Human, Digimon, or...?
Part II
by Christian "Sid" Lang
"Come on. Stand up. Please?" Sanjay asks the unmoving body in front of him.
But the yellow furry crature doesn't answer.
A real Fox wouldn't be down already. But then again, this isn't a real Fox.
He sighs.
"Oh well. That's it, then." he tells himself, turning away from the body.
He has made a signle step when he sighs again.
A typical Wolf would just go. But then again, I'm no typical Wolf.
He turns around again and examines the body. His eyes widen when he touches it.
"Whoa, still alive? You're tougher than I thought." he mutters.
He just kneels next to the creature for a minute or so, thinking about the next steps.
"Well, I could need an ally against those humans." he finally tells himself an picks the body up.
When he stands up, the yellow body in his arms, he suddenly realizes that his leg is still weakened.
Although it hurts a lot, he knows that it can wait some time. There is more urgent business.
Ruki Makino is exhausted. Actually, she is giving the word a whole new dimension.
But she keeps running, still looking at the D-Arc in her hand.
The signal is moving again, but it's getting weaker by the minute.
She wonders briefly what could have caused this.
A Digital Field? No, can't be. She would've called me.
She has almost reached the park where Takato, the stupid googleboy is hiding his pet Guilmon.
That thought makes her stop dead in her tracks.
"What if Guilmon attacked Renamon?"
But she quickly dismisses the thought.
No. Renamon would have sliced that stupid dino into handy pieces.
She starts to jog again. Still she is worried.
Renamon would disappear into the DigiWorld when she gets into trouble.
Still Ruki is getting a signal that is coming from this world.
So either this thing is broken or Renamon is in big trouble. she concludes.
By now she has reached the park, and the signal seems to come from in there.
Finally Sanjay is feeling better.
Although he is still in pain from his wounded leg, he feels at home again.
I hate towns. Too many humans.
He had quickly found this last patch of forest.
The humans have their houses and we have the forests. Simple as that.
Sanjay looks at the bleeding form in front of him.
He has carried her into one of the darker areas of the forest, trying to remain hidden.
Frowning, he removes one of the amulets he is wearing around his neck.
He takes it into his right hand and starts to gather a portion of the Power.
But instead of forcing it into some form his mind dictates, he just lets it flow.
He can feel it pass his body, slowly moving towards the amulet.
Closing his eyes, he rests his hand holding the amulet on the chest wound.
He can feel the Power flow through the amulet.
And Sanjay knows even without opening his eyes that his hands seem to glow.
After what seems to be an eternity, the feeling vanishes.
Sighing deeply, Sanjay opens his eyes again.
Brushing the reddened fur aside, he can see that the wound is not there anymore.
"Just rest a bit, everything is going to be fine." he whispers to the unconscious creature.
He flinches when he hears somebody behind him.
"Let her go! Now!" a young but strong voice shouts.
Humans. he silently curses.
After a long walk through the small forest, Ruki has finally found her.
During the last minutes Renamon's signal had gotten stronger.
Ruki took this as a sign that she was getting closer.
Much to her shock, Renamon isn't alone. There is some guy in a cloak bending over her.
Some homeless guy, I bet.
She quickly picked up a rock and called him.
The man instantly freezes upon hearing her voice. Good.
Ruki takes aim with the rock, preparing to throw it, should the need arise.
When she hears a loud and sudden growl, she almost drops the rock.
She had never heard any Digimon make a sound like that.
Then the stranger stands up to face her. Ruki's jaw drops when the figure is towering above her.
That is no human. is her first thought.
Even through the shadows she can make out a wolf-like head.
Then she realizes that it is the source of the constant growling.
That... That is a monster! But what did it do with Renamon?
She risks a quick glance and notices the large red patch of chest fur.
"No! That can't be true!" she shouts.
After long seconds, Renamon's ear twitches. Ruki sighs.
She's alive. Good.
But there is still that creature in front of her.
"Go." it whispers in a low voice.
Ruki gulps. This isn't a normal Digimon. They were wilder and out of control.
But what is it? She can't remember having seen this Digimon before.
Oh well, until now it did little more than growling.
Just as Ruki wants to admit that she has no plan, she sees her biggest chance.
Her biggest chance is staring at Ruki with big blue eyes and smiling.
For the first time today, Ruki Makino smiles.
That isn't true. I can't even scare a little girl!
He had given it a good try, growling, using his height and so on.
Instead this little girl smiles.
What is a ten year old girl doing here at night, anyway?
A closer look tells him that this isn't the nice little girl he expected.
She's wearing trousers and a shirt with a broken heart on it.
All of her clothes seem to be of a very fine quality.
Once this is over, I have to find out more about this strange place.
Then he notices that the girl's smile is widening.
Just as he wants to growl louder, the girl speaks a single word.
"Renamon."
Renamon? What's that supposed to-
He hasn't time to finish the thought as something is kicking his wounded leg.
Someone with huge strength.
And even as he is dropping, he realizes who Renamon is.
Even as she delivers the powerful kick, Renamon's mind switches into overdrive.
What's going on? Last thing I know is me getting stabbed with an energy blade.
And that was in a backyard. Now I'm in a forest, and I'm feeling fine.
By the way, what is Ruki doing here?
The wolf creature groans.
Stop daydreaming, Renamon! she scolds herself.
Swiftly she reaches down to deliver the finishing blow.
Then she realizes that she had tried that before and dodges to the right.
This time however, there is no energy blade.
"Stop toying with it, Renamon." Ruki comments the strange move.
Sighing, Renamon looks down at her enemy and notices that he is giving her a smirk.
"Oh yes, do exactly what that human tells you to do." he whispers.
Furious about that remark, Renamon grabs the wolf's throat.
But she doesn't try to strangle it. Yet.
"Shut. Up." Renamon tells him, anger showing in her eyes.
"If I had known that you're just a human's pet, I wouldn't have saved you." the wolf continues to whisper.
"I'm not a pet. You will pay for..." she starts to shout.
Then she realizes what the creature said.
That... creature actually saved me? But how? And why?
"Renamon." Ruki sighs.
Things are moving too slow for Ruki. But for once, Renamon doesn't care.
Unsure what to do, she just releases the wolf out of her grip.
She can hear Ruki draw in her breath, but just shakes her head.
Until now, Ruki Makino thought that nothing could surprise her.
Now she has to deal with a Digimon which didn't obey her commands.
Not only that, but Renamon also acts completely against her nature.
At least that's Ruki's opinion.
This has to be some kind of hypnosis. Renamon would never act this way!
She quickly pulls out her D-Arc with her left hand and uses her right hand to pull a card.
I'll find something to break that spell! Just need a... card...
Then she realizes that all of her cards are still in her room.
Oh. Great! The most stupid mistake that anybody could make! she lectures herself angrily.
Even while she is grinding her teeth because of the mistake, Renamon slowly walks past her.
"I'll wait for you at home." the Digimon whispers and disappears.
For some seconds, Ruki feels the need to curse as loud as possible.
Then she realizes that she is alone with that creature Renamon had just spared.
Cursing silently, she starts to run back home, praying that the creature wouldn't follow her.
That leaves Sanjay, who is lying on the ground, panting.
His neck hurts almost as much as his leg. Almost.
After a quick search of the ground, he finds his amulet again.
And gathering all of his strength, he starts to concentrate on the Power again.
As he feels it slowly healing his leg, he smiles.
Interesting characters. The Fox at least.
Part II
by Christian "Sid" Lang
"Come on. Stand up. Please?" Sanjay asks the unmoving body in front of him.
But the yellow furry crature doesn't answer.
A real Fox wouldn't be down already. But then again, this isn't a real Fox.
He sighs.
"Oh well. That's it, then." he tells himself, turning away from the body.
He has made a signle step when he sighs again.
A typical Wolf would just go. But then again, I'm no typical Wolf.
He turns around again and examines the body. His eyes widen when he touches it.
"Whoa, still alive? You're tougher than I thought." he mutters.
He just kneels next to the creature for a minute or so, thinking about the next steps.
"Well, I could need an ally against those humans." he finally tells himself an picks the body up.
When he stands up, the yellow body in his arms, he suddenly realizes that his leg is still weakened.
Although it hurts a lot, he knows that it can wait some time. There is more urgent business.
Ruki Makino is exhausted. Actually, she is giving the word a whole new dimension.
But she keeps running, still looking at the D-Arc in her hand.
The signal is moving again, but it's getting weaker by the minute.
She wonders briefly what could have caused this.
A Digital Field? No, can't be. She would've called me.
She has almost reached the park where Takato, the stupid googleboy is hiding his pet Guilmon.
That thought makes her stop dead in her tracks.
"What if Guilmon attacked Renamon?"
But she quickly dismisses the thought.
No. Renamon would have sliced that stupid dino into handy pieces.
She starts to jog again. Still she is worried.
Renamon would disappear into the DigiWorld when she gets into trouble.
Still Ruki is getting a signal that is coming from this world.
So either this thing is broken or Renamon is in big trouble. she concludes.
By now she has reached the park, and the signal seems to come from in there.
Finally Sanjay is feeling better.
Although he is still in pain from his wounded leg, he feels at home again.
I hate towns. Too many humans.
He had quickly found this last patch of forest.
The humans have their houses and we have the forests. Simple as that.
Sanjay looks at the bleeding form in front of him.
He has carried her into one of the darker areas of the forest, trying to remain hidden.
Frowning, he removes one of the amulets he is wearing around his neck.
He takes it into his right hand and starts to gather a portion of the Power.
But instead of forcing it into some form his mind dictates, he just lets it flow.
He can feel it pass his body, slowly moving towards the amulet.
Closing his eyes, he rests his hand holding the amulet on the chest wound.
He can feel the Power flow through the amulet.
And Sanjay knows even without opening his eyes that his hands seem to glow.
After what seems to be an eternity, the feeling vanishes.
Sighing deeply, Sanjay opens his eyes again.
Brushing the reddened fur aside, he can see that the wound is not there anymore.
"Just rest a bit, everything is going to be fine." he whispers to the unconscious creature.
He flinches when he hears somebody behind him.
"Let her go! Now!" a young but strong voice shouts.
Humans. he silently curses.
After a long walk through the small forest, Ruki has finally found her.
During the last minutes Renamon's signal had gotten stronger.
Ruki took this as a sign that she was getting closer.
Much to her shock, Renamon isn't alone. There is some guy in a cloak bending over her.
Some homeless guy, I bet.
She quickly picked up a rock and called him.
The man instantly freezes upon hearing her voice. Good.
Ruki takes aim with the rock, preparing to throw it, should the need arise.
When she hears a loud and sudden growl, she almost drops the rock.
She had never heard any Digimon make a sound like that.
Then the stranger stands up to face her. Ruki's jaw drops when the figure is towering above her.
That is no human. is her first thought.
Even through the shadows she can make out a wolf-like head.
Then she realizes that it is the source of the constant growling.
That... That is a monster! But what did it do with Renamon?
She risks a quick glance and notices the large red patch of chest fur.
"No! That can't be true!" she shouts.
After long seconds, Renamon's ear twitches. Ruki sighs.
She's alive. Good.
But there is still that creature in front of her.
"Go." it whispers in a low voice.
Ruki gulps. This isn't a normal Digimon. They were wilder and out of control.
But what is it? She can't remember having seen this Digimon before.
Oh well, until now it did little more than growling.
Just as Ruki wants to admit that she has no plan, she sees her biggest chance.
Her biggest chance is staring at Ruki with big blue eyes and smiling.
For the first time today, Ruki Makino smiles.
That isn't true. I can't even scare a little girl!
He had given it a good try, growling, using his height and so on.
Instead this little girl smiles.
What is a ten year old girl doing here at night, anyway?
A closer look tells him that this isn't the nice little girl he expected.
She's wearing trousers and a shirt with a broken heart on it.
All of her clothes seem to be of a very fine quality.
Once this is over, I have to find out more about this strange place.
Then he notices that the girl's smile is widening.
Just as he wants to growl louder, the girl speaks a single word.
"Renamon."
Renamon? What's that supposed to-
He hasn't time to finish the thought as something is kicking his wounded leg.
Someone with huge strength.
And even as he is dropping, he realizes who Renamon is.
Even as she delivers the powerful kick, Renamon's mind switches into overdrive.
What's going on? Last thing I know is me getting stabbed with an energy blade.
And that was in a backyard. Now I'm in a forest, and I'm feeling fine.
By the way, what is Ruki doing here?
The wolf creature groans.
Stop daydreaming, Renamon! she scolds herself.
Swiftly she reaches down to deliver the finishing blow.
Then she realizes that she had tried that before and dodges to the right.
This time however, there is no energy blade.
"Stop toying with it, Renamon." Ruki comments the strange move.
Sighing, Renamon looks down at her enemy and notices that he is giving her a smirk.
"Oh yes, do exactly what that human tells you to do." he whispers.
Furious about that remark, Renamon grabs the wolf's throat.
But she doesn't try to strangle it. Yet.
"Shut. Up." Renamon tells him, anger showing in her eyes.
"If I had known that you're just a human's pet, I wouldn't have saved you." the wolf continues to whisper.
"I'm not a pet. You will pay for..." she starts to shout.
Then she realizes what the creature said.
That... creature actually saved me? But how? And why?
"Renamon." Ruki sighs.
Things are moving too slow for Ruki. But for once, Renamon doesn't care.
Unsure what to do, she just releases the wolf out of her grip.
She can hear Ruki draw in her breath, but just shakes her head.
Until now, Ruki Makino thought that nothing could surprise her.
Now she has to deal with a Digimon which didn't obey her commands.
Not only that, but Renamon also acts completely against her nature.
At least that's Ruki's opinion.
This has to be some kind of hypnosis. Renamon would never act this way!
She quickly pulls out her D-Arc with her left hand and uses her right hand to pull a card.
I'll find something to break that spell! Just need a... card...
Then she realizes that all of her cards are still in her room.
Oh. Great! The most stupid mistake that anybody could make! she lectures herself angrily.
Even while she is grinding her teeth because of the mistake, Renamon slowly walks past her.
"I'll wait for you at home." the Digimon whispers and disappears.
For some seconds, Ruki feels the need to curse as loud as possible.
Then she realizes that she is alone with that creature Renamon had just spared.
Cursing silently, she starts to run back home, praying that the creature wouldn't follow her.
That leaves Sanjay, who is lying on the ground, panting.
His neck hurts almost as much as his leg. Almost.
After a quick search of the ground, he finds his amulet again.
And gathering all of his strength, he starts to concentrate on the Power again.
As he feels it slowly healing his leg, he smiles.
Interesting characters. The Fox at least.
