A/N: Uru, it wouldn't be him if he didn't play a little. Enjoy guys!
38.
Dust Zone, when they reach it, is pure Bedlam.
The least intelligent of the Generals of Bagra Army, according to Kiriha, is cracking the very ground like it's nothing but crackers. A knight dances from bullets to sword fight, stabbing his double headed lance in quick jabs. A jet is soaring, dancing around something that glows like a neon sign.
Akari's eyes are focused on Nene, who is dancing around a rock, covering the opening with quick steps and fast stabs of purple.
"They're screwed," Zenjirou says. "Unless we dive."
"Dive and get killed?" Kiriha scoffs. "Not happening."
Zenjirou glares and Kiriha returns it. Akari looks between them, knows they're probably going to argue from here to next week if she doesn't just do something herself. She takes Taiki's X Loader (she's going to have to make a holster for those, because otherwise the idiot will keep leaving it in stupid places) and leaps from MailBirdramon's back into the carnage.
She spins, gathering energy as she falls. She is going to kill something because if she doesn't, she'll kill her brother and their mothers would be pissed. Resurrection is a pain. She uncurls enough to free her swords and strikes the assassin in the back, hard. She flips back, if only to get more distance before he turns, and darts to Nene. the gun clips her ear and it bleeds. Ouch.
"Where is he? Is he all right?" This is awkward. Nene is bleeding everywhere and she's still up and gods, the smell-
Nene looks from the crystal to her and raises a delicate eyebrow. "Are you worried about him or starving?"
"Both," she says, before she can stop herself. Nene manages a laugh as Akari's face burns pink. "I-I-"
Nene takes pity on her. "He's not all right," she says and her body tenses. "My sister is trapped in there." Her eyes lift to the crystal, which is solidly cracked. Sparrowmon shows no sign of stopping, of course not. Inside, the girl's eyes are wide but that's all. "He tried to get her out," she continues, like she wouldn't give the entire world to be able to tear that crystal to shreds and pull the occupant free. "And something rose up and attacked him. It isn't physically out now, or I could get rid of it."
Akari grimaces. She notices the odd way Nene is looking at her, head cocked. "What?"
Nene blushes and the effect does a strangely wonderful thing to her face. She whispers into Akari's ear.
Akari swears. She is going to gut Lilithmon like a fish, and she doesn't even know who that is yet.