After the ease of the last 'mission', Wade is almost disappointed when they're sent to the virus zone. He stares at the map with a huge cluster of dots alerting to an issue in the zone with a displeased glower before turning to follow the others to the Digiport that takes them to the right area.

Seth, of course, leads the way, with Alicia and Mike following close behind. Dolph and Zack are ahead of Wade, discussing the books they'd read during the European tour, which leaves him walking side by side with Heath. The ginger is uncharacteristically quiet for a moment but, after awhile, nudges Wade. "Bet you wish you had your motorcycle now, huh?" he asks with a smirk.

Wade rolls his eyes at him but doesn't respond, depsite feeling some relief at his making lame comments for the first time all day. The trip through to the virus zone is quiet and grim, the others seeming to absorb Wade's own mood as he follows them towards the bright dot on the map.

They've just arrived in the general area of the issue when they hear screams and yells, immediately stopping and staring at each other. All of them grab their Digivices and turn to their partners. "Digivolve," Wade tells Lunamon tensely.

It's blinding and loud, all seven of them Digivolving at once, but once it's done, and Wade gets a good look at the larger Digimon hanging around, he feels slightly more confident in what they're about to face. Even Nefertimon helps, since Lunamon had opted not to Digivolve the normal way and instead use the Digimental, since her standard digivolution is so small.

She and Cyberdramon are hovering over the area to get a better view when there's a sudden explosion and Nefertimon spirals out of the ground, landing with a heavy thud only a few feet away from Wade. Cyberdramon only lasts a few seconds longer before he too is shot out of the sky, landing with a heavier thud further away, just missing the entire group.

"What the bloody hell just happened?" Wade's only just demanded when horrible heat greets them, sharp flames appearing out of nowhere. The Digimon still conscious are trying to work together to put the flames out and make sure their human partners are safe when...

Wade's thrown back by another explosion, his hearing gone and his vision blurry. He blinks a few times and rubs at his eyes just to wipe blood away, staring down at the red stains covering his hands. Worried and unable to hear anything around him, he looks up and over, his heart immediately sinking. All of their partners now in their baby forms, looking about as vulnerable as Dorimon had the last time Wade had been on a 'mission', his eyes skip over them and rests on a massive, terrifying Digimon looming over them all.

He's speechless as the creature stares down at them with wild eyes, his body thrumming with electric energy. He sniffs at the baby Digimon, making a humming noise before he snuffs and turns away from them, his gaze meeting Wade's. "Humans," he breathes out, his voice sounding rough with disuse. "I haven't seen one of you around here in so long... I have had my fill of data over the years... I have always been curious about human flesh..."

Wade struggles to sit up, do something, but he's weak and his senses are still barely useable, even the evil Digimon before him only somewhat audible through the ringing in his ears. Even so, when he skips over the baby Digimon and approach the motionless humans, his motivation is clear. Especially when he opens his jaws, his eyes- flashing a light blue light- locked on Heath's limp body.

Wade gets enough strength then to pull himself up into an awkward, half-sitting position and struggle to reach out for his fellow former Nexus and Corre member. Realizing that there's no way he'll be able to move in time to do anything to save Heath or any of the others, he falls back on his only other option.

"SLATER!"