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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 5, 2021 5:39:29 GMT
"...Solaire...?"
"Are you really going to start every episode with some kind of complaint?"
"...What? Episode? What are you talking about?"
"Oh, nevermind. What is it this time?"
"...I think we're lost."
"Nonsense!"
The twin Dracomon are making their way onwards from the desert, having crossed it once again while chasing a lead on some Digimentals that they got from a somewhat shady Angemon... But the two of them seem to have wound up not necessarily where they wanted to be. Solaire pulls out a rolled up old map from under his scarf and looks it over. "...No, no, we definitely shoulda gotten there by now." He looks up at the sun, then back where they came, and compared to the map.
"It's a giant fricken canyon! It'd be kinda hard to miss if we were in the right area!" Terrance points out, stamping his foot a bit (and causing a puff of sand to float up into the air). He then heaves a sigh and holds his hand out. "Gimme the map."
"I got this!"
"Give me the MAP!"
Solaire actually jumps a bit at seeing how forceful Terrance is being. He hands the map over to his brother, who immediately looks at it... seemingly tracing their path out. Terrance then nods.
"Okay, we aren't THAT far off. Should be just over... That way." The green-scarfed Dracomon then points towards the south and starts walking. Solaire follows behind him, and sure enough... The two of them suddenly look up and there they are, at the entrance to the Valley of Dragons. Terrance resists the urge to look like a smug piece of crap as he motions to Solaire. "And voila!"
"...Alright, alright. I'm sorry."
"Ah, don't be. It happens. ...So uh... What do we do now?" Terrance rubs the back of his head as he rolls up the map and plops it away in scarf-space. He looks along the canyon walls and deeper into the valley itself. Solaire, to his unending credit, shrugs and says, "Well, isn't that the point? We have to find the things to prove we're worthy of them!"
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 5, 2021 6:09:42 GMT
Kshin and his Gammamon companion Grace were wondering the desert seemingly confused on where they were going. Reaching into her bag Grace stared at the map they recieved from admittedly a rather shady fellow in the form of an Angemon. He also mentioned digimentals and that had the pair curious.
After watching Grace stare at the map for awhile longer before looking around, Kshin said "Hey Grace, have you been to the Valley of Dragons before?"
Grace shook her head before she said "Sadly no but I heard there are many dragon tribes there so it might be an interesting place to visit. Other than possibly seeing these digimentals for ourselves maybe we can make money entertaining some of the dragons there. You have been trying some new tricks right?"
"Yeah but my newest trick is kinda hard so I don't think it's ready for an audience yet." Kshin said leaning over Grace's shoulder before he then said "Hey, Grace, I think I found the problem. It seems you are holding the map upside down."
Focusing on the map Grace realized Kshin was right and giggled before she said "Oops. Silly me. I guess I'm not that good with maps. Maybe you should handle them from here on." She then handed Kshin the map and asked "How are you so good with this navigation stuff anyway?"
"My parents and Grandfather taught me since I started talking and since we spent a lot of time at sea it was fortunate I developed somewhat of a knack for it. I'm not planning to own my own boat though as I am happy with trying to be a magician." Kshin said as the pair moved on soon spotting the entrance to the Valley of Dragons.
Then Grace spotted two figures not far and pointed before she said "Hey, Kshin, look over there. It looks like a pair of Dracomon. Could they be from around here maybe?"
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 6, 2021 1:18:14 GMT
The Dracomon twins look at each other. "Feel like we're being watched?"
"Yeah, but not by predatory dragons at least."
The two then look around before seeing Kshin and Grace off in the distance. "Oh, well that'd do it." Solaire grins and waves to the two over there. "...Hey Terrance? What's that white Digimon?"
"I dunno, never seen one before." Terrance kinda just looks the two off in the distance over before nodding. "Seems to be okay though. Not getting any bad vibes or anything."
"Cool. New friends!" Solaire starts heading over to the two of them, and once he's close enough, he gives a dramatic bow. "Solaire the Knight presenting!" He declares with pride, grinning like a dork and his blue scarf flapping briefly as if in the non-existent wind. Terrance, with his green scarf lying flat, rolls his eyes while coming up behind his brother.
"Hi... Um... I'm Terrance, and sorry for my brother's dramatics." He rubs the back of his head. "...He's trying to figure out the best introduction for when he's actually achieved Knighthood."
"Spoilsport."
"Cloud-brain." The two brothers then laugh together.
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 6, 2021 1:41:52 GMT
Kshin and Grace watched as the Dracomon pair became aware of them. One was wearing a blue scarf while the other was wearing a green one and the one with the blue scarf was even waving at them. Grace being the peppy girl that she was returned the wave with an excited one of her own while she shouted "Hi there!" Then before Kshin could so much as say anything, Grace grabbed his arm tugging him toward the pair. Sure he could of freed himself by karate flipping Grace but he didn't want to do it as Grace was not intending any harm and was just being herself after all. He just wished sometimes she would be more cautious.
When the twins introduced themselves as Solaire and Terrance, Grace smiled before she said "Nice to meet you Solaire and Terrance." She looked at each sibling before looking at Solaire before she said "You're training to be a knight. That's so cool! Is Terrance training to be a knight too?"
Kshin decided to speak up at this moment as he said "Don't mind her. She's a bit energetic but harmless. I'm Kshin and the Gammamon with my is my friend, Grace. While not in training to be a knight I have a cool career planned. I'm a wandering magician but I'm not that experienced yet and only know a few tricks."
"Don't sell yourself short Kshin the tricks you know are pretty cool meaning someone with talent had to have taught you those." Grace said as Kshin nervously began scratching the back of his head not knowing yet how to reply.
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 6, 2021 1:52:16 GMT
"Well, not just any knight! I'm gonna become a Royal Knight!" Solaire declares, holding his fist up in the air with a wider, dorky grin. Terrance sighs for a moment before nodding.
"Yeah, I kinda have to so I can keep this airhead's ambitions in check. I can't have him go soaring too close to the sun. He'll get burned." Terrance says with a small sigh. He then shrugs.
Solaire, meanwhile, lowers his arm. "So, what brings you two out here? Seems pretty outta the way, if you ask me." He glances back at the valley entrance proper in consideration. Maybe there's a temple or something inside... Mean, Luna's digimentals were in a temple, sorta, and where else would they possibly go? Not that Solaire has any experience with these things at all aside from the run with Luna...
Terrance looks Grace over. Apparently a Gammamon... "...'ve never heard of a Gammamon. Well, hi there, I guess."
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 6, 2021 2:07:10 GMT
Hearing that Solaire wanted to be a Royal Knight certainly caught Kshin's attention as his head turned to face Solaire before he said "Sounds like becoming a Royal Knight would be hard. I heard that not just anyone can become one but with hard work I suppose it's possible."
Grace gently punched Kshin in the shoulder before she said "Come on, Kshin, don't be a buzzkill. If anything the Royal Knights could use more members to help defend the Digital World."
Then when asked what they were doing out here Kshin said "Well we heard rumors of digimentals out here and wanted to check things out mainly." He then pulled out the map he had Grace had showing it to Solaire and Terrance before he continued "See we even have a map that was given to us by some odd Angemon who mentioned the digimentals."
"I hate to admit we got a little lost out there in the desert at first but that was mainly because I am bad with maps and having it upside down the whole time didn't really help us either." Grace said before making an embarrassed sounding giggle.
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 6, 2021 10:50:52 GMT
"Oh hey, we're looking for the Digimentals too. How'd you manage to talk to the same guy?" Solaire grins before shrugging. "Eh, oh well. Did you get any further tips, or are you just as lost as we are?""Solaire!""What? You expect me to lie?""...Okay, fair." Terrance rubs the back of his head before shrugging as he pulls his own map back out. It almost looks like an exact duplicate to the one that Kshin and Grace are carrying, right down to the tears in the paper. He looks closer at the map before nodding. "...So, it kinda... kiiiinda? Looks like there's a building or something deeper in that we're looking for...?" The green brother narrows his eyes before nodding. "Yeah. Yeah, I think that's right. So, if you wanna join us, we'll see who the Digimentals pick as their chosen!" Terrance grins.
While Solaire is impressed at his willingness to be the one to extend the offer to these two strangers. Wow, the trip with Luna really did actually help him open up a little, didn't it? Then again, he also hasn't said anything about being worried about these two, and Terrance NEVER keeps his mouth shut when he's got a bad feeling. Solaire smiles. His brother is growing up.
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 6, 2021 21:33:49 GMT
"That is a good question, Solaire, maybe that guy was offering maps for some odd reason to kids. Sound more than a little shady to me though. Maybe we should be on the look out for potential trouble." Kshin said.
"Geez, Kshin, you're sounding paranoid. Besides if that guy tries something we have him outnumbered four to one and if these digimentals are meant for Solaire and Terrance then we'll have three armor champions to work with instead of one." Grace said being the ever optimistic ball of sunshine that she was which made Kshin smile. How was her optimism so contagious.
"As for any tips I'm afraid to say all he mentioned where the digimentals so I'm afraid we aren't much help in that regard."
Then Terrance brought the two maps together and it revealed the location of the digimentals they sought. It was just as suspicious as it was odd but when invited to join them Grace began to vibrate with excitement. "Oh I would love to see them. Maybe they will be as pretty as Kshin's digimental and I can get a picture of them." She said bouncing in excitement as she reached under her scarf pulling out her camera which was modified to handle photos in both the Digital World and the Human World. "Alright boys, let's go!"
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 9, 2021 4:31:19 GMT
Solaire grins and takes note, before spinning on his heel and leading the charge as it were! The charge of the Rookies! Terrance looks at the two maps and just... keeps them overlaid each other so he can keep Solaire pointed in the right direction. There was no stopping him now.
"I wonder what I'll become! Maybe a Flamedramon! Or or or a Deckerdramon! That'd be awesome!" Solaire says with excitement as they enter the valley proper, the stone causing his voice to echo a bit.
"...Maybe you'll become a Birdramon to match your bird brain." Terrance mumbles a bit, looking at Grace and Kshin. "...So uh... what do you guys do? Like... ...um..." The green twin blushes a bit. "...Sorry, I'm not good with words. I meant, where are you guys based?"
Solaire keeps an eye on the path ahead, and an eye on the canyon walls, looking for this entrance that supposedly exists, based on what the map had said.
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 9, 2021 4:50:30 GMT
"Ooh, Flamedramon and Deckerdramon would look so cool! Birdramon would be cool too for either of you since Birdramon have pretty feathers." Grace said as her little black wings fluttered with the force of her excitement while she continued "Maybe you'll get a form as cool as Kshin's armor champion. He can become Sorcerimon."
"Take it easy, Grace, if we find trouble you'll be too worn out to defend yourself if you don't pace yourself." Kshin said as he walked up to her placing a paw on the peppy white digimon's shoulder which seemed to calm her.
"You're right, Kshin. That and I want to try and get good photos and can't do that by zipping around like I have been." Grace said taking a deep breath as she looked around as if looking for an entrance point.
"We aren't really based anywhere. Like I said I'm a wandering magician and Grace is my friend and traveling companion. Most of my adopted family are wanderers by nature actually." Kshin explained as it seemed the twins missed such information in their excitement.
"Aww, this entrance is sure hard to find. Everything looks the same to me." Grace said before beginning to pout.
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 9, 2021 4:55:11 GMT
"Even nomads have a home base, if only to run to when things get too rough." Solaire points out. "...Like, we're technically in Terminus."
"Homeless in Terminus, you mean."
"Homeless, schmomeless. We get by!"
"Like when you pissed off the Devidramon?"
"He was gonna hurt someone!"
"And he almost hurt US!"
The two squabble for a moment more before Solaire suddenly screeches to a stop and points. "Over there!" And, sure enough, on the other side of the canyon was an entrance deeper in. It looks like it was carved as a doorframe or something in the middle of the rock. He looks down to see what separates the four from the other side... and it's mostly a chunk of river. Which is moving very very very fast.
"......Sooo, you said something about a Sorcerimon? Think you can freeze that water long enough for us to get across?" Solaire asks, looking over his shoulder at Kshin.
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 9, 2021 5:44:03 GMT
"I guess you have a point, Solaire. I don't know about Grace but the closest I have to a home base as it where would probably be my adopted Grandpa's village but it's really far from here even by Trailmon." Kshin said before the two brothers began bantering back and forth making him giggle a bit. Where all twins like this?
Then when Solaire announced his find both Kshin and Grace saw the entrance and the water was a problem indeed since Grace could fly she couldn't for long distances or at high altitude. Kshin didn't know if he could make it across with his stretchy tail either so perhaps armor digivolving was the best solution. "Digi Armor Energize!" he said before he began glowing. "Gumdramon armor digivolve to...Sorcerimon!"
He walked closer to the water and pointed his staff before he said "Here goes nothing. Icy Entrapment!" From his staff a freezing beam hit the fast moving water freezing it solid. Knowing it wouldn't last forever, Kshin said "Everyone get across before the ice wears off." Grace nodded and dashed across the ice slipping a bit but otherwise making it across just fine. Then Kshin crossed and stood near Grace waiting for the twins.
OOC: Kshin freezes the water with his Icy Entrapment. Icy Entrapment: Fires a freezing beam from his staff in an attempt to freeze an opponent in place for 1 post.(Cooldown of 2 posts.) Lasts 0/1 posts.
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 9, 2021 5:49:59 GMT
Solaire and Terrance both nod as they run for the ice, jump, aaand they both eat it on the ice... but at least their momentum is enough to slide them both safely across. After a moment, they both raise their thumbs up simultaneously to show they are okay before getting up onto their feet and dusting themselves off. "Woo... That was cold. Guess we still gotta work on our maneuvers, huh Terrance?"
"Yeah... At least we can throw each other across. Or... I can throw you, I guess." Terrance laughs before looking back at Grace and Kshin, awaiting them to cross before they proceeded.
...In the meantime, Solaire's head is full of fantasies over what kind of Digimon this Digimental will get him to evolve into. Something majestic, something fierce? He couldn't possibly imagine it turning him into something like a Sukamon or an otherwise... ugly Digimon. It just wouldn't suit his character! ...Of course, he doesn't even know what trait the Digimentals in question are meant to embody, so how could he possibly know what he might turn into?
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Post by ricochet8-Kshin on Oct 9, 2021 6:27:41 GMT
Solaire and Terrance had more trouble with the ice than Kshin and Grace as the twins lept at the ice and crashed face first as momentum took care of the rest. Kshin flinched at the sight but before he could even think of offering his staff to help the twin dragons the duo showed all was well when they pushed themselves to their feet and dusted themselves off. If they were hurt they sure didn't show it.
"Owie that looks like that hurt. Are you two sure you're okay?" Grace asked as she looked the pair up and down making sure they were alright.
Kshin approached Solaire as it looked like the Dracomon was lost in thought before he asked "Hey, Solaire, are you okay. You looked lost in thought. Is this about the digimentals we are looking for?"
Grace had a firm grip on her camera her wings softly fluttering as she walked a bit ahead of everyone else eager to see the digimentals still.
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Post by Solaire and Terrance on Oct 9, 2021 6:35:49 GMT
"Oh yeah, we're fine."
"Mhm. We've headbutted Digizoid walls before. A little ice is nothing!"
The two laugh, before Kshin's question cuts through Solaire. "Well uhh... Yeah. Just kinda dreamin' about what I'll become. I'm just so excited is all." He grins a bit before rubbing his face some and looking at the entrance to the cave.
The stone door frame, looking like something close to Stonehenge's arches in the Real World, are decorated in fancy graphics... Including two unfamiliar crests on each top corner. One that resembles a fancy shield, and one that resembles a magnifying glass of some kind with lightning splitting the round bit. Solaire and Terrance look up at the symbols with soft "ooooos" at the same time, before looking at Kshin.
"Have you seen those crests before?" Solaire asks before looking back up at the stone work.
Terrance, in the meantime, looks into the cave directly. "Baby Breath!" And he spits a fireball down the cave, illuminating it... and seeing nothing before the fireball sputters out.
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