I got up from the ground to look at Gatomon. She was holding back the
tears as she backed away from me. She said once more, "Your not
Wizardmon…"
I was thinking, "How can my cover be blown, I didn't do anything suspicious did I?" Then I remembered something, "Oh no, did she see me when I used my shield?"
I tried to speak, "Listen, about what happened back there I can explain…"
She turned her back as she looked down on the ground hiding her face from me. She cried out, "Your not the Wizardmon…I once knew…"
After she had said that, all those worries that had entered my mind suddenly faded away. I knew was she was talking about, well not exactly but I can wing what she was talking about. I slowly approached her as she wiped the tears from her eyes. I rested my hand on her shoulder, "From what you said, sounds like you had a friend like me, right?"
"The Wizardmon I knew…I know he's gone, he's not coming back…he was killed in the real world not here, he can't come back…" She muttered
I knelt down to her as I spun her around. I looked up into her eyes and I spoke, "I know I can never replace who you are talking about, but know that I can be your friend."
She looked up and then backed down until our eyes met. We stood there in silence, we didn't really know what else to say to each other.
Then a voice called out, "Hey! Gatomon!"
Gatomon turned her head to see who was calling out to her. I let go of her as I put my hands to my sides and got up. She called back, "Agumon!"
I looked at him; by the look of it he was still pretty injured. That and the fact that he was somewhat limping as he managed to get to us. "Gatomon" he said again before tripping on a rock and landed on the ground.
Gatomon giggled, "Smooth move Agumon."
"Yeah, yeah very funny Gatomon, why don't we switch places next time so that you can be under Shellmon's hand and be crushed." Agumon said
I held out my hand, "You alright? Agumon right?" I replied to him
He looked up from his position to see me. "Hey, look it's Wizardmon, but how'd he get back to the digital world. Better yet how'd he come back from the dead?"
Gatomon placed Agumon's hand over her shoulder as she tried to get him back on his feet. She said to him, "Don't get your hopes up, this ain't the Wizardmon we know."
She pointed her chin to me, "Look, he's got black hair and his eyes are dark brown. He looks nothing like the Wizardmon we knew."
I looked up as I thought, "Well, I guess she noticed the difference between me and the other Wizardmon. Maybe it's cause she just doesn't want to grow too attached to me. I'm fine with that, I can't grow too attach to them anyways."
"Oh, I don't know about nothing like him, cause he still does have that hat and the cape and the same exact clothing." Agumon pointed out
Gatomon seemed to roll her eyes away from me as she tried not to notice the similarities. I didn't want to push her into trusting me at the very spot so I started on something else to talk about, "So, what were you guys doing over there battling with Shellmon?"
Agumon answered, "Well, me and Gatomon over here and six others are fighting against something that has been trying to take over in the digital world."
"Really, so uh were is the rest of your group?" I asked him
"Arg!" Agumon said as Gatomon was still supporting him up, "Well, y'see the chaos going around here was spreading all around the digital world. So we partnered up and went our separate ways. It just so happens that I got partnered up with Gatomon."
"And it's a good thing too, who else could better watch your back like I can." Gatomon said as she interrupted him.
"Well, do you know anything about this enemy to talk about?" I asked them
Agumon answered once again, "Well, all we know is that it has some connection with the four Dark masters and Apocalymon. When I was Wargreymon I defeated the Dark Masters and then we met together to defeat Apocalymon."
I thought, "So my first real hint on who's the hero here. So it was Agumon who destroyed the Dark Masters, whoever they were. Guess that makes him the leader of this little adventure. And here I thought it was Gatomon."
Gatomon waved her paw in my face, "HELLO! YOU THERE!"
"Huh!?! Oh sorry, I tend to think too much on certain things. Please continue…"
"Well anyways, we thought that we have seen the last of them, but something's been acting up in the digital world, it might mean that they're making a return and are enslaving innocent digimon to fight for them." Agumon explained
Then something popped in my head, "Well, if that happens you can turn into uh…Wargreymon is it? And just defeat them once again."
"Well it doesn't work that way exactly, I'll need Tai to help me do that."
Gatomon added, "And I'll need Kari to help me digivolve."
"Tai? Kari? Who are they? Friends of yours?" I asked them
"Tai and Kari are both humans, they have digivices and crests that give us the power to digivolve. You know, for a digimon you ask a lot of obvious questions, I thought everyone knew about us and what we did." Gatomon explained
I had to think fast, "Well…uh…I've been kinda…away for a while and um…you can say I've been kinda training for something…yeah that's it, training."
"Oh, so…what's up with you, I mean what's your story? We've only seen one other Wizardmon…" Agumon noticed that Gatomon hid her face when Agumon mentioned the name Wizardmon. "…And well, you're the second one we've ever seen."
"Well, like I said before I was uh…training…and I just so happen to stumble on you two and I don't suppose I needed an invitation to try and help you guys." I explained
"Fair enough." Gatomon smirked
"Well, what we BOTH mean is thanks, for your help that is." Agumon replied
Humorously Gatomon lost strength in her arm and let go of Agumon's hand that was around her shoulder as he fell to the ground, "Ow!" as he rubbed his back.
"Oh, sorry Agumon, my hand just kinda slipped away." Gatomon said
He looked up to Gatomon, "Yeah, sure, how unlucky for ME that is."
It was time to make my move, "So, if I can ask? Who's in charge here, I mean who's leading this little partnership, if there is even a leader."
"Well, I guess we can say that'd be me." Agumon answered, "I was the digimon that was partnered up with Tai, and he was the leader of the digidestined."
Gatomon looked down on him in a funny way. Agumon automatically noticed this as he said rather quickly, "Not to say I'm the strongest one here, cause I'm only a rookie and uh Gatomon is a…"
"A champion and don't you forget that! But I guess I can agree with Agumon here. If the digidestined ever gets here he can warp digivolve to mega. Then he'd be the strongest, but until then I'm the strongest one out of the two of us." Gatomon said back as she let out a breath and sat on the ground.
"Well I can see both of you are pretty exhausted for fighting all day. Why don't you just sit here and I'll see if I can find something to eat." I said to them
They agreed as both of them sat down on the grassy field. I myself need some sustenance once in a while to recover my strength. Once a keeper passes through dimensions they must also follow the rules of the dimensions, like gravity and hunger. Not a real problem, as I walked away from them. As I left, they had a small conversation on their own.
"So," Agumon started
"So," Gatomon said back to him
Trying to think of another talk about, just to kill time he said, "How are you feeling?"
"Eh, not bad. Takes more than water to get rid of me." Gatomon said
Agumon knew what he could talk about, but he was questioning if it would be wise to talk about. "So, Gatomon how do you feel about our new friend…Wizardmon?"
She paused, "Well, I don't know if we can call him a friend."
"What!?! Why not, he saved me and I'm pretty sure he rescued you as well." Agumon stated out for Gatomon.
Gatomon smirked, "RESCUED ME? I can hardly call it rescued me."
"C'mon Gatomon, tell the truth you were down for the count." Agumon explained
"THAT'S NOT TRUE!!! I was uh…just about to uh…make my move."
Agumon stared at her, "What move? OH your move on when you'd get blasted by another Hydro blaster from Shellmon."
She turned her head away from Agumon.
"C'mon face it Gatomon, if Wizardmon wasn't there to help you, you'd be in a lot more pain." She continued to avoid looking at Agumon, "What I don't get right now, is that why is it every time I mention the name Wizardmon, you seem to shy away."
She turned to face him; she seemed to be a little angered as she grit her teeth. "That's…not errrr…true!" Gatomon muttered as she teeth were still clenched
Agumon understood now, "I get it, he's acting just like him. He saved you, just like him and it seems that he cares for you. You can't except another to replace him can you?"
She stared down at the ground; she seemed to be angry and sad at the same time. All of a sudden she lifted her head rather quickly as something caught her attention.
Meanwhile
I found some fruit on a couple of trees. I gathered them up and settled them on the ground as I held on and took a big bite out of one. Pretty sweet as I rammed my staff into the ground as it stood up. I paused as I closed my eyes and began to concentrate on a certain place. I finished the rest of the fruit in my hand as I opened my eyes. My eyes glowed an eerie white light as I saw the high council before me. I spoke,
"Greetings my council, I'm here to report."
"Chronos…we've been expecting you. By your appearance we have assumed that you have taken a form already. How goes your journey?"
I answered them, "Well, I have located the leader and in the process of helping and guiding him to his goal."
"Very well done Chronos, you must remember to take every precautionary to insure your identity. You must also understand that sometimes a hero cannot achieve, and if that is a is the case, you cannot fulfill his duties."
"I understand" I replied back to them, "Rest assure, my council the hero is brave and strong, he will not abandon the cause that has been bestowed upon him."
"Very well Chronos, report back again soon."
"I will, I must be off." and I closed my eyes once again and slowly opened them as I saw the settings of the digital world once again. I picked up the remaining fruit on the floor and picked up my staff. I then turned around to head back to Agumon and Gatomon. I stared at the sun; it seemed to be setting as I heard a struggle going on. I suddenly realized it was coming from where Agumon and Gatomon were resting. I dropped the fruit and race towards them. I arrived there to see that they were being attack by a group of Bakemon.
The ghost digimon surrounded Agumon and Gatomon, as the extended their blue claws to attacked them. Gatomon was barely dodging them as Agumon tried to block them off using his pepper breath.
"HOLD ON!" I shouted as I raced towards them, "THUNDER BALL!" as a blast of light hit the ghost digimon causing him to back away from them confused. I attacked again, "THUNDER BALL!" hitting another as I was prepared to take the two of them on. On the other hand Gatomon and Agumon now dealt with only three.
"C'mon, try and impress me!" They both attacked at the same time, as they extended their ghost claws at me. I easily dodge them, "First mistake! MAGICAL GAME!" a blast came from my staff hitting them dead on. The blast literally turned them to floating bits of data, "And you last."
Gatomon managed strike back at the Bakemon, but she was still tired and they dodged her attack. Agumon charged up for a blast, "PEPPER BREATH!" launching a fireball, completely missing them as he fell to the floor from exhaustion. Gatomon looked back to him, "AGUMON! Don't worry I'll help you!" She tried to reach him when one of the Bakemon attacked her, hitting her on her sore back. She fell the ground as the Bakemon held her the ground with his ghost claw.
"MAGICAL GAME!" I blasted them with my staff hitting two of them. The other then was attacked my Gatomon, "LIGHTING PAW!" She breathed deeply as she stared at me; all I could do was stare back. Then I turned my head to see Agumon on the floor and so I quickly rushed over to his aid. "You alright Agumon?" I asked him
"Yeah…don't worry I'll live." Agumon muttered out
I looked up in the sky, as the sun was just about to set. I turned to face Gatomon, "I think we should rest up now and head out in the morning. Why don't you get some water and I'll get the fruit back where I dropped it." I said
Gatomon nodded as she headed out. I laid Agumon down on the ground so he could rest up. I was about leave to get the fruit when Agumon called out, "Wizardmon…" I paused to talk to see what he wanted, "Yes?"
"Y'know when I said I was the leader of this group." He started
I nodded as he continued, "Well, I was thinking when we were ambushed my those Bakemon. It seems that I'm not really cut out to be the leader for now, so I was wondering if you could. I mean you've saved us twice already and it seems that you've got a good view of this place if you said you've been training out here. I'm pretty sure we can trust you."
"Uh…I don't think I can." I replied. He looked at me at a funny way, "I really think that you should be the one to continue the role of leader. Trust me, you're best suited to do this, not me." In reality the fact was that I couldn't take on the role of leader. Aid and assist, it was the best I could do because if I did take on the role of leader/hero it would be an unfair advantage and will show that these beings are not capable of achieving victory. That and the fact I'd get in big trouble from the high council.
I walked away to get back the fruit I shouted back to him, "Don't doubt in yourself! Trust me you can't go wrong as long as you have faith." and walked back.
I looked back to see that Agumon was thinking about what I said and I hope that he understood what I was trying to get at.
As I came back I saw that Agumon managed to start up a fire as I saw Gatomon slowly returning back with the water. She carried it in a big basket-like leaf, most likely she had found near the river. I handed out the fruit to Agumon and Gatomon. Gatomon was about to take a big bite out of it until she noticed that I had none she said, "Wizardmon…um…aren't you going to eat anything?"
"Huh!?! Oh, uh no I'm not that hungry, you can eat up. All I need right now is just some water and I'll be fine." I reached over to get the water she had brought.
"Here let me get that for…" Gatomon paused; she had a strange look in her eye. It was if we had triggered something in her mind and it was all coming back to her. She whispered, "Wizardmon…"
I asked her, "Gatomon? Something wrong?"
"What!?! Oh sorry, I was just day dreaming." Gatomon answered
"Oh, ok." I said back to her as she passed me the water.
She sat back down next to Agumon; he asked her, "What's up with you?"
"What do you mean?" She answered him
"Well, you seem a little bit more polite to uh…Wizardmon, better yet your being a lot more polite than you usually ever do." Agumon replied
"Can it dino-boy! I'm still tough as ever." Gatomon replied back
"Well, I spoke to soon…" He faced me then, "Well, I'm gonna get some rest, I think I've had enough battling for today, thank you very much." With that he sat back and relaxed on his back.
I looked at him as he instantly fell asleep, "Well, we should follow his lead." I started to walk away from them because I would need to contact the council tomorrow morning.
"Wait Wizardmon! Um…aren't you gonna sleep near the fire?" Gatomon asked me
I looked back to her, "Uh…don't worry I'm fine over here." I began to walk away.
I saw in the corner of my eye that Gatomon was about to stop me again, "Trust me, I'm sure to sleeping away from a fire, so get some sleep and let those wounds heal." She understood and walked closer to the fire and rested down as she cuddled up. I myself laid down my staff and used my cloak as a cover and slept on the ground.
As time went on, and it was about the middle of night, I was still half- awake as I was trained to stay half asleep and half awake, just in case. I felt a brush against my body as I fully awoken. I was about to reach for my staff when I lifted cloak to see Gatomon cuddled next to me as she slept soundly. Now, I wasn't about to wake her up and tell her to go back to the fire, so I replaced my cloak and rested as I waited for the day to arrive.
I was thinking, "How can my cover be blown, I didn't do anything suspicious did I?" Then I remembered something, "Oh no, did she see me when I used my shield?"
I tried to speak, "Listen, about what happened back there I can explain…"
She turned her back as she looked down on the ground hiding her face from me. She cried out, "Your not the Wizardmon…I once knew…"
After she had said that, all those worries that had entered my mind suddenly faded away. I knew was she was talking about, well not exactly but I can wing what she was talking about. I slowly approached her as she wiped the tears from her eyes. I rested my hand on her shoulder, "From what you said, sounds like you had a friend like me, right?"
"The Wizardmon I knew…I know he's gone, he's not coming back…he was killed in the real world not here, he can't come back…" She muttered
I knelt down to her as I spun her around. I looked up into her eyes and I spoke, "I know I can never replace who you are talking about, but know that I can be your friend."
She looked up and then backed down until our eyes met. We stood there in silence, we didn't really know what else to say to each other.
Then a voice called out, "Hey! Gatomon!"
Gatomon turned her head to see who was calling out to her. I let go of her as I put my hands to my sides and got up. She called back, "Agumon!"
I looked at him; by the look of it he was still pretty injured. That and the fact that he was somewhat limping as he managed to get to us. "Gatomon" he said again before tripping on a rock and landed on the ground.
Gatomon giggled, "Smooth move Agumon."
"Yeah, yeah very funny Gatomon, why don't we switch places next time so that you can be under Shellmon's hand and be crushed." Agumon said
I held out my hand, "You alright? Agumon right?" I replied to him
He looked up from his position to see me. "Hey, look it's Wizardmon, but how'd he get back to the digital world. Better yet how'd he come back from the dead?"
Gatomon placed Agumon's hand over her shoulder as she tried to get him back on his feet. She said to him, "Don't get your hopes up, this ain't the Wizardmon we know."
She pointed her chin to me, "Look, he's got black hair and his eyes are dark brown. He looks nothing like the Wizardmon we knew."
I looked up as I thought, "Well, I guess she noticed the difference between me and the other Wizardmon. Maybe it's cause she just doesn't want to grow too attached to me. I'm fine with that, I can't grow too attach to them anyways."
"Oh, I don't know about nothing like him, cause he still does have that hat and the cape and the same exact clothing." Agumon pointed out
Gatomon seemed to roll her eyes away from me as she tried not to notice the similarities. I didn't want to push her into trusting me at the very spot so I started on something else to talk about, "So, what were you guys doing over there battling with Shellmon?"
Agumon answered, "Well, me and Gatomon over here and six others are fighting against something that has been trying to take over in the digital world."
"Really, so uh were is the rest of your group?" I asked him
"Arg!" Agumon said as Gatomon was still supporting him up, "Well, y'see the chaos going around here was spreading all around the digital world. So we partnered up and went our separate ways. It just so happens that I got partnered up with Gatomon."
"And it's a good thing too, who else could better watch your back like I can." Gatomon said as she interrupted him.
"Well, do you know anything about this enemy to talk about?" I asked them
Agumon answered once again, "Well, all we know is that it has some connection with the four Dark masters and Apocalymon. When I was Wargreymon I defeated the Dark Masters and then we met together to defeat Apocalymon."
I thought, "So my first real hint on who's the hero here. So it was Agumon who destroyed the Dark Masters, whoever they were. Guess that makes him the leader of this little adventure. And here I thought it was Gatomon."
Gatomon waved her paw in my face, "HELLO! YOU THERE!"
"Huh!?! Oh sorry, I tend to think too much on certain things. Please continue…"
"Well anyways, we thought that we have seen the last of them, but something's been acting up in the digital world, it might mean that they're making a return and are enslaving innocent digimon to fight for them." Agumon explained
Then something popped in my head, "Well, if that happens you can turn into uh…Wargreymon is it? And just defeat them once again."
"Well it doesn't work that way exactly, I'll need Tai to help me do that."
Gatomon added, "And I'll need Kari to help me digivolve."
"Tai? Kari? Who are they? Friends of yours?" I asked them
"Tai and Kari are both humans, they have digivices and crests that give us the power to digivolve. You know, for a digimon you ask a lot of obvious questions, I thought everyone knew about us and what we did." Gatomon explained
I had to think fast, "Well…uh…I've been kinda…away for a while and um…you can say I've been kinda training for something…yeah that's it, training."
"Oh, so…what's up with you, I mean what's your story? We've only seen one other Wizardmon…" Agumon noticed that Gatomon hid her face when Agumon mentioned the name Wizardmon. "…And well, you're the second one we've ever seen."
"Well, like I said before I was uh…training…and I just so happen to stumble on you two and I don't suppose I needed an invitation to try and help you guys." I explained
"Fair enough." Gatomon smirked
"Well, what we BOTH mean is thanks, for your help that is." Agumon replied
Humorously Gatomon lost strength in her arm and let go of Agumon's hand that was around her shoulder as he fell to the ground, "Ow!" as he rubbed his back.
"Oh, sorry Agumon, my hand just kinda slipped away." Gatomon said
He looked up to Gatomon, "Yeah, sure, how unlucky for ME that is."
It was time to make my move, "So, if I can ask? Who's in charge here, I mean who's leading this little partnership, if there is even a leader."
"Well, I guess we can say that'd be me." Agumon answered, "I was the digimon that was partnered up with Tai, and he was the leader of the digidestined."
Gatomon looked down on him in a funny way. Agumon automatically noticed this as he said rather quickly, "Not to say I'm the strongest one here, cause I'm only a rookie and uh Gatomon is a…"
"A champion and don't you forget that! But I guess I can agree with Agumon here. If the digidestined ever gets here he can warp digivolve to mega. Then he'd be the strongest, but until then I'm the strongest one out of the two of us." Gatomon said back as she let out a breath and sat on the ground.
"Well I can see both of you are pretty exhausted for fighting all day. Why don't you just sit here and I'll see if I can find something to eat." I said to them
They agreed as both of them sat down on the grassy field. I myself need some sustenance once in a while to recover my strength. Once a keeper passes through dimensions they must also follow the rules of the dimensions, like gravity and hunger. Not a real problem, as I walked away from them. As I left, they had a small conversation on their own.
"So," Agumon started
"So," Gatomon said back to him
Trying to think of another talk about, just to kill time he said, "How are you feeling?"
"Eh, not bad. Takes more than water to get rid of me." Gatomon said
Agumon knew what he could talk about, but he was questioning if it would be wise to talk about. "So, Gatomon how do you feel about our new friend…Wizardmon?"
She paused, "Well, I don't know if we can call him a friend."
"What!?! Why not, he saved me and I'm pretty sure he rescued you as well." Agumon stated out for Gatomon.
Gatomon smirked, "RESCUED ME? I can hardly call it rescued me."
"C'mon Gatomon, tell the truth you were down for the count." Agumon explained
"THAT'S NOT TRUE!!! I was uh…just about to uh…make my move."
Agumon stared at her, "What move? OH your move on when you'd get blasted by another Hydro blaster from Shellmon."
She turned her head away from Agumon.
"C'mon face it Gatomon, if Wizardmon wasn't there to help you, you'd be in a lot more pain." She continued to avoid looking at Agumon, "What I don't get right now, is that why is it every time I mention the name Wizardmon, you seem to shy away."
She turned to face him; she seemed to be a little angered as she grit her teeth. "That's…not errrr…true!" Gatomon muttered as she teeth were still clenched
Agumon understood now, "I get it, he's acting just like him. He saved you, just like him and it seems that he cares for you. You can't except another to replace him can you?"
She stared down at the ground; she seemed to be angry and sad at the same time. All of a sudden she lifted her head rather quickly as something caught her attention.
Meanwhile
I found some fruit on a couple of trees. I gathered them up and settled them on the ground as I held on and took a big bite out of one. Pretty sweet as I rammed my staff into the ground as it stood up. I paused as I closed my eyes and began to concentrate on a certain place. I finished the rest of the fruit in my hand as I opened my eyes. My eyes glowed an eerie white light as I saw the high council before me. I spoke,
"Greetings my council, I'm here to report."
"Chronos…we've been expecting you. By your appearance we have assumed that you have taken a form already. How goes your journey?"
I answered them, "Well, I have located the leader and in the process of helping and guiding him to his goal."
"Very well done Chronos, you must remember to take every precautionary to insure your identity. You must also understand that sometimes a hero cannot achieve, and if that is a is the case, you cannot fulfill his duties."
"I understand" I replied back to them, "Rest assure, my council the hero is brave and strong, he will not abandon the cause that has been bestowed upon him."
"Very well Chronos, report back again soon."
"I will, I must be off." and I closed my eyes once again and slowly opened them as I saw the settings of the digital world once again. I picked up the remaining fruit on the floor and picked up my staff. I then turned around to head back to Agumon and Gatomon. I stared at the sun; it seemed to be setting as I heard a struggle going on. I suddenly realized it was coming from where Agumon and Gatomon were resting. I dropped the fruit and race towards them. I arrived there to see that they were being attack by a group of Bakemon.
The ghost digimon surrounded Agumon and Gatomon, as the extended their blue claws to attacked them. Gatomon was barely dodging them as Agumon tried to block them off using his pepper breath.
"HOLD ON!" I shouted as I raced towards them, "THUNDER BALL!" as a blast of light hit the ghost digimon causing him to back away from them confused. I attacked again, "THUNDER BALL!" hitting another as I was prepared to take the two of them on. On the other hand Gatomon and Agumon now dealt with only three.
"C'mon, try and impress me!" They both attacked at the same time, as they extended their ghost claws at me. I easily dodge them, "First mistake! MAGICAL GAME!" a blast came from my staff hitting them dead on. The blast literally turned them to floating bits of data, "And you last."
Gatomon managed strike back at the Bakemon, but she was still tired and they dodged her attack. Agumon charged up for a blast, "PEPPER BREATH!" launching a fireball, completely missing them as he fell to the floor from exhaustion. Gatomon looked back to him, "AGUMON! Don't worry I'll help you!" She tried to reach him when one of the Bakemon attacked her, hitting her on her sore back. She fell the ground as the Bakemon held her the ground with his ghost claw.
"MAGICAL GAME!" I blasted them with my staff hitting two of them. The other then was attacked my Gatomon, "LIGHTING PAW!" She breathed deeply as she stared at me; all I could do was stare back. Then I turned my head to see Agumon on the floor and so I quickly rushed over to his aid. "You alright Agumon?" I asked him
"Yeah…don't worry I'll live." Agumon muttered out
I looked up in the sky, as the sun was just about to set. I turned to face Gatomon, "I think we should rest up now and head out in the morning. Why don't you get some water and I'll get the fruit back where I dropped it." I said
Gatomon nodded as she headed out. I laid Agumon down on the ground so he could rest up. I was about leave to get the fruit when Agumon called out, "Wizardmon…" I paused to talk to see what he wanted, "Yes?"
"Y'know when I said I was the leader of this group." He started
I nodded as he continued, "Well, I was thinking when we were ambushed my those Bakemon. It seems that I'm not really cut out to be the leader for now, so I was wondering if you could. I mean you've saved us twice already and it seems that you've got a good view of this place if you said you've been training out here. I'm pretty sure we can trust you."
"Uh…I don't think I can." I replied. He looked at me at a funny way, "I really think that you should be the one to continue the role of leader. Trust me, you're best suited to do this, not me." In reality the fact was that I couldn't take on the role of leader. Aid and assist, it was the best I could do because if I did take on the role of leader/hero it would be an unfair advantage and will show that these beings are not capable of achieving victory. That and the fact I'd get in big trouble from the high council.
I walked away to get back the fruit I shouted back to him, "Don't doubt in yourself! Trust me you can't go wrong as long as you have faith." and walked back.
I looked back to see that Agumon was thinking about what I said and I hope that he understood what I was trying to get at.
As I came back I saw that Agumon managed to start up a fire as I saw Gatomon slowly returning back with the water. She carried it in a big basket-like leaf, most likely she had found near the river. I handed out the fruit to Agumon and Gatomon. Gatomon was about to take a big bite out of it until she noticed that I had none she said, "Wizardmon…um…aren't you going to eat anything?"
"Huh!?! Oh, uh no I'm not that hungry, you can eat up. All I need right now is just some water and I'll be fine." I reached over to get the water she had brought.
"Here let me get that for…" Gatomon paused; she had a strange look in her eye. It was if we had triggered something in her mind and it was all coming back to her. She whispered, "Wizardmon…"
I asked her, "Gatomon? Something wrong?"
"What!?! Oh sorry, I was just day dreaming." Gatomon answered
"Oh, ok." I said back to her as she passed me the water.
She sat back down next to Agumon; he asked her, "What's up with you?"
"What do you mean?" She answered him
"Well, you seem a little bit more polite to uh…Wizardmon, better yet your being a lot more polite than you usually ever do." Agumon replied
"Can it dino-boy! I'm still tough as ever." Gatomon replied back
"Well, I spoke to soon…" He faced me then, "Well, I'm gonna get some rest, I think I've had enough battling for today, thank you very much." With that he sat back and relaxed on his back.
I looked at him as he instantly fell asleep, "Well, we should follow his lead." I started to walk away from them because I would need to contact the council tomorrow morning.
"Wait Wizardmon! Um…aren't you gonna sleep near the fire?" Gatomon asked me
I looked back to her, "Uh…don't worry I'm fine over here." I began to walk away.
I saw in the corner of my eye that Gatomon was about to stop me again, "Trust me, I'm sure to sleeping away from a fire, so get some sleep and let those wounds heal." She understood and walked closer to the fire and rested down as she cuddled up. I myself laid down my staff and used my cloak as a cover and slept on the ground.
As time went on, and it was about the middle of night, I was still half- awake as I was trained to stay half asleep and half awake, just in case. I felt a brush against my body as I fully awoken. I was about to reach for my staff when I lifted cloak to see Gatomon cuddled next to me as she slept soundly. Now, I wasn't about to wake her up and tell her to go back to the fire, so I replaced my cloak and rested as I waited for the day to arrive.