26What's this? A new story? :3 Yes, it is a movie in the GrimmFall universe~! :3 I hope you all enjoy it! :3
Note: I own NONE of the characters involved here save for my OCs, and you can find them listed on my Gundam SEED: Divisions fic. :3
Opening Files: Foodians
While an ancient order, the Foodians have moved from one temple to another every so often, namely when war threatened their site of residence. This has only happened three times in the order's history, the most recent being the conflict of WWII. Relocated to Mexico, the Order of the Foodians established themselves in the mountains there, and began to resume life as it was once more. Very few have managed to find their latest temple site, owing to the legends of Mexico that protect the place.
However, one seeks to get revenge on the Order, and that is Grandma Stuffum. After the disastrous attempt to take out the Dragon of Denver at the Green River Resort, Stuffum was gravely injured by a run-in with the famed Denver Shadow Shinkansen. Losing her right arm and leg, Stuffum swore revenge on the one she was fighting, the one now becoming known as the Dragon's Apprentice, as he was the she was fighting when she got hit by the train. But, when she had created an arm and leg replacement out of food, she found her Aura reserves were getting drained consistently, enough to the point she could not fight as well as she used to. Deeming it necessary to do so, Stuffum swore she would steal the famed senzu bean, because then she could use it to consistently restore her energy and Aura levels.
Thus, her desire to steal it from the Order of the Foodians came to be. But why stop with just stealing the bean when she could also wipe out the order for casting her clan out?
TOM closed the file "Revenge can be what drives people to do crazy things. But in the end, those who get revenge often find it was not worth it." He said as he leaned back in his chair. "So, if someone is claiming that revenge is wanted, and you were a victim of the person they want to get revenge on, would you go with it? Or would you prove to be better than one who wants revenge for even petty reasons?"
Agunimon looked out as he saw the Mexican airport coming into view. Yes, airport. Why was he in Mexico? Because he was following up a lead on the Food Witch, who was rumored to have survived the battle at the Green River Resort despite being run over by a train! The Warrior of Flame was aware it was just a rumor, but he had to be sure.
Once the plane had landed and he was cleared by customs, the Class II Huntsman entered the airport's main area; yes, he had passed the Huntsman exam during his time in GrimmFall, and was now classed as a Class II.
The Digimon hoped to find Grandma Stuffum before she disappeared again. As it was, he had already had a bit of a hard time searching her down, but this lead was the most promising he had so far.
Sharp blue eyes glanced around, looking for any sign of the Food Witch, but alas, he couldn't see anything that looked like her. All he saw were Faunus, Mobians, and humans walking around. The Warrior of Flame just sighed to himself as he stopped and leaned against the wall of the airport's main terminal. 'Maybe it was a bad idea to come here...' The Digimon thought to himself.
It was certainly looking that way. Agunimon sighed again before he stood up from against the wall. "Maybe I should just leave since the lead was a bust..." He muttered to himself before he suddenly stopped himself mid-sentence. Something had drifted past his sense of smell and it smelled familiar...almost like..."Bacon...?" The Digimon muttered before he wondered if it was the Food Witch. It didn't seem like it since there was a small concession stand nearby, but it wasn't coming from that area it seemed...
Looking around, the Warrior of Flame suddenly saw a form that looked like it was limping slightly and was portly...with a wand in hand... It was then he knew he had found her. And it seemed his flight had arrived ahead of hers.
Following the limping form, Agunimon made sure to keep his distance, lest he be discovered. The Digimon kept his cloak's hood up, keeping his face from being revealed. As he crept down the main terminal, he could see the Food Witch was looking for something, but as to what it was, he had no idea.
But before he could follow the form further, the Warrior of Flame tensed as the Food Witch whirled around, as if having sensed his presence. Thinking fast, Agunimon ducked behind a wall, trying to stay out of her line of sight. Her hooded form looked around, but caught no sign of the Digimon following her. Once Grandma Stuffum turned away and continued to walk down the main terminal, Agunimon sighed with relief, albeit softly so as to not be heard. He ran out, following her as quietly as he could. The Food Witch made her way out of the airport, only to get into a taxi, which surprised the Digimon as he raised an eyebrow beneath his mask. 'Why is the Food Witch using modern transportation if she could just use her magic?' Agunimon wondered before he realized she was getting away. Swearing under his breath, the Digimon then took his cloak off, running outside and turning into his Beast Spirit form.
Once the fractal coding vanished from around his form, BurningGreymon took to the sky, his cloak now in a backpack that he wore on his back. His sharp eyesight allowed him to pick out the taxi Grandma Stuffum was in, which wasn't too hard since he had seen the number and taxi company name. Flying as high as he could without losing sight of the car, BurningGreymon kept pace with it before he saw the taxi stop and Grandma Stuffum stepped out, being near the edge of the city outskirts now. BurningGreymon narrowed his sharp blue eyes slightly before he saw the Food Witch entering the woods. It looked like an old path she was on. Flying down low and landing, the Digimon returned to his Human Spirit form, making sure to follow the Food Witch into the woods. The Warrior of Flame followed her in, making sure to move some branches aside when they were in his way. It wasn't hard to keep track of her, what with the way she was limping and all.
Agunimon tried to keep his eyes on Grandma Stuffum, only to find she was gone from his line of sight. Worried now, the Warrior of Flame tried to find her, but to no avail, at least visually anyway. Closing his eyes, he tried to find her using his enhanced senses, but he couldn't hear anything that gave her away, and her new scent was unable to be picked up as well. Opening his eyes with a growl, the Digimon knew he had to find her, but it was difficult now that she had vanished from his sight. Glancing around, Agunimon tried to find her, but as before, the brush was too thick to find her.
Or it was, until a spell came out of nowhere and nearly hit him if he hadn't ducked in time. Looking around again, the Digimon tried to find the direction it came from, but to no success. The Warrior of Flame was about to attempt an attack when he suddenly felt a searing pain along his left side. Glancing down, Agunimon saw a burn there, no doubt from a spell launched by the Food Witch. He staggered to his feet, pulling his weapon from his back. The katana/rifle was held in his grasp as sharp blue eyes flicked around, looking for any sign of the brush moving or even the sound of her breathing.
A slight movement made Agunimon look back, just in time to see a stick being thrown his way like a spear. The Digimon barely missed getting impaled through the stomach, the stick-like spear instead glancing off his leg armor. It left a nasty scratch on his armor, but it didn't penetrate thankfully. However, the stick seemed to be controlled by the magic of the Food Witch, as it came back around and slashed across his right shoulder, impaling itself into his arm. Diving to the ground, Agunimon barely escaped a stone that would have smashed his head open. His side and shoulder seared with pain as he looked around for any sign of Grandma Stuffum, but to no avail as usual.
The Digimon staggered to his feet, his injured arm hanging limply at his side while he tried to hold his weapon with one hand. But with his side injured as well, it was made difficult. Agunimon glanced around, trying to keep his senses on high alert for the Food Witch's next attack. Hearing the brush move, he dodged to the side, only for the Food Witch to launch a slew of sharp carrots at him. Thinking fast, Agunimon tossed his weapon into the air and flipped out his Tri-Knife, using that to deflect the sharp veggies away from his body. Once the onslaught ended, he flipped the Tri-Knife away and caught his weapon. However, that had taken a toll on his body and he was now panting somewhat heavily. Grandma Stuffum then emerged from the brush, a sneer on her face.
"Such a shame." She purred. "I thought you were better than this."
Agunimon growled as he glared at her. "Says the one who hid in the brush so I couldn't see you!" He countered. But he knew she was right. He normally was better than that! But since she had tricked him and he hadn't been as alert, he was now injured badly and possibly in danger of being killed.
The Food Witch cackled as she held up her wand and unleashed a storm of spells towards him. Then, there was an explosion and dust filled the air.
Wings fluttered as she flew down low, having heard what sounded like an explosion. She had been out gathering herbs and berries for the mid-year feast when she had heard it, and was now going to investigate. The basket of herbs and berries sat on one arm as she flew down lower, only to see smoke rising from before her, indicating this was the area where the sound had originated from. Member of the Order of the Foodians, and Fairy of Nature, Flora flew down so she was just barely hovering above the ground. There was no sign of what had caused the explosion, but whatever it had been, it had to have been powerful.
Her eyes glanced over the area, taking in the destroyed trees, bushes, and flowers with a distraught look in them. It was horrible to her, seeing the plant life destroyed so needlessly. As Flora hovered over the area slowly, making her way towards the center, something caught her eye. On the ground, off in the distance, was a form that looked like it was male, and wearing red and gold armor with a black bodysuit underneath that. Long wild blonde hair went down the form's back and there were a few wounds on the man's body as well. There was a stick lodged in his right shoulder and his left side had a burn on it while a few scratches covered his body in various places.
A gasp escaped the Fairy of Nature as she dropped her basket of herbs and berries, only to fly over to the injured man. She landed beside him and looked him over as carefully as she could. Determining his wounds were severe enough to warrant medical attention, she murmured a chant that was a teleportation spell. The power of the spell drifted over the unconscious man, only for his form to glow with light before he vanished, Flora and her herbs and berries following suit.
Unbeknownst to her, a form was watching from the trees, and Grandma Stuffum sneered as she saw the light fade. Yes, she was close to the ancient temple of the order, and that meant the famed senzu bean was close at hand as well...
The temple of the Order of the Foodians was busy with order members getting ready for the mid-year feast as well as the goings-on of daily life. Some members were tending to their most famous food, others were either weaving clothes or baking food. And still a few other members were caring for any members who got injured, or even any weary travelers who happened to be found or stumble across the temple. One such traveler had been found by the member Flora, who was also the Fairy of Nature. In fact, she was the one who was tending to his wounds. The fairy finished wrapping the injured traveler's shoulder in bandages, the wound having been cleaned and the stick removed. She had also done the same to the wound on his side, although it was not as severe as the one on his shoulder.
Feeling she had done her work, Flora sat back and nodded to herself. Standing up, the Fairy of Nature left her injured charge to go and tend to the plants nearby outside.
While she was outside, a groan slipped past Agunimon's lips as he regained consciousness. He grunted as he tried to sit up, but a searing pain in his right shoulder made him stop before he could. A glance at the wound revealed it had been cleaned up and bandaged, much to his surprise. The Warrior of Flame blinked as he took in what he was seeing. He then glanced down at his side, which was also revealed to have been cleaned up and bandaged as well. Another glance over his form revealed that there were also several scratches that had been bandaged up as well, including one on his forehead.
Looking around, the Digimon could see he was in some kind of room in what looked to be an old temple of some kind if what he was seeing was correct.
Curious as to how he got here, Agunimon frowned to himself. He could only recall the battle getting worse before the Food Witch had unleashed an array of powerful spells at him, and then nothing. Perhaps he had blacked out when her spells had hit him? It seemed likely.
Grunting, he managed to push himself up slightly using his uninjured arm, but his body protested, searing pain racing down his left side. Finding he wasn't going to be going anywhere for a while, the Digimon sighed to himself before he lay back down. Glancing around again, his sharp blue eyes caught sight of smaller statues placed around the room. There was also a small stone basin that had water running down into it from a small waterfall, and the basin had extra water that seeped out the sides and down into a small pool that then ran outside. Wooden furniture sat around, mostly a table and one chair, and he was quick to note he was laying on a straw bed with blankets under him so it wasn't so itchy or scratchy.
Just then, footsteps reached his enhanced hearing. Looking back, Agunimon saw what looked like a fairy walking in, holding some kind of plant in her hands. Upon entering the room, the fairy seemed surprised to see he was awake and set her plants down before walking over to him and kneeling down next to him. "I didn't expect you to wake up yet." She said as she looked at him. "How are you feeling?"
"I've been worse." The Digimon replied as the fairy seemed to frown at his response. For a moment, Agunimon wondered if that was the wrong thing to say, but that worry went away when the fairy smiled at him.
"That's good to hear." She said before she reached down and pulled out a small pouch. Agunimon watched curiously as she opened the pouch and shook it a few times before a single bean fell into her hand. She closed the pouch and put it away before holding it up. "Here." The fairy said as she reached down and lifted his head slightly. "Eat this. It will restore your strength as well as heal your wounds."
Agunimon was understandably wary, and he really didn't want to, but she had saved him, and with his injuries, it would be a while before he could fight if he was left to recover naturally. So, hesitantly, he did as she asked. She slipped the bean into his mouth and he made sure to eat up before swallowing it. As soon as he did so, the Digimon was surprised to feel his energy returning to normal levels and his body ceased to ache as well. Gingerly, the Warrior of Flame made to sit up, and found his body did indeed no longer hurt.
"Wow..." Agunimon murmured as he lifted his right hand and flexed it a few times. He then looked at the fairy. "Just what was that?"
"That was the Foodian's greatest treasure." The fairy replied.
The Digimon blinked in surprise. "Foodians?" he asked, confusion apparent in his voice.
"Yes." The fairy replied. "We are an ancient order that has had our Aura adapt into magic we can use in food. It is known as Food Magic to the outside world."
Agunimon frowned at hearing that. "You mean like what the Food Witch uses?"
His words made the fairy gasp. "The Food Witch?!"
"Yeah." The Digimon replied. "She was the one who injured me."
"I see..." The fairy murmured before she stood up. "It's best if you wait here." She said as she turned to leave. "I need to speak with the elders."
Agunimon watched as she left, wondering if he had said the wrong thing.
Flora headed out of the room where the traveler was resting and made her way to the temple's main area where the elders of the Order of the Foodians were assembled. She entered and knelt before the elders. "Oh great elders..." Flora began. "It would appear that the one cast out so long ago has returned."
Two of the elders, Witch Hazel and Witch Lezah, looked up in surprise.
"Well, this is certainly not good." Lezah said as she frowned at the news. "The one of the dark arts has returned? And are you sure of this?"
"Yes." Flora replied. "I found out from an injured traveler whom had encountered her here, not too far from the temple."
Witch Hazel clicked her tongue in thought. "I see." She said as she eyed her sister. "Then perhaps we should have this traveler come and speak to us to confirm if the dark one who was cast out has indeed returned."
Witch Lezah nodded. "Yes, I think that would be a fine idea." She agreed. "To determine if their words are indeed true."
Flora nodded. Although she didn't like it, if someone was found to have been lying in front of the elders, then that person, Faunus, or Mobian was turned into a statue forever as punishment.
The final Elder, Nana Possible, looked to the fairy before them. Her lion-like tail swished around behind her as she spoke. "Flora, Fairy of Nature, we request that you bring this traveler to us as soon as possible."
A nod was her answer. "Of course, Elder Possible." Flora replied.
Standing up, Flora left the great antechamber and began to make her way back to her room in the temple. All around her, other Foodians were talking or going about their normal day to day activities. She shivered at the thought of what could happen if the one cast out had indeed returned. If the traveler was indeed telling the truth, it did not bode well for her people or the order...
Agunimon follows Grandma Stuffum to Mexico to stop her, but gets beaten in the ensuing fight. Being found by Flora of the Order of the Foodians, he wakes up in their temple, but now the Elders of the Order want to know if he is telling the truth. Will they believe him? Or will the Warrior of Flame be turned to stone for lying? Read on to find out~! :3
