Holding on to Hope...or Faith [Armor Hunt]

As the pair walked, Saburo couldn't help but worry. What had happened to Kasumi? She had to be worried sick about him. He wondered if she had made it to the Digital World to find that other Digimon, Kokomon. Hopefully the two of them would be able to see each other again.

"Saburo, were you listening?" Terriermon asked. The two of them had stopped in the middle of a field, and the little Digimon was looking up at his Tamer with a worried expression.

"Huh?" Saburo grunted. "Oh, yeah, let's keep moving." He continued on, and Terriermon followed behind for once. The two of them didn't seem to be making any progress.

A not-so-distant howl filled the air as a strange wolf creature appeared in a flash. Its feet were covered in blades, and its head was covered up with bat ears.

"Sangloupmon!" Terriermon shrieked. "This guy's bad news!" Sangloupmon quickly confirmed this by tackling into Terriermon and stomping him underfoot. The poor bunny gave a squeak of terror as the giant wolf applied pressure onto his tiny body.

Saburo looked on, wide-eyed with fear. "Terriermon!" he cried out.

Terriermon struggled against the force of Sangloupmon's foot. The Champion-level Digimon growled and bared its fangs at Terriermon, its intentions clear. Terriermon answered in kind by opening his mouth and shooting a green bullet of energy straight into the Digimon's mouth, stunning it temporarily, but not allowing him to escape.

"I'll be okay, Saburo!" Terriermon insisted. "Just have faith in me as your partner!"

Saburo took in those words and looked on from a distance, hoping that his new friend would pull through. His attention was taken away for a moment, though, when he noticed a glint of something shiny next to him. He knelt down and picked up a strange looking artifact. It looked like two pairs of metal gauntlets with long-red claws on the end. The two claws were stuck together, and a strange emblem was engraved on the sides.

Without any prompting, Saburo held the strange artifact up high and yelled out, "Digi-Armor, energize!" He didn't know how he knew to say those words, but they still felt so natural, as if that was what he was meant to do. Suddenly, both the artifact and Terriermon began to glow with a brilliant light.



"Terriermon Armor Digivolve to...Prairiemon, the Keeper of Faith!"

When the light settled down, Terriermon was nowhere to be found. Instead, a much larger rabit with metal ears and claws matching the strange little statue was underneath Sangloupmon's foot, but that didn't last for long. Prairiemon's ears began to vibrate at ridiculous speeds, making a high-pitched sound that Saburo was unable to hear. However, it seemed to harm Sangloupmon quite a bit, causing him to rear back a bit. This gave Prairiemon a chance to get away.

"Rabbit Dimension Hole!" he shouted, slashing the air to his left with his claw. Suddenly, a strange looking tear appeared in the space next to Prairiemon, and he wriggled his way through it and disappeared. The hole quickly closed behind him, leaving both Saburo and Sangloupmon confused. A few seconds later though, a similar hole appeared, and Prairiemon jumped through and kicked Sangloupmon in the face with his powerful legs.

The Champion-level Digimon stumbled and fell. Without a word, he quickly got up and ran off, leaving Saburo to marvel at his partner's sudden transformation. "Terriermon...what was that?" he asked.

"You found our Digimental!" Prairiemon shouted excitedly. "Your faith in me allowed me to Armor Digivolve to Prairiemon!"

Saburo was still trying to process the name change when Prairiemon reverted back to his Rookie form. The smaller bunny jumped onto Saburo's head and perched there, happy with his performance. "That guy won't mess with us anymore!" he assured his partner. "Let's keep moving!"

Saburo still had a million questions burning in his mind, but he shook his head and walked into the nearby forest with Terriermon. He hoped that he would be able to find Kasumi soon, but was starting to smile and enjoy himself a little more.