Series Title: The Saviors Series
Author: Riley Masters
Rated: T
Category: Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, Code Lyoko, Digimon Frontier
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own the rights to the above mentioned series.

A/N: Finally caught up! Enjoy.

Welcome to my world. It's time to log in.

- Riley Masters (05/01/12)

Investigations

We spent the rest of the day learning about what had happened since we had left, as well as memorizing the new layout of the world. A lot had changed: the geography was different, and most of the buildings were gone.

Ulrich had compiled a list of some of the creatures that were attacking the Cul-de-Sac. We, that is the Travelers, recognized each one as Champion-level Digimon. Just looking at the list gave me a sick feeling in my stomach.

That night, instead of logging out, we camped out in the little house Jeremie had found. Dad was going to freak, but I had two weeks before school started. We had plenty of time until we would be late. I hope.

Morning dawned bright and early. Zane and I had fallen asleep together on the window seat, right next to the door. The moment the sun hit my eyes, I groaned and sat up a bit. Zane hugged me closer, trying to keep me with him.

"Zane, wake up. It's morning!"

He let out a groan. "Why in hell's name did I have to fall in love with a morning person?"

I pulled away from him and stretched. As I did, I glanced outside. Zane joined me.

"Hey, weren't the gates locked when we went to sleep last night?" He asked.

The gates in question were hanging wide open. From where we could see, there looks as if they were forcefully opened. Along the bottom something was stained.

"Blood," I said.

Zane held his head in his hands. "We are soout of our leagues. Damn it," he said, punching the wall next to the window.

After we woke Dakota to tell her that we were going out, Zane and I walked up to the gates to investigate. We were the first ones there; I guess no one really got up at six in the morning.

"You were right, Tay," Zane said, kneeling down at the gates. "Blood. Hell, I can smell it from here."

I shook my head in defeat. "What happened last night, and why didn't we wake up for it?"

He trailed his hand along some marks in the wood. "Something wanted in, and they weren't going to stop until they got in."

"Zane, there's one problem with that. Someone broke down the gates, sure. Then why didn't they go inside? According to what Jeremie said last night, they've done it before. Why didn't they attack all of us inside?"

He looked at me. "Well then, let's find out." He turned to the path leading away from the town. I nodded at the silent question. We both started for the forest, leaving our friends behind.

Dakota stood at the window, checking her watch. "They should have been back by now," she said, turning to the group behind her.

"Maybe they got caught up investigating what happened," Aelia said, trying to reason with her best friend.

"No, Taylor would have checked in. Something's wrong."

Dakota moved towards the door, only to be stopped by Odd.

"Don't worry about them. They can take care of themselves, 'Kota," he said.

She shook her head in worry. "I know, but…"

Jeremie nodded. "We'll give them two more hours. If they have not returned or contacted us by then, than we will go and find them."

Dakota reluctantly agreed.

"Zane?"

He had stopped at the end of a path, staring at something in the distance. He turned his head and held a finger to his lips, to get me to be quiet. I walked up to him, barely able to contain my gasp.

"It seems," he whispered, "that we are dealing with more than Digimon."

I gulped.

Fifty feet away from us, six humans stood. In the middle of them, a holomap of the Cul-de-Sac.

"We are so screwed," I said.

All Zane could do was nod.