I am SOOO sorry, guys! For once, though, it's not my fault! Really! Whether it was my comp or the FFnet site, I couldn't upload the chapter yesterday. I think it was the site for once, though, because I didn't get any chapter updates yesterday OR today. Which is weird, because I have a person on Author Alert who updates something everyday. Ah, well, here's the chapter!
Chapter Seven
"Okay," Leslie said as she and Ravmon walked farther into the forest, "any ideas as to what we should be looking for?"
"Anything that's edible," Ravmon replied. "Berries, roots, mushrooms…"
"Hey, here's some," Leslie said, spying some little fungi growths under a flowering plant. "They're bright red with little blue speckles…"
"Do NOT touch those!" Ravmon shouted in Leslie's ear just as she reached out to pick one. "Those aren't mushrooms, they're Kinokomon! They pretend to be mushrooms and lure unsuspecting prey into their traps!"
"… I'm not being much of a help, am I?" Leslie replied, jerking her hand away. "And I think my eardrum popped." Ravmon rolled his eyes and flew up into the treetops, coming back down with what looked like a bunch of grapes, only orange.
"There's lots of fruit in the higher branches," he said, dropping the strange fruit into her hands. "We just need something to carry it in."
"How 'bout my jacket?" She asked, taking off her black leather jacket and fashioning it into a sack. She could hold on to the arms, putting fruit in the main part.
"Looks good to me," Ravmon said, flying once again into the canopy. After several more trips, their 'bag' was full of an assortment of oddly colored fruit. Leslie had sampled a few, including the orange grapes, and found that they tasted much like fruit back home. It was strange, though, eating a grape that tasted like an apple.
"Hope everyone likes fruit," Leslie commented as they made their way back to the clearing.
"See any good sized caves?" Brian shouted up to the airborne Draimon.
"None that aren't occupied," the dragon muttered under his breath, flying past a cave with some kind of snoring creature inside. He dived back down to his human. "This area's too populated," he explained. "It isn't safe to keep you humans here. We want as few Digimon to know of your existence as possible."
"Why's that?" Brian asked, curious.
"Because just about anyone could, and would, turn you in to Gervartitymon to receive a reward."
"Oh," Brian whispered, walking around to another part of the cliffs. These were much more secluded, having caves higher up but larger. "What about these?" He asked.
"They should do nicely," Draimon replied, jumping once again into the air. As he searched the caves, Brian glanced around nervously. He half expected some monster to jump from behind the trees and large rocks about him, cornering him and taking him to the mysterious Gervartitymon…
"Found one!" Brian jumped and whirled around that the sound of Draimon's voice. Draimon landed easily, giving Brian a strange look. "Are you okay?"
"F-fine," Brian replied shakily. "Did you find something?"
"A large cave, with a large piece of rock covering the entrance. Privacy, and is easily accessible from the ground. Of course, to find it, you'd have to be able to fly, and then have an eye for detail."
"Like only you have," Brian said with a grin. "C'mon, let's go meet the others." Upon arrival at their designated spot, they found Leslie and Ravmon with what looked like a black leather bag.
"Is that your jacket?" Brian asked, meaning the strange carrying device.
"Well, yeah," Leslie replied. "We needed to get quite a bit of fruit, right?"
"All that's left now is waiting for Jenn and Gomamon," Draimon cut in. "We found shelter, and you obviously found food."
"I wonder if their search will uncover as much," Ravmon said. Brian glanced up at the sky, noticing a growing amount of purple. Only a day? He thought. It felt as though it had been longer. Maybe days were longer in the Digital World… Leslie, too, was glancing skyward.
"Sun down…" She said. "I hope they get here before it gets too dark…"
Bit of a fill in chapter. Sorta a cliffy, but not really. It was originally much worse, but it's okay like it is. Next chapter will obviously be about what's going on with Jenn and Gomamon!
Also, I'd like to announce that I do actually need another character. Unless FanFan Fan gives me hers fairly soon, I'll need a fifth, so I thought I'd ask you guys. Okay, I need their description, including hair, eye, clothes, personality, ect., and a Digimon, their description if it is a made up, crest, and a Digivice color. Am I missing anything? Oh, and please, no goggle boys/girls. We got one. (pokes Jenn) And, I'd like them to be a boy. Other than that, go wild. If there is more than one entry, I will pick randomly, but if you DON'T win, I'll use your character's Digimon later on in the story if you like! Also, Riverfox, since Jenn's here, let's see what everyone else can come up with before you send me one. If I don't get any, which could, unfortunately, happen, you can come up with one. Is that okay with everyone? Great. See you next week! And R&R!