Digimon: The Darkness of Pride (Book 1)

chapter 6- Togemon in Toy Town

Epsiode 6-"Togemon in Toy Town"

 
It had been nearly an hour since the group started walking, everyone seemed a bit bored, but tried to perk themselves up.
 
"OK everybody; let's sing the song that Agumon wrote for us." Tai said.
 
"Digimon eat and digimon fight. Digimon digivolve and fight all night." All the digimon sang.
 
"Singing sure is fun." Palmon chirped happily.
 
"Now let's try some solo performances. Starting with Mimi." Agumon said making us all blanch and stop in our tracks.
 
Mimi?!" Tai asked.
 
"Mimi?" Sora asked.
 
"Mimi?" Izzy asked.
 
"Singing?" Matt asked horrified.
 
"Mercy!" Joe said.
 
"Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam!" Mimi sang out of key.
 
"Avoiding your drone." Joe sang in a joking way.
 
"Hey, come on. I had singing lessons for three years." Mimi said.
 
"Oh, you did? Did it help?" TK asked innocently.
 
"Not unless she's faking being bad." Serena muttered as Kol chuckled.
 
"Heh, Mimi you should get a refund, that's what I think." Kol said with a grin.
 
"Then let's sing as a group." Sora suggested with a smile.
 
"Let's go." Tai said.
 
"Digimon sleep and digimon fight, digimon digivolve and-"they were cut off by Sora crying out 'Stop!' as everyone stopped walking and looked at the suddenly distressed girl.
 
"Sora, are you all right?" Kol asked.
 
"Yeah, what's the matter?" Matt asked.
 
"Well, some water fell from up there." Sora said.
 
"That made you scream?" Izzy asked pointing to the wet spot on her shirt as she tried to rub it out.
 
"Yeah…no…uh…I used to sing at home. I used to sing to myself all the time when I would do my chores, especially when I'd hang clothes to dry outside, I would sing really loud 'cause no one could hear me then." Sora said sadly with tears in her red eyes.
 
"It's OK to miss your home, Sora. What do you miss, Tai?" Agumon asked snapping the goggle head out of the way he was staring at the orange haired girl.
 
"I miss playing sports, then taking a nice hot bath." Tai said.
 
"Games. My games. I wasn't far from beating Matt on my video games." TK said as he crouched down moving his fingers like he was using a controller.
 
"Beating me, TK? Yeah, I don't think so. In your dreams, kiddo!" Matt laughed making everyone look at him.
 
"Hmm, don't you miss anythin' from back home, Matt?" Impmon asked making the blonde stop.
 
"Well, actually, now that you mention it…I've been dreaming about Sunday when Mom grilled the steaks. Mm, makes my mouth water!" Matt smiled.
 
"I miss doing my homework. If I fall too far behind, I might have to go to a…junior college." Joe said adjusting his glasses.
 
"I don't miss school, but I do miss going on vacation. Nothing beats having a cold drink on a summer day at the beach. I just love that ocean air!" Mimi cheered.
 
"Wowie! That sounds like fun, Mimi." TK said.
 
"It is!" Mimi insisted with a smile.
 
"Get a grip! I miss accessing satellites to look at the stars and planets." Izzy said.
 
"Hey, Serena, what do you miss from home?" TK asked the most mysterious and reserved member of the group which made everyone look over at her.
 
"That's easy. My friends. They're a lot like my family and I can talk to them about anything." Serena smiled softly as she looked down at her locket.
 
Sora smiled at the little girl for her answer, but then she looked down sadly with the others as they felt depressed.
 
"They really do come from another world." Agumon said.
 
"That is why they are depressed." Gabumon realized.
 
"Poor kids." Gomamon sighed.
 
"Quiet, listen everyone!" Tentomon gasped as he heard a sound.
 
Everyone went silent as they heard what sounded like groaning and chattering from down in the tunnels as an overwhelming stench reached their noses.
 
"Yuck!" Mimi gasped in disgust.
 
"Numemon." Leormon said.
 
"Numemon?" Matt asked.
 
"They're really disgusting digimon who live down here in the sewers." Impmon explained.
 
"That's gross!" Tai exclaimed.
 
"And so are they." Tentomon said.
 
"Are they really strong?" TK asked.
 
"No, they're weak, but smelly. Just wait until they get closer." Agumon said.
 
"And what do you say we leave? Or am I the only one who doesn't want to get stunk by stinky sewer dwellers? "Joe asked.
 
Suddenly, they saw them, the Numemon who were coming towards them holding mounds of pink sludge in their hands.
 
"Hurry, run!" Agumon yelled and they all did just that.
 
"If they're not strong, then why do we have to run from them?" Tai asked.
 
"You'll see, keep running!" Agumon said.
 
The Numemon then started to throw the sludge at them, the kids ducking so they wouldn't get hit and kept running as they searched for an exit.
 
TK was in the front with Kol, but both skidded to a stop when they found a tunnel and turned back to the others.
 
"This-a way!" TK called.
 
"Leormon, hurry up!" Kol called as the lion and Patamon lead the digimon over.
 
The group all ran inside, the Numemon following them until they found the tunnel lead to the outside where they could take in the fresh air and be warmed by the sun.
 
When the Numemon were close, the sun hit them making the creatures shriek as they backed into the shadows.
 
"The only thing that can scare off Numemon is the sunlight." Agumon explained.
 
Relieved, the group kept on walking in the sunlight, looking for something but weren't exactly sure what it was.
 
They had no direction or place to go to, so they just walked along the wide open space searching for somewhere safe to rest and get something to sustain them.
 
Their prayers for food and drink was answered when they found a field of vending machines over a hill as they all stared in awe and disbelief.
 
"There must be thousands of them!" Mimi said.
 
"I'd say under a hundred." Joe said.
 
"Or maybe just fifty." Izzy said.
 
"How did they get there?" TK asked.
 
"I bet there's enough snacks to last us a life time at least." Mimi said.
 
"Mimi, they probably don't work. Don't you remember the phone booths?" Tai asked.
 
"Hey, that could be. I bet it's a trick, Mimi." Palmon said.
 
"I won't accept that!" Mimi said as she ran down to where the vending machines were with a bright smile on her face.
 
"No!" Palmon called chasing after her.
 
"Even if they're real, you know they're not plugged in!" Serena yelled to her.
 
Frowning, Serena then ran down after the two females as Impmon 'Eeped!' and chased her down the slope to keep an eye on the pink loving girl.
 
"Yay, soda. You want one?" Mimi asked the other three that followed her.
 
"No I don't." Palmon spoke sternly with her hands on her hips.
 
"You don't have to bite my head off." Mimi frowned as she took out a quarter and placed it in the machine.
 
The front of the machine fell off and the girls and dragon ran away to avoid it from falling on them.
 
"Hey there, cutie pie!" someone laughed.
 
"It's their leader." Palmon said when they saw that it was a Numemon.
 
"Their leader? He couldn't lead a pack of show poodles, even with his doggie breath!" Mimi said.
 
"You really should watch your mouth. Insulting someone like that is mean." Serena reprimanded.
 
"Hey, let me take you out on a date." Numemon said.
 
"Maybe it's the hat." Palmon said.
 
"What? What are you thinking? I wouldn't go near that short, slimy, sewer sliding, sludge slinger!" Mimi said angrily making the two digimon tense as Serena groaned in misery.
 
"Mimi, you'll make him mad!" Palmon warned.
 
"If he's not already." Impmon added in.
 
"Who cares? Besides, we're safe in the sunlight." Mimi said pointing up to the sky, but then she noticed that the dark clouds had blocked out the sun.
 
"Uh oh." Mimi blinked nervously.
 
"I told ya so." Serena crossed her arms.
 
"How dare you call me short? The date's off!" Numemon said throwing sludge at them.
 
Mimi, Serena, Impmon and Palmon cried out as they started running when the machines' fronts all fell off to reveal that they all had Numemon hiding inside them.
 
"How did they get here?" Sora asked when the four ran past them.
 
"Who cares?! Run! RUN!" Mimi yelled and everyone began running, splitting up as they did so.
 
"Come, let's split up!" Matt called and everyone did as he said, running off into groups.
 
Impmon and Serena ran off into the forest, trying to escape the Numemon when they stooped and the dragon glared at them.
 
"Don't worry, Serena. I'll take care of them." He said.
 
"Impmon!" Serena called.
 
She was ignored as the Imp jumped at the Numemon, punching them back as the girl watched in worry.
 
Finally, he beat down the last Numemon and they all went running.
 
"Impmon, ya did it!" she smiled as she ran over and hugged him.
 
"Aw, shucks." He blushed.
 
The ground shook making the duo turn to see a bear.
 
"Come play with us at Toy Town!" the bear said.
 
Suddenly, green heart shaped bubbles with their friends inside of them appeared, all of them looking dazed which made the duo worry.
 
"That's not good." Impmon said.
 
"Hearts Attack!" Monzaemon called as he sent out the green hearts.
 
They tried to run, but the hearts caught the duo, both feeling the dizzying effect of the bubbles.
 
A haze settled over Serena's mind, seeping in and taking over as she fell asleep along with all the other humans.
 
"Serena, wake up!" a female voice cried out.
 
Gasping, Daisuke woke up and found herself in the middle of a village that had colorful houses all around her and behind her was a toy bunny jumping after her.
 
"How did I get here?" she asked.
 
She knew who that voice was, it was a certain girl that always seemed to look out for her and that made her smile.
 
"OK, time to find…" she trailed off when she saw TK running her way with a helicopter chasing him.
 
"Hah ha! You can't catch me!" he teased in a strange voice.
 
"What in the?" Serena asked.
 
Then, Matt came running her way laughing as if he were nervous with a colorful train chasing him which made the girl wonder if they were under the control of a digimon.
 
"Something is going on here and I'm gonna figure it out." She stated as she started walking off.
 
Walking down the street, she found her other friends except for Mimi and the digimon were being chased by toys which made her grow suspicious as she continued along until she heard yelling.
 
Looking over, she spotted the house it came from and ran inside to find a toy chest with a lock on it and ran over when she heard Agumon's voice crying out for help.
 
"Agumon." Serena spoke.
 
"Serena? Is that you?" the dinosaur asked.
 
"How did you wake up from Monzaemon's spell? Did Mimi and Palmon defeat him?" Biyomon asked.
 
"No, the others are still trapped. Just wait, I'll find something to break the lock." Serena said as she looked around the room.
 
"Hurry, Serena. Who knows what Monzaemon is doing?" Impmon called.
 
Searching, she found a hammer and ran over to the chest and started hitting the lock with it, the metallic clanging ringing through the room as the digimon cheered her on.
 
Lights flashed outside making it known that Monzaemon was fighting Mimi and Palmon which made Serena swing the hammer down harder, managing to break the lock and she pulled it off, allowing the digimon to escape.
 
"Oh, air! I never loved it so much." Tentomon cried.
 
"Never you mind that now. We have to go help our friends." Gabumon said.
 
The group then ran outside and located the battle just in time to see the Numemon protect Mimi and Palmon from the Hearts Attack.
 
"Time to take it to the next level. I may be a lady, but I am not a pushover. Time to show this digimon some manners." Palmon glared.
 
"Palmon digivolve to…TOGEMON!"
 
"You're going down, big boy." The cactus said as she beat her fists together while Mimi stared in awe.
 
"You wanna dance with me?" Togemon asked as she and Monzaemon stepped up and started punching each other.
 
When the bear tried to use his beams from his eyes, Togemon just punched him and gained the upper hand as she used her Needle Spray on him and the zipper on his back opened up to reveal a black gear.
 
Palmon then returned to normal looking a little worn out from the fight while the other digimon cheered.
 
"Palmon, you're fabulous." Mimi cheered as she hugged her partner.
 
"My stem is bruised." The plant groaned.
 
(Later on…)
 
After everyone had been awakened from the spell, they gathered around Monzaemon to speak with him now that he wasn't under the influence.
 
"Usually when kids get tired of their toys, they just abandon them. They just throw them away. It's so sad. So I created a home for these toys then I wanted to make the toys more important to their owners and I found a way so that the owners can walk in their shoes." Monzaemon explained.
 
"How, by turning kids into zombies?" Mimi asked.
 
"I don't think he really intended to do that, Mimi." Kol said.
 
"You're right, Kol, I didn't mean for that to happen, but I really am sorry about it. Please accept my apology; I'll never do that again. Really." Monzaemon smiled.
 
"Monzaemon, we know that you would never hurt us on purpose." Tai rubbed the back of his head.
 
"Of course not, but an evil feeling came over me." Monzaemon nodded.
 
"That had to be that black gear." Sora said.
 
"You know, I'm beginning to take this whole black gear thing a little personally. They cause a whole lot of trouble before disappearing." Tai said.
 
"That's right, but me and Palmon made Monzaemon good again." Mimi smiled.
 
"We're a good team." Palmon sang.
 
"My friends, there's only one way I can truly show my gratitude and that's by giving you all a real Heart Hug." Monzaemon insisted as he stood.
 
"Oh boy." Kol sighed.
 
"Here we go. This is my gift to you. Hearts Attack with a Hug!" the bear cried out.
 
Everyone was then picking up inside of a pink heart, laughing as they felt an overwhelming amount of joy.
 
To be continued…