"We've gathered quite an audience now, haven't we?" Nilemon commented, referring to the figures on the Monitamon's screen. Kiriha said nothing. "Haha, I bet you really hate this part, don't you, the being documented? How does it feel, to know there are people seeing you so... weak and vulnerable?"
Kiriha clenched his teeth.
"I mean, sheesh, for someone like you," Nilemon continued, "This must be hell even without the actual torture!" The croc paused a moment, in thought, then casually looked about the room.
"Speaking of which..."
"MetalGreymon!"
Taiki raced ahead of the others, his "bad habit" kicking in at the sight of MetalGreymon. From the looks of it, the cyborg had crashed, then skidded to a halt just in front of the castle's great walls. However, anyone could tell that the crash alone wasn't what caused all of MetalGreymon's injuries.
His armour and wings were badly cracked, and the mechanical parts were torn and staticky. His flesh had been torn, and tiny squares danced all over his body. Taiki had seen something similar happen when Shoutmon was close to dying, and immediately held up his Xros Loader just as the xros failed and MetalGreymon separated.
"Greymon, MailBirdramon, Load!"
The two were enveloped in a green light then absorbed into the Xros Loader for healing. Now Taiki was really worried. Greymon and MailBirdramon in this condition, and Kiriha nowhere to be found...
He hadn't noticed the others had caught up with him, either, until Nene called out to him, "Taiki, this isn't good," and held up a blue Xros Loader that Greymon had dropped.