Alicia looks confused. "So, Luke said..."

Seth exhales. "Luke said there are others. Like Okada. Some who are strong enough that they don't need a group of people with them to get to the digiworld. That their own abilities are enough. Like Shinsuke." He casts a glance at her. "We weren't the first, we won't be the last. Any number of people could be digidestined, or will become digidestined soon. And since there's a lot of turnover in wrestling, well..." He waves his hand in frustration and she grimaces.

"I see." None of them like the thoughts of getting comfortable as a team just for some random with more experience than all of them combined to come in and wreck things. But that appears to be the reality they find themselves to be in. She understands a lot of Seth's frustration stems from both Dean Ambrose being temporarily off of the team due to his injury, and how Jason is trying to worm himself in as second in command of the Raw team of digidestined, which definitely rubs Seth the wrong way. Sure enough, Jason tries to approach them and Seth's face tenses up in anger. "Walk faster," he mumbles to her, desperate to avoid him... but there's just no way.

She offers him a sympathetic glance before leaning over to pick Palmon up, walking determinedly away as the current tag team champions begin arguing lowly. She hums, sniffing Palmon's pleasant fragrance... when the ground shakes. They all stop, Jason even finally, mercifully, shutting up for a few minutes. She looks around, slowly taking in her surroundings, before letting out a sharp, short scream as a tall digimon lunges down, slashing through their ranks with a spear designed like a drill, knocking them away one by one until his weapon is aimed directly at Seth's chest. Jason is frozen on the ground a few feet away, gaping at this, when Seth stands tall and glowers at the monstrous digimon. "Now's not the time to fuck with me," he informs the creature, Betamon already growing with the pure power of warp digivolution behind him, MetalSeadramon snapping at him- just to get right handed back, out of his partner's range of sight.

It's no lie to anyone observing that Seth is in big danger but, considering most are tending to their own wounds, or their partners' after that long sword slashed through all of them without anyone of them noticing much else in time, this leaves it to Alicia, who'd been the few who only got knocked off of their feet, the attack apparently lsoing strength the longer it goes. Jäger Dorulumon has his sword tucked under Seth's jaw, the threat clear as they all watch on, tense and close to yelling for some reprieve, something to save them... when Lotusmon dives forward and tackles the evil digimon away, saving Seth from an awful death. He gingerly reaches up and touches the bead of blood dripping down from where the tip of the sword was pressed against his flesh, a frightened, awed look on his face.

Lotusmon dives and dances in mid-air to avoid his sword, his other attacks, volleying with her flowered staff and caduceus at random intrevals. Auras of various colors are pouring from her weapons, blinding those watching and even giving Jager Dorulumon pause sometimes, before he rushes forward and attacks again, slamming her into the ground. She stirs quickly, however, and lunges at him, Alicia's desperation fueling her. She grunts, using both staffs to hold back his drill sword as he tries once more to pierce her delicate skin, Alicia almost crying at how close this all is, the danger her partner's in... and then there's a roar and a massive blast of energy covers Jager Dorulumon, MetalSeadramon taking advantage of the moment to attack. Lotusmon rebounds as well, then, landing a solid strike with her flower staff, sending the evil digimon into what it seems to find a perfect world to be... just to stand there long enough for MetaiSeadramon to send another huge blast of energy from the cannon on its snout that slams right into Jager Dorulumon's middle and destroys him immediately.

While the other digidestined collect themselves and their partners, Alicia and Seth stand side by side and watch the wave of data wash over them, fade away into nothing. "Thank you," Seth tells her quietly.

"Any time," she says, leaning over to hoist Palmon up. They're still standing there when she notices Seth's appraising gaze on her. "What?" she asks, wondering if she really looks that awful.

"I think... while Dean's gone... I want you to be my second in command. If anything happens to me, you're in charge. How does that sound?"

She mulls it over. Stares at him for a few moments, then grins. "I think it sounds pretty perfect. Thank you, I won't let you down." She knows his real motivation- because now Jason won't be able to argue with his decision, but she's ok with it.

It's hard to be petty in a world constantly on the brink of disaster with only their group willing to come and help when possible.