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Post by Dante on Dec 1, 2016 7:07:57 GMT
Day in, day out. Wake up in the morning. Either to the bright morning sun, or the sound of people's hustle and bustle. What's even worse is when you wake up and there's a snowstorm right outside you window. For Dante, this is one of those days.
Dante gets out of bed and walks over to the window. He sticks his finger in the blinds and lift one up to peek out. There's 6 feet of snow outside, and more on the way. "Great..." Dante was no longer a child, enthralled by a snow day. Sledding, snowmen, building forts for snowball fights. No, snow only brought annoyance to the often irritated Dante. Snow meant he couldn't drive anywhere in his small car. Snow meant standing out in the cold to smoke a cigarette. Dante decides to prepare for a day all bundled up and warm inside. First things first, coffee.
Dante gets dressed, and puts on a leather jacket with fur insolation to stay warm. He puts on a warm beanie and goes downstairs to the kitchen. Sure enough, his sister Judith brewed a pot of coffee this morning, and there's still half a pot left. Dante pours a mug and goes into the living room. He sees Wormmon curled up in a ball, laying on the couch. Judith comes walking out of the bathroom, wearing a robe with a towel on her head. "Isn't Wormmon cute? He must have fallen asleep playing video games last night." "Hey Judith. What's with the robe?" "I just took a hot bath. To hell with this bad weather. I'll just stay inside and blast the heat."
"For once, I agree with you. Snow blows." Judith pours a cup of coffee, and they sit down on the couch and sip their coffee. Wormmon lets out a long yawn and opens his eyes. "Oh mon, I'm so tired..." "I told you to go to bed when I came downstairs for some cookies." "Ya I went to bed like 3 hours after that. After I had my own little snack." Dante gets up and opens the fridge. Most of the food is gone, and everything left is opened up. Almost empty ketchup, mustard, and bbq sauce bottles lay open and scattered all over. "Dang it, Wormmon! Now one of us has to go into town to pick up food. I'm gonna go smoke."
Dante zips up his jacket and goes out back to smoke. "Hmm, Dante only wears that jacket when it's super cold out. Wait a minute." Wormmon hops off the couch and crawls across the wall to look out the window. "Oh my goddess it's snowing! Woo hoo!" Wormmon shoots a silk thread at the ceiling and swings over to the stairway like freaking Spiderman. "Holy crap, Wormmon! That was awesome." Wormmon crawls up the railing and goes upstairs to put on some winter clothes.
Wormmon hops down the stairs wearing ear muffs and a leopard print scarf wrapped around his body. Wormmon jumps out into a big pile of snow, and sinks a few feet down. "Whaa! Help!" Wormmon struggles to climb back up. Dante just stands on the back patio, smoking a cigarette. "Don't get too excited, Wormmon. Once we pick up some food, we are not leaving the house until all this snow is gone." "Ooh, you're such a moron, Dante!"
Off in the distance, a woman with long black hair wearing a purple and black snow suit stands on top of a street light. (Thinking) "That's right, Dante. Stay inside and be all safe and warm. You don't know it yet, but you're about to go somewhere a lot colder than Japan." The woman laughs out loud. "Wa haha ha ha haa haaaa- Ahh!" Some one throws a snowball at the woman and knocks her off. She falls face first into some snow covered bushes. "Argh, you've gotta be kidding me!" She pokes her head up and looks around. "Who threw that?! Show yourself!" There's a snowman on the other side of the street with a wizard's hat instead of a top hat. "Ehee hee heehee!"
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Post by Dante on Dec 7, 2016 22:27:18 GMT
Dante finishes his cigarette and puts it out in the gravel. "Alright, Wormmon. Let's go back inside before we turn into icicles." "But I wanna play in the snow!" "You can play when we get back. First thing's first, food." Before Dante can convince Wormmon to come inside, the woman in the snowsuit shows up, standing on top of a fence post. "Boy, do I have some news for you, Dante." "Eh?" Dante looks over and sees the woman. "Cambramon! What's going on here?" "Relax, Dante. I'm not here to trick you, or turn unsuspecting children into little clown monsters. I just thought you would like to you about the wedding."
Wormmon's antennas stick straight up. "Wedding?" "Why would I care about some wedding?" Cambramon jumps down and walks over to Dante. She runs her cold fingers down Dante's arm. "Mmm, leather. So warm. Maybe you want to skip the wedding, and start our own little honeymoon." "Go for it, Dante!" Dante takes a step back and puts his hands up. "Hey now, no need to get frisky. What's that about a wedding?" "Everyone in the Digital World is talking about it. The Ice Prince Maestermon is getting married." "Ice Prince? Who cares?" "Well, you'll be interested to know that Maestermon is holding one of your friends captive for master Piedmon. This could be a good time to go save the day, like the good little boy you are."
"Forget it. I'm no hero, and I'm certainly not going to crash any wedding." Wormmon crawls over to Dante and tugs on his leg. "But Dante! You are supposed to rescue all the Tamers that were captured by Piedmon after the Data Core tournament." "Ya, ya. I'll get around to it." Cambramon makes a pouty face. "Fine. Stay here and act like a jerk. You're not a hero, and you're not even a villain. Continue to live in irrelevance." "Just, get out of here already." Cambramon turns to leave, but turns back. "Oh, by the way... Maestermon is marrying Sal. Ta-ta!" Cambramon jumps over to the fence and makes her exit. "Sal?"
Dante and Wormmon go back inside and walk over to the kitchen. "Sal's getting married..." "Who needs her? That's one Tamer that we are definitely not going to rescue. Right Dante?" Dante takes a moment to think. "Get ready, Wormmon. We are going to the Digital World." "What?! But you said we weren't going to the wedding." "I haven't talked to Sal in months. She's not the marriage type. What if something happened to her? What if she's being forced to marry against her will?"
Judith walks in to brew another pot of coffee. "What's going on, boys?" "Dante wants to crash Sal's wedding because he still has feelings for that crazy broad." "Dang, Dante. I knew you were getting desperate, but sinking that low..." "It has nothing to do with that! I don't have any romantic feelings for Sal." "Don't try to hide your feelings. I'm your sister. I know when you are crazy about a girl." "Shut up, fatty! Just because you can't hook a halfway decent man doesn't mean you can judge me." Judith gives Dante the stink eye. "Fine. Lie to your sister, and keep lying to yourself. You know you still have feelings for Sal." "Argh, I don't care what you think! Wormmon, we are going." "I thought you were only leaving to pick up food." "I will be too busy. You can go on a food run if you want." "Why don't you come to the wedding with us? You can be a bride's laid." "You mean bride's maid."
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Post by Dante on Dec 10, 2016 6:45:36 GMT
In Dante's mind, it wasn't a choice. He wasn't going to let Sal get married before he had a chance to talk to her. Dante gets ready to endure the snowstorm outside to get to the Digital World. He bundles up and packs a bag, taking what little food they have left. Judith is standing in the hall, playing around on her phone. "What am I supposed to eat?" "Either come with us to the wedding, or go out on your own and pick up food." "I'm not going back to the Digital World. Let alone going all the way up into the mountains for Sal's wedding. She didn't even invite us."
Wormmon crawls over and tugs on Judith's leg. "Aww, come on, Judith. It's no fun without you. Who is going to yell at Dante when he's acting stupid?" "Just forget about it. Lucky skank is marrying a prince." Dante zips up his jacket and puts a pair of goggles on. "Ah, so you are jealous. Don't you want to see a royal wedding? It'll be fun." Judith rolls her eyes and shrugs. "Alright... I'll go. But only because I want to watch you destroy her special day." "Haha! You know what that means, Dante?" "What?" "The juice, is, loose."
And so the two Palladino siblings and the Worm King embark on their expedition through the snowstorm on foot. They have to reach the station and catch the Trailmon. All bundled up to try and stay warm despite winter's icy touch. Dante and Judith tread along in the snow, and Wormmon is riding in Dante's bag. "Brrr... How much longer, you guys? Why can't I just digivolve and fly us there?" "Do you want to risk being seen? I'd rather not give the media any more to talk about." "Just hush up and wait patiently." "Hmm, patience is not one of my abilities." "Just think of all the food that will be there. I bet there will be tables full of exotic fruit, a giant cake, tons of dessert, maybe even some pasta..." "Ooh, sounds delicious! Oh boy oh boy." "How much further to the station?" "About another mile or so." "This better be worth it."
The trio of chilly wedding crashers finally reaches the station. They get on the Trailmon and head off to the Digital World. Dante and Judith are sitting down near the middle of the car, and Wormmon is hanging down from the ceiling with a silk thread. "Hey Dante, can we have some of that food now?" "Didn't you eat enough already?" "Come on, I'm starvin'." "Fine, help yourself." Wormmon lowers down and goes through the bag of food. "Hmm, cookies, or leftover sushi?"
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Post by Dante on Dec 17, 2016 8:24:37 GMT
Wormmon starts pulling food out of the bag. He grabs some chips and chows down. "Do you have to always eat like a pig?" Judith just rolls her eyes at Wormmon, begrudgingly tagging along when she doesn't want to go. An Agumon wearing a blue jacket and matching hat enters the train car. He sees Wormmon eating a bag of chips. "What's going on here?! You are making a mess on the Trailmon!" "Oh great, this guy." Agumon approaches Wormmon and notices Dante. "Wait a minute. I remember you two! You're the no good ruffians that attacked those passengers from before."
Dante stands face to face with Agumon and looks down on him. "I'm not in the mood to put up with you." Agumon stares up at Dante. "You don't intimidate me, pretty boy! I'll report you for unlawful conduct." "Unwaffles construct?" Judith is fed up, and shoves Dante out of the way, getting in Agumon's face. "Well I'm in the mood to kick your lizard butt!" Judith takes her thumb and sticks it in Agumon's eye. "ARGH! You're outta here, missy!" Agumon headbutts Judith in the chest, knocking her into the seat. The two wrestle around on the Trailmon, and the two make their way over to the exit.
Agumon charges with another headbutt, but Judith dodges out of the way. Agumon bounces off the door, breaking it open. Agumon gets up and scratches his head. "Looks like your stop is next." Judith grabs one of the railings above and swings into Agumon, dropkicking him out of the Trailmon. Agumon tumbles to the ground, landing before the Trailmon had reached the digital world. "Holy crap, Judith! That was awesome!" "Where did you learn to fight like that?" "I've been training with our cousin." The Trailmon reaches the digital world. The trio exits and continues on towards Maestermon's icy domain.
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Post by Dante on Jan 16, 2017 10:28:49 GMT
The trio reaches the path leading up to Maestermon's castle. Several Digimon and Humans alike have made their way here to attend the wedding. Wormmon is getting impatient. "How much longer to this stupid wedding?" "We are meeting Leomon at the start of the path. Then we will make our way up the mountain with other guests." The gang waits around for a while, until a large figure wearing a hooded cloak comes walking around the bend. The Digimon gets closer, revealing a large iron claw. "Hey, there's Leomon!" The cloaked figure approaches the group, and shakes off some snow.
"It's nice to see you guys again. I didn't think it was going to be this cold." "How have you been, Leomon? Is your new shop doing well?" "Sadly no. Business has been down lately. There's just too many big retail brands to compete with." "That's too bad. Last time we talked, you were doing great." "Ya, well, it is what it is, isn't it? I'm just excited for this wedding." "What's so special about this ice master guy, anyway?" Leomon chuckles. "I don't blame you for not understanding. In the Digital World, Lord Maestermon is a very big deal. He conquered countless territories, expanding his domain throughout the mountain and the valley below."
"Well I'm the Worm King, and I demand to be represented as such, on behalf of wormkind." "Since when do you conquer territories?" "Silence! I am the Worm King, the one and only greatest king! No lord, master, emperor, pharaoh, shogun, or goddess outclasses me." "Just for the wedding, would you behave yourself?" "Maestermon commands one of the strongest armies the Digital World has ever seen. He uses his mastery over ice to turn the tide in battle and expand his domain. And now he's finally getting married."
"But look who he is marrying! Sal, a human!" "Ah, Maestermon is not native to the Digital World. Like humans and Digimon alike, his body is composed of data in our world. But he is no more a Digimon than Dante or Judith." "Whatever the case may be, I have to talk to Sal before she goes through with this." "Dante's so jealous." "I never liked Sal! She was obsessed with me, and very abusive. We have a connection that isn't about romance. I just have to see her." "Be that as it may, you can't try and stop here. Look, we are about to go now. It won't be easy to get a chance to speak with her, but I will do what I can to help." "Ya, a helping claw."
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Post by Dante on Jan 18, 2017 10:59:32 GMT
With Leomon by their side, the gang heads up the path to the castle with the other guests. They reach the large iron doors of the castle, across from a bridge made of ice. Once inside, the guests are escorted into the ballroom. "Wow. Maestermon really went all out. Look at all the decorations." "The ice sculptures are beautiful. I just wish it didn't have to be so cold." The guests talk and gossip amongst themselves, in anticipation of Maestermon's arrival.
On one side of the ballroom is an elegant balcony made of ice. A Gabumon wearing a light blue tuxedo jacket and matching hat approaches the podium. "Your attention please! Introducing our glorious king, Maestermon!" An orchestra plays as ice crystals on the balcony begin to light up. A cloud of fog emerges from the doorway. Maestermon walks out slowly, and the crowd rejoices. Maestermon is wearing elaborate white and light blue robes with a white crowd. He is about eight feet tall, with a slender build. His face is as pale and cold as the artic. He has long white hair, and light blue markings on his cheeks and forehead.
Maestermon approaches the podium. "Friends, colleagues, honored guests, it is truly my honor to be your humble ruler. My many years of conquest has brought me many joys, but one thing has always been missing. That is why I'm happy to say that today I will marry the most wonderful, passionate woman there ever was."
"Holy hell, Dante! Are you sure he's marrying Sal?" "Maybe Cambramon lied." "Grr, I wouldn't put it past that backstabber to do something like this." "But I thought Leomon already knew it was Sal." "Well, actually, a lot of rumors have been going around. I also heard she might be a water nymph, or a Goddess." "Bah! What if it is a Goddess?" "Let's wait until we see the bride before we start panicking."
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Post by Dante on Jan 21, 2017 16:34:52 GMT
The crowd is amped up. Everyone is eagerly waiting to see the bride. Dante tenses his eyebrows and feels his heart beating faster, and faster. Was it really Sal of all people? Large dark blue curtains on the balcony open up to reveal a beautiful young woman in an elaborate wedding dress. She is looking down with her eyes closed, then looks up to see all the people that came to her wedding. "Dante! It's Sal!" Dante just stares in amazement. "Uh, Dante? You okay?" "I think his brain broke."
The bride-to-be takes a few steps down and stands next to the much taller Maestermon. Sal's blonde hair has gotten longer since Dante saw her last. Her hair is done up into a bun with braids and a tiara. "Bitch got an amazing wedding dress. What the hell?" "If we ever get married, Judith, I'll make sure you have a dress that pretty." "Eh? Marriage?! No, I'm totally not jealous. Really." Maestermon waves to the crowd, while Sal just stands there with her shoulders hunched forward and her hands held together, looking down.
Maestermon reaches down and puts his hand around Sal's waist. "There's no reason to be shy. This is our special day." Sal tries to smile, but it just looks like a forced awkward smile. Dante's astonishment turns to wrath. "Look at that. She's not happy about this at all! I've gotta talk to her." "No, Dante. You should wait until right before they kiss, and then come running up, screaming her name and banging on the glass." "Do you even remember what movie that's from?" "Which one? There's like six."
Dante can't believe it. When he first met Sal, she was this psychotic, violent, crazy girl obsessed with Dante. To see her so vulnerable, nothing felt right about this. Sal manages to give a slight wave. "I look forward to our years together, my love." Gabumon steps forward. "Everyone, the ceremony begins in precisely three quarters of an hour. Make sure to-" Maestermon cuts Gabumon off. "Be silent! I am addressing my people." Maestermon goes on and on about how he is a great king, and how Sal is going to be an amazing Queen. Wormmon starts getting bored. "Man, this guy doesn't know when to shut up." "...and I will lead us into a new era, with the gorgeous Sal as my Queen."
The crowd roars with applause. Maestermon leans down and kisses Sal on the hand, then exits the balcony. A Digimon walks out and escorts Sal back through the curtains. Leomon recognizes the Digimon. "No... I can't believe..." "What is it, Leomon?" "That Digimon, I know them." The Digimon is about 7 feet tall, covered in grey and light blue armor, wearing an orange cape. The armor looks like it's been through many battles. By the looks of it, it's amazing that whoever was wearing that armor even made it out alive.
Leomon snarls and clenches his paw. He raises up his iron claw and looks at the light reflecting off from the ice sculptures. "That Digimon accompanying Sal, is Icagimon. We use to be partners, years ago." "Is that good or bad?" "Let's just say I'm not happy to see him again. I thought he was dead." Judith feels sorry for Leomon. She can tell he's troubled seeing Icagimon again. "Great. Maestermon is using Icagimon to watch over Sal. You might get your chance to talk to him again." "Oh, I'm going to do more than just talk to Icagimon. He's going to have to explain himself."
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Post by Dante on Jan 27, 2017 8:23:39 GMT
Dante, Wormmon, Judith, and Leomon come up with a plan. They talk amongst themselves over in the corner behind an ice sculpture of a lion. "Okay, Wormmon, you distract Icagimon, and get him to chase you. I'll sneak inside and talk to Sal. Leomon, you wait for Wormmon to lead Icagimon away, and confront him." "What do I do?" "You stand around and look pretty. We need somebody in the crowd in case we get caught." "Alright. But I get to come up with the next crazy plan."
Everyone gets in place. Dante walks towards Sal's dressing room. He sees Icagimon standing next to the door, and hides behind a corner. Judith stays in the crowd, waiting for the ceremony to begin. Wormmon activates their holo suit, and takes the form of a young woman with long green hair, wearing a schoolgirl uniform. Wormmon approaches Icagimon. "Hey, buster! Whatcha doing? Besides standing there like a dummy!" Icagimon groans and rolls his eyes.
Wormmon taps him hard on the shoulder twice. "Hey, dumby?! Can you hear me in there? Hello?!" Icagimon looks down at Wormmon and swats her hand away. "Be gone, fool! I am assigned to guard the bride." "Oh really? Because you look more like a statue standing there. With a big, dumb, cookie jar for a head! Ah ha haaa!" Icagimon tightens his fists and motions towards his sword hanging from his waist. "Oh is that supposed to scare me? Yoink!" Wormmon grabs Icagimon's sword and runs off. "Argh, come back here!"
Icagimon chases Wormmon through the castle. When the coast is clear, Dante makes his move and enters the dressing room. Icagimon follows Wormmon around a corner and down a hallway. Leomon sticks his foot out, and trips Icagimon, sending him falling face first. Icagimon gets up and straightens out his helmet. "What's going on here?" He looks around and sees Wormmon with his sword standing next to Leomon. "Aha, aha ha ha haaa! Look what the cat coughed up. Himself." "It's nice to see you too, Icagimon. I never imagined that I would." "Maybe I'm not so easy to dispose of, Leomon. Always overestimating your meager combat abilities." Wormmon scratches his head. "Wait, it sounds like I'm missing something here."
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Post by Dante on Jan 31, 2017 7:07:54 GMT
What started out as attending Maestermon's wedding had escalated into a mission. Dante is determined to rescue Sal, and his friends are more than willing to do the same. *A young man with glasses and long black hair wearing a white suit enters the room.* Oh Shirou, what are you doing here? "I'm here to break the 4th wall. Who are you?" Me? I'm the narrator. "Ah, alright. I don't think I've seen you before. You've done a great job at narrating, but I think we should change the narrative. I want to know what their perspectives are." Well, I suppose we could let your friends take turns narrating from a first person perspective. "Good. Now that the characters are splitting up, let's see how everything leads up to the big surprise." How do you know about that? "I rewrote the script."
Leomon's Story
After all this time, Icagimon wasn't dead after all. I never would have thought he survived our last encounter. I took up an offensive stance, and growled at Icagimon. "It's time to do what I should have taken care of last time." "Ah haha haa! If you couldn't defeat me then, what makes you think you can now?" Wormmon jumps up and down, waving Icagimon's sword around in the air. I charged at him and tried to land a right hook, but he anticipated my attack and jumped back. "Now now, primitive beast. You claim to be a warrior when you know nothing of true battle. You are a slave to your most basic instincts." "You're head games won't get to me. Quit stalling and fight me!"
I tightened my fist and tried to land another hit, but he side stepped out of the way. I followed up with a low kick he dodged, but he wasn't expecting me to land a back elbow to his chest. He backs up and bends over a bit. "That didn't hurt. My armor is too strong for your pathetic strikes. I noticed you are not using your iron claw. Is that because you won't use it against an unarmed opponent?" "No. I'm just not a psychopath anymore. I would never use something so powerful on a weak opponent."
It has been almost a year since that day. Wizardmon manipulated me into handing him the Data Core. That was the day I attacked Dante. Then Wizardmon lied to our master and got me exiled. After meeting up with Judith and Dante in the desert, we ended up becoming allies, and even friends. I still feel terrible for what I did that day. But as the months went on, I began to change. Once I faced my past and defeated Duskmon, it was like a huge burden was lifted off my back. I made him pay for slaughtering my family all those years ago. But now, I must face another Digimon from my past. A bully, a rival, a partner. Icagimon is bringing back this uncontrollable rage, and this time, I don't think I will be able to turn away from my hatred again.
Icagimon adjusts his gauntlets. "Why don't you let me fight with my sword? Either that, or kill me now and spare me a dishonorable death." Wormmon points the sword at Icagimon, then slices the air. "There's no way I'm going to give you this sword back! I could probably sell this on the internet and buy some new clothes." "If you rely on only one weapon, then you are weak, and don't deserve anything." Icagimon attacks me with a series of strikes. He's very quick. I am able to block most of them with my claw and forearm, but he does land a few hits, and they sting pretty bad.
"He's too fast for you, Leomon! You need to change up your game plan." "You are right. Although I'm not used to getting advice from a bimbo with green hair." "Ha, pathetic! You certainly keep quite the peculiar company, Leomon. To go from working along side the best, to have fallen so far. It must tear you up inside knowing that you're nothing more than a pathetic fur carpet wrapped around the shell of a broken soul!" "You must've had a lot of time to think up some insults. I would have expected better coming from you."
Icagimon charges in with another strike, but I counter with a big kick to the gut. He steps backwards and exposes his chest. I see my opening. I tighten my left arm, step forward, and stab my iron claw right through his chest. "AArARrAAOoaoAoOOoohh! Damn it to hell... A-*cough cough cough*." Icagimon's body goes limp. I place my foot on his chest and pull my claw out. His body falls to the ground. "I guess that's it then. Some armor... Strange, I was expecting more of a challenge from him." "Maybe that wasn't really Icagimon. Another Digimon could have found his armor." "No, that was definitely him." "Well then, what next, Leomon?"
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Post by Dante on Feb 2, 2017 7:24:28 GMT
Was the fight really over that quickly? Icagimon was once a feared and powerful fighter. I nudge him with my foot a few times to see if he's really dead. Wormmon walks over and pokes him with the sword. All of a sudden, Wormmon and I are knocked back by a sudden ice blast. I stumbled back and went down to one knee. Wormmon drops the sword and flies back into the wall. Icagimon sits up and grabs his sword. "Ah ha ha haha ha haaa! Did you really think it would be that easy?"
"Enough of your tricks! You won't fool me again." I charged towards my old partner and swung my claw at him, but he parried with his sword, and sliced me in the side of my chest. I put my paw over the wound to try and slow down the blood gushing out, but Icagimon hits me in the face with the hilt of his sword. Wormmon struggles to get up. "Oh no, Leomon! You're hurt bad." Several of Maestermon's royal guards show up, ready to attack with their razor sharp polearms. "Run, Wormmon! Go find Judith. I can handle this." Wormmon looks concerned, but nods their head and starts running down the hall. The guards chase after the green haired wonder.
"Guards! After that girl! I will take care of this old cat." "Even with your sword, you won't escape your fate." We spar back and forth, his sword against my iron claw. I manage to land a quick strike to his arm, but he counters with another ice blast. It sends a shiver down my spine, and I can feel my fur starting to freeze. I manage to block a few more strikes from Icagimon's sword. He goes for a quick forward stab, but I side step him and land a big kick, knocking him back. As he tries to recover, I pull out my knife and throw it right at his shoulder. His already heavily damaged armor is getting more and more torn apart.
Icagimon staggers for a bit, standing there with his arms hanging down. I see my opening, and uppercut him with my iron claw. My strike sends him flying back, and knocks his helmet off. Icagimon falls to the ground once again. "And this time, stay down." There was no coming back from that. Two fatal attacks to the chest. Yet somehow, Icagimon manages to rise again. He slowly gets up and pulls my knife out of his shoulder. With his helmet knocked off, I can see his face clearly. Most of his skin has been burnt off, and the rest looks like he's been decomposing. "Don't you see, Leomon? I cannot be slain."
"This is outrageous! What kind of trick is this?" "Oh, it's no trick. You see, after our last encounter when you left me for dead, I was seconds away from death. Fortunately, Duskmon came to me. He offered to give me enough energy to stay alive, if I offered him my data. Naturally I agreed. He absorbed my data, and I became part of him. When you killed Duskmon, my data was released, and my body was restored with all of his energy. So by killing Duskmon to avenge your family, you unleashed a far greater evil without even realizing it! Wha haa ha ha ha!"
"You are a monster! Damn it. Duskmon you've screwed me again!" I can't believe it. Duskmon knew the entire fight. He wanted me to kill him. It was all part of his plan. So another could go on inflicting pain and suffering upon the Digital World. In a blind rage, I leap towards Icagimon and try to slash right through him with my iron claw, but he dodges to the side. He places his hand on my claw and blasts it with a freezing ice blast. Before I know it, my claw is frozen solid. Icagimon knocks me back with an elbow. He takes his sword and strikes my claw, shattering it to pieces.
"Argh, what did you do?!" "Muhu ha ha haha! Just as Duskmon chopped off your arm, I have obliterated your iron claw." I drop to the ground, grabbing my wounded arm. My whole body is starting to freeze. More guards arrive, and I am in no condition to continue fighting. "Guards, help me escort Leomon to the dungeon. Ha, ha, ha, ha!" That bastard. After all Icagimon did to me, and now he comes back and destroys my claw. Some how, or some way, I will make him pay. And he's not going to be coming back from that.
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Post by Dante on Jun 11, 2017 5:13:48 GMT
Shirou and the narrator are asleep in the recording studio. An alarm goes off and Shirou wakes up. "Ha wah, what's going on? Ah yes, the story. Let's get back to what Leomon was recalling."
Maestermon's guards dragged me down to the dungeon and locked me in a cell. Blood is still dripping down from my wounds. If I had any energy left, I'd be taking shots at the guards. But right now I need to conserve what energy I have left. Not long after I was thrown in the dungeon, the guards bring Judith down and lock her up too. "Leomon?! What happened to you?" "I'll be fine... How did they capture you?" "Wormmon in all of his infinite wisdom lead the guards right to me. Here, let me tend to you wounds."
Judith takes off her outer shirt and starts soaking up the blood from my chest. All of a sudden we both hear a squawk. We look over and see a small bird cage on the other side of the dungeon. "Who's there? What are you doing down here?" I take a closer look, and inside the cage is a Biyomon that has been blindfolded and chained down. "Biyomon! I am Leomon, and this is Judith." "Hey, Sal's partner was a Biyomon. Then you must be..." "That's right. I, was, Sal's partner, but Maestermon was afraid of my powers, and locked me down here!" "Maestermon, afraid?" "He said he didn't need some firebird melting his precious layer."
If it wasn't clear before that Maestermon needed to be stopped, it certainly was now. Seeing Biyomon bound in such a small cage, it's so unethical. "Grr, what great ruler would subject you to this?! Maestermon..." "Calm down, Leomon. You're in no condition to get worked up." "Please, you must break out of here and rescue Sal!" "Don't you want us to save you?" "You can't. The bars in this dungeon are frozen solid. The only way for you to get out of here is if you smash through the back wall. There's an irrigation channel that will lead you out of here. But be careful, there's dangerous Digimon lurking in the water."
I look over at the wall. "No problem. I'll bust through it." "But, you're still wounded. If you put any more strain on your body..." "We don't have a choice." I stand up, and with almost all my remaining strength, blast through the wall with a Fist of the Beast King. It creates a hole large enough for us to climb through. I struggle to stay on my feet. The only thing keeping me going at this point is my desire to protect my friends and stop Maestermon. "If I was at full power, this whole wall would be gone." "Be careful, you two! Come back for me." "Don't worry, we will find a way to free you."
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Post by Dante on Jun 11, 2017 6:08:28 GMT
Judith and I climb through the hole and jump down into the water. "Wow, the water isn't freezing cold like the rest of this place." "These channels must run through the lower part of the ice fortress. I guess we just start swimming until we find an exit." We make our way down the channel, but the ceiling gets lower and lower until we barely have enough room to breathe. "I don't like this! It's dark, and hard to breathe. How are you holding up?" "I can manage a while longer. I keep thinking I've reached my limit."
Eventually the ceiling gets too low. "Looks like we've going to have to go under for a while. I hope there's another opening soon." We submerge and continue to swim down the channel. Suddenly two large fish Digimon appear in front of us. Garanamon. They look like giant piranhas, and their mouths are almost as big as their bodies. I grab Judith with my good arm and head down another path. Fortunately we reach a spot where we can breath, but the Garanamon track us down.
One of them charges right at us. I dodge to the right and strike its side. The other Garanamon dashes towards us with its mouth closed and rams into me. I try to grab the Garanamon, but it's difficult without the use of my other arm. The other Garanamon swims up behind me. Judith takes my knife out and stabs it in the forehead. It quickly turns tail and swims away. I hit the remaining Garanamon with a Fist of the Beast King, taking it down. However, after my attack my body gives out on me. I start drifting down into the water.
Judith grabs ahold of me by the mane and starts trying to tug me back up to the surface. She isn't strong enough to support my weight, but pulling on my mane is enough to get my body going again. We swim further down until we reach a huge drop. The current starts to pick up. "Uh, Leomon, is that what I think it is?!" At this point I am too groggy to respond. I struggle to keep my eyes open. Every blink, I see glimpses of the ledge getting closer and closer. We tumble over the top and drop down.
To our surprise, we only fall about 30 feet down, landing in a pool of water inside what appears to be some kind of underground spring. I can feel Judith tugging me through the water, and I slowly paddle in her direction. We get out of the water and lay down on the stone floor. My body is aching all over. Judith takes a few deep breathes. "We made it, Leomon! We're out of the channels!" "Ha, ah... aaah. Ju-dith..." Everything goes dark as I close my eyes and pass out.
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Post by Dante on Jun 12, 2017 22:40:02 GMT
Moments later, I regain consciousness. My body is badly damaged, but the pain is slowly decreasing. I look over and see Judith, delighted to see me awake. "Thank the Goddesses you're okay. I can't believe the punishment you've gone through today." I slowly sit up and take a few deep breaths. "I'm as surprised as you are. How long was I out?" "Quite a while, about 10 to 15 minutes." "It's strange. My body hurts, but it doesn't feel as severe as before." "I think this place is like some kind of healing chamber. The steam in here seems to be healing your wounds."
"In that case, it's fortunate we found this chamber. Now we need to regroup with Wormmon and get back to the wedding." "You're not going anywhere for a while. Just relax until you've fully recovered." "You're right. Now I just need to do something about this frizzy mane." I lean back against the wall and wait to recover. "This place is pretty neat. It's like an underground sauna. Maestermon must come down here to relax." "I just hope that pool isn't his bath." Judith and I talk while we wait. Judith goes on and on about how Dante is a slob, and Wormmon is obnoxious.
"Dante is such a loser. All he does when he's home is play video games and smoke. And then he gets on me for enjoying reality TV shows. He thinks his opinion is 100% fact and everyone should think the same way he does. Dante and Wormmon make a good pairing because they are both self absorbed." "Aren't you being a little hard on your brother? Dante's an alright guy." "You don't know what it's like to live with him. He's always so mean towards me. He doesn't believe in my music career, and is always making those snide little comments."
"I didn't know things between you were so tense." "It's up and down. We definitely have a bond. But then he gives me crap for who I choose to date." "I know Dante rags on you, but have you ever considered if he is right? How's your career going right now? Are you showing signs of progress, and can you reach the next level? Are the guys you go out with quality people, or just jerks with egos?" "Well, I haven't been booked for a performance in a while, but I'm working on getting an album out there. And there's nothing wrong with the men I date. Well, it's not like I'm going to find the perfect man, but Kano is pretty close."
"Ha, hardly. He's in love with himself. He does not stay loyal to one mate. You can go out with him if you choose to, but don't be upset when he breaks your heart." "You're definitely on to something. I guess I needed some advice. Not the kind Dante gives where it's all jokes and insults. Hey, you're a pretty good psychiatrist." "When you've brooded for as long as I have, you learn to understand the mind better. Thoughts, feelings, emotions. What it means to be alive. My whole life was nothing but killing and destruction after Duskmon destroyed my home. I had plenty of time to think about this."
"That's right. You've always carried a heavy burden with you. But have you ever thought about just letting it go?" "What do you mean?" "Like, you're stressing out about something, or it's just eating away at you, and you just decide to drop it? I mean, for you it would be hard to do. But do you really want to carry your past with you?" "Hmm, you are making sense. I've already come so far since I met you and Dante. I guess we both learned a little something." "Haha. It's funny, I feel more comfortable talking to you than, anyone really."
I am glad Judith and I had this chance to talk. She could talk to me about anything, and I felt the same way about her. Seeing Icagimon again had brought back my past. I couldn't run away from it, I would have to face it head on. But after dealing with Icagimon, I will finally be free. The steam continues to heal my body. Finally I feel able to continue on. We exit the room and try to find the way back to the wedding. It's tough to keep a low profile, being a big injured cat fresh out of a sauna, but we eventually make our way back. The wedding is about to start. We quickly find some empty seats in the back and try to blend in.
Maestermon is waiting at the alter. Sal is standing next to the last row about to walk down. Beautiful white dress, white roses, blonde hair. It was right then that I knew- *The narrator wakes up* Huh, wha? What's going on? Shirou takes a sip of wine. "We're right about to see Sal walk down to the alter." Oh, okay. "But wait, we still have to check up with the other characters. What were they doing while Leomon and Judith were swimming through the channels?" Oh, alright. Well which character is going to narrate now? "Let's hear what Wormmon has been up to..."
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Post by Dante on Jul 12, 2017 6:28:28 GMT
Wormmon's Story
Okay, so it's like this. Dante totally has this crush on this stupid mean girl Sal, so we went to crash this wedding in the digital world. But then there's this creepy ice samurai guy, and he cuts off Leomon's iron claw. Poor kitty. And so I'm running around in my super sexy holosuit, and I run over to Judith and she's like "Why did you lead the guards right to me?! I'm a stupid bitch who always complains blah blah blah blah I've got a big butt."
*Shirou smacks Wormmon on the head.* "Tell the story right!" Fine...
So the guards start chasing Judith and I. We run through the ice fortress trying to get away. I jumped over a table with a totally sweet ninja move, but the guards catch up to Judith and grab her. Guess she's not super leet like the Worm King. We can't all be so lucky. So I manage to get away. I deactivate my holosuit, shoot a silk thread up to the rafters and crawl up. I'm sitting up there sad because Judith was yelling at me. Everything seems to be going wrong. Dante's too obsessed with this Sal broad for his own good.
I'm up there in the rafters, starting to cry a bit. But in a manly way. Like a warrior king, ya. But then, who else but that crazy lady with the magic powers Cambramon appears on a nearby ledge. At least she makes for some nice eye candy, the way she shows off her legs in that cabernet spandex. Also she has a totally awesome top hat. "Trouble in paradise, Worm King?" "Shut up and leave me alone! I'm sadface right now." "Oh? Fine then, I'll let you sulk. I guess you don't want my help after all." "Wait, you're going to help me?"
Cambramon smiles. Even while looking so evil and sinister, she is really hot. "Sal and her Digimon partner were sent to Maestermon to remain prisoners, not so he could marry her!" "Haha, someone's peanut butter and jealous." "Far from it. Anyways, it's my assignment to help you guys break up this wedding. And I know just how you can. You see..." And then Cambramon starts talking about all this boring plot stuff. Blah blah, magic stone that enhances Maestermon's ice powers... more exposition, ooh I can see her bra sticking out.
*Shirou wacks Wormmon with his headphones.* "You are an unreliable narrator. I am relinquishing you of your narrating powers." No please, Shirou! I promise I'll be good this time. I'll talk about the boring plot stuff. "Fine, but stay on track. All this breaking the fourth wall is getting very confusing."
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Post by Dante on Aug 3, 2017 5:09:26 GMT
"Right, as I was saying..."
Cambramon is telling me about some kind of shiny rock or something. "It's called the Heart of Ice. With it, Maestermon has enhanced his ice powers to overwhelming levels. He's expanded his cold empire far across the mountains and into the lands below. But without the Heart of Ice, his power will weaken vastly." "Okay, so how do I find this ball of rice?" "Go down into the lower chambers of the castle. If you can withstand the cold, snatch the heart and meet up with the others." "Got it. Thanks, Cambramon! Why are you being so nice?" "I'm always nice, silly! It's Dante that's always acting like a big, stupid idiot! Ohh, why doesn't he love me, Wormmon?!" Cambramon picks me up and gives me a big hug, squeezing so hard I can't breathe. Finally I manage to squirm out of her arms. "Ahh! Okay, not that tight!"
Cambramon takes off her top hat and puts me inside. Next thing I know I'm surrounded by darkness. Then, I reappear somewhere else in the ice palace down below. I look around and don't see Cambramon, but I remember hearing her voice one more time. "Be careful, brave King Wormmon. And look after your friends." Now all pumped up to be a hero, it was time for the Worm King to save the day! But wait, I can't digivolve without Dante around. The one thing he's useful for, ah haa ha!
And so I venture on towards the Heart of Ice. I look down and see a vast network of icicle bridges. It's gotta be somewhere down there. Using silk thread I attach one end to the floor and start lowering down. I can feel a chilling mist, as it gets colder, and colder. "Burhurhur so coooold! Screw anybody who uses ice powers, that's what I say." I reach one of the lower platforms. Suddenly the cavern starts shaking. Icicles start breaking off and falling. I look around but there's nothing to crawl under. Thinking fast I hopped over the edge, falling further down. Below I can see some clusters of sharp spiky ice. I shoot down a sticky net and make a web to land on. "Ya! That's how I roll! Wait..." I look up and see the icicles falling.
Soon I'm buried beneath all this stupid ice. Luckily there's enough room to crawl out. That's when I saw it. The Heart of Ice is sitting in the middle of a giant room filled with icicles. There's not a clear path to the case, but I shoot some silk thread to one of the icicles and swing over, jungle worm style. I land next to this chunk of ice with the heart inside. "How am I going to get this thing out of there?" I start jabbing the ice with a small icicle, but no luck. "Oh, if I was Stingmon there's a dozen cool ways I could do this."
...And so that's when I totally did this wicked cool karate move, and shattered the ice open! *Cambramon walks into the narrator's booth.* "That's not what happened. I had to show up and break the ice for you." Okay fine, I needed help. But don't tell the others... Cambramon breaks the ice with a giant hammer and I pick up the Heart of Ice. It's shiny and light blue and super cold. Cambramon takes me back to the ballroom where the wedding is taking place. I can see Sal walking down the aisle when- "Wait! We've still got to here Dante's story. Down to every last dirty detail..."
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