Lay of the Worlds

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'Thoughts'

"Talking"

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Chapter 5

He wakes Jinx up and then walks over to the fire. He had gotten luck during his stay at Express Station. He won some money from this really odd game, but he wasn't going to look a gifted horse in the mouth. He then bought a fire starter kit, knifes, forks, spoons, a pot, and some bowls. He still had money left over and decided to save it.

They have been traveling for three days now and he feels much better then he has ever felt since coming to this world. He now has something to look forward to and he knows where he needs to be. He knows that it could be worst, he could have encounter stronger Digimon in the last few days.

He hears Jinx yawn and then in a really cheerful voice ask, "Apple stew?" He sighs and shakes his head. "No, just plain apples for breakfast." He answers. Jinx then sits to his right and begins to eat an apple. He had already eaten three apples and was just going to study the map. He has been keeping track of where they were. They haven't gotten very far yet, but he wasn't really worried. 'No point racing into possible danger.' He thinks as he refolds the map. Then picks up another apple to bites into it.

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He watches as Alex walks away with Darrel, a Dinohumon. They had meet up with Darrel four days ago. Darrel's job was to go around and recruit Digimon to help with Lord Yama, a Gallentmon. As he watches just sighs. He'll miss Alex and Darrel, but they were needed to be somewhere else. He just can't help but feel that he'll meet up with those that he's meant to be with in time. He then turns away and continues on his way to Wave Aim.

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They heard about this gang of slavers heading to Daso Amer. Daso Amer was where a great many rookies make their homes. It was located between two Riday trees. Riday trees were like the Tree of Night he once walked on. They stood a good mile from each other and there were many bridges linking the two trees. Riday trees were wider then the Tree of Night and they could continue on being healthy even with Digimon making their homes in the trees, as in cut into the tree. He hadn't gotten close to Daso Amer, but he had to admit that the trees had really gigantic trunks and look very healthy. The trunks are the size of eight city blocks, or at least he thinks eight city blocks are gigantic.

They stayed five days away, on a cliff, but he could spot the two trees from the cliff. He had decided to have a look around before dinner and he came upon a Digimon that he's never seen before. He then checks his device that's around his neck.

DinoHumon

Champion level Digimon

Data type

Dragon Man. Attacks are Lizard Dance and Akinakesu.

He then lets it drop back down to his chest. He sighs a bit, for most of the champions he's meet are taller then him. "Hi, I'm Lan." He says cheerfully. The taller one seems to be taken back by this and then says, "I'm Darrel. You couldn't have known that I'm friendly." He blinks and then answers, "But I don't get an odd feeling from you." Darrel just stares at him, then just shakes his head and says, "You do know that there's slavers around, right?" He looks at Darrel and then just nods. "Yea, so? Alex and me came here for that very reason." Darrel looks interested at this and then asks, "Alex is where?" He answers cheerfully, "At our campsite. You want me to take you there?" "If it wouldn't be much trouble …" Darrel says. He just grins and motions for Darrel to follow him.

It didn't take long to lead Darrel back to camp. He chatted with Darrel about loads of stuff, like what kind of trees eatable mushroom like to grow on and about different star patterns at different times in the year. Mostly anything and anything he could think about without talking about himself. That part of him that was new to him felt that it would be a really bad idea to tell anyone that he was a human kid.

Alex looked up to see them enter the clearing. "Hey Alex! This is Darrel, I think his here for the same reason we are." He says cheerfully. Alex just sighs and studies Darrel, then just shakes her head. "You really are the trusting sort, huh?" Alex muses. "I didn't get a odd feeling about him!" He says defensively. "I could leave if you want me to." Darrel says. Alex just sighs and answers, "Don't. I could use someone else to talk to." He just grins and sits down by the fire. He watches as the fish that they catch were being cooked. Darrel and Alex were soon talking about stuff he really had no comment on. He does know that it was important to them, so he decided not to ask any questions.

Soon the fish were ready and they ate. It wasn't much but they also had berries and some mushrooms to help fill them up. That was one of the best things about traveling through a forest; you could find loads of food. He sighs after filling his stomach. He then curls up and takes a bit of a cat nap.

It was dawn the next day that they began to come up with a plan. He had to admit that Alex and Darrel were getting along better now that they got to know each other. He could see that something was bothering Alex, but decided to get it out of her later. For now, they were going to set up traps in this area. Soon he was setting up trip wires and then letting Alex or Darrel create the trap that connects to that trip wire. He was also keeping an eye out for food for lunch.

Soon they had a good thirty-six traps set up and they also had lunch. He really didn't really care to learn just what each trap could do, only where they are as to not trigger them. He sighs as he lies on the ground, looking up into the night sky. He then hears someone lie down too. He turns his head and finds Alex to his right. "Hey." He says. "Hey." Alex says. Then he returns to looking at where the stars are tonight. He found that only about five star clusters could be located in the same spot every three days. The rest seem to like to move around every night. He never really stargazed with his dad or mom. It was just something he did once when he was camping with his class. He rather enjoyed it, for he couldn't see the stars when he looks out over the city. He had taken it up again when he came to this world.

Alex then breaks the silences by saying, "You know, Darrel works for Lord Yama. He's looking for Digimon to help fight a growing army lead by some really bad guy. Darrel wants us to maybe join up." He thinks about it and then says, "I can't, I got to go to Union Gate. You want to go?" He doesn't hear anything from Alex. It wasn't until they were ready to head back to camp did Alex say something. "I was thinking about it. I really want to help others." He says nothing as they walk back to camp. He had mixed feelings about that, for one, he wants Alex to be happy. But he also didn't know if he could handle going on alone. He needs time to think about this.

The next day, they faced the slavers. He had to use his device to learn just what kind of Digimon that were attacking.

Musyamon

Champion level Digimon

Virus type

Wizard. Attacks are Shogun Sword and Ninja Blade.

Then there was another one.

Okuwamon

Ultimate level Digimon

Virus type

Insectoid. Attacks are Beetle Horn Attack and Double Scissor Claws.

There were thirteen Musyamon and the leader, Okuwamon. He hasn't known about this ultimate level, but that could wait. He looks to where Alex and Darrel are standing. He sighs and has this really bad feeling that one really huge Digimon.

They pulled back and then they split up. He would handle as many of the Musyamon as he can, for Alex and Darrel will be teaming up on the leader. He wishes them luck; he got the easier mission of keeping the Musyamon busy.

He gets in front of the thirteen Musyamons and then says in a really loud voice, "Didn't you know that your armor is totally out of date? I guess you guys are just garbage collectors!" That got the Musyamons by surprise, for they didn't think that a single rookie would have the nerve to speak to them like that! They then charged at him and he leads them to the area littered with traps.

He weaves between trees and bushes; he could easily hear the Musyamon. He was really enjoying this! He then hears one of the viruses Digimon give out orders for them to try and head him off. His grin widen at hearing this, for if things go alright, then he might be facing three or four Musyamon.

He sees the one to his left use his Ninja Blade attack on the surrounding trees. He then rams that one into a trip wire that he remembers is close by. His tackle works and the Musyamon is impaled by three large spears. He doesn't stand around and watch he really didn't need to know just how dangerous the traps were. He feels pity in helping to delete this Digimon, but knew that if they got a chance, they would gladly delete him.

Soon he makes it to a clearing and decides to wait for them to find him. This will give him time to recover his breath and to think a bit more clearly. He's learning and remembers of some of Alex's battles that she decided to share with him. He waits for a good ten minutes for some of the champions to find him. He was happy to see that there was only three that remain.

They watch him for a minute then the one to his left uses Shogun Sword. He ducks down and then rolls to his left as the Digimon on his right tries to stomp on him. Then he kneels and as the center one attacks, he uses his Beast Fist to throw that one off balance. The leaps back as both the left and right try to slice and dice him.

He lands by the end of the clearing, then launches himself between the three and uses his Desert Claw attack on the middle guy. It hits the guy's chest and he then jumps straight up to avoid the attacks from the other two. Then he dodges as they press their attacks all at once.

He just lets that part of him that has a rough idea on how to handle this take over. He then sees a good moment to press his attack. He leaps over the three's heads and as he lands, he quickly turns around and uses Beast Fist on closest virus's back. It works and he watches as that one is knocked to the ground with the other two.

He takes a breather as he watches and listens to their whispers. He snorts a bit at this; didn't they realize that he's standing right there? He also takes time to look overhead and see if that huge insect was. He is relieved at not seeing that one flying above his head.

He snaps his head around towards the three virus champions. They had a mean look on their faces and this looks like it's about to get ugly. He gets into a battle stance. He waits for them to make their move. They soon coordinate their attacks, the two outside Musyamon using Ninja Blade and the center one using Shogun Sword. He does the unexpected, he attacks the center guy with Desert Claw and then leaps over that one's head and again attacks by kicking the back of the guy's head as he sails to the ground.

He then quickly turns and again hits the same Digimon with Desert Claw. He quickly gets out of range of their counter attacks. He watches as the three Digimon were getting frustrated at this, but he wasn't getting as tired as these three. He wasn't wasting energies in attacks that don't hit the target. He had to stay on his toes, though. The longer this goes on, the more likely that they'll actually hit him. He's been lucky so far and only hopes that his luck continues.

Then a great screech is heard and they all cover their ears in hopes on blocking the sound. It soon stops and they are left wondering just what that was. Then as he was thinking a bit too much, one of the Musyamon takes advantage of this and attacks him with their sword. He gets hit and is sent flying into the closest tree. He places a hand over his left shoulder and then jumps out of the way as another champion attacks. He then begins to race through the trees and bushes, hoping that they forget to look out for trip wires and other traps. He's lucky, for he hears three different yells of pain and then nothing. He sighs and then slows down. He then checks to see where he is and then begins to make his way to the camp.

He waits for Alex and Darrel. As they come into camp, he could tell that they were very relieved to see him alive and well. He had a feeling that something new has happened, but couldn't place his finger on it. That night he talks to Alex.

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He soon comes across a fruit tree and decides to pick some of the fruit to eat later. He sighs and looks up to the sky. It's still morning and he has a long way to go before he finds any real answers. But he wonders if this wasn't about the goal, but about the journey. He might have heard about that from a movie or a TV show. He shrugs and then finishes picking some of the odd looking bananas.

To be continued …