launched a massive fireball engulfing Red Dragon. "Now, hit him with your Fire Claw." commanded Rangermon. Both Rangermon and Fire Lion charged at Red Dragon, Fire Lion clawing Red Dragon with a flaming claw and Rangermon delivering a right hook. Red Dragon shook off the attacks and then took off into the air. "Taking to the air? Huh, I don't think so. Let's go, Fire Lion." said Rangermon. Fire Lion roared in agreement. "FLIGHT MODE ACTIVE!" yelled Rangermon. Fire Lion jumped into the air; his head, front legs and his back separated and attached themselves to Rangermon's left wrist and forearm; his chest and back legs split open and attached to Rangermon's back becoming wings; and his tail became a sword.

Name: Conquer Red Rangermon: Flight Mode; Level: Champion; Group: Warrior; Attacks: Flaming Lion Head Missile Blaster, Flaming Boomerang Blade, Blade Blaster, Flame Sword Slash, Super Kamehameha Wave. "This is my Flight Mode. It's a powered-up version of my standard Champion Level granting me the power of flight. This form also powers up my Lion Head Missile Blaster and my Boomerang Blade allowing me to deal incendiary damage to my opponents. With my Blade Blaster, I can launch dozens of dagger length blades that will cut my opponents to ribbons. The blade of my Flame Sword Slash is sharp enough to cut off limbs with a single swing and has enough heat to seal the wounds." narrated Rangermon.

Rangermon then took off in chase of Red Dragon. "FLAME SWORD SLASH!" yelled Rangermon as he used his Flame Sword to make slash marks in Red Dragon's back and legs. "INFERNO DRAGON CLAW!" yelled Red Dragon as he swung his claw at Rangermon only to be blocked by Rangermon's Flame Sword. Rangermon extended the sword blade from the gauntlet on his right wrist. The blade bent to form a 45-degree angle and became engulfed in fire. "FLAMING BOOMERANG BLADE!" yelled Rangermon as he threw his Boomerang Blade at Red Dragon. The Boomerang Blade flew around Red Dragon making cut marks on Red Dragon's hide. "INFERNO FIRE BLAST!" yelled Red Dragon as he launched a stream of fire at Rangermon. Rangermon turned his back to the stream of fire and the fire wrapped around him. Rangermon then flew out of the flames and punched Red Dragon in the jaw, then grabbed his tail and spun him around before throwing him into the ground. "BLADE BLASTER!" yelled Rangermon as he fired energy daggers from his wrist guards at Red Dragon creating a cloud of smoke as they impacted. "INFERNO FIRE BLAST!" yelled Red Dragon as a stream of fire came out of the smoke, missing Rangermon. "FLAMING LION HEAD MISSILE BLASTER!" yelled Rangermon as he fired a missile at Red Dragon which exploded on impact. Suddenly, a loud roar echoed through the air. "That was the same roar from earlier that caused Yellow Dragon to leave." Rangermon thought to herself. Then Red Dragon flew up into the air and joined Rangermon. "Congratulations Rangermon, you have completed my challenge. And just so you know, you've completed Yellow Dragon's challenge as well. I suggest that you rest up because things will get tougher as you ascend Infinity Mountain." said Red Dragon before flying away. Rangermon landed back on the ground and de-digivolved back to his Rookie form. "I think I'll take his advice and take a break. My body is feeling sore, and I'm worn out." said Rangermon as he sat down under a nearby tree.

Wow! Taking on two Dragons in one day! Rangermon really got put to the test and what does Red Dragon mean by things will get tougher as he ascends Infinity Mountain? I guess we'll find out next time.