//------------------------------// // The highs and lows // Story: Digital Dustin - Digging Deeper // by Prince Dustin Hogan //------------------------------// “Talking” “YELLING” ‘Thinking’ “Telepathic link” Songs Flashback "Transformation Index” OP – Keys of Revelations [Kingdom Hearts Style] by Infinite Rivals At CHS, Allister was meeting with his young friends, conversing.  "So, Dustin managed to defeat Corvoss?" Allister asker, quite impressed. "That's what the Primordials told us this morning." Applejack replied. "Well I'll be damned." Allister said with a smile. "And he said he managed to turn the tables on that feathered bastard in a battle of wits?" "I'm quite surprised myself." Sunset said with a smirk. "So, what's next?" "Mount Morpheus." Allister replied. "The zone Vesuvia resides." Dustin, Verne, Bea, and Damian were walking through a valley with an enormous dormant volcano present. "So this is Mount Morpheus?" Dustin asked, eyeing the volcano.  "Yes." Verne replied with a nod. "It's also Vesuvia's dominion." "Speaking of…" Damian interjected, pointing to a direction. The other see that Vesuvia was resting near the volcano, and Dustin sees the portal was beside him.  "Well, this should be easy." Dustin said with a smirk before readying the Digitrix and turned to Lightspeed. "Dustin, wait!" Beas said, but Lightspeed took off. "This is a cakewalk!" Lightspeed grinned But she then felt fatigued and exhausted, which only increased the further she got. "W-Whoa… the hell…" Before it got any worse, water tentacle grabbed her and dragged her back to Bea,Verne, and Damian.  "What was that?" Lightspeed groaned out before changing back to Dustin. "Vesuvia makes anyone inin close proximity succumb to slumber." Verne explained. "So youre saying we have to take the guy down from a distance?" Dustin asked in disbelief. "That guy is gigantic! How are we supposed to take down an enemy that freaking big from a distance?!" "Uh, guys…" Damian said, pointing to Vesuvia. They see Vesuvia starting to move, twitching a little. This meant only one thing. "Oh crap!" Dustin uttered in shock as the volcanoes on Vesuvia's body began to emit smoke trails. With a llud rumbling sound and a thunderous boom, Veuvia began to stand up as the lines began to glow bright red. And his eyes shot open, revealing them to glowing bright orange. "GRRRRAAAAAAAA!" The now awakened Vesuvia roared, the volcanoes on his body erupting, creating a powerful shockwave. "Oh dear god!" Dustin called out in dismay. Vesuvia looked to the four. "Ah, so you've disturbed my beauty rest!" Vesuvia declared, his voice filled with rage. "I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE WAKING ME UP FROM MY NAP!"  Then volcano on Vesuvia's head erupted, sending large molten ball of magma towards them. Bea retaliated by firing a barrage of bubbles at the magma balls and solidifying them to rock. Verne followed it up by sending bolts of lightning to shatter each one to rubble. Vesuvia aimed his hands at them and fired streams of superheated magma at them. Bea willed a water wall to block the attack. Dustin changed into Firefox before being enveloped an egg dome made of red and yellow, the dome fading to reveal Firefox's Gemplified form via use of the Red Digitalisman. Firefox uppled his hands together and closed his eyes. "Rin! Pyo! To! Sha! Kai! Jin! Retsu! Zai! Zen!" Firefox chanted as each of his tails were engulfed in red flames with each word spoken, each one forming into the head of a dragon while Pendragon was wide-eyed in fear. "KYU TATSU NO KAGUTSUCHI!" Firefox fired the fiery dragon heads towards Vesuvia and made him stumble back a step, but it didn't hurt him much. "BASTARD!" Vesuvia roared at Firedox, rasing his right foot up before stomping the ground. This caused, resulting in the eruption of massive geysers of lava from underneath Firefox, sending the vulpine pyrokinetic flying near him. Firefox gets up to attack, but he felt exhaustion begin to take a hold of him yet again. He found it difficult to keep his eyes open. Despite this, Firefox was willing to fight as he fired a barrage of fireballs, but he missed as the Vesuvia chuckled with a deep laugh. "Laugh while… you can you… stupid walking rock!" Firefox said, struggling to stay awake as his crystal claws glowed a bright red before slashing, sending waves of red energy that were aimed for Vesuvia's face, but they ended up hitting against his knee instead. "Shit!"  Vesuvia was about to attack, only for a barrage for electric bolts at Vesuvia's face while another water tendrils grabbed Firefox and bright him back towards Bea, Verne, and Damian. "Damn it!" Firefox groaned as his blurry vision began to clear up before reverting back to Dustin. "So far, nothing seems to be working!" "COME ON; YOU WALKING HUNK OF ROCK!" Damian called out, conjuring a large mass of fireballs before sending them at Vesuvia. The attack dud push him back a bit, though it did minimal damage. "I'M GETTING WARMED UP!" Damian declared as he willed fiery tornadoes and sent them after Vesuvia, the rocky giant only shrugging the attack off like they were nothing. Dustin was pondering on how to take this guy down. But then he too notice if the volcanoes on him, an idea forming on his head. "Bea!" Dustin said, getting woman's attention. "Can you shoot water jets?" "Yes. Why?" Bea asked. Dustin said nothing before changing into Einstrike, then Gemplifying with the White Digitalisman. "Hey! You walking chunk of ignaceous stone!" Einstrike called out, getting Vesuvia's attention. Veauvia aimed his cannon-like arms at him, unknowingly giving Einstrike the perfect opportunity. "NOW BEA! AIN FOR HIS ARMS!" Bea fired streams of water towards Vesuvia, all the while Einstrike fired white electricity on the water, the water shooting tight into Vesuvia's arms and into his body. Vesuvia roared out as the electricity surged him, making him go stiff as a statue as layers of frost formed on him. "Thought you could chill for a bit!" Einstrike said, obviously making a pun before reverting back to Dustin. "Alright! We better head to that portal before he unthaws!" "Allow me." Verne declared before sparking with electricity, grabbing onto Damian's hand. Avian then grabbed Bea's, and Bea grabbed Dustin's. And in a burst of speed, Verne ran towards the portal. Vesuvia had thawed out, but they were too fast for him to stop them in their tracks. "DAMN YOOoooo…" Vesuvia declared, but wad cut off when a yawn escaped him. "Sleepy time…." Vesuvia had gotten back into his meditative position when he rests and began snoozing away once more. Derma, Doji, and Corvoss were watching the now slumbering Vesuvia through the energy orb.  "That lazy bastard." Derma muttered with a deadpan look. "I honestly didn't expect that." Doji said with a roll of his eyes. "He's the lowest ranked out of all of us." "And it seems their heading to the Gokuen Prefecture next." Corvoss said, looking to Doji. "It seems you'll have your chance to shine." "It's a boutique damn time!" Doji said with a smirk. "I've been needing a new punching bag, and I've got plenty of steam to blow off!" Doji then walked off, but then he had an idea pop in his head. Whetever it was, it had to be a really wicked plan if his malicious grin was of any indication.