Henry along with the group formed by Carlos, Aurora, Héctor, Robert and Iori, followed by their respective digimon were walking in a strange landscape.
After passing through the halo in haste, while the others distracted Ladydevimon and leomon they found themselves in another place. Despite seeing a range of arid mountains all around them, they couldn't feel cold or heat. The sky in this place was blue and on it, shined multiple tints of color.
- Where are we? – wandered Hector.
- This is our home….- whispered Veemon.
Henry could not believe his own eyes. Was all this created by the database that they had initially developed? He remembered when all the group was at the lounge celebrating the fact that the project had received additional funding. Among the bottles of champagne and the cheering Henry continued scribbling on his note pad doing some calculations.
- Hey relax! . – Daisy told him that time. – We have to celebrate that we're still on the game.
- This is not the game for me…….- replied Henry while he performed more calculations.
- Indeed not! – replied Shibumi who was close by. – You are planning to design games for kiddies…..
- ….Yes, it's true……but they are going to be educational……- replied Henry slightly upset.
- Well, then I'll leave you and your digimonsters alone. – replied Shibumi with a laugh and everybody else followed.
Henry lowered his head with the comment.
- Listen. – said Daisy, patting on his back. – Cheer up! Besides, I think the idea of the digimonsters is great. In fact I think I know now what common extension I'm gonna give to the databases.
- How about……."dot DUMB" – Said Henry Between the teeth.
- No! "dot MON". That way, they'll all be monsters.
Henry returned to the present as they were approaching to a path that headed for a higher mountain. They had to walk really close together so they would not get lost.
Just then, on the side of the road a creature showed up from behind a group of rocks that flanked one side of the path.
He was slightly smaller than the others, but it could be described a huge red toad with purple stripes. He had blue eyes and a purple lock of hair on his head. His ears that resembled that from a rabbit, pointed to the sky and the tips were purple too. On his rear end he displayed a group of feathers arranged as in a peacock's.
- Who goes there?!! – he asked angrily.
- Elecmon! – said Veemon walking up to him.
- What?! – replied Elecmon giving two steps back. – But, I thought you had vanished for ever!!
- Fortunately we're back, my friend. – replied Veemon enthusiastically. –Listen, Have you seen Cloakmon and his friends?
- Yes, they went by a while ago. They were heading for the valley of Oblivion. And, Who are they? They are not humans are they? – said Elecmon wrinkling his forehead.
- They are our friends. – said Veemon looking backwards showing to Elecmon that the visitors were harmless.
- What are they doing in this dangerous place?
- We have to catch up with Cloakmon. It's important.
- You are going to the Valley of Oblivion!? – said Elecmon opening his eyes widely. – You are demented!! But well, I'll show you the way. Anyway, I was getting tired of standing around here like a fool all day.
So, they went up the path and then they walked into a forest that was very particular. All the humans couldn't help to look around because scattered around the place, there were common objects of the world of humans. A vending machine next to a tree, a payphone over there, a computer over here and all kinds of objects like that.
- Be careful. – said Elecmon pacing in front of the group. – In this place, things fall from the sky without notice.
- Look out!!! – shouted Henry alerting the others beside him.
A huge double door refrigerator had smashed into the ground they were at. Fortunately they moved away in time.
After recovering from this shock, they continued walking until they reached a narrow passageway between two tall mountains.
- If you follow that path, you'll reach the cliff of the Valley of Oblivion. – pointed Elecmon.
- What's the Valley of Oblivion? – asked Aurora.
- Well, you see, it's where all the waste of this world fall into. For example, parts of places that are not needed, malfunctioning creatures and things of the sort. It's a very ugly place.
- Aren't you coming with us?
- No. I'm not suicidal…..- said Elecmon putting his paws in front of him. – So, I'll see you later…….if you make it out.
- Well. Here we go. – said Henry setting foot onto the dark and creepy path.
Everybody followed behind. Elecmon stayed at the threshold watching them after they bid him farewell.
- I'm sure that this is not the last time I'll meet someone that crazy and daring……- said Elecmon to himself turning around.
The path was narrow but clear. Somewhere on the path they had to climb on a boulder on the way to get across, but it wasn't hard. Soon, they reached the other side.
Carlos and Henry were talking.
- What an ugly place to bring your software. – said Carlos looking all around.
- I suspect why did he bring it here……- explained Henry. – The data in the world wide web in our world causes interference with the atmosphere here. That's what caused the fragmentation of that huge program when they tried to upload it. In this place, on the other hand, everything is dumped out, so interference must be minimal.
Carlos looked around the place when he got into the open. It was a huge white field that extended to a narrow edge falling into a deep abyss. Down below into the abyss, lightning bolts and sparks of light could be seen.
- This is the cliff to the Valley of Oblivion. – said Biyomon shivering in fear next to Robert.
They walked a few steps and beyond the fog the saw the figure of a man standing. He held next to him, a tall diamond shaped object that looked like a street light. They stopped a few steps away and the fog cleared out allowing them to see the face of that person.
- Shibumi???!!- said Henry.