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Session 70

A bell rings

*Hello Everyone.*

Following the bell ringing, Chacha continued to fly upwards.

"It's him." Fatemon whispered and took a deep breath. "Whatever he's going to say, I doubt either Chacha or I is going to like it."

"What do you mean?" Polly remarked, only for the harem mage to sigh and leaned in towards her. He then whispered something under his breath, just low enough that only she could possibly hear. "Of course."

*I am the Timekeeper, leader of the order.*

Joey took a deep breath.

He stared down at his notes one more time, shoving them into the folder.

"Dad…" the shadow scientist thought and pulled his pocketwatch out, staring into it. For as little as he knew about the man who had taken him in, it was the difference that he had needed. "Why am I even thinking about him?"

Maybe it was the voice, bringing with it a sense of unease. It didn't matter what this person could possibly say, whether it be free cake for everyone or that the author would need to leave.

*For the longest time, I have allowed this experiment to run without interference. But soon, that will change.*

Alice stared at her pocketwatch.

After digging their way out of their prison, the gambler had broken away from Elena.

"Now, where is that bird?" she thought, ignoring the timekeeper's latest announcement in the background. If they had been alive, she would have been looking for Elena's 'stepparents', since she was certain the gale corsair's actual mother didn't speak a word of English. Though, that was going off the notes she had grabbed during that time she went on a rampage, almost fifty chapters ago.

"It's really been that long?" Alice thought, only for Suiko to sigh. "Dang. Time really does fly."

'Not really. It just seems that way.' Suiko answered as the gambler continued to scour the pages of the book. 'Technically we've only been gone a couple of days.'

"But we don't know what the time difference between here and the human world."

Suiko poked her head out, staring towards the gambler.

'When this is all said and done, do you think I'll still share a body with you?' the schoolgirl whispered and got no answer. 'Alice, are you alright?'

Alice didn't answer, choosing to take a deep breath. For so long the two had shared this body, making the thought of them going their separate both terrifying yet intriguing. Possibly, her parents had some sort of answer to that question. Though, that would mean tracking them down and getting through the mess. That, and to get Elena to ask a question.

'Earth to Alice. Earth to Alice…'

Alice's gaze focused upon Suiko, who was quite confused by her host's behavior.

"Sorry, I got lost in thought." Alice whispered and returned her attention back to the book. "Come forth from the void, Alkonost."

*Soon, I will reset everything and start over from scratch.*

Olrumon sighed, cracking a smile afterwards.

There were many things the rabbit idol had never thought he would ever do. Helping some blonde haired guy deliver a baby was not on the list, but possibly should've been.

"It's a boy, Miss…" he started only for the 'man' to laugh.

"Ichijouji." the man whispered as Olrumon handed over the baby. "Have you thought of a name yet?"

The woman didn't answer, seeming to be lost in thought. For a few brief seconds, she closed her eyes and lost herself in thought.

"So, what's your story?" the man inquired, his gaze focusing in on Olrumon.

"I rather not talk about it." Olrumon answered and focused his gaze on the boy. "Unless, you want to talk about yours."

He had expected the person to raise a fit, or go for the gun on his waist. But instead, he just chuckled.

"I can understand that." the man responded and returned his attention to the woman. "It's crazy how life can so suddenly change. One moment, you're the anarchist intent on breaking everything apart. The next, you and a rabbit are delivering a baby for your best friend's wife."

Olrumon gave him a nod, sort of agreeing with him.

*But I'm an honest man. As such, you have to do something for me.*

Of all the people Consligmon could run into, he had managed to run into her of all people.

"I'm sorry, your majesty." the spy turkey whispered and stared towards the person. "It was an accident."

The person did not answer, choosing to point a gun towards the two digimon. They then fired off a shot, only to have it returned with a short burst of Yokozamon's minigun.

"Now, can we talk this out?" Consligmon inquired, only to take a bullet to the chest. While not the worst thing that in the world, it was high up on that list. "I guess not."

All he had wanted to do was just apologize for that stray bullet all that time ago.

*Defeat my order and I might have an audience with all of you.*

Malo Mart.

Of all the songs that could be stuck in Officer EMT's head at the moment, it had to be this one.

"Could be worse." the troll mecha thought and deactivated his mecha, letting it fold into a single piece of cardboard on his back. "Now… Let's see."

He gave his list a quick glance, making sure he read his list right. He hoped that he could get everything here, or at least the essentials. He had grown so used to travelling alone, making being part of a large group a new experience for him. But he was fine with that.

"How can I help you?" the clerk, som girl dressed in a questionable purple outfit.

"I need enough food, water, bullets, shotgun shells and alchemy ingredients for a party of fifteen."

The girl gave him a confused look and got up, motioning for the troll to follow. The made their way towards the back of the store, eventually finding themselves in the storage room.

"Bulk?" the girl cheerfully inquired and EMT took a deep breath.

"Yes." he whispered and kept his focus on the girl. "My vehicle is out back."

The girl gave a nod and began to run around the area, bringing with her pallets of all kinds as EMT watched on. While the timekeeper was on his mind, something about the guy didn't really scare him. In his book, it was just another day in the digitalverse. He wouldn't have it any other way.

*In a way, you're already started, having brought down two of the twelve.*

Elena took a deep breath.

While Alice was off doing whatever she was doing, she had managed to round up Joey and their digimon. Though, she wasn't quite certain why they didn't attempt some form of escape. All of them had some sort of move that allowed them to theoretically dig through the earth and create a rudimentary tunnel. Heck, it didn't even look like their captors actually patrolled this block of cells.

"Are you alright, Elena?" Joey inquired, only to be ignored by the gale corsair. "This isn't like y-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Elena switched forms and swung her tail towards him. The shadow scientist ducked, watching as the barbs got themselves stuck in a nearby wall.

"My girlfriend is off who knows where, we don't know Polly, Aaron and most of our digimon are and the timekeeper is back! Of course, I'm totally alright!"

Joey took a deep breath and decided not losing his head was the best idea at the moment.

"That was rude of me." he whispered and watched Elena switch forms once more. "But that doesn't mean that you can just lash out of me."
The gale corsair didn't answer and focused her gaze towards the ground, just about ready to cry.

"Is something wrong, Miss Elena?" Gentleman whispered as Elena took a deep breath, focusing her gaze towards the gentlemon. "Miss Elena?"

"I can do this." the gale corsair whispered and watched as Alice and her digimon walked up to her. Strangely, Alice looked like an absolute mess, having been pecked all about with a variety of feathers in her hair. Yet, to Elena, that did not matter. She ran up to the lucky gambler, only to find herself running in place.

"You need to calm down." Alice whispered and looked towards her partner. "I'm sorry I freaked you out, but you can't act that way. Especially if you want things to go further."

Elena reluctantly nodded, seeming to understand whatever Alice had said. Joey just watched on, unsure of how to react to all of this. While he knew the two girls were in a relationship, he wasn't quite sure what Alice meant by taking the next step. Though, something about it told him he didn't really want to know.

Almost on cue, Aaron walked up. Like Alice, he looked like an absolute wreck. His coat was covered in a mix of dust, soot and oil along with a sense of fatigue

"They're fighting." the mending detective whispered as their gazes focused on him. "Polly and Fatemon..."

*Good luck, chosen! You're going to need it!*

With that, the bell ceased its ringing.

Notes:

Well this is a mess. Sort of like my week at the time of writing, kinda.

Though, the endgame has now begun. Even if JAFRS EX isn't quite ready yet.

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Next Time: What needs to be done...