Hey everyone. sorry it took so long to make this chapter. I had a lot, and I mean a lot on my plate.

Excuses, excuses.

Gomamon, you know it was the truth! I'm just surprised you didn't hijack my account and do whatever you wanted.

yah... hehe...

Gomamon...?

Oh look, it's time for the recap!

Gomamon, what did you-

Ralin was sucked into a hunt that he couldn't bail out of, and ended up finding perhaps the oddest digimon as of yet. It told him some odd information before agreeing to lend him his strength. With this new event transpiring, what will come next?

Gomamon, you better be glad that I'm not in the mood to put up with you.

When are you? Kidding, kidding...

I do not claim ownership of anything affiliated to digimon. I only own the digixrosses that I make up.

School had just been let out, and I was heading to a secluded area, for as far as I knew, I was the only one that knew about it. (Go ahead, make all the clique jokes you want.) The odd thing was, i thought I could hear some people talking in it. I opened the door to find... The girl. the one from the candlemon hunt. But how could she be here, if what Meranda said was true, then she shouldn't even exist at all.

"Um... what are you doing here...?" She seemed nervous.

"I... uh..." I didn't know what to say. "I often come here to be by myself..."

"Oh... then I guess I'll just let you be." She said before starting to leave.

"Hold on, why where you here? I thought i herd people talking." I said before she left.

"Me, talking to someone... come on, who would talk with someone in the gym equipment shed?" (Yes, an equipment shed, and don't even try to make sense of the statement she just made.) She left before anything else could happen.

"A hunt has begun. A hunt has begun." A familiar sound came.

"Time shift!" I came to the same spot, but the equipment shed wasn't there. It had been destroyed, probably from a hunt before. I turned around, only to find the exact same girl. (ironic right?) When she noticed me though, she seemed frightened.

"Chemelemon, realize!" I thought her digimon would appear, but instead she disappeared.

"Ralin!" (Guess who.) I barely got a second before I was sent to the ground. "I can't be leave it, I thought you quit hunting. Now we get to hunt together once more."

"I did quit hunting. Now would you mind getting off of me?" I asked the hyperactive Meranda.

"Then why are you in digiquartz?" She asked, allowing me to get up.

"I didn't have a choice. After all, its mandatory to participate in the hunt, but I'm not required to finish it. So-" I begin to leave the hunt before she practically jumped me again.

"NOOO! You cant go yet! We have a hunt we need to take care of." She practically begged. I then remember what I had just discovered moments ago.

"Fine. Let's see what it is we are hunting." I swiped my xross loader in front of me, creating a holographic circle. I moved it around for a few seconds before data showed up. (And yes I did learn a few things about the xross loader.) "Dolphmon, an aquatic champion level mammal digimon. It's thought process is too complicated for most humans to understand, and hates fighting over meaningless things. It is able to swim at high speeds, and is best suited for the water. His special attack is Shaking Pulse, which emits supersonic waves from its mouth. Surprisingly enough, this is also used to communicate with others."

"Wow, when did you become adept with the xross loader? you couldn't even figure out the basics when I was teaching you." Meranda said amazed.

"That doesn't matter, the digimon is what we need to focus on now. Gomamon, Realize." Gomamon appears before me. He looks confused for a second.

"Wait, were actually hunting?"

"Yes."

"Woohooo!"

"Gomamon, not now. I need you to call up your fish and have them send out distress signals."

"But why do that?"

"This digimon is similar to you, and uses supersonic waves to communicate with others. if it hears distress sounds, it might just come to us."

"Oh, I see. Marching fishes!" The rainbow colored fish appeared, at the ready. "Alright troops, we got a mission, so listen up."

"Ralin, do you think this will work?" Meranda asked.

"I hope it does."

"As do I." Syakomon said from inside Meranda's xross loader.

"Oh ya, come on out Syakomon, realize!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you again Ralin." She said.

"Likewise."

After a while, it seemed like nothing was going to happen, untill... "Leave us alone, you big bullies!"

"It's ok Jay. We're almost there!" A dolphin like creature with scars all over its body came into view. It seemed to be swimming through the ground. a small kid was riding it, whilst several hunters gave chase. It stopped just as it got to us. "A trap, not that!" It called, realizing that it had been tricked.

"Gomamon, put a shield around us, now!" I called.

"Bubble barrier!" The familiar shield formed around us, just in time. A large slash of air bounced off of it. "Sorry to burst your bubble, but this one won't pop." (again with the lame puns...)

"Good job Ralin, now we can hunt it no problem." Meranda said happily. "Syakomon."

"Ready."

"Stop." I say. "Look, It's carrying someone. And this time, I'm not letting you attack them."

"But he's not real!" She argued.

"I most absolutely am!" The person said. "Now why don't you all just leave me and Dolphmon alone!" Meranda looked surprised by his response.

"But how... wha... why can..."

"Meranda, think about it. How did you and Syakomon meet." I asked.

"I was at the beach, looking for seashells. Then out of nowhere, I found myself in a dark cave. Eventually I was found by Syakomon. She stayed with me till an old man showed up, giving me the xross loader." She said.

"I didn't say this earlier, but I saw a girl from school on my first hunt. She was one of the 'fake' people you mentioned. It wasn't till recently that I could fit the pieces together." I explained.

"Hold on a minute, what are you two talking about? All I know is that not too long ago, Dolphmon heard a cry for help, and we came. The next thing I know, monsters and people are chasing us, and attacking Dolphmon."

"It's true, Jay would never lie to you." Dolphmon spoke up. The barrier gomamon made then broke.

"Finally, now we can nab that digimon." One of the people in the crowds called.

"Gomamon, another shield!"

"On it. Bubble be-" Gomamon was hit with an attack of some kind. The other hunters had an evil look on their faces.

"Now hold on all of you. Let's stop all this fighting for a moment, and greet the new player." The old man appeared from within the crowd. "Now. young boy. Do you like being with that Dolphmon?" He asked.

"Not this again!" "Just let us catch it." "We don't need any more players!" Several hunters yelled out with rage.

"Yes I do." Jay stated, looking at Dolphmon.

"Then take this. with it, you two can be together for as long as you wish." He said, handing Jay a xross loader. He took it without much hesitation, as it turned into a light blue color. Seeing that the hunt was over, the other hunters began to leave. "I'll explain everything to you that you need to know. If you have any questions, I'm sure they can help you." The old man said, pointing to us.

"Looks like we dodged a bullet, guess we can now cool it."

"You said it bud." Jay and Dolphmon said, laughing with each other.

Awww. I wanted a new buddy.

Gomamon, it's not always about you, or what you wa-

Shhhhh almost beat the boss.

Gomamon, is that my game?

Sure is, wh- oh... See ya!

Gomamon!

Here's the clue for next episode.

"Toyagumon"