Woah, I'm finally updating. Shocker.

Anyways, this one's a little on the short end. Sorry about that, for those of you who are actually following this story.

Tucker

Flicking my head to the side to rid my vision of blonde hair, I leaned against the tree-trunk. Night watch was always so boring. I really didn't want to have to deal with it. At least Neal was stuck with it too. Having company, especially Neal's, always made the night go quickly and definitely made it more fun.

"Tucker, hear that?" I looked to Neal. His features were hidden by the darkness, but I could just make out his silhouette against the surrounding area. Straining my hearing, I didn't hear anything.

"No."

"Listen." I did as he instructed, straining my hearing further as if it would make me hear whatever it was Neal was listening to. Sometimes I wondered if the guy just heard things in his head. He seemed to always go on about listening for something. Though, it wasn't like I knew. And I had come to trust Neal well enough.

"Oh," I gasped. I did hear it. There was the dull sound of far-off footsteps. Whatever was headed this way had to be big. I didn't want to think about how big, but it couldn't be avoided.

"What do you think it is?" I questioned.

"Maybe a Mammothmon," Neal answered. I still wasn't used to the way he could say all of this so easily. It was probably because he had been one of the first to be brought here. At least, he'd been here when I'd arrived, and I was only the fourth of us. So, if not the first, he was in the top three, the other two being Alexandra and Taylor.

A small rustling caused me to turn sharply, finding myself pointing a stick at my own partner. Elecmon backed up a few steps, letting out a startled shout before scolding me on the matter. I couldn't blame him. I had just been about to stab him with a sharpened branch. Kunemon was right behind him, looking just as startled as Elecmon had, as well as somewhat frightened. They must have heard the footsteps too and come to check on us.

"So, you hear it too," Neal stated. Great, he and I were on the same wavelength. That might've been another reason I liked the guy. Elecmon and Kunemon just nodded to us.

A few moments later, and the four of us were stalking through the woodland to get to the source of the noise. I cast a glance over my shoulder; I never did like the night. Everything was always so different under the moon's glow.

"Stop." The three of us stopped at Elecmon's word. He stood rigid, staring straight ahead. I had to move a little before I could see what it was he was staring at. It was a large, elephant-looking monster. But it was hairy. I guess that made it more mammoth-looking. At least the monster's name made sense.

"So, that's a Mammothmon?"

"Yup," Neal answered, a grin about his face. That was something I never did understand about Neal. He always seemed so excited to go running into little fights. I guess it was good that he was so ready to help the cause we were here for, but... he was just so happy about it. It was the one thing that made me uneasy about the guy. I could only wonder why he found it so thrilling.

"Well, what should we do about it?"

"Fight it of course."

"No," Kunemon interjected. "It's not a threat."

"Oh? Yeah, it's not a threat. Mammoths just roam around dead forests all the time. That's right, Kunemon, I'd almost forgotten that." Neal wanted out there. "Really, Kunemon. Why else would it be out there, but to be hunting down the kids who were brought here? Huh? Exactly - that is why it's out there."

"He's got a point, Kunemon," Elecmon said, looking to his feet as he spoke.

"Alright, yeah, so, he's got a point. But, I think we should go get a little more man power. I mean, look at that thing. It's huge. No way just the two, er, four, of us can take it. And what if it changes on us? What was that called, again?"

"Digivolves," Elecmon answered. It was nice that he was always willing to help me out with the words I couldn't remember.

"Yeah, yeah, digivolves! We'll need more man power! Well, mon power, I guess... Whatever, we'll need more power either way."

"Okay, then. You go back. Wake up Shane, or Lance. Maybe even Taylor. He could use a bit of fun. Not one of the girls, though. Y'know, one girl is worth... well, a lot of boys. We don't wanna waste one for this." I wondered where Neal came up with some of his information. "Or, maybe bring one girl and another boy. That way we'll be double-y good. Yeah, do that! Oh, I'm clever, I am, I am."

"C'mon Elecmon," I muttered, turning away from Neal. He really was a good guy. It was just when a fight was near that he got all strange. Maybe his parents were like that too. Taught him to be such a whack-job when it came to fighting. No use trying to think about it, though. It was useful to our cause, and that was what was important. So, I headed back to the others, picking my way back through the trees as silently as I could.