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Story 38

Figuring it out

Omnimon NX couldn't believe this was actually happening. Somehow, the gods had finally been kind enough to bring him back to the world of the giants. Nice as the digital world was, it brought forth more trouble than it was worth. At least here, he would be with potential allies.

Staring out over his new domain, the toy knight digimon found himself super high up. A strange board of unknown material prevented him from falling, while barriers done up like a purple galaxy welcomed his arrival. Beyond that, he could make out a variety of large titans. A mix between superheroes and machines, one of them had to have an inkling of where he currently was or point him in the right direction. As long as it was information that brought him forward, Omnimon NX would make it work.

"Royal Knights Command, this is Omnimon. Come in." the toy knight digimon announced into his wrist as he inched closer to the edge. Peering over, spruce hardwood floors stared back. One of those rugs with a fictional city covered part of the floor, a bunch of cars placed on it. Ready to be played with, not that Omnimon NX really cared about those kinds of things. No, he wished to kick ass and make all kinds of friends. In that order, of course. If he was unable to do either of those things, what was the point? Nothing, that's what. Not much point to living beyond that. "Darn it. There must be some kind of interference on one of our ends. I guess I'm going solo on this mission. Unless…"

Turning to his right, Omnimon NX took a moment to check for any potential crewmates. In a time like this, any help was welcome with open arms. At least, within the limited amount of movement he could get his arms to articulate. Something to have looked at once he found proper civilization. As for potential recruits, the only one sticking out was a woman with dyed dark blue hair. Dressed in a white and blue sailor fuku, a set of blue heeled boots hug below a dark blue skirt. Blue eyes stared right at him, the expression locked in for all of eternity.

"Miss, is everything okay?" Omnimon NX called out, stepping back from the edge and slowly approaching this strange woman. She had to have heard him during his attempt to contact Royal Knight Command. Perhaps she was so paralyzed with fear that she was unable to act. All the more reason to che-

Before Omnimon NX could finish that thought, the woman fell over. Rushing over to catch her mid-fall, the toy knight digimon was successful. Even if that did put him at risk of falling off this shelf and plummeting to the floor below. But he was a professional. That could only happen if he let it. At least, that was what he told himself while standing his companion up. Right next to her, she easily towered over him. Were the other dolls all like this? Or was she the odd exception to the rule? Omnimon NX wasn't sure. Perhaps she was the key to unlocking whatever mysteries awaited the two of them. Yeah, he could see that being the case. Why else would she have been placed somewhere close that he could find them?

Pushing those thoughts away, Omnimon NX stared over the edge. He could easily withstand the drop below, but that still left the issue of his companion. Without any way of communication, he had no way to know if she could handle being dropped.

"How does a jump down sound to you?" Omnimon continued, the doll's expression remaining unchanged. Quite a tough crowd he was up against here. Anything resembling a motion would be absolutely wel-

The doll kneeled down, Omnimon NX carefully stepping back to them. They were such a klutz. Perhaps it would be best to take the doll with her to be checked out by one of the giants. Maybe they had an explanation for this strange behavior they were exhibiting. With little in the way of other options here, that was all the toy knight digimon had to go off of.

"Miss, I'm going to need to hold you tight. This fall could be quite deadly if we're not careful." Omnimon NX explained and carefully lifted the doll up. Debating what the best position to hold her at was, he decided on a bridal carry. Cradling them in his arms, he inched his way over to the edge. For something that would only last mere seconds, something about this felt absolutely terrifying to him. Pushing those fears to the furthest reaches of his mind, Omnimon NX jumped off. Gazing into the purple galaxy, he did his best to not look at the ground below. That would just make the inevitable collison all the more dangero-

Landing with a thud, Omnimon NX took a moment to stand his passenger upright. Once he was certain that the doll would hold that stance, the toy knight digimon took the time to examine this place once more. This time, looking up towards the ceiling. A large desk and chair had been wedged over by a now apparent window, with some kind of couch against a side wall. Why it had been upholstered with the most nauseating fabric that Omnimon NX had seen, he wasn't sure. Nore did he want to know the answer to that question. Instead, his focus shifted to the towering barrier preventing him from exiting this place. The absolute nerve of the giants to seal off one of the few exits. In a way, it was brilliant. Now, he would need to figure out the mechanism they used to open it up. Perhaps involving a secret phrase or hand signal. Maybe his companion had some idea what that entailed here.

"Miss, by any chance do you know how to open this barrier?" Omnimon NX inquired and got a blank expression in return. Expected at this point. The fall probably knocked the words clean out of her. A shame that couldn't happen to his much bigger counterparts. If nothing else, Alphamon and Crusadermon should just kiss already. Never in his life had he seen two digimon that got within kissing distance and then absolutely refused. For the amount of time spent alone in a room with each other, one would think they would have done the deed. Not that they needed to go public about it. The rumors did more than enough work on their own. For now, he pushed that thought out and stepped back slightly. Charging up his laser, he began bracing himself to blow this barrier down. Hopefully the giants would understand why he needed to do this and knew someone that made doors. Yeah. Didn't Examon say their partner was the sort interested in that kind of thing… when they weren't shouting about 'Salior Pluto' or something dumb. Didn't matter right now.

Supreme Cannon NX!

Shooting forth a large beam of energy, Omnimon NX watched it collide with his target and shatter a massive hole in the door. Grabbing hold of the doll, he pulled his companion along with him. Staring through, he could make out a hallway. Picture frames hung high above, but neither of them were able to actually see what was framed here.

"Have you been here a long time?" he continued, his questions remaining unanswered. Was actually getting quite frustrating here. Some kind of answer here to break the silence would go a long way from the doll coming across as an actual companion than a bunch of dead weight that needed to be carried around for the sake of getting them fixed. Though, that did increase the odds of the doll getting seen and in turn - fixed. If there was actually anything that needed to be fixed here. Perhaps they would get to meet some of the giant's friends. Perhaps they were also the sort that were hugely into dolls. Or at least, something similar. Heck, they could have gifted them all these wonderful things. Though, he couldn't quite remember their name. Has it really been that long? Between the incident with Ordinemon and then the large bug digimon things, things had been absolutely crazy. If anything, this was the first time in a while where things could be considered normal. Perhaps that was why he had been sent down. Yeah. He could use the rest and relaxation. Being a royal knight was super hard. A lot of the time, the stress didn't make it feel worth it in the slightest.

"Omnimon NX?" a childish voice announced and the toy knight digimon's gaze bounced about. He clearly recognized that voice, but couldn't place where exactly he had heard it in the past. Perhaps during one of the far too many meetings where the larger royal knights bitched about strategy and where Gankoomon had ended up while their smaller counterparts had been put into a playpen to be watched over by Magnamon. Not that any of them quite knew why they of all digimon got the short end of the stick when it came to having to babysit them. If anything, they were more than capable of babysitting themselves. At least to the capacity to be busy while the 'grown-ups' talked about important things.

"Do people treat you like you're less than something?" Omnimon NX inquired and carefully dragged the doll right behind him. Much like all the other questions he had taken the time to ask them, this too went over deaf ears. They most definitely needed help from the giants. What that help exactly entailed remained to be seen. If they actually were able to do anything about the do-

Before Omnimon NX could finish that sentence, the sound of footsteps echoed about from further down in the hallway. Staring in that direction, he could make out a strange looking blue dragon dressed up similarly to his doll companion. The only difference was the black accents rather than blue ones that the doll chose to wear on their body. Looked quite nice on him. Not that he would ever be caught adorned in an outfit like that. All attempts would be successfully fought off, regardless of whoever the opponent was. He was absolutely sure of it.

"Idiot, at least wait for me!" a second voice called out, bringing with a just as strange looking green dragon creature. Dressed much like the blue dragon, their footsteps sounded even louder than that of their companion. A feat that Omnimon NX couldn't decide whether or not that was a good thing here. Probably wasn't. Bracing for impact, he gritted his teeth and set the doll behind him. If this was the place he was to fall, so be it.

Brave Shield NX!

Pulling the shield off his back, Omnimon NX pointed it in the direction of his opponents. Waiting for his opponents to approach, the toy knight digimon didn't need to wait along. Both dragons were now within mere feet of him and his companion. Instead of attacking, the blue dragon lifted Omnimon NX up and carefully cradled him in his arms. Brave Shield forced back, care taken to pick up the doll as well.

"Let go of me, fiend!" Omnimon NX announced as he was spun around to meet the other dragon. Getting a shrug, that just made him fight that much harder to get free.

"Wonderful. One of the NX Royal Knights. Bad enough when you're butting into people's affairs. But now you're down here." the green dragon muttered and smoothed out their skirt. Afterwards, he looked at his companion.

"Examon?" Omnimon NX announced and tried to comprehend what his eyes were showing him right now. This flew in the face of all reason here. This didn't seem possible… yet very much was. Kind of silly, in a way. Not that the toy knight digimon was in a laughing kind of mood. "What are you doing here?"

The blue dragon let out a chuckle.

"Looking for Pluto." he announced and was met with a slap from his companion. Afterwards, the pair's attention returned to Omnimon NX. "How about you. Your partner would likely be happy to see you."

Omnimon NX gulped. Nice as it would be to see his own giant and how much they grew, he had also gone through the trouble of breaking through part of the door to get to this place. All the more reason to attempt to break free from his captor's arms and make a daring escape. But that would also mean having to leave the doll behind in the process. Without any real way of defending herself, there was nothing that she could do to get away from the pair. If time was on his side, maybe a rescue attempt could be made for her. But as he struggled against the blue dragon's grip, he only succeeded in making it tighter. Especially once they began the walk down the hall.

"Don't you want to see your partner?" the green dragon announced and watched Omnimon NX look over to him. Yes, he very much wanted to see his partner. But at the same time, he was likely in for one hell of a scolding for disappearing for all those years and then coming back to just break a door. Small of a hole that it had been, it was more than enough to permanently wreck the structural intent of the door. Not the kind of thing that you want when it comes to a door. Hopefully they knew a person able to give them a good deal on one to replace it. If not, that scolding was going to be one for the record books.

"I guess?" Omnimon NX answered and stopped fighting his captor's grip. Turning ahead, an open doorway rapidly approached. There, his giant most likely awaited. A variety of emotions threatened to come over him. Happiness, sadness, some mix in between. "Would it be wrong of me to say that I don't remember my partner?"

The green dragon shook his head.

"Two world-ending events occurred. Cut yourself the bare minimum of slack, unlike the bozo holding you." he explained and got a look from his companion. Of course they would take that personally. Even if it didn't make him change anything about himself. Perhaps those were also the parts that Natalie liked. Wouldn't surprise him.

"I'll take your word for it." Omnimon NX remarked as the trio passed through the doors. Now in the dining room, a table towered all three digimon. All the more reason to lift him up into the air. Tempted as he was to just grab the doll and jump away, the toy knight digimon didn't get the chance to do that. Mostly because a set of hands scooped him and the doll up. Cradled close to their chest, he could easily fill the warmth within. Afterwards, they were set down on the table. Staring towards their captor, they were met with a blue haired man. Relatively well-kept, a shirt proudly displaying sailor mercury hung over his chest. Just below that were a set of shorts. Focusing his gaze upwards, a set of green eyes stared back at him.

"Omnimon NX, what the heck are you doing here?" the man announced and Omnimon NX looked away. He didn't particularly like being called his full name. Especially after doing something less than great. Nor in the presence of another person, let alone the partner of a royal knight.

"Uh… I'm not sure, Kyle." Omnimon NX answered and set his doll companion on the table. Getting placed down right beside him, he was met with a sigh. Standing the doll up, gravity quickly took hold and brought it down on their face.

"Let me guess. You thought she was broken because she fell over?" Kyle continued and watched his partner stare off at a wall. Was he really that dumb? Yeah, he was that dumb. All the more reason to have someone like Kyle around to help.

"Yeah…" Omnimon NX muttered and got a head pat. Accepting the gesture, his focus shifted to the other side of the table. There, Natalie Blackwood was staring right at him. "By any chance do you know anyone who has a lot of doors?"

Natalie let out a sigh and stared into the hallway. There, she could just make out the hole Omnimon NX had created trying to get out. Turning back to Kyle, a sigh escaped her lips.

"Give me a couple weeks and I should have a replacement." Natalie explained and was met with a nod from Kyle. Letting out "Now that we got that out of the way, I think this is as good of a time as any to talk about the actual reason I stopped by."

Waiting a moment for both of Natalie's partners to get up in her lap, Kyle gave his friend a nod.

"Let me guess, Veronica?" Kyle answered and watched his partner shift his focus between both people. While that name felt familiar to him, he could place the where or why. Absolutely frustrating. But perhaps if he listened long enough, the answer would come to him.