So... It's been a while. And if you just knew how things have been. Anyway, let's do the recap.
Things changed within the game for Ralin and Meranda, learning about the 'NPSs' within the 'game'. A new player has been added to the hunt. How will this change thing for the two?
Hey! what about-
Oh, and we are out of time for the recap.
But-
Leave it.
But can't I-
No Gomamon!
Fine.
I OWN ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WITHIN THIS STORY!
GOMAMON! I claim ownership to nothing I did not make up. GOMAMON, GET BACK HERE!
"A hunt has begun. A hunt has begun." I was woken up to those words in the middle of the night.
"Who would even be going on a hunt at this time?" I stated to no one in my dark room. I grabbed my xrossloader, and headed to the digiquartz. "Time shift." I yawned as I entered the digiquartz.
"Challenge activated, now commencing challenge hunt." (well, that's new.) My xrossloader spoke. I was curious as this was new to me, but decided to just leave it be. "Resign."
"Invalid command." Great, this again.
"Alright Gomamon, Realize." Gomamon came out of the xrossloader, only he was asleep.
"Mmmmnnn... No... My taco's aren't..." (Exactly why is he dreaming about that...?) I nudged him so he would get up. "Five more... Then I will stop." He said, still asleep. This was going nowhere, so I grabbed him by the tail, and dropped him head first onto my bed. "Oooooow! What was that for!" He said, waking up abruptly from his sleep.
"We have a hunt."
"This late at night?"
"Yes. now don't complain. The sooner we finish this, the sooner both of us can get back to sleep."
"Who's complaining? I want to know why you didn't wake me up sooner!"
"I tried, Gomamon. Now let's just get going. Summon your fish, and have them look for the digimon."
"On it." He said with a salute. The multicolored fish came into existence. "School is now in session. Hall monitors, Find any tardy digimon and report back." The fish swam away after receiving their orders.
"You're lucky I'm too tired to..." I said with a stair. It didn't take long before Gomamon piped up.
"Got it." He began to run, jumping out of the whole in the wall. (This is the digiquartz, not my real room.) I followed close behind. Several blocks later, we were at the hospital.
"So it's in here."
"Yep." We entered the abandoned looking hospital. On the second floor was someone familiar. It was that kid Jay, from that other hunt.
"Gomamon, send a fish to watch him." Gomamon looked a little confused, but did it anyway.
"So, why don't we join him? I mean, hunting would be easier if we team up."
"Just, keep an eye on him. Have as little speaking with your fish as possible for now." We traveled the opposite direction as Jay, going higher in the building. On floor four there was a lot of what looked to be lego blocks, but inflated to large sizes. Giggles of several kids were up ahead. In a wide open room, with what appeared to be a stage, held the group of kids I could hear from down the hall. They were watching a wooden person, similar to a puppet. It wore overalls, a hat, and carried a large mallet.
"Hey, you." The puppet like thing said with a high pitched voice. "Did you come to watch the show too, or did you come to be an actor in it?" It said the second half darkly. The kids stood up from where they were, and lifted their hands. Strings were attached to their fingers, and back. "Kids, Time for some fun." The strings on their hands tightened, and I could barely see them lead to the lego bricks.
"ToyAgumon." The kids said in unison. The large lego bricks scattered around the area began to move, floating in front of the kids, and putting themselves together into a rainbow colored lego creature. They didn't look that bad themselves, but with a small army of them, a group of kids behind that, and an evil living puppet behind them, it was a little intimidating. (Why does this remind me of Goosebumps so much...?)
"Gomamon."
"Ya Ralin."
"Run." I waisted no time, bolting from the area.
"Wai- Wha-!" It took a moment for Gomamon to comprehend what just happened before dashing too. We stopped at the roof, both of us were out of breath (But at least we weren't being chased).
"We need a plan." I laid my arms on the railing of the partially pixelated roof, staring out in the distance.
"Why not just take him out in one blow? He didn't look that strong."
"That's just it Gomamon, so far the digimon that have been hunted never had more then one person under their control. This one has all those kids as shields, and even worse, each of those kids has several of those lego things under their control. That puppet is playing the puppet master in this hunt."
"So what are we going to do?"
"I don't know Gomamon!" My voice raised some, and I had hit my fist on the railing. My hand stung, but I didn't care. My mind was scrambling to try and think of something that could help in this hunt.
"Perhaps you would like some help?" A familiar voice (or was it voices?) said from my xrossloader.
"Ebonwumon! Would you really help us?" Gomamon asked enthusiastically. I grabbed my xrossloader and looked at its screen while the digimon spoke.
"Of course. Our power is yours' to borrow if you should need it."
"Your power... That's it!" I declared. "Gomamon, we need to do a digixross with Goblimon."
"Why Goblimon?"
"Just trust me." I ready myself, clearing my mind of everything but the combination I wanted to perform. "Gomamon."
"Fine."
"Goblimon."
"Time for some pain."
"Digixross!" Gomamon was now standing on just his two beck legs. He was holding Goblimon's club over his shoulder, wearing his leather jacket, and was hunched over.
"What is this all about! I look like a joke!"
"You are a joke; with all the terrible puns you try to make."
"First off, those do work! And second, I'm a comedian, not a joke!"
"Gommon, we can argue about this later. Right now we need to concentrate on saving those kids." The door to the roof flung open. Jay came through, along with Dolphmon.
"Hey! Great timing, want to help us smash an evil puppet?" Gomamon asked when he saw who it was. Jay raised his hand.
"Move!" Ebonwumon yelled from the xrossloader, but it was too late. A second latter Dolphmon had come out from beneath Gomamon, knocking him down.
"Dolphin kick. I'm Sorry, but it just had to hit." Dolphmon said before 'swimming' back to Jay's side.
"What was that for?" Gomamon said as he raised himself up.
"Puppetmon doesn't like people ruining his fun." He said darkly. "Dolphmon." For a moment, nothing seemed to happen. Both me and Gomamon then fell to our knees, holding our heads. My head felt like it was going to burst. I gave a gasp as it stopped, but I couldn't get my body to move. Jay tossed something onto the ground, watching us with a smile. "This is fun, isn't it?" What he had thrown was a bright blue fish, the one I had told Gomamon to send and watch him with.
"Go-mammon." I struggled to get up. Gomamon had slowly stood himself, but was still struggling to stay on his feet. There was a look of determination in his eyes, yet also a look of hatred.
"Why... Why would you do that to my friend!" Gomamon threw the club he held at the two. It hit the inside of the stairwell behind the them, falling down.
"It's not his fault, please don't put his wound in salt." Dolphmon said, hitting Gomamon again. A glimpse of something shining caught my eye as he returned though. A string, almost completely inviable, which connected Dolphmon and Jay.
"Gomamon. Summon your fish." Gomamon did so, but rather then how they normally appear, each held either a small dagger, or club clutched in their mouths.
"Make them pay!" The fish went off, heading to the two.
"No Gomamon, don't hurt them!" The two disappeared into water just before the fish had gotten to them.
"Bon Voyage." Jay's voice came from behind us. We both turned in time to see him collapse, and strands of cut string fly past us. Dolphmon had caught Jay on his back. Gomamon returned to normal before returning to the xrossloader. I did my best to get to Jay.
"Is he ok?" I asked Dolphmon.
"He will be fine, thanks for cutting the line."
"Your welcome. Don't worry about Gomamon, I'll talk to him later about what happened."
We stayed there for at least half an hour more before sounds came from the two xrossloaders, signaling the end of the hunt. (Guess someone else got the beat that darn puppet.)
Well, that's the end to this chapter, and I'm glad that I redid this chapter before finishing it. I was going to go a different way at first, but like this better. Anyway, see you all next time.
And remember come back for another hunt!
Gomamon!
Bye!