I’m gunna be real with all my readers.
I didn’t miss working on the blog.
Don’t get it wrong! I missed the community. My V-Fivers are the best. The Kid and I just needed a break.
Guess what happened while we were away? The Kid got himself a boyfriend! It took him long enough. Dude couldn’t be a Chosen Child forever, ya know? Now maybe David will spend more time bothering him and will let me chill out playing more video games and stuff. Good riddance, I say… Nah, I’m happy for my Kid.
Moving on.
So, you might ask yourself, what brings Grizzly back to his blog? Oh, nothing. I just got my Golden Armor Digi-Egg. No big deal.
That’s right, V-Fivers! I have been telling all of you for years I was going to get one. I’ve been telling David for even longer. But noooooo… You can’t just make yourself get a Golden Armor form. it takes a Miracle, or Destiny even. You can’t just force one into existence by mere willpower. Well guess what? Yes, yes you can. AND I DID.
Remember a while back when strange colored Digimon started popping up all over our neighborhood? It turned out some Digimon was trying to pass through the barrier between another Digital World and ours. Eventually the disturbances stopped. I didn’t like the idea of just leaving it be, but the trail ran cold. Eventually, we all assumed whoever was trying to pass through just gave up. Of course it wasn’t that easy. When do our problems ever solve themselves?
It was a cold winter night and David came rushing into the bedroom like a maniac. He had been out on a date, and I was eating cookies and watching a Kaiju movie. He started pointing out the window and screaming at me. How was I supposed to notice the night sky was glowing in more colors than all the neon lights of Las Vegas combined. I was watching the classics and eating name brand sandwich cookies! Come on now. Why would I be looking out the window?
We went to investigate, following the trail of lights until they led us to an opening in the nearby woods. Standing there was something we had never seen before. It was a Digimon, clearly, but it was some weird crossbreed between a monster, a horse, and some pretty face with blond hair. It called itself Bellerophmon, and it spewed some nonsense about how it has been hunting us for ages. It had been seeking revenge since we stole the treasure of its village.
I’ll save you the trouble of trying to figure out what it was talking about. You can read my full blog about it here.
To recap: Lifetimes ago, the Kid and I found our Armor Digi-Egg hidden inside some dusty old town. In the process we kicked the butt of three Vilemon who were trying to enslave the townspeople. According to Bellerophmon’s story, it was one of the Vilemon. The three Vilemon lost their grip on the town after we intervened, and they were chased out. Eventually, the trio had gone their separate ways, their epic failure proving too much for their bonds to overcome. Lost and alone, it began to live a life of squander. The only thing that kept it going was vowing to track us down and make us pay.
Don’t worry. You’re not the only ones who think that is probably the most convoluted and unrealistic reason to hunt us down. Personally, I thought Bellerophmon was off its rocker. I will give credit where credit is due, though. It did push itself to Digivolve to the Mega Level. Impressive.
David tilted his head and asked, “How does it even remember us? Didn’t that universe get rebooted back in 2010?”
I thought for a second and said, “Na, I think only eight specific Digimon got reset. Either way, didn’t all their memories get restored at the end?”
David shook his head. “No, you’re thinking about the reset during the battle with Ordinemon in 2005. I meant the one caused by Eosmon.”
“Wait” I asked, completely confused. “Eosmon was the one who tried to force all the humans in their world to have a partner, right? Because he wanted his partner to have friends?”
David dismissively waved his hands. “No, dude. That was the little angel guy who turned his human’s parents into zombies. Eosmon was the one who tried to turn all the humans back into children. “
I gasped. “Wait, what? Some Digimon turned his partner’s parents into zombies?”
“I think so… or maybe he just brainwashed them?”
Our discussion about the insane timeline of that universe didn’t last very long. I heard arrows cutting through the air. I pushed David out of the way just in time to avoid being turned into a popsicle. Bellerophmon apparently had the ability to shoot the spines out of its wings. The beast glared as I helped David back to his feet.
“Yeesh, okay, okay.” I grumbled. “Chill. We only wanted the Armor Digi-Egg. You were the one who…. I feel like maybe you were running a restaurant? is that it? I remember you were making the town people cook for you.”
“Enough!” It screeched. “If you hadn’t interfered, none of this would be happening. I would have been the one with all the power. If you hadn’t stolen that from me, I would have lived the life I was meant to! My siblings and I would have taken over that stupid village. We could have had everything!”
I reached into David’s pocket and pulled out a small metallic box. “Ya see this? This is a D-Terminal. We used it to store that Digi-Egg. But ya know what? Two important things for you to understand here. One, we didn’t steal anything. We just happened to find it before you. Two, it is true that the Digi-Egg grants us a new form and new powers, but it’s not the only thing that makes us strong. I tell ya what. You want it so bad, come and get it.”
I set the D-Terminal on the ground and stepped over it. David asked me if I was sure about this, and I simply nodded. I closed my eyes and felt a familiar power well up inside of me. The power of Digivolution. I grew a larger body and a huge drill horn. As Drimogemon, I dashed straight into my foe, burring my drill deep into its side.
Despite the heroic charge, I was grossly outmatched. Within minutes I was being hurled around like a ragdoll. I saw David frantically on his phone trying to get ahold of either Martina or Louie. In the past I had Digivolved to the Perfect Level by Jogressing or DNA Digivolving with either of those two. I could tell by the look of fear in David’s eyes that he wasn’t able to get a hold of them.
“David, I got this! Don’t worry!” I yelled encouragement as I switched strategies.
I went on the defensive. I launched small, swift blows before backing up and putting distance between us. Drimogemon isn’t known for agility, but I was half the size of Bellerophmon. I’ll admit it, I was kind of putting on a brave face for David. Even the defensive maneuvers were making very little headway. I was starting to realize this wasn’t the best plan I ever had.
The fight seemed like it lasted hours, but it probably only lasted a minute. I ended up flat on my back, and I reverted back to a Gazimon. I heard David head towards the D-Terminal. Belerophmon began taunting, saying we were nothing without the power that we stole. Using my last bit of strength, I got to my knees and gestured for David to back away.
“Ya see?” I coughed. “I lost. Fare and square. You won. But know the difference between you and me? I’m not gonna turn my tail and run. I’m not going to blame my future
on this loss like you did. In the end, my future is determined by me. I don’t need some miracle to give me strength. I don’t need destiny to tell me what my life is going to be. All I need is my own will. My own path. My unwavering spirit to never give up on the Kid or myself!”
David and I found ourselves blinded by a brilliant light. The Armor Digi-Egg of Dedication hurled itself out of our D-Terminal and flew above my head. I watched, a huge smile on my face. It slowly covered itself in a golden glow. It evolved itself into the Golden Armor Digi-Egg of Volition. A golden form born purely out of the strength of willpower!
I used it to become Gnarlymon, a massive horned beast decked out in impressive plate armor. It seemed like it only took me mere seconds to slice up Bellerophmon. Honestly, it was a little embarrassing how easily I handled it given my prior performance. After a completely one-sided rematch, Bellerophmon found itself slumped over, barely able to hold its head straight up.
“Even after all the power I gained…it still……. chose you…” Bellerophmon hissed as it collapsed.
“No,” I corrected. “I didn’t get chosen by anything. I simply refused to give up.”
I returned to a Gazimon. The gold faded from the Digi-Egg as it returned itself to the Dedication form. We collected Bellerophmon’s Digitama so we could have our mentor, Magna, return it to its proper Digital World.
David and Magna wonder what really happened. Did I will a new Armor Digi-Egg into existence? Did it happen because my Armor Digi-Egg of Dedication gained power over the years of continuous use? Most importantly, when will I be able to use its power again?
Eh. Who cares. I got me a Golden Armor Digi-Egg. David saw it, so I have a witness! As of right now, I have completely masted all my Digivices. That’s right. After over 20 years, ya boy Grizzly has mastered all his Digivices. Like. A. Boss.
Alright fine… you got me. Between you and me, had that stunt not worked, I would have regrouped with David and come up with a plan B. But it did work. So there.
Later!
Grizzly.
P.S.
Why didn’t I just use the D-3 to Digivolve to Recanimon, since a D-3 can reproduce the power of a Digivice from the world of Adventure(99)? Simple…. because…….shut up, that’s why. I didn’t forget I could do that. You forgot I could do that.
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