Alicia's been lost in the darkness for weeks by now. She can't see, she can't hear. She's lost in a sea of darkness, not sure where she's at, or what she's doing. She's not sure what happened to Palmon, or anyone else. For all she knows, this is hell. She feels numb, unconnected to her own body, and it bothers her so much. She's not sure if she's awake or dreaming most times.

"Help me," she whispers into the void, her voice echoing back to her. There's no response, her fear and horror ratcheting up as she tries to breathe. "Please..."

-x

Alicia's body moves smoothly. Wrestles matches, pretends to be friends with Brie, does everything that the actual Alicia would've done if she was in control of herself. "This is bizarre," the digimon muses. "Being a human... a female human, no less," Shakamon muses.

"Also bizarre is that it's taking Mike this long to do anything about it," Palmon says, lazily slapping the wall with her thorny vines, cutting into the wood and paint like they're nothing.

"Oh, that will be happening soon," the creature declares. "Very soon, I'm sure. Until then, I will carry on as Alicia Fox. It is oddly... entertaining..." His train of thought, however, is interrupted when he feels a shudder down his spine, the strange suspicion feeling even worse in this form. "What is going on?" he mumbles to himself, ignoring the odd look Palmon throws at him. "Something is wrong... I can't..." He closes Alicia's eyes and tries to focus, breathing in and out deeply until he can view the Digital World.

Everything seems fine there, but that's not the problem, he can tell. "What is it..." Focusing deeper, he finds himself in a frighteningly familiar place, watching a few of the Digidestined wandering around. Coming back to Alicia's form with a jolt, he grimaces. "This is bad... I must do something..." Turning to Palmon, he takes a breath. "We're going back, prepare yourself for a fight."

Palmon sighs, only giving in because she's eager for a fight. "Very well."

Alicia's brown eyes flicker over to the nearby computer monitor. "Well, Mike, if you can't come to me, I suppose I have to come to you. Thus, I will."