So I've got like 2 more of these after this one, just gonna throw them up over the next few days. But let me know if people are interested and I may continue. Have a nice day :)
She must have sat inside that broken down pod for an hour, looking for buttons or wires she could mess with, before giving up on it turning back on. With no other options, she used her phones light to guide the way around this big empty room. Following the way to the door, she stepped out into a massive lobby. Just as before, everything here was dark and empty. Seats behind the counter unattended, computers all shut off.
As the misty eyed girl walked by, running her fingers over the countertop she noted something, "No dust..." Before spotting a bit of light up ahead, through a half opened door at the top of some stairs. Not seeing anything better to do, Sen made her way towards it. Her foot steps echoing throughout the emptiness around her.
Reaching the door, she began to slowly push it open. It was a small struggle, the door seemed like it was supposed to be automatic so she had to force it a little. Of course when it gave way, it slide into the wall slot at its end quite easily. And with that out of the way, Sen stepped outside.
It was only slightly brighter outside, if only by proxy. The air wasn't fresh, it tasted stale and stagnant just like the air inside the building. Things were still dark, the sky above was empty and dark, the city laid out before her was overcast in a sheet of grey. Nothing moved, there wasn't even a breeze despite her position overlooking the area. Before her, the only way she could go was down. To her right, she could see a row of buildings and to her left was a large park alongside a river that ran beyond the bridge and gate.
"If I'm really stuck here... I need to find some kind of supplies." She decided, beginning her descent into Asuka City.
Everything was eerily quiet, nothing but the sound of her footsteps echoing throughout the empty streets. She kept going until she could make out the signs over a few buildings. An Inn and an Item Shop, those sounded like good places to start. Reaching the top of the stairs, she moved towards the door to the inn and slowly started pushing it open.
Poking her head in, she could see it was still the same strange darkness inside, "What is going on here?" Sen muttered, leaving the door open for the extra light as she made her way around the counter and towards the back. It didn't seem like anyone was home, but in the next room she saw dozens of bed and bunk beds lining the walls. A number of blankets and pillows, "Great... At least I'll be comfortable." She rolled her eyes, feeling along the wall for any kind of light switch but not finding anything.
Turning around to leave, Sen was stopped dead as she bumped into something rough at eye level. As she stumbled back, she blinked and looked up realizing she was staring into two big green eyes on an ash black, reptilian face. The body was somewhat muscular, two arms armed with three claws and two reptilian feet as well, but its head and jaw were huge! As were the rest of this creature, only after grasping his height did Sen realized the thing she'd bumped into was just its snout!
The creatures blank expression suddenly grew in a wide smile, hands flying up into the air, "She booped the snoot!" The voice was male, and filled with childish joy.
Not that Sen was registering that, "AAAAAAAGH!" Her scream filled the room as she stumbled back to put some distance between them frantically.
The Digimon before her flinched back in surprise as she screamed, looking nearly as frightened as Sen was for a moment, "Oh no... I did the bad thing again." He muttered sadly, "I know! Tsukaimon! Tsukaimon will know what to do!" Turning around, he closed the door to the room and trotted off, heavy footsteps getting quieter with each passing second.
Sen stared at the door for a moment, taking in deep breaths as she registered what had just happened, "That was a Digimon!?" She mentally screamed, not realizing how life like it would be. Before she shook her and snapped out of it, "Wait, he said something about bringing someone else here? I need to get out of here before they get back!" She decided quickly, pushing open the door and heading for the inns exit.
As Sen pushed it open, she didn't see the large Digimon anywhere, "Geez, either he went out a different entrance or he's really fast."
Either way, no time to dawdle. She made way for the stairs to get away from here, fearing what those Digimon might want with her. She didn't even realize there would be any Digimon left here. Weren't they all transferred to that new game that replaced Digimon Online? Maybe these Digimon were left behind, or appeared after the game was shut down?
Continuing down a few sets of stairs, Sen eventually reached grass at the edge of the park. Not seeing anyone else around, she figured this might be a good place to hide for the time being. The massive tree in the center would give her cover from anyone watching at the top of the stairs. Once beneath it, she sighed heavily and made her way to a bench, "This sucks..." She muttered, before her eyes shifted towards the waters edge.
Realizing she was a little thirsty, Sen stood up and moved towards it. The surface was smooth like glass, crystal clear. She could see all the way to the bottom, no movement at all. Not paying it much mind, she knelt down and cautiously put her hands into the water.
"Ngh!" She gasped, though her hands slid into the water with ease, there were no ripples at all. She slowly lifted her hands out, cupping some of the clear liquid, "This is... Too weird." Though the stuff in her hand felt like water, the surface before her had a chunk taken out of now where her hands had scooped it. Unsure if she should risk drinking it, she dropped it back into place and stood up, "Maybe I should try one of those stores... I'll just have to look out for-"
Sen stopped in her tracks as she turned around spotting a large, menacing figure staring down at her. It was another Digimon alright, but this one was far more intimidating that the weird one she'd seen earlier. He stood at least Eight Feet tall, maybe more, reptilian in appearance with a powerful tail resting behind him. He wore green military style pants, with various plates of armor on his shoulders, knee caps and a metal plate over the top of his angular head that ended in a sharp horn. Both feet had two forward facing talons along with a heel spike, and his hands had three long razor sharp claws with binding between them.
Though Sen couldn't see his eyes because of that plate, his weird red hair sticking out the back was standing on end for a moment. She remained silent, unsure if she should try to run, but fearing her legs wouldn't obey if she tried. The silence between them was broken, as the reptilian Digimon sniffed the air, raising his snout a bit. Before the bristling hair on the back of his neck began to lower.
"Not... Virus." He grumbled in a deep, gravelly voice. Before he started walking towards the water, seeming to ignore her completely. The creature dropped to his hands and knees at the edge, before burying his head in the water.
Sen watched with wide eyes, as the creature took several large gulps before pulling his head out, "Guess it's... Safe?" Sen swallowed dryly, turning slowly back towards the water, "Okay... Okay relax, if this thing wanted to hurt me it would have done it already... Right? Yeah." She reasoned, slowly kneeling by the edge. She scooped up another handful and brought it to her lips, slowly swallowing the crystal clear water.
It tasted cool and refreshing, a welcome sensation given her current stress levels.
"Hrrngh!?" The Digimon suddenly shot up to its feet, sniffing the air, head whipping around from side to side, "Virus..."
Sen looked at him confused, "Virus?" She repeated, "Like a computer virus? I guess this is a video game... Is he some kind of virus cleaning Digimon?"
"There she is!" A familiar voice sounded, as that large black lizard came running down the stairs at the far end of the park. Sitting on his head was yet another Digimon, this one much smaller and... Honestly, Sen had to admit it was pretty cute.
Resembling a guinea pig with light gold eyes, ears that looked like bat wings, and a short stubby tail. Its underside was a pale white color, while its back and head were purple, "Great," It had a higher pitched, female voice, "But she's right next to that maniac Strikedramon."
"Maniac?" Sen repeated, looking to the larger Digimon just a few feet to her right. Nearly flinching as she saw him baring his fangs and lowering into a fighting stance, snarling like a dog about to bite, "Eeek!" She yelped, scooting back a bit across the ground away from him.
"Virus... Must, destroy!" He suddenly broke into a dead sprint for the two smaller Digimon across the park.
The small purple one fluttered its ears, which were wings evidently, and took flight, "Do the thing B!"
"Okay!" The big black skinned reptile suddenly inhaled deeply, head rolling back a bit, "Pepper Breath!"
The last thing Sen was expecting, was to see that big headed dinosaur Digimon spit out a massive fire ball. And perhaps just as surprising, was the fact that when it hit Strikedramon, the scary looking Digimon was blasted right off his feet and went flying. It hit the ground hard and tumbled to a stop by the water.
"H-Holy crap!" Sen cried out, registering what was happening as they began fighting.
Strikedramon rose to his feet, wiping his mouth, "Hrrr... Virus!" He stomped one foot, and the red hair on the back of his head and neck burst into flames. Though instead of red and yellow, the fire was blue and white giving a strange pure feeling in the air around him, "HAAAAH!" He threw back his head and roared, the metal plates on its body were burning, turning red hot before actually catching fire as he broke into a made dash for his opponents.
"Purple Haze!" The small, flying purple Digimon shouted, breathing out a thick purple fog in Strikedramon's path. It didn't seem to slow him down though, the furious creature charging straight in.
Sen watched with growing interest, hearing nothing within the cloud aside from snarling and footsteps. She nearly jumped, when Agumon and his purple companion came running out the far side grinning like a couple kids as they ran up to her, "Come on, before his sense of smell returns!" The smaller one ordered, waving for her to follow.
"W-Wait, what? Why are you fighting!?" Sen questioned, getting to her feet finally.
"Because we're virus types and he's an idiot," She answered quickly, "Now lets go!"
"Uh oh." Agumon muttered, turning around as the fog started to drift away, "Too late..."
"Crap..." Tsukaimon grumbled, "Alright no problem, we've beaten him before lets just-"
"HRAAAAH!" Strikedramon roared and started charging them wildly as soon as his sense of smell came back.
"Alright human do as I say and you might live!" The little purple one ordered, "Do you have a- HEY!"
Sen wasn't going to be a part of this so as soon as Strikedramon went on the attack, she bolted. Running along the waters edge back towards the buildings, "Good luck! I believe in you!" She shouted back at them, not planning to stick around and see what happened between them. But as she ran along the edge, she noticed something, a sound that hadn't been present before. Coming to a stop, she looked to her right, the water was no longer stagnant, it was starting to move?
Sen was about to keep moving, when a sudden gust of wind blew through the area. She whipped around trying to cover herself so nothing was blown off, but as it came to a stop in the form of a gentle breeze, she noticed that there were no sounds of fighting either. Looking back towards the Digimon, Sen was confused to see all three of them were staring off into the distance, beyond the city's edge far to the east.
"I-Impossible..." Tsukaimon muttered, as Strikedramon walked up beside her and Agumon.
Light began to breach the horizon, color began returning to the world around them as the morning sun began to rise, "Sun... Sunlight." Strikedramon muttered, all aggression seeming to vanish.
"But... Why now?" Agumon asked sounding confused. Maybe Agumon was too slow to get it, but Strikedramon and Tsukaimon knew the answer instantly. And Sen visibly flinched, when both of them turned to look at her.
The young girl swallowed nervously, "Wh-What? Its just the sunrise..."
"Uh, yeah," Tsukaimon scoffed in response, "The first in probably, I don't know... A hundred years?!"