Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon.
Digimon Brother of Fire
By TJ and Rikumon

Chapter One
Baby Salamander's lullaby

Its midmorning in a small residential area of Tokyo, inside one of the houses a boy is getting yelled at by his mother..... again.

The middle aged woman looked down at her son sitting at the table, she appeared very angry. "Well Alenju Shonen Mikuro, what have you to say for yourself?"

Alenju Shonen Mikuro or Alen as he preferred was a 12 year old boy with flaming orange hair, blue eyes, wore an orange tee shirt, black shorts and for some reason a set of metallic red goggles around his neck. He currently looked a bit bruised from his latest fight with some of the kids from school. "Hey I had two choice's 1) Get beat up and do nothing 2) Fight back and still get beat up. So I chose 2." he answered flatly.

Miss. Mikuro didn't look any friendlier after hearing this, so she decided to ask the question that she figured the answer too. "Why did they start fighting you, may I ask?"

Alen looked away from his mothers gaze "They simply felt like fighting just cause I was thinking out loud to myself."

"About what?"

"Something...."

"Alenju!"

Just then from around the corner of the kitchen doorway a girls voice appeared "He was talking about 'the creatures' again mom." Walking into the kitchen, Sameera Shojo Mikuro looking at her twin brother disapprovingly. She had short sky blue hair, red eyes, wore a green top and a set of navy blue jeans. "They over heard him and started to call him names again."

"Baka sister..." Alen mumbled under his breath. (Baka=Stupid)

Miss Mikuro shook her head, she had a feeling it had something to do with 'the creatures' again "Alen, when will you stop talking about those things already? People will think your crazy for saying that what you see is real."

"They are real, and their not 'the creatures' the have a name for their..."

"ALEN!" Miss Mikuro shouted as she slammed her hand on the table "Stop saying that! If I ever hear you say another thing about them, you'll be grounded for a million years! Do you understand me young man?"

Sighing, Alen said "Yes mom..."

"Good, now I have some things to do at work. Alen you stay home, Samee make sure he stays here." and with that Miss Mikuro left her twin son and daughter by themselfs.

Alen glared at his twin sister "Anata wa no Baka Samee-san!" (Anata wa no Baka=You are an idiot!)

Samee looked at him, obviously angry "Nani?!?"(Nani=What)

"You heard me. You're a real back-stabber."

"Not my fault you believe in those dumb things still!"

"YOU KNOW DIGIMON ARE REAL TOO!" Alen shouted in Samee's face.

"BAKA!" Samee replied shoving him away. "I stopped believing in fairytales a long time ago!"

Alen got face to face with her again shaking his finger in her face "YOU CAN STILL SEE THEM!"

"NO I DON'T!"

"I SAW THE WAY YOU FREAKED WHEN YOU SAW THAT ORGERMON YESTERDAY! YOU KNOW THEIR REAL BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO HELP ME PROVE IT TO THE WORLD YOU BACKSTABBING LYING................" but then Samee slapped him in the face.

"SHUT UP!!" she shouted turning away from him and going to her room upstairs.

"MAMONO SHOJO!" Alen shouted up the stairs going to the living room. Great, now what am I going to do? Just then Alen's cell phone rang, picking it up he saw that it was voice mail from no one he knew which meant a lot of people because no one from school even blew their noises at him. Should I check it?...... Why not? and he check to see what it was. (MAMONO SHOJO=DEMON GIRL!)

Over his phone a female voice spoke to him ~Alenju Shonen Mikuro, would you like the chance to experience what only two know?~ and under the words were 'YES' and 'NO'
Experience only what two know? What's that mean?..... wait a second, does she mean... "The Digital World?" he said in a whisper to himself. He then clicked 'YES'

~Good, now take the 12:23 southern route train to Fujeko Station. Once your there you'll get instructions on what to do then~

Alen looked at the time "12:20! BAKA I'LL MISS IT!" without another word, Alen jumped up from the couch and ran out of the house. He ran straight for the train station, when he got there he saw that he had less then a minute to board the train OK, forget the ticket! and he jumped over the gate straight to the train just in time to board the closing doors as some of the gauds tried to catch him Gomen Boys In Blue, but Im in a hurry to prove to the world there are real monsters! Ja ne! he thought as the train left the station (Gomen=Sorry, Ja ne=Later)

Some time afterwards, Alen arrived at Fujeko Station. He had noticed that their where quite a few kids of different age's around the station but decided not to ask any questions about this. Kay, now what? he checked his phone again just as it started to ring again almost like who ever it was who talked to him heard his thoughts.

~Excellent Alen, you've arrived in time. Now go to the elevator on the farthest wall from where you stand now.~

Alen looked around the crowd and saw the elevator that the women told him about, walking to it with the cell to his ear so he could talk to her "Konichiwa? Ok, now who ever you are Im not sure exactly what this is about. But if my hunch is right, I wont complain but.... who are you? And why are you telling me about this? Wouldn't it be easier to tell the world directly about.... the..." Alen was in the elevator by now and couldn't find the words he wished to say. He was worried what would happen if he angered the women, fearing that he may loss his chance to show the world about Digimon. (Konichiwa=Hello)

~Because Alen, these more at stack then proving that Digimon do exist.~

"....... but then, why me?"

~You are but one of the children I have called to take part in this. However I have not communicated to them as I have done with you.~

"..Im just one...... wait why are you actually talking to me then?"

~Because Alen, there is an incredible amount of strength in your heart. Even if you weren't meant to take part in this, there is no doubt in my mind that you would force this destiny onto yourself.~

"Destiny?... take part in what? An what is your name?" Alen had never been more confused in his life. This stranger was talking to him like she has known him for years, and was actually telling him that she knew about Digimon as well Samee-san! She'd finally stop pretending that she cant see them anymore! And then we'd be together like old times!

~..... Alen............ if you must know my name is Ophanimon....... I am a Digimon. And I have asked you to come here......... to help save the Digital World.~

Alen was shocked but not from what he just heard, but from the sudden and painful stopping of the elevator. When he got up to pick up his cell, he saw were he was. "An underground train station?" he saw that there were other kids here, some where talking to each other, others just walked around and there were a few starting to fight each other. Just then a bell rung and Alen quickly picked his cell back to his ear. "Ophanimon, what's going on? What do I do?"

~This is the final test Alen.~

"Test?"

~The test to see if you were meant to come to the Digital World. I can not help you at this point its up to you.~

Just then one of the trains blew their whistles. "What do I do? Ophanimon.... please?"

~..... chose a train Alen, and then if you chose wisely you will be brought to the Digital World. Chose the wrong train however..... you will return here to go home.......good luck human~

Ok Alen think! another of the trains signaled it was ready to leave How do I know which train goes to the Digital World....... THAT'S IT! Alen then shut his eyes tightly blocking out all the sounds of the other children boarding the noisy trains.... then he whipped his eyes wide open and looked at the trains. They all looked like normal trains among the humans and even to Alen, till he focused with all his might and saw one train practically left alone by all the other kids HAI! and he darted for it as it started to leave the station slowly. Racing like never before, Alen reached for the bar of the moving train and pulled himself onboard "HAI!!!!! I DID IT!!!" he shouted in victory as the train entered a tunnel. Opening the back door Alen walked into an empty carriage "Hello?" he said but no one answered. He let himself drop into a seat and opening his cell phone again he placed it to his ear hopefully to talk to someone he considered to be his only friend in years "Ophanimon?" he said breathlessly (HAI=YES)

~.....Alen.... congratulations, you've done what you wish to achieve. Your on your way to the Digital World.~

Alen didn't know what to say, he looked like he was about to cry. "Ophanimon.... Arigatou, I don't know if you know how much this means to me. But......" he lowered his head mentally forcing back all the tears that wanted to be released. He had done what he wished since he was a child but he knew one thing was missing. (Arigatou=Thank you)
~Alen..... Im sorry that Samee wasn't their with you. I know how much you care for your sister and how you each wished to see the Digital World together.... but beware, your prescience in the Digital World means that you must try and save it. The journey will not be a pleasant one Im afraid.~

".....bring it on."

~Alen... I know you willingly accept the responsibilities that have been laid out for you, but your on your own.... you may not survive for long.~

"I can handle myself..."

~No not like that.... you may lose yourself in the void of evil darkness.~

"Hey... being by myself for this long helped me out in that department Ophanimon. Im prepared for it in this world to.. Ja ne, my friend." and with that he hung up the phone. But just then the train seemed to go straight up, causing Alen to fall back to the end of the car. For a split second Alen looked at his hand.... and it wasn't his own. But then the car straightened up and he was looking out the window... he smiled at what he saw. A bunch of Purumon where flying around the train, one of them came close to the window and smiled back at Alen. "Hi...Purumon." he placed his hand into his pocket...and his cell phone was gone, it was replaced by a device that Alen has never seen before. "What the? No! How can I call.."

~Alen.~

"...... Ophanimon? But?"

~Alen this device was forged of you phone, it is called a D-Scanner. With this you may stay in contact with me and find the spirits.~

"Spirits?"

~You will see in do time my friend, but for now tread carefully.~

The train stopped before Alen could ask what he needed to do. And from out side a gruntle voice said "Steel Station, everybody off."

Alen walked out side to see where he was, it was like any other station he had been to, but this time around he could clearly see and feel the Digimon not only that but when he turned to see who was driving the train he saw that it was also a Digimon. "Umm Konichiwa. What Digimon are you?"

The large train Digimon looked down at his newcomer "Im a Trailmon, everybody calls me Worm. Nice ta meet cha!"
Grinning Alen replied "Ditto, hey can you tell me something? What are the Spirits?"

"Whooow, sorry there cant help you out."

"Why?"

"Don't want anything to do with Charubimon, and here's some advice you better do the same."

"Charubimon? Who is he?"

"Kid where have you been? How do you not know about the must powerful Digimon of this time?! He's been looking for the spirits too, and if you get in his way you'll be deleted!"

"NANI? You mean he KILLS other Digimon!"

"Fred so, so stay away from any of them spirits if you find any of the last five."

"Last five? How many spirits are their?"

"Ohh boy do you need to listen in you digischool. There are ten spirits in all Charubimon got five of the Legendary Warriors as his minions so that leaves the last five untouched."

"Legendary Warriors?"

"Oh come on! You haven't heard of the ten Legendary Warriors? The ones that defeated Luciemon!" just then an explosion happened not to far from the station "Oh NO! Its one of Charubimons MINIONS!"

Alen didn't wait for any answers this time, he ran off to were the explosion accord. When he got there he saw a cloaked figure laying motionless away from the fire that was spreading rapidly. But then he saw a truly frightening sight a tree headed black dog digimon and he didn't look like he was a good guy. "You will be deleted and your Fractal Code will be sent to Lord Charubimon." it growled to the cloaked figure not noticing Alen.

Gotta help that Digimon! Alen thought looking at his surroundings till a beeping sound told him his D-Scanner wanted his attention. He pulled it from his pocket and pointed it at the two Digimon, a sphere floated from the screen and their was a picture with the tree headed digimon on it as Alen heard Ophanimon's voice ~Cerberusmon champion level digimon. His Emerald Flame attack will char-boil his enemies. Alen be careful the only way to win a fight with a digimon at this level is to find the spirit.~ "But where is..."

Alen didn't finish his question as he saw what Cerberusmon was about to do "Prepare for oblivion..... EMERALD...." the middle head tilted back as emerald green flames escaped his jaw.Without thinking, Alen rushed forward at Cerberusmon crashing right into his chest as the Digimon finished his attack cry "FLAME... OOFFFFF!" and an emerald green fireball missed its intended target and hit the side of a building.

"PICK ON SOME ONE WHO CAN FIGHT BACK!" Alen shouted as he pulled back his arm and threw a punch right at the center head of Cerberusmon.

Cerberusmon was more annoyed then hurt, and he made sure that the weak human knew that as he swiped his claw at the boy sending him flying into a wall "ANNOYING PEST! I'LL DELETE YOU FIRST!" he shouted charging at the half conscience human.

In his mind, Alen saw Cerberusmon charging at him. But it was as if some one his the pause button on a tape, because time itself seemed to be waiting for Alen to do something. But even as he tied to move away from the slow moving bearer of his doom, Alen's body was in to much pain to move No, I cant let this creep of a digimon beat me! Not till I can show the world that digimon are real..... not till Samee-san and I can be brother and sister again! PLEASE SPIRITS WHERE ARE YOU? LEND ME YOUR STRENGTH!!!!!!!!! and then he felt something inside of him, it was like something he felt before but have forgoten about it. And out of no where, a tall figure stood before him. Alen couldn't see its face but felt that it was part of him somehow. The felling grew stronger and stronger, the figure seemed to reach out to hand Alen something but instead a light of flaming colors shoot out form its hand and into Alen's chest... into his heart! This felling... its warm... and strong..... and comfferting, like a small flame. I think I know what I have to do, but how? Alen's body was awakened with a newfound power he had long since forgoten. He pulled himself up to his feet.

"DIE!!!" Cerberusmon shouted as he leaped straight for Alen, but then a towering inferno of fire blasted the area around the boy sending the champion level digimon through the air. "WHAT IS THIS?!?"

Alen looked up at the beast, his once blue eyes where glowing, no Burning red "You think your strong? GUESS AGAIN!" Alen raised his hand to the air and brought it rushing down to his heart "MYSTIC SPIRIT EVOLUTION!" Alen's body became engulfed in flames. His wild orange hair grew tree times its own length, his skin darkened, his clothes changed he now had a small red vest that could never close around his chest, his black shorts became red bagged forms of themselves held up by two dark black belts held them up, palmless and fingerless gloves covered most of his forearms, his now large tree clawed feet bore ankle gauds, his ears became pointed as golden earrings latched to them, half cut horns sprouted form under his hair, white symbols appeared on both is cheeks and across his chest, his once human noise became black and stubby, a fiery furred tail grew, his canine teeth grew to two small fangs and his once blue eyes now a deep shade of green fire erupted form his body now as he shouted "FLAMON!"

Cerberusmon was stunned "Na-Na-Nani?"

Alen looked at himself then to Cerberusmon, grinning "Cerberusmon. You've attacked your own kind wanting to hurt them. I will not allow you the chance to do it again!"

Cerberusmon got his scenes back after hearing this. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"

Knelling almost all the way down to his left knee while rasing his arms in a fighting position he said "Flamon, baka."

'Grrrrrrr DIE!" Cerberusmon shouted as he charged Flamon.

Flamon quickly jumped into the air and landed behind Cerberusmon giving him a leg swipe causing the beast to land on its stomach, before back flipping away from him "That's it?"

Cerberusmon got back on his feet and shouted "EMERALD FLAME!" and shot an emerald green fireball at Flamon.

Flamon cartwheeled out of the way easily. "Ha my Auntmon can do better!"

Cerberusmon gave a deadly growl at Flamon, before his attention shift, he then grinned evilly "Emerald...." pointing away from Flamon.

"If your trying to hit me, aim better.." Just then he saw what Cerberusmon was pointing his attack to..... the cloaked figure. Flamon went wide eyed.

"FLAME!" and again Cerberusmon shot his attack at the cloaked figure still motionless on the ground.

"NO!" Flamon shouted as he leapt for the cloaked figure shoving them out of the way...... and taking the blast "AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" the pain was incredible, but something clicked inside the mind of the once human digimon BIG MISTAKE!

"Now to finish you off Flamon. HAHAHhah........!" Cerberusmon's boasting was cut short as he saw Flamon being incased in a towering inferno of fire. "NANI?"

Flamon leapt towards Cerberusmon with the fire now fallowing as a tunnel of fire "BABY SALAMANDRA!!!!!!" Flamon shouted as he threw his fist at Cerberusmon and the fire tunnel fallowed his punch blasting Cerberusmon.

"NOGAHGAOHGAOGHG!!!" Cerberusmon shouted as his body became a shadow of itself encased in a light of Bar Code like energy.

Flamon stood in front of the spinning energy pulling his D-Scanner from nothingness "Creator born of evil, be purified by my heart of inferno, FRACTAL CODE..... DIGITIZE!" he said swiping his D-Scanner across the energy which was sucked into the device. What was left of Cerberusmon was no more then an egg, which flew away frome the city. "Heh, man do I rock or what? Oro? The other digimon!" Flamon looked around, but the cloaked figure had vanished. "Where did they go? Oh well, now lets see if I can change back." shutting his eyes, Flamon was again encased in fire and when it disappeared Alen was in his old body "Guess I can." Lifting his D-Scanner Alen saw two things, first was Cerberusmon's fractal code and second was a small statue that had clothing that was what he wore as Flamon. "What the?"(Oro=Huh)

~Alen~

"Ophanimon, good news! I found a spirit! But what do I do with this fractal code thing?"

~Alen that is not one of the spirits...~

"Nani?"

~I am not sure how, but your heart summoned the spirit that is destined to be yours and it gave you some of its own power. It created a new spirit directly linked to your heart.~

"Wow, this is..... just wow."

~Now Alen, barer of the Flame press the side button of your D-Scanner and say 'Fractal Code Render!'~

Alen did what he was told "FRACTAL CODE RENDER!" the fractal code of Cerberusmon erupted from Alen's D-Scanner and the land that was destroyed was repaired. "Cool, so that is what I have to do!"

~There is more, but for now find the true spirits of the Flame. Good luck my friend.~

"Arigatou Ophanimon, cant wait to meet you."

Alen walked away in search of the spirits never noticing that the cloaked figure was watching him from the top of one of the buildings "Well ah never imagined that Ophanimon could ave ever summon a living soul to stand against Charubimon. Not only that but the young sugar saved me without even caring about his own hide! Ah think this little southern bell better keep her eyes on that boy." it said in a feminine southern accent.

Some time afterwards Alen was enjoying a pleasant breeze that was made as he rode on Worms back. "Ahhhh, this fells good.."

"Hey Im just giving you a free ride till the next station as thanks for keeping Cerberusmon away from the last one." Worm said in a just to remind you manner.

"Ya I know and arigatou again Worm... but something is nagging at me, well two somethings."

"Lets hear it then?"

"Well first, how did I survive Cerbursmon's Emerald Flame attack and get so strong like that?"
"That's easy, you said that your attack was fire based right? Well so was Cerberusmon's so when you got hit your digimon body absorbed the attack, he made you stronger."

"Guess that makes scene, and Ophanimon did keep calling me 'barer of flame'..."

"WAW! Did you just say Ophanimon?"

"Hai, why?"

"She's one of the three celestials! She, Seraphemon and Charubimon used to work together to bring peace to the Digital World."

"Anou?! I thought Charubimon was the bad guy?" (Anou=Uh/excuse me)

"Ya but he went all evil. And Ophanimon and Seraphemon have been missing since he attacked the Digital World."

"Then I guess the other thing I had to do, 1) Find the spirits 2) Beat Charubimon and 3) Find Ophanimon."

"Who knows? Anyway what was the other thing that bugged ya?"

"Oro? Oh, ya! I was wondering who the other digimon was, they might still be hurt and why did Cerberusmon bother with them anyway?"

"Could have been a rebel digimon, Charubimon has quite a few anti-fan-clubs out there."

"Maybe.... oi! There's the station, that's my stop I guess arigatou Worm hope to see you again soon." jumping off of Worm's back, Alen began to walk into the Forest Station and looked up at the stars through the branches as he laid down to sleep Samee-san Sumimasan. I promise to be home soon and he fell into pleasant dreams of he and his twin sister standing together in a field of the Digital World. (Oi=Hey, Sumimasan=Please forgive me)

Looking at the sleeping boy resting on the ground, the cloaked figure kneeled down beside him "Well sugar, hope ya haven a good nights sleep. Cause when Charubimon catches wind of ya he'll be hunten ya down like a fox." reaching down to Alen's face, two human like sea green fingers brushed several locks of his hair from his face. "An before ah leave..." bending over, the cloaked figure gave Alen a light peak on his check with gentile sea green lips "That's for saving my life..." standing up and leaving the human sleeping...... and both had a small smile on their face's.

----End of Chapter One----

T.J. -"Come on Rika.."

Rika -"No. This isn't the real Digimon Frontier so why should I comment?"

Rikumon -"Cuz if you don't he'll do something stupid and insulting to you in another fic probably."

Rika *cracks knuckles "He wouldn't dare."

T.J. *backs away* "Of corse I wouldn't. Im not that dumb........ but Rika please please with a cherry on top?"

Rika -"You do it wanna be."

T.J. -"Im no wanna be!"

Rikumon -"TJ maybe you should give up and do it yourself "

Rika -"I don't want to keep doing this its boring."

T.J. -"I can fix that!"

Rika: "Really?"

T.J. -"Ya I'll write up another fanfic just for tamers and Ill include you, Takato, Henry just name it, and I'll start working on it right away!"

Rika -"Promise?"

T.J. -"I swear on my D-arc! *Puts hand over D-arc on wrist* I promise to make a fic just for the tamers if Rika will comment Brother of Fire."

Rika: "Ok....Ummm alright...Well it seems the new goggle head has some issues to work out with his sister. And a cool evolution... next to Ranamon and mines of cores. But what is with the cloaked digimon? Can a digimon and human have more then friendship? Find out next time on Digimon Brother of Fire!"

T.J. -"Thanks I'll start working on the other fic right away."

Rika *Shaking fist* "You better or I'll turn you into powder!"

Calumon: "Did somebody say powderpuff?"

T.J. -"Calumon when did you get here?.... AH STAY AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER!!"

Calumon: "Huh?"

*Cerberusmon jumps out of the screen* "CERBERUSMON DIGIVOLVE TO PHEROMON!!"

Rika, T.J., Rikumon and Calumon: "AHHHH!!!"