Ch.5

Sun's Wrath and Moon's Grace

Heliomon and Artemismon

Kevin was wakened rudely from his sleep by a ray of sunlight hitting him right in the eye. He blinked several times and rubbed his eyes before his vision went back to normal. He then remembered were he was and gazed about. Everyone was still asleep, except he noticed that Diana was missing. He wriggled his way out from under his sister's arm and managed to creep out to the entrance without waking anyone up. There he spotted Diana sitting on a jutting bit of rock, staring out along the plain below the mountain.

"Diana? How long have you been out here?"

"Oh not too long, I'd say maybe a half an hour or so. This world is far different from home isn't Kevin?"

"Yeah…I guess so. I mean, there aren't many humans about and of course back home there weren't monsters at every turn trying to eat ya." Kevin's face showed complete innocence as he sat down next to Diana. "Hey…I wonder what our spirits will be."

"Me to, it crossed my mind a bunch of times. I wonder what would they be? I mean yea, Reavermon has the grace, Holicmon the attitude, Tsunamimon the strength, and Hayabusamon the speed…" Diana sighed. "I just hope we can find them soon."

"Hey, don't sweat it. The others did and so will we."

"Will somebody please make him stop?" Acqua slapped her hands over her ears as she had to endure the bragging of Lance as she trudged along next to her.

"HAHA! I am Hayabusamon! Lord of the Winds, King of Rain, Prince of…OUCH!" Lance's brags were cut short with a punch from Acqua.

"Shut up already! You've been bragging ever since we got down from the mountain!"

Raze's eyes showed light amusement as she watched the antics of her two friends, she could always count on them to keep each other busy. However, her eyes hardened as she returned her attention to the task at hand. They had just gotten down from the mountain and had found the fourth spirit. Her eyes turned toward the plain they were walking through, it was like looking at a vast desert, only punctured with small rocks and dead trees.

"Mercurymon, where exactly are we going?"

"We art taking the fastest to reach the Elemental Warrior's stronghold, there is where we hope to learneth something from your spirits."

Raze's eyes showed little of her thoughts as she listened to Mercurymon. She turned away and her eyes went unfocused. Just who are these Elemental Warriors? And we all still want to know why we were called here. Reavermon said that all would be told when the group was complete, that means that Diana and Kevin must find their spirits…whoever they are. Raze's thoughts were cut short with a whine from a familiar source.

"I can't believe we have to walk through a desert! We're wasting our time!" Kumi's scowl deepened as she glared at the group appointed leader. Raze tactfully chose to ignore her and tuned out her voice. "Hey! Are you listening to me?"

"Kumi…your complaining isn't helping much either so please be quiet." Raze's face now showed light irritation, something that was quite rare for her. Meanwhile, while the groups in front argued or complained with each other, Diana and Kevin talked at the rear of the group

"Hey Kevin, how long has your sister been like this?" Kevin looked up at Diana's question.

"Um, well, for awhile actually. I really don't want to get into it."

Diana kept tactfully quiet, she really didn't want Kevin to explain something that he didn't want to explain. But then again, she was quite curious. Her thoughts turned back to when she had first received the weird message. She had been taking a walk in the park when it appeared. At that time, she just thought it was some prank call that she ought to have checked out, but now she could tell it was far more serious.

"Um Diana? What are you thinking about?" Kevin's question burst the little bubble of Diana's thoughts.

"Oh nothing Kevin, just remembering the time when I got the message. I thought it was just a prank call of sorts."

"Oh really? Can't blame ya, kinda weird that these spirits call us up so that we can help save the Digital World and all. I think it'll be a great adventure.'" Kevin stretched as he gazed around; he was beginning to like the Digital World more and more. His thoughts though were on something he was eagerly wondering, what Ancient Warrior spirit was he? He had to admit, that he was slightly jealous that everyone else already had their spirits. He thought about maybe bugging the other warriors into telling who was left, but he decided that it would be a better surprise to find out what he was. His thoughts were cut short when some very annoying singing came form…you know who.

"Home…home on the range! Where the deer and the buffalo ra…OUCH! Quit braining me Acqua!"

"I will…once you shut your mouth up!"

"Ah come on…what's wrong with a little singing?"

"When it's being sung off tone. "Everyone looked at Raze as she spoke those words. She again didn't show any emotion, but a light gleam in her eyes showed that she had been joking.

"Look at that! Raze joking! The world is ending! Armageddon is….OUCH!" Lance yelp again as Acqua punched him again.

"What did I say? SHUT UP!" The two antics brought smiles to most people. Raze's attention however was cut short when she spotted something in the distance.

"That odd, I think I see a town up ahead." Those ten words caught everyone's attention, especially Lance's and Acqua's.

"A town? That means food! Clean beds! The comforts of a building!" Lance tore ahead, nearly knocking over Raze and Mercurymon with Acqua close behind him.

"Lance! NO! Gah…" Raze rubbed her temples. "We'd better catch up with them before they get themselves in trouble or something!" Raze broke in a run after her two crazy friends with the others following behind her.

The other caught up with Lance and Acqua arguing with the oddest looking digimon they had seen yet.

"Ah come on! Let us in! We're not gonna do any harm!" Lance was arguing with what looked like a large metal star with legs and hands.

"Sorry partner, unless you got a good reason, you're not going in."

Diana looked curiously at the digimon and then pointed her D-Tector at it.

Digimon Analyzer

Name: Starmon

Type: Data

Description: Starmon are generally peaceful digimon, but if you anger them, watch out for their Star Shower attack.

"Ah man…come one!" Acqua was arguing with a large wolf digimon with stripes.

Digimon Analyzer

Name: Garurumon

Type: Data

Description: This is one digimon you don't want to mess with! His howling blaster attack will knock you flat on your back!

"Lance…Acqua…let me handle this." Raze shoved her two friends aside as she spoke to the digimon. Her voice was reasonable and diplomatic.

"Please, my friends and I just need somewhere to stay for awhile, we're headed to some people who are quite important."

"Sure missy, and my….GAH?" Starmon's attention was grabbed when he saw Mercurymon. "A…a…legendary warrior? Oh begging your pardon, you're welcome here if you're the friend of a legendary warrior." Mercurymon's smirk told his human companions that traveling with him would have advantages. Garurumon also bowed them past. "Follow me please, we'll take you to our leaders."

Starmon and Garurumon lead them to a hut a little large then the others in the village. "In here please." Everyone filed in and Diana gasped. Standing before them was an impressive tall werewolf digimon, along with a flame colored wizard looking digimon.

Digimon Analyzer

Name: WereGarurumon and FlameWizardmon

Type: Data and Data

Description: Both are wise and powerful digimon. Beware of WereGarurumon's wolf claw attack and FlameWizardmon's Flame Spell and Burning Sorcery!

"Greeting humans…yes, I know who you are. We thought that human were only legends until now. And greetings to you legendary warrior, we know that you fight to protect our world against Lucemon's evil." WereGarurumon nodded at the group.

"Yes, and we did wonder what happened on the mountain top. We saw the whole top part cave right in. I'm guessing you were the ones that caused it? FlameWizardmon gave a questioning glance at the group.

Kevin answered rather shyly. "Um…yea…it was kinda an accident. But um…thanks for inviting us here… What's the name of your village?"

"Our village is known as the Village of Day and Night." At the confused glances WereGarurumon got, he decided to explain. "Our village is blessed by the power of the sun and the moons. They say that it was here where the Ancient Warriors of the Sun and the Moons fell against their enemies in the times of old."

…WHAT?

Kevin's and Diana's faces showed the greatest shock at the digimon's words. Ancient Warriors? Here?

FlameWizardmon decided to cut in. "Legends also say that the spirits of those two warriors will awaken in the time of need. So far, they have slumber for a very long time."

"Um, begging your pardon, but…could you show us where they spirits are?"

"I am sorry, but no one knows where the spirits are hidden. The only thing that even closely represents them is the monument in the middle of the village." The wizard digimon hand pointed out the door at a tall obelisk, with funny runes written all over it and two blank spots. "Those runes merely tell of the warriors falling here."

Raze's thoughts ticked as she tapped her chin. "If it's not too much trouble…could we stay here for awhile?"

"Of course, please feel free to explore as well, you are welcome here."

Kevin had to admit one thing, this village was interesting. He met all sort of digimon, which mostly were champions, rookies, and in-trainings, as he and Diana wandered around while the others were elsewhere and Raze plus Mercurymon spoke with the village leaders.

"I can't believe, our spirits are here…well…somewhere." Kevin's mood drooped as he thought about how no one knew the place where the spirits rested. Diana's face showed sympathetic feelings toward the young boy.

"Don't worry Kevin, our spirits will show up sooner or later."

"I hope you're right."

Diana's thoughts turned to what the warriors looked like. For some reason, she always kept thinking about the warrior of the moons. She imagined a beautiful digimon, graceful and radiant. Kevin's thoughts of the warrior of the sun were images of a brave and powerful warrior. Their thoughts were cut short with the appearance of Raze and Mercurymon.

"Well Kev, they said we can take part in some festival that their getting ready to celebrate and we can stay here until tomorrow."

"They art generous to let us rest here."

"True, but I want to know why the village…" Suddenly the bright daylight that had been shining a minute ago suddenly changed to that of night with bright moonlight gleaming down. "What the…?"

Kevin's bright little mind figured the whole thing out. "I'm guessing the village does this because of the warriors! They're opposites, so they change day to night in the blink of an eye!"

Raze looked a bit disturbed. "It still doesn't suit me all that well." Diana, however, felt more vibrant in the moonlight.

What is it with me?

Later, the group…except for Kumi, Raze, and Mercurymon, were celebrating with the rest of the village as they pranced around the monument. Great large lanterns of different creatures had been strung up along lines attacked to poles. Numerous tables had been set out with all sorts of different kinds of treats for the guest and digimon were laughing, dancing, and singing. Several digimon acted as a band as they blared out all sorts of different kinds of music for those to simply have fun.

Raze's eyes showed slight relief as she watched Kevin energetically dancing with Lance and Acqua. Lance was showing off disco moves while digimon laughed at his antics while Acqua was showing off with her 'busting a move' dance. Diana was show casing a waltz while Kevin was dancing with either Lance or Acqua. Raze was sitting off to one side, her face unreadable as usually, her attention focused on something other then the celebration.

"Ah come on Kumi! Can't you spell the word fun?" Lance and Acqua were trying to persuade a sulking Kumi into joining, but she scowled and tugged herself free.

"Yea? And what if I don't to have fun right now! Leave me alone!" She stomped off to sit on the ground, glaring at anyone that got near her. Mercurymon was standing near Raze, his armor gleaming in the firelight.

"Hey Merc! Come on! Let's see you bust a move!" Lance leaped until he was facing Mercurymon and Raze. "Where's your sense of fun?"

"I do NOT dance. Thank thee very much."

"Ah come on! What's the matter?"

"I…er…do not know how to."

"I do."

Mercurymon turned his attention to Raze, who had spoken.

"Thou doth?"

"Yes, I had to learn it back home at the insistence of my parents."

"May thou teach me?"

"Sorry, but no. Nothing personal, but I haven't dance for at least six years now." Raze's gaze turned upward to meet Mercurymon's. Time seem to stop right there for the two as they looked at each other. However, the moment was shattered by a certain person.

"Hey Merc! I can teach ya how ta dance!" Lance grabbed Merc's upper arm, trying to drag him out to dance. But Mercurymon, with slight annoyance, broke Lance's grip and tossed him back with the others. Lance ended up landing near Acqua and a bunch of digimon. Acqua laughed as she helped Lance up and dusted him off.

"Leave them alone Lance. Those two are so similar that is scary."

At this, Raze and Mercurymon exclaimed," WHAT?" The two whipped their gazes at each other as if to ask," What did you mean by that?" Then the two turned away, obviously embarrassed.

"Ya know, that was the closest time I have ever seen Raze almost blush." Lance laughed at his joke and Acqua smirked. Raze didn't hear anything, her thoughts pushed all else out, the same went for Mercurymon. Kumi merely continued scowling, but her scorn was now more focused on Raze.

Meanwhile, the two digimon leaders were getting ready to join the celebration after finishing up a few tasks. Suddenly, WereGarurumon's keen ears heard a low snicker echoing out from the shadows. He motioned for FlameWizardmon to be quiet as he looked around.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" WereGarurumon's demand was only met with more snickering but it was getting closer, and then both gave cries of muffled pain as black claws gripped them around the mouths.

"Sorry, but I really don't like showing myself to strangers! But…I have a task for the two of you to do!" The high pitched voice snickered as he transferred dark energy to the two hapless digimon…feeling their hearts with evil.

Meanwhile, Kevin and Diana sat with their backs to the monument. The others had moved elsewhere, celebrating in a different part of the village. Kevin was smiling with pure joy; he hadn't felt like this for a long time.

"Isn't this great Diana? Few worries and lots of fun! Now this is what life should be like!" As he leaned back, he didn't notice that a part of the monument pushed inward. Diana laughed as she nodded. Suddenly her laugh turned into a surprise shriek as the ground beneath her and Kevin literally vanished as they fell into a dark abyss.

Raze's face wasn't flat anymore, it now showed great worry. Kevin and Diana still hadn't appeared and for some strange reason, most of the villagers were gone as well.

"Huh, where the heck did everyone go?" Lance's face showed confusion as he looked around at the abandoned village. One minute it had been teeming with people, but suddenly they had walked off and never came back. "Talk about a bummer."

"Guys, we need to look for Kevin and Diana! They still haven't appeared yet!" Acqua's face showed worry as well as she looked around.

"Sorry, but you have bigger worries! Dark Wolf Claw!" Raze only managed to dodge at the last minute when the attack slammed into the spot where she had been standing only moments before!

"What the…HEY!" Lance instantly was only alert before another attack narrowly missed him.

"Burning Sorcery!" Out of the shadows came the village leaders, but something was different about them. Now WereGarurumon was black colored and far more sinister in appearance. FlameWizardmon looked the same, but he too looked evil. "Next time, I won't miss!" This time he snapped his fingers and chains of flames appeared and snagged Acqua, Lance, and Mercurymon. They fell to the floor, struggling to free themselves, but the chains were too strong. "We'll destroy all of you, eventually, but these two will be first!"

"Not on your life!" Kumi yanked out her D-Tector as Raze did the same.

EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!

"Holicmon!"

"Reavermon!"

"Haha, it'll take more then that! Burning Sorcery!" Holicmon gave a cry as a large flame slammed into her, sending flying backwards and almost hitting Reavermon, who managed to jump to one side.

"Gah…as if! Inochi Blast!" FlameWizardmon formed a flame shield that blocked Holicmon's wild attack. Meanwhile, Reavermon was struggling to battle against BlackWereGarurumon.

"You're not taking us without a fight! Reaver Blade!" Her blade flashed as it homed in on the digimon's head, but suddenly two hands whisked up and caught the blade. Reavermon gasped as the BlackWereGarurumon heaved her up and tossed her into Holicmon.

"Pathetic, and you are suppose to be Ancient Warriors. Don't worry, we'll make sure that you are destroyed quickly." Reavermon leaped off Holicmon as she charged at BlackWereGarurumon again.

"Yea? Well at least we won't go out too easily! Inochi Blast!" The two warriors battled valiantly, but their two adversaries proved to be difficult and the warriors could tell they were fighting a losing battle. One thought raced across Reavermon's head as she attacked again.

Kevin…Diana…where are you?

As the battle raged above ground, below ground, Kevin and Diana were exploring the large cavern they had discovered.

"Dang, this place is huge! Where are we?" Kevin's face showed complete confusion.

"Maybe this…this was made by the Ancient Warriors! We're in some kind of hidden chamber! This may be the place where the spirits are hidden!" Diana's face showed pure excitement. "Let's get going Kev!"

"Hey Diana! I think I see something over there!" Kevin pointed to two large crystals; one was sparkling gold and the other gleaming pearl. Kevin dashed over and peered at them. They were huge, nearly three taller then he was, but when he looked closer, he could see a tiny figure implanted in the center of the crystals. "There's something in them!"

Meanwhile above them, the two village leaders had battered mercilessly at the two Ancient Warriors, until they were back up to the edge of the hole where Diana and Kevin had fallen into, of course, they had too much on their minds to see it. Reavermon heaved as she wearily blocked yet another attack from BlackWereGarurumon. She took one step backwards…and happened to place her foot right where the hole was! She gave a surprise yelp as she felt her foot step on empty air and she tumbled backwards into the hole. Holicmon noticed it and thinking quickly, she dove into the hole as well. The two enraged digimon gave chase.

Kevin looked backwards as he heard the sounds of bodies hitting the floor and gasped when he saw his sister and Holicmon battling the village leaders! "Sis!" He made to go after them, but was held back by Diana.

"No Kev! It's too dangerous! We'd just get in the way!"

Kevin struggled anyway, trying to free himself of Diana's grip, helpless tears falling down his face.

"Flame Spell!" The attack hit the already weak Reavermon who gave a pained gasp as she dissolved into a whirl of data, reverting back to Raze. Raze swayed on her feet for a moment, then fell like a downed oak tree, completely exhausted. "One down…and one more to go."

"Inochi Blast!" Holicmon's attack was deflected easily by the dark wolf digimon who gave her a violent punch, sending her flying into a wall. She fell limp instantly.

"Now, let's get rid of the human before we get rid of that one." BlackWereGarurumon grabbed Raze and prepared to snuff out her life.

"NO! SIS!" Kevin's cries were cut short when a piercing light flooded the room. The two dark digimon howled with agony at the blinding light that hit them. Kevin and Diana instantly spun around just in time to see the crystals crack and split open. Within, two shining figures radiant light brightly. One was a palmed sized figure of a great golden warrior. The other was a gleaming white and pearl warrior. "No way…"

"It's…our spirits!" In unison, the two raised their D-Tectors, each only shining its own symbol. Kevin's was the blazing sun while Diana's was the crescent moon. The symbols blazed brightly, but not blinding their owners.

EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!

"Heliomon!"

"Artemismon!"

Above ground, Lance, Acqua, and Mercurymon gaped in astonishment as light blazed forth from the ground. Even the capture villagers, whom were being held captive in a large tent, tried to shield their eyes as the light poured forth. Hurled forth from the hole were the two corrupted digimon who went tumbling head over heels before hitting the ground. Rising from the gaping portal appeared two warriors. The one holding Raze was a tall golden armored warrior. A gold visor covered his eyes and armor covered his chest, his upper arms, his legs, and he wore golden gauntlets, and he sported golden greaves for his feet. Emblazed on his chest armor was the blazing sun and the helmet he wore wrapped around his head almost complete, only leaving space for his mouth and nose. He radiant with courage and vitality and strapped to his back was a large bright golden sword.

In contrast, the warrior helping Holicmon up was smaller. About Holicmon's size, her armor only covered her chest, thighs, and upper arms. Her helmet had a pointed hood that shaded her eyes, giving them a dark look. Her armor was pearly white and the cloth beneath was a gentle forest green. Attached to her right arm was a large crossbow, though at the moment the two flaring ends were clamp tightly to the main body. A green cloak flared out behind her, stitched with the crescent moon. Her dark black hair flowed out behind her as the helmet curved down a bit to cover the back of her head. She wore pearly white gauntlets and boots. Only the eyes told everyone who these warriors were.

"No! The rest of the humans have found their spirits! We must destroy them now!" FlameWizardmon readied an attack, rage burning in his eyes, but Heliomon launched his own.

"Apollo's Sword!" A blazing sword beam slammed into the wizard, causing him to fly backwards. Heliomon gently lowered Raze to the ground and then gave chase to the digimon.

Artemismon raised her right arm and the crossbow set itself into firing mode. "My turn, Tri Moonbeam Arrows!" Three different colored arrows, blue, red, and yellow, launched out and slammed into BlackWereGarurumon, causing him to howl with pain.

"You'll pay for that human girl! Dark Wolf Claw!" He gave a howl of challenge as he attack, but Artemismon jumped into the air with grace, easily avoiding the attack. She landed a hard kick to the wolf digimon's head and then grabbed his arm to hurl him into a nearby hut. He struggled to free himself from the wreckage, howling with rage and frustration, as Artemismon landed a bit of a distance away from him.

"You have much to pay for, no one hurts my friends!" She raised her crossbow arm and it immediately began to glow white. A ball of energy formed at where the arrows would go and it grew larger. "Strike of Elune!" A great beam of white energy burst forth to form a large white tiger. It roared as it charged across the clearing to impact at one point…BlackWereGarurumon's chest. The digimon's eyes widened with fear and astonishment as the tiger went right through him, leaving a large gaping hole, and then he howled as a ring of fractal code appeared around his waist. The Warrior of the Moons stepped forward as she produced her D-Tector. "Your heart is filled with darkness, may the light and grace of the moon purify your heart! Fractal code digitize!" As she scanned the digimon data, Heliomon was still battling against FlameWizardmon.

"You will never defeat me! Flame Spell!" Heliomon easily shrugged off the attack as he placed his hands near each other. FlameWizardmon cursed in some language as he tried to launch another attack.

"I beg to differ, Helios' Solar Wheel!" A great wheel of blazing fire burst forth to slam into FlameWizardmon. A ring of fractal code appeared around him as well as Heliomon pulled out his own D-Tector. "May the light and strength of the sun clear your heart of darkness! Fractal Code digitize!" The two evil digimon reverted back to their normal selves, looking confused. The chains that had held the others captive vanished.

"Ah man…we missed a battle!" Lance rubbed life back to his arms as Acqua simply glared at him. Raze's eyes open to witness Heliomon return to Kevin.

"YEA! I DID IT! I DID IT! I GOT MY SPIRIT!" Kevin danced around with joy as he waved his D-Tector. Diana had returned as well, and a small smile was crossing her face. Everyone rushed forward to congratulate the new warriors, glad that the ordeal was over.

"Drat! It seems that getting rid of these humans will be a lot harder then I thought! Celebrate while you can, for evil will rise again!" The black figure's voice showed light annoyance as he spread his wings and flapped off to disappear. "But I'll be back and this time, I won't fail to destroy all of you in my master's name!"

Later, when all the villagers were free, the leaders apologized for what had happened. The chilly night air caused most people to shiver and look longingly at the huts.

"Please, we are terribly sorry. Something drove us to try and destroy you, and we still can't figure out what." WereGarurumon bowed humbly with FlameWizardmon.

"We only wish that tomorrow, you will have luck on your journey. The minions of Lucemon will have their eyes out for you." FlameWizardmon, with a very guilty look in his eyes, waved his hand. "But stay here for the night and rest."

"We'd be happy to." Raze nodded.

"I gotta say Kev, I'm completely impressed, but my spirit's still better." Lance grinned at Kevin who gave him a dark look.

"Whatever Lance, but Diana's got one of the prettiest warriors! Well, almost as pretty as my sister's that is." Diana gave a blush as she twiddled her thumbs.

"Oh you flatter me Kev; you've got a pretty cool spirit to!"

"Yea! I'm Heliomon! Warrior of the Sun, Lord of the Dawn!" Kevin jumped to his feet to show a dramatic pose, drawing laughter from most people. Kumi merely scowled as she hunched down, brooding.

"And I'm Artemismon! Warrior of the Moons, Queen of the Night, Lady Moonlight!"

"Ok you two, knock it off, we need our rest so tucker down and close your mouths."

"Raze…always the one to bring down the mood. Come on, what's wrong with a little…OUCH!" Raze's foot connected with Lance's rear end as she booted him into the tent they were sleeping in.

"It's wrong when its time to rest my friend. So unless you want me to use some other means to shut you up…"

"Ok! Ok! I got the point! I'm shutting up!"

"Good and I hope you can stay that way for awhile."

"HEY!"

"That's right Raze! Show him some girl power!"

"You to Acqua, unless you want to share the same fate as Lance."

"Um…no…shutting up."

Mercurymon turned his attention to the six humans, who now possessed one spirit and were collectively now the Ancient Warriors. They may have all their spirits, but now what? Tis strange incident that they now have all their spirits. I only hope that the spirits themselves have the answers we seek. And hopefully Lucemon wilts not notice this! Wilt we finally get the answers we want? Why are they here and what are they hiding?

HotShot: Yea! Done with Ch.5! Whew, man…that's a lot more then I usually write. Anyway, Heliomon is based off the Girford Warrior (or something like that) and Artemismon is based off Dragoness the Wicked Knight. Stay tuned to learn more!

Raze: You write way too slow…you know that?

HotShot: Hey! It's not my fault that I got a lot of things to do in my NORMAL life! Its easy for a character, they just sit around and wait for the authors to do something!

Raze: Whatever, stayed tuned people. And don't forget to R&R or HotShot here might have a nervous breakdown.

HotShot: HEY!