Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ In the Demon's Hand ❯ Struggle for Victory ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Digital Guardian 
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.02.2001 | Updated On: 12.02.2001 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 337 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.02.2001 | Updated On: 12.02.2001 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 337 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: DIGIMON, DIGITAL MONSTERS and all related logos, names, and distinctive likeness thereof are the property of BANDAI and TOEI ANIMATION. Used under the licenses in North America by SABAN ENTERTAINMENT, BANDAI AMERICA, and FOX KIDS. The writer does not own Digimon, thus all character and names are used without permission.
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"ELECTR O SHOCKER!"
"HARPOON TORPEDO!"
Kabuterimon attacked from above with a dazzling array of electrical energy; as Ikkakumon ran atop the rooftops shooting off a shower of missiles from his horn. The purple floating head easily avoided both attacks. Flying at full speed he rammed into Kabuterimon's chest, nearly crushing it in. Falling out of the sky like a rock, the humanoid beetle slammed into the ground below the rooftops leaving a huge crater.
"Kabuterimon!" Izzy yelled from the balcony. It's amazing how a night can change, it started with Joe over his house studying and just working on a computer program. Things began to go downhill when Gennai tried to contact Izzy about a matter of grave importance. Unfortunately, the message came through in static. In a failed attempt to rally the DigiDestined, this purple head cut off all power to his apartment building and started to attack it from the outside. Naturally, Izzy and Joe had Tentomon and Gomamon evolve to combat the foe; to what little good it was doing.
"This guy is one tough cookie to crumble." Ikkakumon leapt backward as the attacker lowered to the rooftop to face him. "Who are you?"
The head with arms swung his sword, spreading the already demonic grin on his face wider. He laughed loudly to the beaten champion. "I am Tekkamon, a Machine Digimon! My Slicing Electric Sword has an amazingly sharp edge, enabling it to cut even chrome digizoid!"
"Don't give in!" Joe yelled. "We still have a fighting chance!"
Izzy scowled lost in his thoughts. Tai did tell him that they were going to the fair, and as stated by the news there was a Digimon attack there. As well, there were attacks citywide. Widening his eyes, Izzy turned to Joe. "This is some sort of pull to keep the DigiDestined occupied!"
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Digimon: Digital Monsters
In The Demon's Hand
A Fan-Fic written by: Thomas Conner (TommyPR5@aol.com)
Chapter Two: "Struggle for Victory"
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"DOUBLE STAR!" Extending both of his shuriken hands, Shurimon launched an attack to the flying Gargoylemon. Missing completely, his throwing stars are embedded into the side of a building. Springing his slinky like legs, Shurimon hurled himself to reconnect with his hands.
Doubling back, Gargoylemon charged the ninja at full speed, his white wings glowing an eerie stone gray. "FREEZING WING!" Yelling out his attack call, a perfect stone copy of his wings separated from his body. Slamming into Shurimon, sending him flying back off the rooftop leaving a pulled crater.
"Shurimon!" Yolei called out in horror watching him slam into the ground.
Stingmon blocked, dodged, and counter attacked the advances of Gargoylemon's perfect body double. Perfect except that he was solid black stone; the effects of Gargoylemon's Black Statue attack. Leaping back as the statue missed another punch, Stingmon allowed his chest blades to spring upward as a pink energy blade formed from his arm gauntlet.
"SPIKING STRIKE!" With lightning speed, Stingmon rammed the blade into the forehead of the statue. In suit, the head crumbled apart as the body gave out and fell to its knees. Reaching out to the devil insect with its last ounce of life, it exploded into a burst of pixels. "One down, one more to go." Stingmon buzzed as he glanced upward.
"My sentiments exactly!" Gargoylemon growled as he appeared from nowhere, slamming full force into Stingmon. The force of the impact sending both of them crashing through the walls of a building.
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The four remaining WaruSeadramon were proving more than a match for the now standing alone, Greymon. They had the advantage in numbers, speed, and they were in their element; the water.
"I'm worried." T.K. scowled searching the water. "Angemon and Garurumon haven't surfaced..."
"You don't think..." Sora turned to Matt, to find the same intense facial expression on T.K.'s face.
"No." Matt replied in a cold tone.
Coiling together, the WaruSeadramon aimed their jagged head blades to the orange dinosaur. "DARK BLADE!" Yelling out in unison, blade-like energy projectiles slammed into Greymon forcing him down again.
Angewomon fought intensely to break the grip of the Seadramon that held her, but he was not able to let this prey go easily. "Un...hand...me!" She moaned trying to catch her breath between the crushing strength of the serpent.
Birdramon slowly rolled over on her back, trying her best to get back up and into the air. She had to join the fight again, she couldn't just lay there and do nothing. She knew she couldn't let Greymon fight alone. Her efforts, however, were in vain as she glowed and shrunk down into a pink bird.
"Biyomon, oh no!" Sora called rushing over to her partner.
"I'm...starting to...lose it..." Greymon snarled in pain as he forced himself up from the last attack. The WaruSeadramon all smiled, seeing how weaken he was. They knew a few more attacks and they would have their meal.
Looking to his fist then up to the battle, Tai held out his Digivice and yelled out. "Greymon! Digivolve!"
From Tai's 01 Digivice, Azulongmon's power surged forming the symbol for the Crest of Courage for just a moment. Then it exploded forming into a stream of data that rocketed down into the spinning orange dinosaur.
"Greymon digivolve to..." He thrust his arm forward. It glowed and shifted into a robotic appendage with a deadly looking claw. He roared, and a metallic face-mask replaced his natural head armor. His horn transmuted into chromedigizoid. He grew far larger than before, his chest and tail growing metallic parts, as purple wings appeared in a flash of light. He looked around, roaring with his new power. The dinosaur had become the cyborg,
"METALGREYMON!"
"What, thisss cannot be!" A WaruSeadramon hissed out in shock. "We were told only to worry about the angel." He continued looking to the Angewomon in his grip.
"What!?" Matt yelled out in astonishment.
"They can talk?" Tai blinked.
"Or courssse we can talk!" The ultimate went on. "Do you take ussss for mindlesss foolsss?"
"Educated or brainless, they'll still feel the power of my..." Standing upward MetalGreymon dug his large foot claws into the ground. "GIGA BLASTER!" His chest opened up revealing that it contained two shark-shaped missiles. At his command, like bullets, the missiles flew from his chest and slammed into the face of a WaruSeadramon. The impact causing an explosion, cracking the serpent's armor and causing the explosion of his body.
"Way to go MetalGreymon!" T.K. smiled, liking how the odds were now tipping. Then he looked sadly back to the water. "Come on Angemon...I don't want to lose you again..."
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"Come here my pretty!" Phantomon laughed chasing June down the building steps, pulling Flamedramon along with his chain. Closely behind, ran Davis and Cody trying their best to keep step with the flying ghost. As soon as June made to the front yard away from the building, Flamedramon smiled.
"All right ghost boy, PAYBACK!" The Dragon Man grabbed the chain with his clawed hand, snapping it in two. The suddenly weight being relieved from him, and his momentum, sent the ghost crashing into the ground. Taking to the skies to tower above his opponent, Flamedramon ignited in an aura of fire.
"I'm going to check on Digmon!" Cody called to Davis as he continued to run to the other side of the building. He thought he was just coming over Davis' house to play video games. In wildest imagination he would've never thought Bakemon would attack. And in a foolhardy move, after armor digivolving, Digmon leapt off the building taking the Bakemon with him! Cody hoped with all his heart that his Digimon partner was fine. When Cody turned the corner, he got his answer.
"Shoe ghost! Don't bother me!" Digmon yelled, swatting the Bakemon away from him like flies. "GOLD RUSH!" The armored insect yelled. His drill-bits firing from his body, ripping through the ghost deleting all but two upon contact.
"ZOMBIE CLAW!" The remaining two revealed two large grossest, diseased hands from their cloths and launched both at Digmon. Balling into the fists, both hands deliver devesting punch combs until the armor Digimon fell onto his back.
"I got that shrinking feeling..." Digmon coughed before dearmoring into Armadillomon, a purple beam shooting back into Cody's D-Terminal.
"We got him now!" A Bakemon laughed.
"Oh no!" Cody stopped dead in his tracks, raising his white and orange D-3. "Armadillomon, DIGIVOLVE!"
A white and orange D-3 shot beams of energy forward, which collected into a sphere of energy which shot out golden sparks until they formed into an armored creature with spikes. This formation only lasted an instant before separating into its component pixels and changing into a data stream that flowed into the spinning golden-colored rookie.
"Armadillomon digivolve to..." He spun faster, until he was only a blur. Then there was a flash of light, and when he came to a stop he was the armored dragon,
"ANKYLOMON!"
"We're screwed." The other Bakemon stopped as Ankylomon stood, turning back to swing his...
"TAIL HAMMER!" Hitting the advancing Bakemon at full strength with his spiked tail mace, Ankylomon batted him away into the side of the building. Sliding down the side of the building the ghost moaned in pain before deleting in an explosion of color.
"Can't we talk this out?" The remaining Bakemon hovered backward as Ankylomon towered over him.
Ankylomon frowned before turning away slightly, then turning back at full speed striking the ghost with his heavy hand. Fighting in vain, Bakemon is forced under Ankylomon's heel crushed instantly by the pressure.
Cody blinked in horror. "Ankylomon...was that --"
"Cody," the four-legged dragon turned to face his partner. "I had to, otherwise they would've done the same to you and me. I had no choice, your life as well as the people of this building were in danger. As much as I disliked it, I had to destroy them."
"I guess...your right." Cody looked down to the ground.
"Flamedramon," Davis called out. "Behind you!"
"What?" The Dragon Man turned as Phantomon materialized behind him swinging his scythe. Their battle had already turned into a life-or-death aerial fight.
"Prepare to taste cold blade!" Phantomon laughed, charging at Flamedramon.
"Prepare to taste hot flames! FIRE ROCKET!" Igniting in a dazzling effect of fire, Flamedramon slammed into Phantomon full charge. The ghost choked a few times before hitting the ground in a mesh of fiery cloth.
"Way to go, Flamedramon!" Davis gave the thumbs up as the Dragon Man landed, watching his opponent go up in smoke.
"What...what was that all about?" June stammered as they left her hiding place behind a tree.
"I don't know, but we have to find out." Cody said as Ankylomon carried him on his back to the group.
In a bath of orange light, Flamedramon dearmored into Veemon as an orange energy beam shot back into Davis' D-Terminal. "I say we find the others, and see if they've had the same thing happen."
"Agreed." Ankylomon nodded.
"I'm going to need a ride, so... DIGIARMOR ENERGIZE!" called out Davis. His D-Terminal shot a blue beam forward from it's antennae as a grid-like egg appeared on its screen. The beam intercepted his D-3, and the DigiEgg of Friendship materialized.
"Veemon armor digivolve to..." Veemon and the DigiEgg of Friendship spun amid a spiraling pattern of DigiCode and English. Behind both, the Crest of Friendship spun silently. Veemon and his armor egg slowly came together, and electricity enveloped both. There came flashes of Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, and MetalGarurumon before the electricity changed him. Black, jagged spikes protruded from his back, he went from bipedal to four legged, and a black mask with a white and yellow jagged spike appeared on his head. Crackling with energy he had completed his transformation into the four-legged dragon,
"RAIDRAMON! The Storm of Friendship!"
Mounting up on Raidramon's back, Davis waved to June. "Get back inside and wait for Mom and Dad to come back home. And lock the doors."
June nodded in silent agreement as Raidramon broke out into a run on all fours, followed by the massive Ankylomon. "Be careful, baby bro..."
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"KABUTERIMON!" Izzy yelled once more, this time the yell getting a movement. Izzy could clearly see his Digimon partner on the ground form the window of his apartment. "Get up!" He yelled out. "Ikkakumon needs your help!" Slowly, the beetle fought his way to stand.
"Did anyone get the license number of that ground..." Kabuterimon put a hand to his head and the others to his ribcage. Flapping his wings, the humanoid beetle flew upward to join Ikkakumon in his battle on the rooftop.
Tekkamon hovered above Ikkakumon laughing. "Time to put the doggie to sleep!" He raised his sword charging full speed at the weaken walrus.
"ELECTRO SHOCKER!" Buzzing from up the buildings, Kabuterimon managed to get behind Tekkamon hitting him force with his electric based attack. The floating head turned in rage, raising his sword to the air.
Attempting again, Kabuterimon fired another ball of electrical energy. But the ultimate countered using his, "SLICING ELECTRIC SWORD!" to cut the energy attack clear in half. Ramming into Kabuterimon's chest, Tekkamon stabbed in the arm with his sword and tossed him down to the roof with the aquatic Digimon. Hitting the rooftop, Kabuterimon grabbed his bleeding arm with his other three arms. "He's too powerful for our champion forms..."
"They won't win like this." Joe looked to Izzy, then to the weaken Ikkakumon on the rooftop. "Get up, Ikkakumon!"
"Joe..." The walrus moaned trying to get up again.
Tekkamon laughed charged for Kabuterimon sword first. "You get it first!"
"Kabuterimon!" Izzy yelled his name again, raising his Digivice. "Digivolve!"
From Izzy's 01 Digivice, Azulongmon's power surged forming the Crest of Knowledge for just a moment. Before exploding into a stream of data that rocketed down into the spinning beetle.
"Kabuterimon digivolve to..." Energy bolts struck Kabuterimon, and surged over his
body. The first surge struck his head, transforming it into a heavily armored red mass with a forked, ax-like horn. Next came his wings, which glowed and curved down before transforming into a supremely hard red shell with a green circle near the top. The red armoring continued down his arms and legs. One pair of arms shortened slightly in the process, but his body made up for it by bulking up and expanding in mass and size. He stopped glowing and swung his four arms, the power continuing to surge within him.
"MEGAKABUTERIMON!"
The smaller Ultimate, bounced off the red beetle's shell upon impact. "What? You still have the ability to digivolve to ultimate!"
"Surprised?" MegaKabuterimon opened his elongated mouth, revealing his rows of teeth. Gathering energy in his horn, the beetle took to the air and rammed into the purple head at full strength. "HORN BUSTER!" This time, stronger electrical currents were sent through Tekkamon's body and he exploded in a ball of light.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Izzy turned to Joe. "We have to get to the others."
"Agreed." Joe nodded as Ikkakumon was able to stand again. "But what would want to pull our attentions?"
"Something tells me we're going to find out at the Tokyo City Fair." Izzy scowled looking out to the direction of the fair. "And why was he shocked to learn we 'still' can digivolve to Ultimate..."
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Rubbing his head, Stingmon sat up and looked around. He saw an empty indoor parking lot with tall pillar connecting up, signaling he was underground. A distinct sound caught his ear, the sound of metal meeting stone. His vision coming back into focus, he saw Shurimon locked in battle with Gargoylemon. He tried to stand, but stopped when he found two of his wings on the ground in front of him. Looking to his back he did indeed see two wings were missing. Placing a hand to the shoulder with the missing wings, Stingmon slowly stood.
Reaching for the shuriken on his back, Shurimon tried again for his "DOUBLE STAR!" attack. This time managing to score a hit in stabbing the angelic-like demon. Roaring, Gargoylemon backhanded Shurimon, sending the mutant Digimon crashing into a wall. Flying low to the ground, Gargoylemon rammed into Shurimon forcing him into the wall.
"Now you meet your MAKER!" Gargoylemon elbowed the ninja again, this time creating a cracks against the wall under him. With the speed of lightning, Stingmon appeared behind Gargoylemon, rasing his bladed gantlet to his head. "SPIKING STRIKE!" Forcing the blade right in the middle of the back of his head, deleting him in a puff of white pixels.
"Thank you, Stingmon..." Shurimon moaned holding his side.
"Anytime..." Stingmon panted. In two flashes of white light, the champion and armor Digimon, became their rookie forms of Wormmon and Hawkmon.
"Ken," Yolei yelled as he peered into the hole Stingmon and Gargoylemon caused. "They're okay!" Leaping down from street level and running across the parking lot, Yolei scooped both rookies into her arms. Hugging them tightly, she laughed in relief. "You guys are okay."
"It'll take more than that to beat us." Wormmon laughed, nearly melting into the comfort of the hug.
"I must concur." Hawkman nodded as Yolei squeezed him extra tight.
"Yolei!" Ken yelled into the hole. "We have visitors."
"You guys saw a movie without me?" A faint, familiar voice said behind Ken.
"Uh?" Yolei blinked sweatdropping, looking into the direction of the hole in the wall.
"Sorry, Davis. I didn't know you wanted to see that movie." Ken said, rubbing the back of his head.
"What's going on?" Yolei asked as soon as she made it to the hole in the wall, carrying the two rookies.
"You won't believe it, Yolei!" Davis turned to her. "We were attacked by...why do they look so worn out?" He paused after seeing the panting rookies.
"I think we all better start from the beginning." Cody spoke low as he walked over to the group.
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MetalGreymon gripped his smothering chest, as he glanced back up to the WaruSeadramon again charging electricity from their jagged blades.
"He can't take much more!" Sora said directed towards Tai, as she held on to a weaken Biyomon.
"Hang in there, MetalGreymon." Tai spoke low, gripping his Digivice.
"Angewomon! Hang on!" Kari shouted.
"K-K-Kari?" Angewomon moaned trying to fight the death sleep that came with WaruSeadramon's grip. "Kari!" Angewomon hands, which were trapped in the grip as well, started to glow pink. The sea dragon hissed loudly in pain as the energy started to melt away his armoring. Dropping the angel into the water, he hissed loudly again looking at the water. "Did I kill her?"
"HOWLING BLASTER!"
In a flash of fur, Garurumon exploded from waters firing blasts of cold-hot, blue fire from his mouth; nailing the WaruSeadramon in the eyes.
"The wolf?" He serpent hissed shutting eyes. "Thiss can't be!"
"Garurumon!" Matt said out in belief, trying to hold back a mixture of laughter and tears.
The giant wolf landed on the ground, arcing his back. "Who else wants some?"
Holding the unconscious Angewomon in his hands, Angemon slowly ascended from the water to the surface. Water cascading off his wings in a rainbow-sque effect, his mouth turned into a serious frown.
"Angemon!" T.K. yelled.
"Angewomon!" Kari laughed waving.
"They're both alive." T.K. laughed. "I don't believe it!"
After hovering to the two and laying Angewomon down on the ground, Angemon turned to his human partner. "You should never give up hope, T.K."
Azulongmon's power surged from T.K.'s white and green D-3 forming the symbol for the Crest of Hope for just a moment. Before exploding forming a stream of data that rocketed down into the spinning angelic champion.
"Angemon digivolve to..." Feathers flew from his six wings as he was encased in a sphere of light. Eight new wings were formed and spread as the energy started to fade away. His feet were encased in metal boots as golden ribbons, written with DigiCode up and down, wrapped around his body. Extending his newly armored right arm, a purple beam shield was formed over it. Holding left hand into the air a purple energy sword ignited from a holster resting on his wrist. As the Crest of Hope glowed on his forehead, a purple visor formed from a pass atop his head and stopped at above his mouth. Slashing his sword, he was now the angel of vengeance,
"MAGNAANGEMON!"
"...No...thiss can't be!" One of the WaruSeadramon turned his attack away from MetalGreymon to the glowing Angel.
"Save your breath for your final prayer, evil one. Now comes the hour of your damnation." MagnaAngemon took the skies to hover above them. "For I am the Angel of Vengeance and I enact cold justice!"
"Big talk for a dead angel." The second WaruSeadramon smiled. "DARKSTORM!" Letting loose an onslaught of black electric spheres, but MagnaAngemon did not move. As the blast neared, he batted it away into the ocean with his arm shield.
"Your crimes will be paid for." Rotating his sword around him in a circular motion MagnaAngemon called out, "GATE OF DESTINY!" And from the nonexistent circle there came golden doors. Golden doors then slid open and started to suck up the serpents like a vacuum. Having nothing to grip anything with, the three WaruSeadramon were just lifted from the water and sent into the gate, one by one.
"I wish you didn't do it that easy." MetalGreymon said to MagnaAngemon as he lowered down, with the Gate sealing and dissolving behind him. "You made me look like a rank amateur."
"My apologies." MagnaAngemon nodded to him.
Garurumon walked over to the two and frowned. "But where did they come from? And why did they attack us?"
"I do not know, but something tells me are to find out soon." MagnaAngemon scowled under his visor.
"Way to go you guys." Tai said as the human partners ran over. "But I think we better get out of here before the police finally get the nerve to come and investigate."
"Agreed." Matt nodded.
"Hold on," T.K. pulled out his beeping D-Terminal. Opening the lid, he pressed a few buttons until he got to the screen to check his e-mail. "It's a message from Davis." Pausing, he began to read it before saying key-points out loud. "Emergency meeting at Izzy's house to discuss the random Digimon attacks?"
"There were others?" Matt turned to T.K.
"Yeah, it says that every one of us in a group were attacked by a Digimon." T.K. closed the D-Terminal putting it back in his pocket.
"If we all were attacked I don't think it was random." Sora held Biyomon looking to the ground.
"You're right." Kari held Gatomon in her arms. "I can almost feel it...something's out there..." She turned her head and looked out to the ocean.
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Back with the castle in the Dark Ocean the demonic lord, Daemon, waved his hands closing a portal before him. Laughing to himself, a tall elongated figure bowed before him, raised his head.
"It seems they failed. You should've sent me."
"On the contrary, they did not fail at all. The DigiDestined are not Tamers, they rely heavily on their Digimon's higher evolution forms. That information is vital for the upcoming battle." Daemon raised a glass filled with a red substance.
The figure grunted and continued. "But we could have at less dealt them a blow by -- "
"Silence!" Daemon stood, spreading his wings to their full length. "I did not waste energies and resources to free you for such insolent talk!"
Wincing in fear the figure nodded. "Very well." He stood and turned, tapping his black-and-white mask. "I'll tell Dragomon of our progress."
Daemon remained standing until the figure left. Once gone, he sat back in his chair and took a sip from the red substance. "Soon Destined...soon."
To Be Continued...
Who is this mysterious figure? What does Daemon have planned for the DigiDestined? Find out on the next, Digimon: Digital Monsters!
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"ELECTR O SHOCKER!"
"HARPOON TORPEDO!"
Kabuterimon attacked from above with a dazzling array of electrical energy; as Ikkakumon ran atop the rooftops shooting off a shower of missiles from his horn. The purple floating head easily avoided both attacks. Flying at full speed he rammed into Kabuterimon's chest, nearly crushing it in. Falling out of the sky like a rock, the humanoid beetle slammed into the ground below the rooftops leaving a huge crater.
"Kabuterimon!" Izzy yelled from the balcony. It's amazing how a night can change, it started with Joe over his house studying and just working on a computer program. Things began to go downhill when Gennai tried to contact Izzy about a matter of grave importance. Unfortunately, the message came through in static. In a failed attempt to rally the DigiDestined, this purple head cut off all power to his apartment building and started to attack it from the outside. Naturally, Izzy and Joe had Tentomon and Gomamon evolve to combat the foe; to what little good it was doing.
"This guy is one tough cookie to crumble." Ikkakumon leapt backward as the attacker lowered to the rooftop to face him. "Who are you?"
The head with arms swung his sword, spreading the already demonic grin on his face wider. He laughed loudly to the beaten champion. "I am Tekkamon, a Machine Digimon! My Slicing Electric Sword has an amazingly sharp edge, enabling it to cut even chrome digizoid!"
"Don't give in!" Joe yelled. "We still have a fighting chance!"
Izzy scowled lost in his thoughts. Tai did tell him that they were going to the fair, and as stated by the news there was a Digimon attack there. As well, there were attacks citywide. Widening his eyes, Izzy turned to Joe. "This is some sort of pull to keep the DigiDestined occupied!"
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Digimon: Digital Monsters
In The Demon's Hand
A Fan-Fic written by: Thomas Conner (TommyPR5@aol.com)
Chapter Two: "Struggle for Victory"
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"DOUBLE STAR!" Extending both of his shuriken hands, Shurimon launched an attack to the flying Gargoylemon. Missing completely, his throwing stars are embedded into the side of a building. Springing his slinky like legs, Shurimon hurled himself to reconnect with his hands.
Doubling back, Gargoylemon charged the ninja at full speed, his white wings glowing an eerie stone gray. "FREEZING WING!" Yelling out his attack call, a perfect stone copy of his wings separated from his body. Slamming into Shurimon, sending him flying back off the rooftop leaving a pulled crater.
"Shurimon!" Yolei called out in horror watching him slam into the ground.
Stingmon blocked, dodged, and counter attacked the advances of Gargoylemon's perfect body double. Perfect except that he was solid black stone; the effects of Gargoylemon's Black Statue attack. Leaping back as the statue missed another punch, Stingmon allowed his chest blades to spring upward as a pink energy blade formed from his arm gauntlet.
"SPIKING STRIKE!" With lightning speed, Stingmon rammed the blade into the forehead of the statue. In suit, the head crumbled apart as the body gave out and fell to its knees. Reaching out to the devil insect with its last ounce of life, it exploded into a burst of pixels. "One down, one more to go." Stingmon buzzed as he glanced upward.
"My sentiments exactly!" Gargoylemon growled as he appeared from nowhere, slamming full force into Stingmon. The force of the impact sending both of them crashing through the walls of a building.
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The four remaining WaruSeadramon were proving more than a match for the now standing alone, Greymon. They had the advantage in numbers, speed, and they were in their element; the water.
"I'm worried." T.K. scowled searching the water. "Angemon and Garurumon haven't surfaced..."
"You don't think..." Sora turned to Matt, to find the same intense facial expression on T.K.'s face.
"No." Matt replied in a cold tone.
Coiling together, the WaruSeadramon aimed their jagged head blades to the orange dinosaur. "DARK BLADE!" Yelling out in unison, blade-like energy projectiles slammed into Greymon forcing him down again.
Angewomon fought intensely to break the grip of the Seadramon that held her, but he was not able to let this prey go easily. "Un...hand...me!" She moaned trying to catch her breath between the crushing strength of the serpent.
Birdramon slowly rolled over on her back, trying her best to get back up and into the air. She had to join the fight again, she couldn't just lay there and do nothing. She knew she couldn't let Greymon fight alone. Her efforts, however, were in vain as she glowed and shrunk down into a pink bird.
"Biyomon, oh no!" Sora called rushing over to her partner.
"I'm...starting to...lose it..." Greymon snarled in pain as he forced himself up from the last attack. The WaruSeadramon all smiled, seeing how weaken he was. They knew a few more attacks and they would have their meal.
Looking to his fist then up to the battle, Tai held out his Digivice and yelled out. "Greymon! Digivolve!"
From Tai's 01 Digivice, Azulongmon's power surged forming the symbol for the Crest of Courage for just a moment. Then it exploded forming into a stream of data that rocketed down into the spinning orange dinosaur.
"Greymon digivolve to..." He thrust his arm forward. It glowed and shifted into a robotic appendage with a deadly looking claw. He roared, and a metallic face-mask replaced his natural head armor. His horn transmuted into chromedigizoid. He grew far larger than before, his chest and tail growing metallic parts, as purple wings appeared in a flash of light. He looked around, roaring with his new power. The dinosaur had become the cyborg,
"METALGREYMON!"
"What, thisss cannot be!" A WaruSeadramon hissed out in shock. "We were told only to worry about the angel." He continued looking to the Angewomon in his grip.
"What!?" Matt yelled out in astonishment.
"They can talk?" Tai blinked.
"Or courssse we can talk!" The ultimate went on. "Do you take ussss for mindlesss foolsss?"
"Educated or brainless, they'll still feel the power of my..." Standing upward MetalGreymon dug his large foot claws into the ground. "GIGA BLASTER!" His chest opened up revealing that it contained two shark-shaped missiles. At his command, like bullets, the missiles flew from his chest and slammed into the face of a WaruSeadramon. The impact causing an explosion, cracking the serpent's armor and causing the explosion of his body.
"Way to go MetalGreymon!" T.K. smiled, liking how the odds were now tipping. Then he looked sadly back to the water. "Come on Angemon...I don't want to lose you again..."
*** *** ***
"Come here my pretty!" Phantomon laughed chasing June down the building steps, pulling Flamedramon along with his chain. Closely behind, ran Davis and Cody trying their best to keep step with the flying ghost. As soon as June made to the front yard away from the building, Flamedramon smiled.
"All right ghost boy, PAYBACK!" The Dragon Man grabbed the chain with his clawed hand, snapping it in two. The suddenly weight being relieved from him, and his momentum, sent the ghost crashing into the ground. Taking to the skies to tower above his opponent, Flamedramon ignited in an aura of fire.
"I'm going to check on Digmon!" Cody called to Davis as he continued to run to the other side of the building. He thought he was just coming over Davis' house to play video games. In wildest imagination he would've never thought Bakemon would attack. And in a foolhardy move, after armor digivolving, Digmon leapt off the building taking the Bakemon with him! Cody hoped with all his heart that his Digimon partner was fine. When Cody turned the corner, he got his answer.
"Shoe ghost! Don't bother me!" Digmon yelled, swatting the Bakemon away from him like flies. "GOLD RUSH!" The armored insect yelled. His drill-bits firing from his body, ripping through the ghost deleting all but two upon contact.
"ZOMBIE CLAW!" The remaining two revealed two large grossest, diseased hands from their cloths and launched both at Digmon. Balling into the fists, both hands deliver devesting punch combs until the armor Digimon fell onto his back.
"I got that shrinking feeling..." Digmon coughed before dearmoring into Armadillomon, a purple beam shooting back into Cody's D-Terminal.
"We got him now!" A Bakemon laughed.
"Oh no!" Cody stopped dead in his tracks, raising his white and orange D-3. "Armadillomon, DIGIVOLVE!"
A white and orange D-3 shot beams of energy forward, which collected into a sphere of energy which shot out golden sparks until they formed into an armored creature with spikes. This formation only lasted an instant before separating into its component pixels and changing into a data stream that flowed into the spinning golden-colored rookie.
"Armadillomon digivolve to..." He spun faster, until he was only a blur. Then there was a flash of light, and when he came to a stop he was the armored dragon,
"ANKYLOMON!"
"We're screwed." The other Bakemon stopped as Ankylomon stood, turning back to swing his...
"TAIL HAMMER!" Hitting the advancing Bakemon at full strength with his spiked tail mace, Ankylomon batted him away into the side of the building. Sliding down the side of the building the ghost moaned in pain before deleting in an explosion of color.
"Can't we talk this out?" The remaining Bakemon hovered backward as Ankylomon towered over him.
Ankylomon frowned before turning away slightly, then turning back at full speed striking the ghost with his heavy hand. Fighting in vain, Bakemon is forced under Ankylomon's heel crushed instantly by the pressure.
Cody blinked in horror. "Ankylomon...was that --"
"Cody," the four-legged dragon turned to face his partner. "I had to, otherwise they would've done the same to you and me. I had no choice, your life as well as the people of this building were in danger. As much as I disliked it, I had to destroy them."
"I guess...your right." Cody looked down to the ground.
"Flamedramon," Davis called out. "Behind you!"
"What?" The Dragon Man turned as Phantomon materialized behind him swinging his scythe. Their battle had already turned into a life-or-death aerial fight.
"Prepare to taste cold blade!" Phantomon laughed, charging at Flamedramon.
"Prepare to taste hot flames! FIRE ROCKET!" Igniting in a dazzling effect of fire, Flamedramon slammed into Phantomon full charge. The ghost choked a few times before hitting the ground in a mesh of fiery cloth.
"Way to go, Flamedramon!" Davis gave the thumbs up as the Dragon Man landed, watching his opponent go up in smoke.
"What...what was that all about?" June stammered as they left her hiding place behind a tree.
"I don't know, but we have to find out." Cody said as Ankylomon carried him on his back to the group.
In a bath of orange light, Flamedramon dearmored into Veemon as an orange energy beam shot back into Davis' D-Terminal. "I say we find the others, and see if they've had the same thing happen."
"Agreed." Ankylomon nodded.
"I'm going to need a ride, so... DIGIARMOR ENERGIZE!" called out Davis. His D-Terminal shot a blue beam forward from it's antennae as a grid-like egg appeared on its screen. The beam intercepted his D-3, and the DigiEgg of Friendship materialized.
"Veemon armor digivolve to..." Veemon and the DigiEgg of Friendship spun amid a spiraling pattern of DigiCode and English. Behind both, the Crest of Friendship spun silently. Veemon and his armor egg slowly came together, and electricity enveloped both. There came flashes of Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon, and MetalGarurumon before the electricity changed him. Black, jagged spikes protruded from his back, he went from bipedal to four legged, and a black mask with a white and yellow jagged spike appeared on his head. Crackling with energy he had completed his transformation into the four-legged dragon,
"RAIDRAMON! The Storm of Friendship!"
Mounting up on Raidramon's back, Davis waved to June. "Get back inside and wait for Mom and Dad to come back home. And lock the doors."
June nodded in silent agreement as Raidramon broke out into a run on all fours, followed by the massive Ankylomon. "Be careful, baby bro..."
*** *** ***
"KABUTERIMON!" Izzy yelled once more, this time the yell getting a movement. Izzy could clearly see his Digimon partner on the ground form the window of his apartment. "Get up!" He yelled out. "Ikkakumon needs your help!" Slowly, the beetle fought his way to stand.
"Did anyone get the license number of that ground..." Kabuterimon put a hand to his head and the others to his ribcage. Flapping his wings, the humanoid beetle flew upward to join Ikkakumon in his battle on the rooftop.
Tekkamon hovered above Ikkakumon laughing. "Time to put the doggie to sleep!" He raised his sword charging full speed at the weaken walrus.
"ELECTRO SHOCKER!" Buzzing from up the buildings, Kabuterimon managed to get behind Tekkamon hitting him force with his electric based attack. The floating head turned in rage, raising his sword to the air.
Attempting again, Kabuterimon fired another ball of electrical energy. But the ultimate countered using his, "SLICING ELECTRIC SWORD!" to cut the energy attack clear in half. Ramming into Kabuterimon's chest, Tekkamon stabbed in the arm with his sword and tossed him down to the roof with the aquatic Digimon. Hitting the rooftop, Kabuterimon grabbed his bleeding arm with his other three arms. "He's too powerful for our champion forms..."
"They won't win like this." Joe looked to Izzy, then to the weaken Ikkakumon on the rooftop. "Get up, Ikkakumon!"
"Joe..." The walrus moaned trying to get up again.
Tekkamon laughed charged for Kabuterimon sword first. "You get it first!"
"Kabuterimon!" Izzy yelled his name again, raising his Digivice. "Digivolve!"
From Izzy's 01 Digivice, Azulongmon's power surged forming the Crest of Knowledge for just a moment. Before exploding into a stream of data that rocketed down into the spinning beetle.
"Kabuterimon digivolve to..." Energy bolts struck Kabuterimon, and surged over his
body. The first surge struck his head, transforming it into a heavily armored red mass with a forked, ax-like horn. Next came his wings, which glowed and curved down before transforming into a supremely hard red shell with a green circle near the top. The red armoring continued down his arms and legs. One pair of arms shortened slightly in the process, but his body made up for it by bulking up and expanding in mass and size. He stopped glowing and swung his four arms, the power continuing to surge within him.
"MEGAKABUTERIMON!"
The smaller Ultimate, bounced off the red beetle's shell upon impact. "What? You still have the ability to digivolve to ultimate!"
"Surprised?" MegaKabuterimon opened his elongated mouth, revealing his rows of teeth. Gathering energy in his horn, the beetle took to the air and rammed into the purple head at full strength. "HORN BUSTER!" This time, stronger electrical currents were sent through Tekkamon's body and he exploded in a ball of light.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Izzy turned to Joe. "We have to get to the others."
"Agreed." Joe nodded as Ikkakumon was able to stand again. "But what would want to pull our attentions?"
"Something tells me we're going to find out at the Tokyo City Fair." Izzy scowled looking out to the direction of the fair. "And why was he shocked to learn we 'still' can digivolve to Ultimate..."
*** *** ***
Rubbing his head, Stingmon sat up and looked around. He saw an empty indoor parking lot with tall pillar connecting up, signaling he was underground. A distinct sound caught his ear, the sound of metal meeting stone. His vision coming back into focus, he saw Shurimon locked in battle with Gargoylemon. He tried to stand, but stopped when he found two of his wings on the ground in front of him. Looking to his back he did indeed see two wings were missing. Placing a hand to the shoulder with the missing wings, Stingmon slowly stood.
Reaching for the shuriken on his back, Shurimon tried again for his "DOUBLE STAR!" attack. This time managing to score a hit in stabbing the angelic-like demon. Roaring, Gargoylemon backhanded Shurimon, sending the mutant Digimon crashing into a wall. Flying low to the ground, Gargoylemon rammed into Shurimon forcing him into the wall.
"Now you meet your MAKER!" Gargoylemon elbowed the ninja again, this time creating a cracks against the wall under him. With the speed of lightning, Stingmon appeared behind Gargoylemon, rasing his bladed gantlet to his head. "SPIKING STRIKE!" Forcing the blade right in the middle of the back of his head, deleting him in a puff of white pixels.
"Thank you, Stingmon..." Shurimon moaned holding his side.
"Anytime..." Stingmon panted. In two flashes of white light, the champion and armor Digimon, became their rookie forms of Wormmon and Hawkmon.
"Ken," Yolei yelled as he peered into the hole Stingmon and Gargoylemon caused. "They're okay!" Leaping down from street level and running across the parking lot, Yolei scooped both rookies into her arms. Hugging them tightly, she laughed in relief. "You guys are okay."
"It'll take more than that to beat us." Wormmon laughed, nearly melting into the comfort of the hug.
"I must concur." Hawkman nodded as Yolei squeezed him extra tight.
"Yolei!" Ken yelled into the hole. "We have visitors."
"You guys saw a movie without me?" A faint, familiar voice said behind Ken.
"Uh?" Yolei blinked sweatdropping, looking into the direction of the hole in the wall.
"Sorry, Davis. I didn't know you wanted to see that movie." Ken said, rubbing the back of his head.
"What's going on?" Yolei asked as soon as she made it to the hole in the wall, carrying the two rookies.
"You won't believe it, Yolei!" Davis turned to her. "We were attacked by...why do they look so worn out?" He paused after seeing the panting rookies.
"I think we all better start from the beginning." Cody spoke low as he walked over to the group.
*** *** ***
MetalGreymon gripped his smothering chest, as he glanced back up to the WaruSeadramon again charging electricity from their jagged blades.
"He can't take much more!" Sora said directed towards Tai, as she held on to a weaken Biyomon.
"Hang in there, MetalGreymon." Tai spoke low, gripping his Digivice.
"Angewomon! Hang on!" Kari shouted.
"K-K-Kari?" Angewomon moaned trying to fight the death sleep that came with WaruSeadramon's grip. "Kari!" Angewomon hands, which were trapped in the grip as well, started to glow pink. The sea dragon hissed loudly in pain as the energy started to melt away his armoring. Dropping the angel into the water, he hissed loudly again looking at the water. "Did I kill her?"
"HOWLING BLASTER!"
In a flash of fur, Garurumon exploded from waters firing blasts of cold-hot, blue fire from his mouth; nailing the WaruSeadramon in the eyes.
"The wolf?" He serpent hissed shutting eyes. "Thiss can't be!"
"Garurumon!" Matt said out in belief, trying to hold back a mixture of laughter and tears.
The giant wolf landed on the ground, arcing his back. "Who else wants some?"
Holding the unconscious Angewomon in his hands, Angemon slowly ascended from the water to the surface. Water cascading off his wings in a rainbow-sque effect, his mouth turned into a serious frown.
"Angemon!" T.K. yelled.
"Angewomon!" Kari laughed waving.
"They're both alive." T.K. laughed. "I don't believe it!"
After hovering to the two and laying Angewomon down on the ground, Angemon turned to his human partner. "You should never give up hope, T.K."
Azulongmon's power surged from T.K.'s white and green D-3 forming the symbol for the Crest of Hope for just a moment. Before exploding forming a stream of data that rocketed down into the spinning angelic champion.
"Angemon digivolve to..." Feathers flew from his six wings as he was encased in a sphere of light. Eight new wings were formed and spread as the energy started to fade away. His feet were encased in metal boots as golden ribbons, written with DigiCode up and down, wrapped around his body. Extending his newly armored right arm, a purple beam shield was formed over it. Holding left hand into the air a purple energy sword ignited from a holster resting on his wrist. As the Crest of Hope glowed on his forehead, a purple visor formed from a pass atop his head and stopped at above his mouth. Slashing his sword, he was now the angel of vengeance,
"MAGNAANGEMON!"
"...No...thiss can't be!" One of the WaruSeadramon turned his attack away from MetalGreymon to the glowing Angel.
"Save your breath for your final prayer, evil one. Now comes the hour of your damnation." MagnaAngemon took the skies to hover above them. "For I am the Angel of Vengeance and I enact cold justice!"
"Big talk for a dead angel." The second WaruSeadramon smiled. "DARKSTORM!" Letting loose an onslaught of black electric spheres, but MagnaAngemon did not move. As the blast neared, he batted it away into the ocean with his arm shield.
"Your crimes will be paid for." Rotating his sword around him in a circular motion MagnaAngemon called out, "GATE OF DESTINY!" And from the nonexistent circle there came golden doors. Golden doors then slid open and started to suck up the serpents like a vacuum. Having nothing to grip anything with, the three WaruSeadramon were just lifted from the water and sent into the gate, one by one.
"I wish you didn't do it that easy." MetalGreymon said to MagnaAngemon as he lowered down, with the Gate sealing and dissolving behind him. "You made me look like a rank amateur."
"My apologies." MagnaAngemon nodded to him.
Garurumon walked over to the two and frowned. "But where did they come from? And why did they attack us?"
"I do not know, but something tells me are to find out soon." MagnaAngemon scowled under his visor.
"Way to go you guys." Tai said as the human partners ran over. "But I think we better get out of here before the police finally get the nerve to come and investigate."
"Agreed." Matt nodded.
"Hold on," T.K. pulled out his beeping D-Terminal. Opening the lid, he pressed a few buttons until he got to the screen to check his e-mail. "It's a message from Davis." Pausing, he began to read it before saying key-points out loud. "Emergency meeting at Izzy's house to discuss the random Digimon attacks?"
"There were others?" Matt turned to T.K.
"Yeah, it says that every one of us in a group were attacked by a Digimon." T.K. closed the D-Terminal putting it back in his pocket.
"If we all were attacked I don't think it was random." Sora held Biyomon looking to the ground.
"You're right." Kari held Gatomon in her arms. "I can almost feel it...something's out there..." She turned her head and looked out to the ocean.
*** *** ***
Back with the castle in the Dark Ocean the demonic lord, Daemon, waved his hands closing a portal before him. Laughing to himself, a tall elongated figure bowed before him, raised his head.
"It seems they failed. You should've sent me."
"On the contrary, they did not fail at all. The DigiDestined are not Tamers, they rely heavily on their Digimon's higher evolution forms. That information is vital for the upcoming battle." Daemon raised a glass filled with a red substance.
The figure grunted and continued. "But we could have at less dealt them a blow by -- "
"Silence!" Daemon stood, spreading his wings to their full length. "I did not waste energies and resources to free you for such insolent talk!"
Wincing in fear the figure nodded. "Very well." He stood and turned, tapping his black-and-white mask. "I'll tell Dragomon of our progress."
Daemon remained standing until the figure left. Once gone, he sat back in his chair and took a sip from the red substance. "Soon Destined...soon."
To Be Continued...
Who is this mysterious figure? What does Daemon have planned for the DigiDestined? Find out on the next, Digimon: Digital Monsters!