Now that I got enough reviews, here is the next chapter.
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Chapter 7 - Searching for Sakuyamon: Part 1
I walked around the town in ruins, feeling partially responsible for what happened here. Bullmon said that it was someone who looked just like me, which I assumed was my Digimon form. I absorbed the data that was swarming around the ruins like little fireflies. I felt a huge burden on my shoulders as I noticed the whole village in ruins. I wondered where Sakuyamon could be, and hoped that she wasn't at all deleted like the other Digimon in the village. I was flying above the ruins, in search of any clues, finding nothing. Then I flew back to where Jilly began to set camp since it was late, and Nicole was staring at the screen to her Digivice. I landed next to the pile of twigs that Nicole had gathered, and stared at them for a moment.
"Did you find anything?" Jilly asked, turning to face me after having finished putting up the tent.
"Nope, nothing at all, just a lot of data floating around," I said, while still staring down at the pile of twigs.
"Something wrong? You look...distracted," Nicole said.
I didn't answer, I was too deep in my thoughts that I barely even heard her question. I then thought of my human self and automatically De-Digivolved or rather it was more like De-Bio-Merged with Infinimon. I looked to my left and saw Infinimon standing there, staring at Jilly oddly. I looked around and noticed that there were two female humans, and a female Digimon, besides my male human self, and began to feel just a little out of place right then.
"What's up Infinimon?" I asked.
"I have a strange feeling coming from Jilly," Infinimon said.
"Huh?" Jilly asked, looking up.
"Wait...never mind..it's something I'm feeling for Jilly," Infinimon said and blushed.
Somehow, I sensed what Infinimon meant. After having shared a body together, we had sort of the same feelings, especially about Jilly. I punched Infinimon lightly in the arm to make sure she didn't say anymore and blushed. Jilly then smiled at my punching Infinimon, and I had a deep feeling that she knew very well what was going on. I suddenly felt a sickening feeling in my stomach and feel to my knees, clutching my stomach.
"Nathe! Are you okay?" Jilly asked, rushing to my side, obviously very worried.
"My stomach...hurts," I said, squinting my eyes in pain.
"Here, take this," Jilly said, grabbing a small hip pack and pulling out something.
I looked at it as she handed it to me and noticed that she was holding a rice ball. I took it, and bit into it, eating the rice ball. My stomach felt better after I ate the rice ball, and I stood up again.
"Thank you, how did you know that was the problem?" I asked.
"I didn't really, I just had a feeling that was it," Jilly said with a smile.
Looking at her smiling made me feel warm inside. I felt a need to be with her and protect her from any trouble that might come. I then reached my right hand to my Digivice on my right side, unclipped it from my belt and pointed it toward Infinimon, while pressing the button to pull her into the Digivice. After Infinimon was pulled back into my Digivice I clipped the Digivice back onto my belt. My hand brushed against the small pouch holding my Pokeballs beside my Digivice. I decided it would be good to let my Pokemon get out and walk about, as I opened the pouch and pulled out the four occupied Pokeballs. I enlarged the Pokeballs and tossed them down at the ground gently, causing the Pokemon to come out and the Pokeball to return to my hand automatically. My Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, and Zigzagoon stood before me and looked upwards at me, then around to the surroundings.
"What's up?" Mudkip asked.
"I just thought you guys might like to get some fresh air and stretch a little bit, being cramped up in those Pokeballs must suck sometimes," I said.
"I'm okay with it," Zigzagoon said.
I looked over to both Nicole and Jilly who were giving me quizzical looks.
"Why are you talking Pokemon?" Jilly asked.
"I'm talking Pokemon?" I asked, surprised, not even aware that I was.
"Yeh, you were," Jilly said.
"You were talking funny I admit," Nicole said.
"I knew I understood Pokemon language, but I didn't know that I spoke it," I said.
"So you can understand what they say? That's neat," Jilly said. "All I ever here is them saying what they are, like 'Mudkip' with Mudkip when it's talking."
Jilly pulled out her Pokeballs, totaling three, enlarged them and threw them to the ground. Out of the Pokeballs emerged a Migthyena, which I met before, a Absol, and a Castform. It was the first time I saw her Absol and Castform, while I met her Mightyena, which she nicknamed Might, back at the Pokemon Center.
"Ahhh, fresh air," the Absol said, stretching.
"Meet Soldark and Weather," Jilly said, pointing to the two new Pokemon.
As she said "Soldark" she pointed to the Absol, and as she said "Weather" she pointed to the Castform, so I figured that was their nicknames.
"Nice to meet you Soldark and Weather, and nice to meet you again Might," I said.
"Wow...you can speak Pokemon," Might said stepping back in surprise.
"Heheh, yes I can, what's wrong with being able to speak Pokemon?" I asked.
"You are fairly odd...for a human," Soldark said, stepping closer to me.
"I would have to agree with that actually Soldark," I said.
"What are you talking about Nathe?" Jilly asked.
"Oh, you mean with the Pokemon? I forgot I'm speaking Pokemon, sorry," I said.
"You weren't speaking Pokemon then, but you said you would have to agree with something, what is is?" Jilly asked.
"I can't tell when I'm speaking Pokemon...or human," I said.
"Well whichever language you speak, we understand either way," Weather said.
"Oh, I see," I said.
"You see what?" Nicole asked.
"Oh, first, Soldark had said I was fairly odd for a human, and I said I would have to agree with that, then Weather said that they, as in Pokemon can understand humans language as well, that's what I said I see too," I said.
"You're not odd," Jilly said.
"For some reason...I had a feeling you would say that," I said, slightly curious as to why I felt like she was going to say that.
I continued talking to the Pokemon while Nicole went off to sleep. After a while the Pokemon went off to bed and I stayed up talking to Jilly until she got tired and went to sleep. Then I laid down next to Jilly, wrapping my arm around her gently.
I woke up the next morning and looked around to find that I was the first to wake up. I thought about making something for breakfast but then noticed I had nothing to cook. As I thought of food to cook, I got hungrier and hungrier. I began to look around and noticed the Pokemon were nowhere to be seen, I should have noticed when I first woke up, but forgot that the Pokemon were out of their Pokeballs. I stood up and walked through the village ruins in search of the Pokemon.
"Might! Weather! Soldark! Mudkip! Treecko! Torchic! Zigzagoon! Where are you?!" I yelled as I walked through the village ruins.
"No need to yell, I'm right here," a voice coming from below me and to my right said.
I looked down and to my right to see Weather standing there. I looked around in search of the other Pokemon from the place I was standing but didn't see them.
"Where are the others?" I asked.
"Out looking for any form of food," Weather said.
"Food?" I asked in surprise.
"No...we're looking for a new trainer, yes food...you don't listen," Weather said.
Moments later the rest of the Pokemon came back carrying bags of food in their mouths, or in their hands.
"Where did you get the bags, and the food?" I asked.
"Oh, there's a shop not to far from here, where Digimon, I believe you call them, were selling food, and we got some," Torchic said, putting the bag in it's beak down on the ground.
"Great, thanks," I said, grabbing the bags from the Pokemon gently so they didn't have to carry them all the way back to camp.
Then I wondered how exactly they got it with no money.
"Wait...how did you afford all this food?" I asked.
"We used some of your Pokedollars, I'm sorry," Torchic said.
"And they accepted the Pokedollars? It's alright that you used it, I don't mind, I thought it was worthless here," I said. "Well, let's get back to the camp site."
I lead the way back to the camp carrying the bags of food the Pokemon bought. Back at camp I found Nicole and Jilly awake, Nicole seeming more tired than Jilly as she rubbed her eyes.
"Morning," I said with a smile.
"Ah, good morning Nathe," Jilly said with a smile back.
"How did you sleep? The Pokemon got some food, I'll go ahead and start cooking," I said.
"I slept very well, thanks," Jilly said.
I kneeled in front of the burnt out pile of wood and opened the bags to look at the food. I noticed the food was already in small covered bowls, so there was no need to cook it. I pulled one out and handed it to Jilly, and another to Nicole, taking one for myself, and giving the rest to the Pokemon. The Pokemon happened to get enough for everyone, even the two Digimon. I pulled out my Digivice and summoned Infinimon as Nicole pulled out her Digivice and summoned Inumon and gave them each their food. We all ate without a single word, the only noise while we were eating came from Infinimon as she gobbled down her food as if she hadn't eaten in days, which was probably the case.
"That was good," Nicole said, sticking the empty bowl into one of the bags that had the covered bowls in them earlier.
I collected the other empty bowls after everyone finished and put them into the bags. Then I took the bags, ran a piece of rope threw the bag handles and slung the robe over my shoulder, like a man-made pack.
"We should get going," I said, looking to Torchic. "Can you lead us to the Digimon village you bought the food at?"
"Yes, follow me," Torchic said, walking ahead.
The other Pokemon followed Torchic first, then followed by Infinimon and Inumon, then lastly Jilly, Nicole, and me. We followed the Pokemon for a couple yards all the way to the Digimon village. The village was covered overhead by trees, which would explain why I didn't see the village when I was flying around the ruined village as Universalmon. At the village gates we were greeted by a group of Digimon, which I recognized as Deramon.
"Welcome back, odd ones," one Deramon said to the Pokemon.
"Hello," I said to the same Deramon.
"Ah, welcome Humans," the Deramon all said together.
In the corner of my eye something came rushing towards me. I jumped just out of the way as what came rushing at me stopped just next to me. I looked to see that it was another Digimon that I recognized as Lopmon.
"I shall not let you enter this village," Lopmon said, preparing to attack not just me this time but Jilly, Nicole, Infinimon, Inumon, and the Pokemon.
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When I get 21 reviews I shall put up Chapter 8.