Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Crossroads

Simon Chapter 1—Vacationing in Japan—

Now that I had graduated from my senior year in high school, things were getting very exciting. Now I had not only received my diploma, but there were many more exciting things that would occur much sooner than that—for my summer vacation, I was going to be vacationing in Japan! I had been studying their language for years, so I was ready to go. I had been looking forward to doing this for so long! While it would be a long three months without my family, I was still looking forward to it and looking forward to what wonderful stories I would tell them when I got back…!

I spent some time with them before I went on a chat board that I frequented later in the day. It was on a Japanese server, and I was trying to talk to some people who lived there online to get ready. There were a few users there, and I got along with them, but I was most familiar with two users—one had "Akkino" as a username, and the other's username was "Blue Box". When I got on the chat board, I signed in with my username, "HAYmaker", and got situated in the discussion.

A little while later, Akkino posted a comment that said: "Hey, have you guys heard anything new about those Digimon programs?" After that I posted this: "Digimon? What are those?" I quickly got a reply from Akkino that said: "WHAT? HAYmaker, how do you not know about Digimon? They're the talk of the town!" Another user then posted: "They're programs that hackers use. They can be used to accomplish all kinds of related tasks, whether benign or otherwise." I then posted: "Wow, that sounds crazy… so what's your interest in them then, Akkino?" Before Akkino replied though, another post came up, from a user called: "Mr. Navit". The post said: "Hello there everyone! It's good to see you all!" Blue Box then posted: "What's this? Is this that EDEN mascot? What's he doing here?"

EDEN was a cyberspace, maintained by Kamishiro Enterprises, which was based in Japan, where people could enter digital space for almost any purpose, including doing business, meeting each other or for retail… it was an amazing network.

Akkino then posted: "Hate to break it to you Mr. Navit, but this is kind of a private server." Another user then posted: "Wait… did he get in here by hacking?" "Mr. Navit then posted: "That's right! I've come in with a special message for all of you! Come to Galacta Park in Kowloon in Eden by Thursday of next week! Or I'll hack YOU! Bye-bye now!" We then saw he logged out…

Akkino then posted: "Wow, what kind of invitation was that?! Soooo… is anyone going?" Blue Box then posted: "You want to go, Akkino? He did just admit he's a hacker. What if he has real malicious intent?" Akkino then posted: "Oh don't be a scaredy-cat! We'll be okay!" Blue Box then posted: "Sounds like I can't stop you. Okay, I'll come along." Akkino then posted: "Right on! So, anyone else?" I thought about it; it would be neat to finally meet them, although this would mean adjusting my vacation plans… as I pondered it, all the other users posted one-by-one that they weren't going. Finally, I posted a reply saying: "Count me in!"

Akkino then posted: "Alright! At least HAYmaker's got some bravery! Let's meet there at 1:00 P.M.!" "Alright then." Blue Box posted. "Sure! See you at Kowloon!" I posted.

That all happened so fast. The next day I boarded a plane for Japan and eventually arrived. I was so excited! I went around, enjoying the region, but I hadn't forgotten my promise… on 11:00 on Thursday, I logged in to EDEN, and found my way to Kowloon. By that time, I got there early, so I waited for Akkino and Blue Box. The area itself was kind of a dump, unlike the rest of EDEN… all the light there had a blue shade, and the area looked like a playground that had fallen into disrepair with the passage of time.

I continued to standby, until someone came up the passage I had used; it was a teenage boy. He looked like he was in his late teens, much like me, and he was tall. He wore blue sweatpants and a zipped gray jacket and white shoes. He had short black hair too, although it was longer in the front. He then continued walking in my direction and when he saw me, he said: "Hmm… what are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for my friends." I said. "Friends? What kind of friends?" The boy asked. "They're good people. One goes by Akkino, and the other goes by Blue Box." I said. The boy then said: "Ah. And that would make you HAYmaker, right?" I smiled and said: "Yup! That's my username. My real name is Simon Hayes. Good to meet you!" The boy looked a little put off before he said: "But the way you look… you're not from around here, are you?" "Nope. I'm vacationing in Japan for my summer vacation." I said. "I didn't see that coming. I was sure you'd be from here." The boy said. Then he went on: "Not that any of that matters. My username on that site is Blue Box, but my real name is Arata Sanada. It's nice to meet you, of course." "My pleasure. I said. We then shook hands and Arata said: "So what made you want to come to Japan?" "I've always been interested in its culture and a lot of my favorite video games come from Japan. Japan has some good food too! So I thought I would come and see it all up close!" I said. Arata grinned and said: "That's good. Good for you."

There was a moment of silence before Arata then said: "But if you're from the west… now I see why you weren't acquainted with Digimon. They're used in Japan, so it's only natural you wouldn't know what they were." "Yeah. So, would you mind explaining them to me, Arata?" I asked. "Well, based on what I've heard, they're not just programs… they're digital creatures. They're self-aware, but they're made of data and can't leave anywhere where data can exist, meaning they have to stay in cyberspace and can't enter our world." Arata said. "Wow…" I said.

Just then though, I heard someone say: "Oh!" and Arata and I turned to see someone coming up the trail; it was a teenage girl; she looked about the same age as Arata and I. She was a little shorter than us and wore a cyan top under a pink jacket and had a matching cyan skirt, along with black shoes and black hose. She also had hair that was a bright red color in two pigtails.

"Well, it looks like everyone's here." Arata said. "What makes you so sure I'm part of this 'everyone' you're talking about?" The girl asked. "Because we all agreed to meet here at 1:00 P.M. Isn't that right… Akkino?" I asked. The girl then smiled and said: "Yup! That's right!" Then she went on: "Sorry I doubted you. It's kind of unnerving when you're trying to meet people you know online. I'm Nokia Shiramine. Who are you?" "I'm Simon Hayes. I went by HAYmaker on the site." I said. "And I'm Arata Sanada. As you can probably guess, I was Blue Box." Arata said. "Okay! Nice to meet you both!" Nokia said.

Then she looked at me and said: "Still, I wasn't expecting someone from the west to be among us… I thought you'd be from around here." "Well I suppose I don't blame you. I just came to Japan for my summer vacation." I said. "Oh really? So you're logged in from Japan now then? That's kind of convenient." Nokia said. I nodded and then Arata said: "Well let's see… that Mr. Navit ought to be here any minute now…" And then I felt my phone vibrate! I took it out (and it seemed Nokia and Arata had the same experience, because they did the same thing) and on it, I saw Mr. Navit! He wasn't a human, but instead was a small robot with an oval-like body and a head like a cylinder on its side. He had no arms or legs. I then heard him say: "Hello everyone! I've got a special present for all you good boys and girls who showed up today! This is the power to make history, no—to change the world!" And then he vanished from the screen and it went back to the normal background I had for it, but on the screen it said: "Digimon Capture installed."

"What?! He just installed something on my phone?!" Nokia said. Then she paused before looking panicked and said: "Wait… 'Digimon Capture'?! You mean like… Digimon, Digimon?" "I think it's safe to assume they're the same kind. After all, what other kind is there?" Arata asked. "But—wait! Digimon are the tools that hackers use right? So have we… become hackers?!" Nokia asked. Arata then said: "A hacker is only worth how many times he's hacked. So tell me Nokia…" and he turned to her and she looked up as he said: "Have you ever hacked anything?" "Of course not!" Nokia said. "Then you're not a hacker. You become a hacker by hacking, and if you haven't done that, you're not one yet. It's an option of course, now that you have Digimon, but it's up to you to decide if you want to pursue it." Arata said. "What are you talking about?! I don't want any part of this! I'm deleting this program right now!" Nokia said. She tried using her phone, but in a few minutes, she said: "What… wait! No way! I can't delete it?!" "Just leave it be. Who knows what'll happen if you force-delete it." Arata said.

Nokia groaned and collapsed to her knees. Arata rolled his eyes and I turned around, but then saw… a silhouette of a human being in the distance! I gasped and everyone looked up and the silhouette started to move further away! "What was that…?" Arata asked. "It wasn't Mr. Navit… was it… a ghost-like program?" I asked. Arata then said: "Don't let it get away!" And chased after it! "WHAT?! ARATA!" Nokia yelled, but Arata just kept going.

"Ugh! That is so obnoxious! Well I can't stand this! I'm out of here!" Nokia said. She then stood up and we turned around, but we saw a giant orange wall blocking the exit! "WHAT?! Where'd that come from?!" Nokia said. We walked up to it and Nokia said: "Who put it there…? So are we trapped here now?!" "It looks like it, for the time being." I said. "Ugh… this SUCKS!" Nokia said as she started banging the wall with her fists.

"Nokia, cut it out! This is a waste of your energy!" I said. Nokia sighed and said: "You're right…" she then looked up and said: "So how do we get out of here?" "Maybe there's a way out further in… and we may reconnect with Arata if we proceed." I said. "What?! You want to go further into hacker territory?!" Nokia said. "It's the only chance we've got. Or do you want to stay and wait for that phantom to come back?" I asked. Nokia shut her eyes and said: "Ugh… This REALLY sucks!" before she opened them and said: "Well fine. Just don't go too far like Arata did, okay?" I nodded and we took off.

We went further in and saw… a bunch of rubble blocking our path, but at least there was a path to the side. Nokia and I went down the side path and we came up to a fork in the road… one lead ahead to a dead end and the other lead to a path on the right. Nokia and I then started to go down the right, but then we saw two creatures come running up!

One of them was a yellow-orange colored lizard type creature. It was very humanoid and walked on two legs and had two hands with claws. It stood upright, like a human. It looked about 2'8 tall. The other also walked on two legs, had two hands with claws and stood upright, but it had yellow flesh and white-and-blue fur over its back, arms and head. It also had a yellow horn on the top of its head. It was a little taller than the lizard-like creature, about 3 feet tall.

"Wow! What are those things?" I asked. "They're not animals that's for sure…" Nokia said. As the creatures approached us, they were looking behind each other, and as a result, they didn't know we were here! "HEY! LOOK OUT!" I yelled, but just as the creatures looked ahead, they were too late—they crashed into Nokia and me and knocked us down!

We all fell over and as the creatures looked up, the furry creature said: "Whoops! Sorry! We didn't see you there…" "That's obvious enough! What were you running from anyway?" Nokia asked. "A big Chrysalimon! You'd better high tail it out of here too, if you know what's good for you!" the lizard-like creature said. "Great. And just when the exit's blocked…" Nokia said. "Wait, what's a Chrysalimon?" I asked. The furry creature and the lizard-like creature exchanged glances before the lizard-like creature looked at us and said: "You don't know what Digimon are?" "Well, we kind of do, but we've never seen one." Nokia said. "Well that's obvious, given that you're talking to two of them!" The furry creature said.

"Wh-WHAT?!" Nokia said. I thought she was going to run away, but she actually just sat there and finally said: "So you're Digimon? You're a lot cuter than I thought you'd be…" "Yeah. You two are pretty neat." I said. The creatures smiled and the lizard-like creature said: "Gee thanks." The furry creature then said: "Aww… that's nice." I then asked: "What are your names?" "I'm Agumon." The lizard-like creature said. "I'm Gabumon." The furry creature said. "Agumon? Gabumon? Those are weird names!" Nokia said. Agumon frowned and said: "They're not weird!" "Well what're your names then?" Gabumon asked. "I'm Nokia." Nokia said. "My name is Simon." I said. "Simon? Nokia?" Agumon asked. We nodded and Agumon and Gabumon turned to each other and chuckled before Gabumon said: "You called our names weird? You're one to talk!" "What are you talking about? They're perfectly normal!" Nokia said.

"So both of your names end with 'mon'? Is that a suffix that all Digimons' names end with?" I asked. "Uh, yeah kind of." Gabumon said. "Except it's not technically a suffix, but I can see how a human would think that." Agumon said. "Come to think of it… why would a nasty creature like that Chrysalimon prey on some nice little Digimon like you?" Nokia asked. "Not all Digimon are as nice as us. There are Digimon of all kinds." Gabumon said. "Well, that's predictable enough. You could say the same of humans, after all." I said back. "You both seem okay though." Agumon said. He then went on: "Yeah. You both seem alright—even though you have weird names—but we're still no closer to escaping that Chrysalimon…" "Well, as long as we're all trying to get out of here, why don't we go together?" Nokia asked. Gabumon and Agumon exchanged glances before Gabumon said: "Well… okay!" "Yeah! I'm in!" Agumon said. "Great! Now let's go!" Nokia said. We started to go forward before Agumon said: "Whoa, whoa, are you nuts?! Don't you remember that that's where the Chrysalimon came from?"

"But the way's blocked on the other side. We'll be cornered if we go that way." I said. "Huh? Really?!" Agumon asked. "Yes. It's true—or else we would have left the same way." Nokia said. "That's too bad… I guess we'll just have to press on, fast!" Gabumon said. And then he sprinted down the corridor and we all followed.

We continued through some passageways and Agumon looked around and said: "We haven't seen him for a while… did we lose him?" "I guess we must have… somehow…" Gabumon said. "He must have taken a wrong turn and gotten lost. It pays to try!" Agumon said. We then slowed down a bit and came up to an open area. We walked on through and went up to higher ground. I saw a path further down and said: "I think I see the way ahead! We'll have to go through a winding trail on the left!" "Not bad Simon! Okay, let's adjust our route!" Nokia said.

And we all marched on down, but then that silhouette of a human appeared again! The silhouette was in close range of us and we could see its features now; it looked like a young boy, a child even. He wore a white shirt with black pants and brown shoes. He also had short black hair like Arata, although it was only a little longer in the front than it was in the back…

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" Nokia screamed when she saw him. Agumon and Gabumon ran up in front of us, but then the boy spoke. He said: "Please, don't be afraid. I don't mean you any harm." Nokia and I exchanged glances and then looked back at him and he said: "I see you have Digimon on your side as well… they will be very helpful in this place, where Digimon wander." "Yeah. We that heard from them." I said. "Of course, any person in this place needs to have a partner of their own. That being said, I trust one of these belong to each of you?" The boy asked us. Nokia and I looked at Agumon and Gabumon (who looked at each other) and then Agumon and Gabumon turned to me and Agumon said: "Please don't take this the wrong way Simon, but… we feel like we connect more with Nokia." "Yeah. You're a good person too, but that's just our gut feeling." Gabumon said.

By now, Nokia calmed down and she said: "Aww, thanks guys!" and hugged Agumon and Gabumon. I felt a bit embarrassed, and the boy said: "Hmm… then he still needs a Digimon himself." He then went on: "I think I have a Digimon here that could serve as your partner until you learn the basics of being a Digimon tamer. If you will permit me to help, that is…" "Uh…" I said as I started thinking. Finally, I said: "Okay." "Great. In that case…" the boy said as he turned around and said: "Come on out!"

And then we saw a fairly tall lizard Digimon come out from over a pile of rubble. He was humanoid, walked on two legs, and had two arms with claws on the ends and also had a tail. He was colored red and had a white underbelly with a black symbol in the middle of his torso and had two flappy ears on his head that were in the shape of wings. He looked about 3'3 tall. He came up to us as the boy said: "Meet Guilmon. He can help you out for now." "Alright then. Thank you…" I said. I then turned to Guilmon and said: "Hi! My name's Simon. It's a pleasure to meet you." "Hi Simon! I'm Guilmon! What do you like to do? I like exploring!" Guilmon said. I smiled and said: "That's cool. I'm excited to do that with you!" And then the boy said: "Excellent." And he turned to face both Nokia and I and then said: "Now be sure you both pay attention to this brief overview, because this is critical information for how to add Digimon friends to your group." Nokia and I looked at him and he said: "With your devices, every time you encounter a Digimon, you 'scan' a little bit of its structural data. If you do this enough times, you will have enough scanned data to create and materialize a new Digimon of that species in cyberspace. So, if you want to make a new Digimon, you have to go out looking for Digimon and gather enough of their data to make a Digimon of their species." "That sounds pretty convenient." I said. "Exactly. So go with that Guilmon and—" the boy began, but then we heard a growl in the distance! "Great! Looks like he just caught up!" Gabumon said. We then saw a big, purple floating cocoon-shaped Digimon with red eyes and a bunch of cables coming out of its body come zooming in! "That's him alright! That's the Chrysalimon!" Agumon said. When Guilmon saw him, he grinned and said: "Alright! Bring 'em on!".

Agumon and Gabumon then came running up. The boy then said: "Hmm… Chrysalimon is a champion Digimon, stronger than a rookie, but with three rookies, you may just have a chance yet…" then he went on: "Work together and beat that creature down! Look at your devices to look up your Digimon's attacks!" "Our devices?" Nokia asked. "You mean… our phones?" I asked. "The Digimon capture program had to have been installed to an appliance you own. Whatever that was, look at it!" The boy said.

Nokia and I pulled them out and looked up to see Chrysalimon lash one of its cables at Guilmon and hit him! Guilmon got knocked back and Chrysalimon then moved in towards him! "Guilmon!" I said. I then ran after the Chrysalimon and tackled him from behind, knocking him down. Guilmon then smiled and said: "Hey thanks Simon! You're brave!" while the Chrysalimon began to thrash madly. I got up and off of Chrysalimon and Guilmon then faced the Chrysalimon's back and said: "Rock Breaker!" And smashed the Chrysalimon's head with a forceful chop of his arm! The Chrysalimon growled angrily and turned around, and then lashed its cables at Agumon and knocked him down! "Agumon?" Nokia said. Agumon got up and said: "It's okay. I can take more than that!" Guilmon then used that Rock Breaker attack and smashed Chrysalimon on the head again while Gabumon then said: "Blue Blaster!" and spat a stream of blue fire at Chrysalimon!

I quickly looked up Guilmon's attacks. It looked like all he had right now was Rock Breaker, but he would learn more later. Just then, I heard Agumon say: "Pepper Breath!" and he spat a fireball at Chrysalimon. Chrysalimon then lashed Gabumon with a cable and Gabumon recoiled but got up quickly. The battle went on like that and our group of little Digimon managed to take Chrysalimon down with our numeric advantage!

Chrysalimon roared and fell on its back on the ground, with its cables all lying in different directions. "Yeah! We did it!" Agumon said. "We sure did!" Gabumon said. And they started running around energetically. Guilmon then came up to me and said: "Thank you Simon! That was cool!" I grinned and said: "You're welcome Guilmon." Guilmon smiled and soon we heard the boy say: "Hmm…" And we all looked up at him and he went on: "It is very rare for someone to connect with a Digimon without scanning, and for your Digimon to like you so quickly too…" The boy approached me and said: "Forget what I said before. I think it would be best if you took that Guilmon as your first Digimon." "Yeah!" Guilmon and I said together. The boy smiled and said: "Just remember: with the power of Digimon comes the responsibility not to misuse it." "Of course! Who do you think you're talking to, hackers?" Nokia said.

"Thank you for all your help, but… who are you?" I asked. "Ah yes. I haven't introduced myself yet, have I?" The boy said. He then went on: "My name is Yuugo. I am nothing more than a phantom who walks this place." "So you really are a ghost after all… but there's still one thing I can't figure out: are you real or are you digital?" Nokia asked. "Truth be told, I am a little bit of both." Yuugo replied. Nokia and I exchanged glances and Yuugo said: "I guess I've overstayed my welcome here. I'll be off, and don't forget to build meaningful relationships with those Digimon." "Hey! Hold on!" I said. But then Yuugo walked off and vanished…

I stood there confused, but then I recovered and said: "Well anyway, now we can get back to searching for Arata. At least we both have a Digimon now." "Right. Now let's see…" Nokia said as she looked ahead. I looked with her and saw a trail leading straight ahead and she pointed to it and said: "It looks like that's the only way to go. So let's go!" I nodded and we walked around.

When we reached the pathway and went down it, we saw a person standing in the distance. Nokia and I kept going until we saw who it was: Arata! "Hey Arata!" I called. Arata turned around and said: "Oh, so I see you finally caught up." "Darn right, you insensitive jerk! How could you leave us behind like that?!" Nokia asked. "Please, I knew you could take care of yourselves—" Arata began, but when he saw Guilmon, Agumon and Gabumon, he looked startled and said: "Wait… what are those things?!"

"Oh, these are our Digimon. Mine is the red fellow, Guilmon." I said. "Hi Arata!" Guilmon said. "And mine are Agumon and Gabumon! Aren't they just darling?" Nokia asked. "So you know him, Nokia?" Agumon asked. "And why is it that you're not angry anymore? I thought you were mad at him…" Gabumon asked. Nokia laughed and Arata said: "Wow… that's kind of cool. So you must have put that Digimon capture program to some use…"

"Not exactly. We're just lucky we met them." I said. Arata grinned, but then I saw him suddenly look nervous… "What? What is it?" I asked. "Nokia, Simon… turn around!" Arata said. "Huh?" I said. I did so and I saw… an odd yellow and orange circular pattern floating in the air! "How'd that get there?" I asked. In a minute, a strange creature came out of it—it had a nautilus shell on its back and two eyes on the sides of its head, and a bunch of tentacles. It was black-and-white striped all over… "Yuck! What is that thing?!" Nokia said. "Guilmon, is that a Digimon?" I asked. Guilmon said: "Umm… I don't know? I doubt it though." I then heard Arata say: "No! Is that… that 'black shadow of EDEN' everyone's been talking about?! They say it eats your data!" "Eats your data? What does that even mean?" Nokia asked. "There's no way to prove it, but… the current speculation is if you get eaten by that thing, you'll be gone and you won't be coming out." Arata said. "What?! So it kills?!" Nokia said. The creature then approached us and I said: "Forget it! Guilmon, are you up for this?" "Yeah!" Guilmon cheered. "We will too!" Gabumon said. "That's right!" Agumon said. "I'll try to reactivate the exit portal nearby! Do whatever it takes to survive!" Arata said.

Guilmon launched the first attack when he smashed the monster on the head with his Rock Breaker, but the monster barely even reacted to being hit… Agumon and Gabumon spat their fiery attacks at it, but it didn't really react to those either… the monster then had waves of data emerge around it, but we didn't see any immediate effect…

"Agumon! Gabumon! Attack again!" Nokia said. They spat fire at the monster, but it still didn't look that hurt by them… "Guilmon, get ready to block if it attacks you!" I said. Guilmon then carefully watched the monster. The monster turned in place, like it wasn't sure who to attack, but then its eyes started to shine purple and it thrust out its tentacles at Agumon and wrapped them around him and squeezed hard before it let go and retracted them. Agumon got up and said: "Ow… he hits a lot harder than anything I've ever seen!" our Digimon then all attacked him again and after they finished, the monster thrust its tentacles out at Gabumon and did the same thing before retracting them. "Ouch…" Gabumon said. Agumon and Gabumon then attacked again while I instructed Guilmon to prepare to block again. Guilmon did so and then the monster thrust its tentacles out at Guilmon and Guilmon quickly assumed a defensive position before it did the same thing before it let go, but Guilmon had less difficulty recovering from the attack.

"This doesn't look so good…" Nokia said. I then turned to Arata and said: "Arata! How's it coming back there?!" Arata didn't respond for a second, but then he said: "There! It's been restored!" And then he turned to us and said: "Get over here! Now!" "But… what about our Digimon?" Nokia asked. "If they're as much yours as you say they are, they're saved to your phone and if you get out, they'll get out. So focus on escaping!" Arata said. And then he ran to the exit portal and vanished. Nokia then sprinted over there and so did I. Nokia got on the exit portal and I followed in suit, setting foot on the portal, but then I felt something hit my leg and I tripped! It must have been a swipe from the monster's tentacles…

"What?! Simon?!" Nokia said, but then she teleported away. She must have already initiated it before this thing tripped me… "Simon!" Guilmon said. I turned around and the monster thrust its tentacles at my face and pulled me in! It then stuck its mouth on my face and tried to smother me! I frantically hit the monster, but it didn't do anything and I ended up losing consciousness…

Eventually, I regained consciousness, looking up at the sky. What had happened…? Had I really logged out? What was all that then? And what happened to Guilmon?! I sat straight up and saw that I was in a street with a huge crowd of people assembled all around me. They just kept staring at me…

Soon I heard one say: "Whoa… that's freaky…" Another said: "What is that thing?!" I turned around looking for the monster (thinking they were referring to it) but couldn't find it anywhere. I shook my head and started to run off, but when put my leg forward, I saw the cause of the commotion: my leg was blue and looked like a wireframe. When I saw this, I immediately panicked and looked down, only to find my whole body looked that way!

No wonder they were all so freaked out… I then started to walk before I heard a shrill voice say: "Hey! What's going on here?!" And I turned around to see a police officer looking at me from across the street! She had a light blue uniform and a navy-blue skirt as well as long brown hair with some rather bad-looking bangs that were in her eyes… She then said: "Ugh… what is that disgusting thing?!" A man next to her said: "Oh thank goodness! What is that thing officer?" When I heard this, I tried to walk off hastily, but then I heard the officer say (as if she hadn't heard the civilian): "Ugh! What are you?! I'll arrest you for causing a disturbance of this magnitude!"

I didn't know what to do in the face of this misunderstanding, but then something unexpected happened: A car started speeding up to where I was and parked in between me and this loudmouthed officer! The door that was facing me was then flung open and I saw the driver: It was a young woman who had blonde hair that went down to her shoulders and wore a white shirt with a yellow cape and a black skirt with black shoes. The seat that was next to her was unoccupied and I heard her yell: "Get in!"

Now this was an awkward predicament… either go off with a stranger in a car or deal with a belligerent police officer… neither seemed like someone I wanted to get involved with to be honest, but I didn't really see as how it could get worse than staying here, so I ran up and jumped in this car before the driver went into high gear and drove off. Even inside this car, I heard the officer screaming at us until her voice became more distant…