It was a beautiful sight to behold. As soon as the two stepped off the train, a gentle breeze blew in their faces.
Konata looked up in awe, few clouds had dotted the clear blue sky. Unfortunately, the other boy was making it hard for her to enjoy the sights as he started walking away without a moment's notice.
"Wait!" she called out. He stopped with a sigh, "What?" So rude… "At least put an introduction in there. I didn't get to hear your name" she said with shrug. He sighed again before turning his head, "Fine, the name's Koji. Happy?" Not even a little bit. But she bit back the retort and bowed, "My name is Konata, it's nice to meet you."
Koji rolled his eyes and started walking away. Before he could, however, both their so-called "D-tectors" suddenly began to speak. "Koji Minamoto. Konata Hirasawa." It's that voice again! "Commence your search…" "Search? Search for what?" Koji asked. "The Spirit…" the voice answered back. "How do you know my name?" he asked impatiently. "Mine too…" Konata asked meekly.
"Find the Spirit, and you will find the answers to all your questions…" What does that mean? "Not good enough!" Koji stated. "I'm not some lap dog you can just order around!" Konata kept her gaze on the device, "What is a Spirit anyway? And how do we know where to look?" Static sounded from the D-tector then a small hologram floated on the screen.
Huh… "This gets weirder by the minute…" Koji said. "You said it!" Wait… Did… "Did the train just talk?" No answer from either boy or train. Things are really strange here. Konata was so lost in thought that she didn't hear Koji speak. "Well?" It took a moment to realize Koji was talking to her. "Well what?" "Are we going or not?" he asked forcefully. His tone made her nervous, but she answered straight, "Sure, if it's alright for me to join you." He turned his back to her, "We are looking for the same thing, so we may as well stick together."
Something about the way he said that made her smile and she followed him as they walked away from the station.
A few minutes later, two more boys, one older and one younger, were seen running towards the station that Koji and Konata had just come from, both with wide grins on their faces. "Well there goes an accident waiting to happen" Koji stated. Konata wanted to know what they were doing, and wondered if they'd be okay, but she kept her silence.
"They really shouldn't be out here alone like that… Oh well…" Huh? "I didn't come all the way out here to play babysitter." As Koji walked away, Konata stood awestruck at how uncaring this person was. She wondered if she was just a burden again when he called to her. "You coming or not?" She saw that he was standing a few feet away waiting for her. It made her happy for whatever reason, so she ran to him smiling.
"Thanks for waiting!" she said. "Don't fall behind again. You'll only slow me down." Her happiness soon diminished when he said that, feeling somewhat crushed. But she held her head high and kept walking.
The two soon found themselves within a forest, trees as tall as the eye could see. The hologram on their D-tectors blinked where they were standing. Koji sighed, "This is getting old…"
The blinking at that moment suddenly stopped. "Huh…" Konata looked around and saw a cave with a staircase leading downward. "It'd probably be safer to stay away from creepy holes in the wall…"
"Do you think it's safe?" she asked meekly. "I didn't come here to play it safe…" he exclaimed before heading down the stone stairs. "This better not be someone's idea of a joke…" Konata shrugged at the remark before starting after the boy.
Deeper and deeper they went, the sounds of their footsteps echoed throughout the tunnel.
"Anyone here!?" Koji shouted only to get an echo in response. "Hellooooo-oooooo!" Konata shouted afterward, giggling at the echo that copied her voice. "Quit playing around!" Koji told her. "Oh boo! You're no fun" she replied with a playful pout. But he ignored it and continued down. Why do I bother? Konata thought to herself.
They soon came to a grate in their path. After knocking it down, the two heard screaming. The two boys that were seen earlier were crying for help while being chased and attacked by a horde of smaller purple creatures.
Koji took action, jumping down from where they were standing. With a smug look on his face, he broke a pole and began to expertly attack the monsters. Konata stood shocked at how recklessly brave Koji was. When they surrounded him, he spun around, knocking them all away from him. He retained his stance with a satisfied smile. "No you human! Don't smile yet!" one of the creatures yelled before beginning to glow, turning into a grotesque, slimy black monster. A horrible odor filled the air.
At this point, Konata jumped down, careful not to get her dress flipped, after Koji. "Stay back" Wha? Her D-tector whispered to her. "That's Raremon, a sewer Digimon. If the smell of its rotting flesh doesn't knock you out, its Acid Sludge attack will." Digimon? The monster called Raremon took aim at the other two boys, who were screaming in shock, disgust and disbelief. They ran away, but the younger tripped and fell. Koji grabbed the kid and dodged just in time before the corrosive slime made contact.
"Acid Sludge!" Raremon attacked again. "Spirit, wake up! I need you!" Konata took notice at someone else in the room. It was goggle boy from the station and he had a D-tector in his hands too. Next to him was another girl and two small Digimon. Wait… did he say "spirit"? "Come on! I'm not kidding here!" He yelled as he began pushing the button. Does he have a spirit? Konata stood wondering.
But reality soon hit her back when an Acid Sludge attack almost hit her square in the face. "Pay attention!" Koji shouted at her. It didn't take long to realize that Raremon was trudging towards her, its glazed eyes filled with malice. Dodging another slime attack, she ran beside Koji and the younger boy. The three were backed into a hole, with nowhere to run.
"Spirit!" Suddenly, goggle boy began to glow, rings of light surrounding him as he shouted. "Spirit Evolution!" When the rings disappeared, goggle boy had transformed completely into a tall man in red armor and long golden hair. It was a sight to behold. "Agunimon!" he declared his name proudly. "That's a spirit?!" Konata gasped.
Afterwards, Agunimon charged and slammed into Raremon, causing more corrosive slime to spew about. "Now's your chance! Run!" But just as he said this, Agunimon disappeared and changed back to the scrawny goggle kid. "Huh? What's going on? I turned back into me!" he stated. No shit Sherlock… Again, Konata bit back the retort.
Rays of light began to shine in multiple directions, and Raremon was not defeated yet. "Still here!" he exclaimed as he shot another sludge attack towards the four of them. Goggle boy grabbed the kid to protect him, but pushed Koji in the process. "Oh no!" both he and Konata yelled. But one ray of light shone in the hole, and soon all the rays were pointed toward were Koji had fallen. Another blinding light shone from within the hole and Konata could hear Koji shout "Spirit!" From within the light, another amazing sight appeared, a man in white and blue armor with blonde hair and a striped scarf adorned on his neck. "Lobomon!" he declared. Konata stared bright eyed and amazed at the beauty of him.
"That's the Legendary Warrior of Light, Lobomon!" one of the two Digimon explained with a book in hand. Legendary Warrior? Lobomon stood in front of Raremon, ready to battle. "Acid Sludge!" Raremon attacked, but Lobomon was quicker. "Lobo Kendo!" a light beamed out of a rod and he deflected the sludge attack. He then charged forward and landed a blow on Raremon's head. Rings suddenly surrounded the monster. "Fractal Code Digitize!" Koji's D-tector absorbed the rings surrounding Raremon, replacing the Digimon with and egg that floated away.
Soon, Lobomon converted back to Koji, panting heavily. Konata and goggle boy ran to help him. "Don't touch me!" Koji suddenly growled. "We're just trying to help…" Goggles tried explaining. "I don't need your help… Or anyone else's" For some reason, this comment hurt Konata's heart. "But I guess I should thank you for saving me. I always repay my debts" Koji told goggle boy. "I didn't do it so you'd owe me, ya'know…" Koji completely ignored him, "My name is Koji Minamoto. And you are?" No anwer. "So, aren't you going to tell me? I can't repay you if I don't know your name." Finally, goggle boy answered, "I'm Takuya Kanbara…" Koji scoffed, "Takuya, huh?"
Before Konata herself could make an introduction, Koji grabbed her arm and started dragging her away. "Hey!" she protested, trying to no avail to free herself from his grip. "My name's Konata Hirasawa, by the way!" she shouted to Takuya and the others. From the looks on their faces, they were just as confused as Konata was about Koji's choice of action right then and there.
The two made it out the cave, but a treacherous silence fell on both of them.
Konata sighed, calling Koji out, "Why did you drag me away? Why didn't you just tell me to stay with them?" Silence. "I know it would have been more convenient for you to not have me around!" she spat angrily. Still silence. Konata was getting annoyed, "Are you even listening to me?!"
He suddenly spun around, his face inches away from you own, "I hear you… So stop nagging!" He then spun back around and started walking again.
Konata was once again left awestruck. What have I gotten myself into?
Hoo Lordy that took forever...
For those who don't realize, I watch the episode in question and get all the finer details to work with in the story.
Also, I apologize for any delay, work is just a bitch sometimes, but thanks for sticking with me so far!
-Arcana