Digimon: Ascendance (Closed, Started)

[ShadowKatt]

The boy with the blue-ish furry dinosaur started to move off, taking the group with him for the most part. He was certainly the most sociable of the lot and seemed to be doing his best to talk to everyone. Except Ben, of course, though that didn't bother him in the least. Instead, Ben lingered towards the back, only starting off with them when it seemed he was going to be left behind. Pururomon didn't seem phased by any of that. Missimon on the other hand...

"Come ON! We're going to get left behind!" he cried out as he did circles in the air, keeping an eye on both Ben and the group.

"Oh please, you don't even know where we're going." remarked Pururomon snidely, getting a smirk from Ben, though he wasn't unsympathetic.

"Well, they seem to know where we're all going, so it can't be all bad, right?" Ben asked, though Missimon interjected.

"I do TOO know where we're going. Calumon said so when you weren't paying attention. He gave us those digivices and then said that we had to go to Ash village." Missimon said in a very matter-of-fact tone, grinning quite obviously pleased with himself. Pururomon just rolled his eyes and dismissed it, but Ben looked impressed.

"Well, I'm glad that one of us was paying attention, though I really thought that would have been more your area, Pu...poo...popomon." Ben said, casting that smirk over at the bee. Pururomon, though, was not amused.

"It -IS- my area of expertise, attention to detail, I just didn't think it was that important. Look, we're going, we're all together, it did us no detriment at all, now did it?" Pururomon said defensively, which just made Missimon giggle.

"Yeah, except that you didn't even know where we were going." Missimon said with a more arrogant tone. Puroromon simply huffed and ignored him for the moment, crossing his front arms as he hovered along in the air.

"Alright, alright, you win this one, Missimon, now let it go." Ben told him. Missimon gave a look back to Ben and saw in his face that he was actually serious, deciding to let it go for the time being. However, he wasn't done entirely.

"So, do you have any intentions of talking to them? I mean, if we are on the same team..." he asked again, which annoyed Ben somewhat.

"I'm not exactly what you call a social butterfly, Missimon. Quite honestly I've talked to you two more in the last couple hours than I have...well, anyone. I'm just not a people person." Ben explained to him, though admitting it hit him with a sort of pang. It was true, he wasn't a social person, though if he was honest with himself he had to admit that he was always jealous of those people that were. Back in the other world, he didn't have any friends, and right now, even though he'd only known them for a short time, he was already starting to get a taste of what that was like, having friends. He wasn't going to admit it, but he was started to get used to the feeling.

Missimon, however, had a different idea in mind.

"WELL! I have an idea then: I'll do the talking FOR YOU! WHy didn't I think of this before?" Missimon said out loud and excitedly.

"Because it's a stupid idea? You can't speak for him, you don't even know what he'd say." Puroromon answered him, though Missimon was not discouraged.

"Of course I do. He'd say nothing, so that's why -I- will say something for him! This is the best plan EVER!" Missimon said, though the whole concept was just making Ben nervous.

"Uh...I don't think you need to do that. Really, I'm fine just like this." Ben told him, but Missimon wasn't listening.

"Nope! Already decided. I'll go introduce us and then we can go from there. I'll be riiiiiiiiiiiiight back." he said before the rocket headed digimon launched himself forward from the back of the pack, shooting up towards the rest of the group before Ben could say anything else.

"What am I going to do with him? Actually that's a good question, what AM I going to do with him?" Puroromon asked, looking to Ben, "I don't suppose you brought any rope in that pack? Or an anchor? Could we find an anchor? Or maybe just a box..."

"Oh shush." Ben said simply as he looked ahead at his other partner. For better or worse, this was happening.



Up ahead, Missimon rocketed right through the group of other humans and digimon.

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Guys!" he yelled as he went straight through them and skidded to a stop in midair inside the group, flying around in circles to get a look at everyone.

 

[Chibron]

Pete found himself walking in the middle of the group as they finally began making their way toward Ash village and whatever awaited them there.

Toward the front of the group was Brad, Jay and Tokomon walking closely behind him. To his left were Zoe with Candlemon in tow and on his right were Richard and his rather grouchy Tsunomon as well as Ophelia and her ever silent Tsumemon. Finally behind him at the back of the group was Ben, who was walking alone, deep in conversation with his two partners.

"Hey Pete, What'cha looking at?" Pete was startled by Minomon's sudden questioning; the small Digimon had been quiet for a while, as if deep in thought.

"Oh, nothing much. Just thinking a few things over."

"Is it to do with this mission we've been given or that Ben kid?"

Pete raised an eyebrow. "Well a little bit of both actually, how did you know?"

"Well it's natural to want to know about a potentially dangerous mission. As for the Ben thing, you've looked around the group several times but you always end up looking at him again."

Pete couldn't help but chuckle at his partner's astute observation. "We've only been partners a couple of hours and you can already read me so well. Your right though, but I just can't help it. He seems apart from the rest of the group. Even with both of his partners he just looks so..."

"Lonely?" his partner put forward.

"Yeah"

"Well maybe he needs a friend that isn't a Digimon. Suck it up and go talk to the guy."

"Yeah, maybe I will. On another note anything you can tell me about this forest?"

"Well, it's usually pretty peaceful but there have been rumours about Digimon getting attacked"

"Really? This world doesn't seem like the kind of place you'd usually experience highway robbery. Not that it matters. We're a pretty large group, anything that attacked us would have to be pretty stupid."

"That, or really strong"

Minomon's point put a bit of a damper on Pete's mood. Were they really in that much danger in this world? His train of thought was broken as the arrow shaped Missimon started soaring above his head.

"Hiiiiiiiiiii Guys!" The small Digimon yelled. He then proceeded to ramble of something about Ben and wanting to be friends.

Minomon's beak split into a grin at the other Digimon's antics before turning to Pete.

"I think that's our cue"

"Right"

Pete slowed his pace; walking backward until his was next to Ben and his other partner Puroromon.

Pete cleared his throat to get the other boys attention.

"Hey, Ben right? I just came over to say hi, I mean we're in this together after all and I just kind of hated seeing you by yourself. I know I already introduced myself. I'm Pete but call me PJ. All my friends do and I want to be your friend if you'll let me. So, what do you say?"

Pete stuck out his hand unsure of the reaction he was going to get.

 

[Brad Shepard]

It seemed the group was getting a little more lively after they started on there way to Ash Village, though it still felt like some of them where being reserved. It did not really matter to Brad at this point, He was taking this all in himself, but, for some reason, he was quick to accept this world, it could be because Earth had no real connection with him, just the same in, day in, day out, wake up, eat, listen to his father brag about all that he has done, repeat. The process got old quick.

"Hey Brad, what is the human world like?" Zero asked, now sitting on top of Brad's hair. The young man himself had to think about that question before he could answer.

"Well Zero, I dont know much of the world, I live in a town that is near the sea, nothing much happens there... But the world... The human world is a filthy cesspool of war, corruption, sin... If you think about it too much, you start to go a little crazy... But I try to stay away from all that crap, It just makes my head hurt, I tend to stay inside of my home and explore the world of computers and video games... Its my escape from my own trouble i suppose."

"Sounds a little like this place, to be honest with you." His partner responded. "But we have each other now my friend."

Brad smiled, scratching his cheek.

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"Whats this I see? A whole heard of In-Training digimon? And...Huh? Whats that? What are those things following them?"

The gravely eyed creature looked out onto the road, using his three fingered hand to look out onto the distance.

"Those...Are those... Humans?!" A scene of shock came over the Digimon, this was the first time in many many centuries that this world has even had its sun shine on a human's face, its fair winds blowing though there hair, having its air fill there lungs. And they had Digimon with them? What in the name of Yggdrasil is going on?! Wait wait... Calm down... They dont know anything about this world... And it seems they came from the primary village, So the most dangerous digimon they have seen has to be Elecmon, or Renamon if she had stopped by there on her routes. Maybe they have some interesting stuff? and the data of 8 Digimon? This could just be the chance he needed.

As the group passed by a set of arching trees, the digimon jumped out from the tree right in front of the group, making them jump back, and the digimon, well, most of them anyway, jumping into defensive like stands.

"Hello Humans, and Weak digimon, I am Gotsumon, And i will be taking your stuff now." The rock digimon smirked as he cracked his knuckles. The digimon guarded there humans as Minomon, the digimon that Brad could only describe as one of those worms that make pine cone like cocoons, spoke up.

"You are the bully that has been robbing and killing the digimon that have come from the primary village to go to Ash Town aren't you?!"

"Guilty as charged, but what can you do about it? You digimon are only in training, while I am a rookie, I can step on you and win!"

"Metal Drop!" Zero yelled, spitting a handful of tiny metal marbles at Gotsumon, making him flinch ever so slightly.

"You hurt our friends and cause two villages nothing but sorrow and hardship and you expect us to just sit back and take it?! NO! Screw that!" He yelled, jumping off of Brad and digging his feet into the ground, his course hair standing on end, like a wolf about to fight a bear.

"Really? This is going to be easy! Crazy Crusher! " Gotsumon yelled as he rose his hands above his head, then striking them into the ground, the land around them shook as if an earthquake had struck them, sending the humans tumbling to the ground, most of the digimon, being in there in training forms, and there body mass was centered to them, they did not topple over, but they did stumble.

"See? this is my power! this is the power of a Digimon who has adsorbed data from others! this is the pow..."

With a quick tackle from Zero, the gotsumon's mouth was shut as he himself stumbled back.

"We wont take this lying down! We will defeat you! together!"

Spoiler: for the players

Ok guys, this is our first battle, if you got any questions, you can ask me Just try not to hurt him too hard ok?

 

[Chibron]

"We won't take this lying down! We will defeat you! Together!"

As soon as Zero said these words, Minomon sprang into action. Leaving his fallen partner, Minomon bounced across the cracked floor swiftly closing the distance between him and the fighting Digimon. Skidding to a stop near Zero, Minomon chose to address their rocky attacker.

"Hey, Gotsumon! Try this on for size!"

Minomon reached inside his shell and from it withdrew a hard, spiky brown ball which he then promptly hurled straight towards Gotsumon's head.

"Pinecone Pelter!"

The ball was aimed true and struck Gotsumon straight between the eyes. The rock Digimon grunted and clutched his face, however other than a red mark on his face coupled with a rather angry expression the outlaw Digimon seemed mostly unfazed.

"Ow, that hurt you pipsqueak!"

Minomon frowned, all his courage and bravado gone.

"Uh oh, I think all I did was make him even more mad."

Minomon turned to his purple and white comrade.

"So, Zero, please tell me we have some kinda battle plan 'cause right now, we're toast!"

 

[Brad Shepard]

"Hehe" Zero chuckled

"I have no idea what im doing... this is my first fight."

 

[Chibron]

"Oh we are dead!" Minomon cried. "So very, very dead!"

In front of the small Digimon, Gotsumon began preparing for a second attack.
The opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. If they were going to win this they needed help.

Minomon called over his shoulder "Y'know anytime you guys wanna jump in and give us a hand would be appreciated, just saying!"

 

[Robert632]

Richard watched as only two of the group's partners did anything, and what they could do was very little. "Aren't you going to go help" he asked Tsunomon, who just sat there like many of the others.

"Pft, no. Why should I?" He said, seeming to be completely unconcerned that the only thing keeping Gotsumon for attacking everyone else was that Zero and Minomon had slightly irritated him.

"Well...Your going to have to fight him anyway. Doesn't seem like he'll just let us go, right?Might as well do it when you have help." Richard said.

Tsunomon closed his eyes for a moment, before finally sighing. "Fine."

Gotsumon meanwhile, was looking every bit as livid as he had the entire encounter. "Rock Fi-" He started, though he was interrupted by Tsunomon tackling him right in the stomatch, knocking him off-balance enough to stop his attack, though not doing much else. "Would you In-trainings just give up already! You're only pissing me off!" he fumed.

"Bubble Blow" Tsunomon called in response, launching small pink bubbles at Gotsumon.

Unfortunetly, Tsunomon misjudged the distance between him and Gotsumon, and the attack, as it were, landed a few meters in front of him, doing absolutely nothing but slightly amuse Gotsumon with such a pathetic display of resistance.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

They were jumped and now were fighting. The few minutes where this happened felt like an eternity as Jay hesitated and panicked inside. He had no idea what to do, what he should and needed to do. Acting on impulse wasn't his strong suit.

Tokomon however, always did.

"HEY!" Tokomon yelled at Jay, "Snap out of it! You got my back for this right?"

Jay looked stunned at Tokomon, "You're seriously going to fight him?" He asked, "He's a walking rock formation and you're a cute little bunny-AHHHHHH!"

Tokomon bore his teeth and charged straight to Gotsumon. "BITE!"

With that declaration, Tokomon did just that and bit Gotsumon's arm. It didn't look like it did too much to the rock hard skin, but it certainly looked like it was hurting him more than it looked like it was. Gotsumon growled and tried to shake him off, and Tokomon was not going to be able to hold on so well.

"Shmph hmmm, Shmmmph Hmmmmm!" Tokomon squealed.

Jay could barely understand what Tokomon said, but had formulated his own plan anyway (that just so happened to be what Tokomon wanted). He was still scared, and felt partially sick, but he thought he should at least do something. "He's distracted, quick, I think we can hit him at least a bit now." Jay yelled.

 

[Chibron]

Pete managed to clamber to his feet in time to see Tokomon's desperate charge against Gotsumon. The tiny Digimon was now firmly clamped onto Gotsumon's arm, the rocky Digimon desperately trying to dislodge him. Tokomon was squealing something to his human partner. Pete had no idea what Tokomon was trying to say. Fortunately, it seemed to mean more to Jay then it did to him.

Jay yelled out to the rest of the group. "He's distracted, quick; I think we can hit him at least a bit now."

Pete looked over to his own Digimon partner before calling out. "Hey Minomon, you heard the guy. Go for Gotsumon now!"

The Insectoid Digimon gave a brief nod in confirmation before once again charging forward.
"All right rock face, Time for round two!"

Minomon rummaged his arms within his shell. This time he withdrew not one but several spiny projectiles before throwing the whole cluster at Gotsumon one after another.

"Take this, my new and improved Pinecone Pelter!"

One by one the projectiles struck Gotsumon causing the rock Digimon to stumble. Gotsumon glared at the Digimon. However, something seemed different. Gotsumon was squinting and unsteady on his feet. The unexpected attack appeared to have dazed him slightly. This turn of events, along with Tokomon still clamped firmly onto Gotsumon showed clear signs of them gaining the upper hand.

Minomon took this as his chance "We can do this if we work together, Digimon attack!"