Author's Note: I accidentally uploaded this attached to the first chapter. My apologies. I'll make up for the double-posting by uploading a couple other chapters today.
Theme: Complications
"Hurry, Cyberdramon," he screamed over the rush of wind and the tornado of data speeding towards them. Cyberdramon growled his irritation, but he pushed himself to run a little faster. Ryo clung to his partner's arms as air rushed past his ears, drowning out his thudding heartbeat.
They were too slow though. Ryo cried out as the rose-colored light engulfed them both and Cyberdramon's arms wrapped around him more tightly to ensure they wouldn't be separated by the data stream.
There was silence. His eyes were wide open, but he could see nothing. And then all of a sudden, sound and sight returned to him, and he and Cyberdramon crashed to the ground as the data stream dumped them in the middle of a rather desolate-looking field.
"Shit," Ryo muttered, getting to his feet and feeling himself over for bruising. "You alright, Cyberdramon?"
"Yes," his partner said simply. He was looking rather irritated, but Ryo didn't blame him. He wasn't feeling very thrilled at the moment either.
"Well," he sighed. "No use sitting around here, is there?"
Cyberdramon picked him up without another word, and Ryo leaned his head back against his partner's chest to look up at him.
"We'll find him one day," Ryo assured him. "Your true enemy, that is. And then you won't have to fight anymore."
Cyberdramon didn't answer him. The search had begun again.