AJ stares at the other Digidestined as they argue and disagree about everything and anything under the sun. She'd not been back on the road for very long and they're quickly getting on her nerves. Everyone's tense with Wrestlemania on the horizon and everything going on in the Digiworld.
Luke's revised base is still being built, which adds to their general feeling of displacement whenever they're in the Digiworld. She sighs as Heath and Zack begin arguing even louder about... whatever little issues they have now. "Come on," she mumbles to Renamon. They wander for awhile, exploring the area around what used to be Luke's mountain when Renamon stops short. AJ turns to look at her, eyebrows raised. "What's going on?"
"I think I saw something," she mumbles. "It looked like... red..."
"Where?" AJ peers around, not seeing anything until she turns sharply and... "Whoa." There's a flashing light not far away and she moves closer to see better.
"AJ, watch out, we don't know what-"
"Colored Sparks!" Shocks sparkle against AJ's skin, causing her hair to frizz up as she gapes. Before she can move, the voice calls out again. "Striped Horn Attack!" More flashing lights come out of nowhere as a familiar looking Digimon jumps at her, horn extended.
Renamon lunges forward and forearms the Digimon away, pulling AJ aside with her free hand. "I told you to watch out," she grunts, staring down at the creature as it regroups and stands up.
"It looks like a red Gabumon," AJ says breathlessly, trying to smooth her hair down.
"It's Psychemon," Renamon sighs. "He likes to confuse people." She stares at the rookie Digimon with a grimace. "I get the feeling he's attacking us for a different reason though..."
AJ's about to say something when- "Colorful dance!" She turns and watches as Psychemon begins to build a wall of blocks that seemingly appear out of nowhere, moving so quickly that it's hard to keep track of him.
"Ummm... What is he doing?"
"You'll see," Renamon sighs, tugging AJ back a few more feet. They watch quietly as the wildly colored Digimon runs back and forth, the wall growing taller with each moment.
AJ can barely see the top of the wall when Psychemon abruptly jumps down on the side of the wall they can't see, kicking it and sending it collapsing down on top of them. She squeaks but Renamon holds still as the blocks cascade down around them, not enough to hurt either one of them. "Uh."
Shaking her head, Renamon lunges forward. "Diamond Storm!" she cries out, the sharp shards piercing through Psychemon's coat.
He stands still for a moment before lifting his paw, shooting more sparks towards Renamon, but they disappear as his strength dissipates, his data drifting in streams on the air as he deletes.
"A correupted digimon this close to Luke's zone... it's not a good sign," Renamon mumbles as they walk back, AJ listening to her. "They're appearing in places that were once protected... we're losing traction..."
"What can we do?" AJ wonders, growing more fearful over Renamon's worries.
It doesn't help her at all when Renamon doesn't answer.
