"So… let me see if I get this straight…" Eddy muttered, as he was sitting on his chair, dressed in his usual attire, that being his blue hoodie and a pair of slacks, his hair tied neatly into a ponytail. "…you're a Digimon, right?" he asked, looking down at the Labramon who called herself Rah, who was looking up at him from the floor.
"That is correct." Rah replied with a nod. "And from now on, I happen to be your partner."
"My partner… right." Eddy muttered, as he rubbed his temples. "And you emerged from the Digivice that Sayoko bought for me… why, again?"
"I wouldn't know." Rah muttered, as she shook her head. "I know that I've wanted to get out of that device for some time… but the circumstances behind my release are alien to me."
"Right, so you're clueless." Eddy muttered, before he closed his eyes, keeping silent for a short while. "…then there's only one logical conclusion." he said, before standing up. "I'm still dreaming. That's the only explanation. Good night, Rah." With that, he immediately plopped down on the bed, shutting his eyes and trying to sleep.
That, however, came to an abrupt halt, when Rah suddenly clamped her teeth around his leg, pulling Eddy right out of his bed. "This is no time for jokes!" she yelled, as Eddy held onto his leg in pain. "I do know that I was released from the Digivice for a reason, and it was not so you can just doze off!"
"OW!" Eddy groaned, as he held his leg in pain. "That really hurt, damn it! Sheesh, is my leg bleeding?" As he looked down at his leg, however, something came over him. "…wait… it hurt? And I'm still awake?" As that realization dawned on him, he looked from Rah to his leg multiple times. "…but… that's just bizarre! Even I know that Digimon aren't supposed to be real! How can you be in my room, then?"
"I don't know…" Rah muttered, as she looked around. "…but for some reason… the atmosphere in this place feels… familiar to the Digital World…"
"How can that be?" Eddy groaned, as he looked at Rah. "This isn't any Digital World; it's Shibuya." After saying that, however, he realized what he had said, before sighing. "Tsch… guess the pain's getting to my head… there shouldn't be a Digital World; it's only fiction."
"Oh, you're in pain?" Rah uttered in a clueless tone, something that caused Eddy to just glare at her. "Well, I can fix that up right away. Cure Liquor!" As she said that, she placed a paw on Eddy's leg, as it was surrounded by a bright glow; surprisingly enough, the pain immediately subsided.
"…whuh?" Eddy uttered, as he looked at Rah with a dumbfounded look. "What… was that?"
"That?" Rah repeated, as she looked at her own paws. "It's one of my special moves, Cure Liqueur. Using that, I can restore and heal other Digimon's data… and I suppose that it works for human injuries as well."
"…so you're a healer, huh…" Eddy mused, before shaking his head, getting up on his feet. "Look… thanks for healing me, but…" As he tried thinking of anything to say, something dawned on him. "…oh, shoot! What time is it? I'm gonna be late for school!"
"…school?" Rah uttered, as she tilted her head. "What's that?"
"Never mind that, you!" Eddy said, as he quickly looked at a digital clock resting by his bed; however, the time it showed was scrambled beyond compare, leaving no sign of what the time could actually be. "Wha- what's going on? It worked just fine last night!"
As Eddy began panicking, Rah kept looking around the room. It wasn't exactly tidy, but it was far from being a complete mess, as a few books and figurines were scattered around the floor. It also looked like it could use a round of vacuuming. …hm. she thought, as she glanced towards a window in the room, which showed the sun shining outside. "…it looks like morning outside."
"I could figure that out on my own!" Eddy said, as he walked towards the window. "But if I don't figure out what time it is, I-" As he got to the window, his eyes widened. Outside, most of the buildings were gone, replaced by what appeared to be endless desert, stopped only by some form of barrier that prevented them from seeing any other of Tokyo's special wards in the distance. "…wha… what happened to Shibuya?"
"…I wouldn't know." Rah muttered, as she climbed up to the window so she could properly look outside. "…strange… seeing this definitely reminds me of a Digital World."
"…but… how did this happen?" Eddy uttered, as he looked at Rah. "Shibuya was perfectly fine yesterday! Nothing on the news even remotely hinted that Shibuya was going to be turned into friggin' Sahara!"
"…perhaps we should go out and investigate?" Rah suggested, as she looked up at Eddy.
"…maybe…" Eddy muttered, before turning away. "…but first off, I need to see if Lira's alright." Then, he stormed out of the room, leaving Rah behind.
When he entered the living room, he saw Lira sitting by the table, slowly enjoying an omelet, before she noticed Eddy. "Oh, good morning." she said, as she tilted her head. "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a scary movie."
"…frankly, I think this is worse than a horror movie, Lira…" Eddy uttered, as he glanced at the window behind her. "Have you seen what it looks like outside?"
"…yeah…" Lira nodded, as she looked down at the omelet. "…I think it's scary… but I try not to think about it." Then, she looked up at Eddy. "Besides, it's Sunday, so we can all stay inside, right?"
"I don't think it's going to be that simple." At that point, Rah popped up behind Eddy, looking at Lira. "Somehow, I feel that this place is similar to a Digital World… which means that there might be rogue Digimon wandering outside."
Ignoring Eddy being completely dumbstruck by her appearance, Lira looked at Rah with a surprised look. "…a… Digimon?" she uttered, as she stood up, slowly walking towards Rah. "And… it's a Labramon?" When she got close enough to her, Lira slowly petted Rah on her head. "…and it's real! Eddy, where did you find it?"
"It came out of the Digivice Sayoko gave me…" Eddy muttered, as he looked out the window again. "…wait… one of those buildings out there… maybe one of them is where Sayoko lives!" After saying that, he quickly went towards the front door, quickly slipping his shoes on. "I need to see if she's alright!"
"Eddy, wait!" Lira called, making Eddy quickly glance towards her. "…shouldn't you eat breakfast before you leave?"
"It didn't take a lot of convincing, I have to say…" Rah noted, as she and Eddy were standing right outside the apartment building, Eddy biting into a sandwich he had made before leaving. "Were you that hungry?"
"Hey, when Lira mentioned food…" Eddy muttered, as he glanced down at Rah. "…I just realized that I forgot to eat supper yesterday, and that got me really hungry." As he looked down at the dog-Digimon, he began thinking. "…oh, yeah; don't Digimon usually get hungry as well?"
"…yes." Rah nodded, as she closed her eyes. "But at the moment, I'm not that hungry." Immediately after she said that, someone's stomach growled.
"…either we're being watched by someone who's hungry…" Eddy muttered in a flat tone, still looking at Rah. "…or I think I met the worst liar ever."
"…I may be hungry…" Rah muttered, as she turned her head away from Eddy. "…but not to the point where I'd forsake the opportunity to explore. Besides, weren't we supposed to see if this Sayoko was safe?"
"Point taken." Eddy mused, as he looked around him. Sure enough, just like when he had looked out the windows, most of the buildings were gone, though a few still remained. Where the streets and buildings had used to be, endless desert remained. "…bleak. Did the Digital World look like this in any of the shows?"
"I think a few specific regions were desert-oriented…" Rah mused, as she looked at the area. "Well, let's not remain idle. Where does Sayoko live?"
"She lives north of this building." Eddy noted, as he looked around him. "…though, with how everything's changed, I'm not too sure on where north is supposed to be…" Then, he began heading left. "But first off, I need to check something out."
"…check what out?" Rah inquired, though Eddy didn't answer her. "…hey! Wait up!" she called, quickly following Eddy. "Did you remember to bring the Digivice?"
"Yeah, I got that in my pocket." Eddy replied, without looking at Rah. "Though, I don't really see the purpose behind it. I mean, it's a toy. What can I use it for?"
"Don't ask me; you wouldn't get a viable answer from that." Rah replied, before sighing. "Look, what is so important that you put aside the fact that your friend could be in trouble?"
"Freaky desert or not, I need to make sure that me and Lira won't run out of food." Eddy said, as he glanced at Rah. "So I need to see if the grocery store got taken out along with most of the buildings here. If it is, and the desert doesn't magically disappear soon, we'll have a problem on our hands."
"…is that so…" Rah mused, as she looked up at Eddy. "…well, it shouldn't take too long, right?"
"Nope; if the store's still there, we should be getting close to it." Eddy said, as he looked ahead of him, just as he noticed something in the distance. "…hn?"
Ahead of them, a trio, consisting of what appeared to be goblins, was walking towards them, with two of them carrying bags chockfull of what appeared to be food. All of the goblins had red mohawks, and they wore leather vests, belts and tassets. Also noteworthy were the wooden clubs that hung over their backs, with four bolts stuck around them. "…what're those guys?" Eddy uttered in a puzzled tone.
"Goblimon." Rah muttered, before she sighed. "Hooligans, the lot of them. Ignore them." she said, as the two kept walking, though now, the trio of Goblimon had noticed them.
"Well, what do we have here?" the one Goblimon who wasn't carrying anything said in a bemused tone, as he folded his arms with a smirk on his face. "A cute little doggy and a lanky human! I didn't think there were any humans around in this town!" he said.
"You got that right, boss!" the Goblimon on the right said, as he eyed Rah with a raised eyebrow. "Hey, I think that's a chick, you guys!"
"That doesn't matter!" the Goblimon on the left laughed, as he grinned. "What matters is if they got anything valuable on them!"
"So, human…" the leader of the trio said with a chuckle, before he tilted his head. "…you'd best give us everything ya own, if ya want to get past us in one piece!" However, just after he said that, Eddy and Rah walked right past the three Goblimon, not even casting the three a glance, utterly ignoring the three.
"So, Eddy, is that store close-by?" Rah inquired, before looking up at Eddy.
"Judging by their bags, I'd have to say that it's still around… and we're really close to it." Eddy said, as he looked down at Rah as well. "If we hurry, we might be able to cook you something to eat before we try finding Sayoko."
"HEY!" Hearing the Goblimon leader suddenly call out to them, both Eddy and Rah stopped, as they looked back at the trio of Rookie-Digimon, the leader of the three seething with rage. "You can't just ignore us like that! That's not how it's supposed to work! You're supposed to fight us, and-" At that point, Eddy and Rah proceeded to ignore them again, walking away from them. "HEY! I'M TALKING TO YA, YOU LONG-HAIRED SISSY!"
Hearing that insult thrown his way, Eddy stopped, before slowly glaring at the Goblimon. "…what… did you call me?" he uttered with a murderous tone.
"Oh, now ya hear me! When I start calling you a sissy!" the leader of the Goblimon said, before grinning victoriously. "Well, if you're not a sissy, then come and beat us up… if ya can!"
"Eddy, don't let them get to you!" Rah protested, as she looked up at Eddy, who still glared at the Goblimon. "They want you to get angry! Just ignore them, and let's move on!"
"…sorry, Rah…" Eddy muttered, as he turned towards the Goblimon, cracking his knuckles, as one could see that he had an annoyed scowl on his face. "…but no one makes fun of my hair and gets away with it."
"Wait, he's pissed about the hair?" the Goblimon leader uttered in disbelief. "Is he some kinda moron? Alright, that's it! Get him, boys!"
"You got it, boss!" his two cronies said in tandem, as they dropped their bags, pulling out their clubs, before walking towards Eddy, who was approaching the goblins as well. "What, you're not letting your Digimon fight with you? You gotta be some moron, alright!"
"I don't need anyone else to help me fight my own battles." Eddy said, before he cracked his neck. "And I won't need any help to take down you three chumps."
"We'll see about that!" the Goblimon on the right said, as he held his arm out, while a fireball appeared in his hand. "Goblin Bomb!" he said, before hurling the fireball right at Eddy. However, even as he stepped away from it before it could hit him, he had no idea that when it fell to the ground behind him, it suddenly exploded upon impact.
"…exploding fireballs…" Eddy uttered, before looking towards the Goblimon. "…alright, a long-range fight isn't too smart." he said, before breaking into a run right towards the two of them.
"Eddy, wait!" Rah called, as she watched Eddy run towards the goblins. "It's dangerous! Their Goblin Strikes are far more powerful than their Goblin Bombs!"
"Too late!" the Goblimon on the left laughed, as he ran towards Eddy as well, raising his club. "Goblin Stri-" Before he could swing his club, however, Eddy suddenly aimed a well-placed kick to the goblin's chin, sending the goblin flying.
"Hey, you won't mind if I borrow this, would you?" Eddy said, as he dashed towards the Goblimon before he could hit the ground, yanking his club out of his grip. "Thanks!" he said, before suddenly slamming the club right down on the Goblimon, knocking the air out of him.
"Wha- how did ya do that?" the other Goblimon uttered in shock, just as Eddy glanced towards him. "Tsch… ya think you're tough? Well, you got another thing comin'! Goblin Strike!" he yelled, as he leapt towards Eddy, his club raised high for a strike.
However, Eddy simply moved aside when the Goblimon got in range, causing the goblin to hit the ground instead of Eddy. "Well, how about this? Eddy Strike!" Eddy shouted, as he slammed his club into the Goblimon's back, launching him a good distance, while also forcing him to drop his club.
"…impressive…" Rah uttered, as Eddy picked up the second club as well. "…he's taking care of them so easily…"
"Kkh…" the Goblimon leader hissed, just as Eddy glanced at him. "D-don't think that you've won, just because you disarmed two of us!" he yelled, before pulling out his own club, cracking his neck. "We'll beat you; just you wait and see!"
"Hmph… so far, all you've done is insult my hair, and send your cronies at me." Eddy noted, before pointing one of the clubs he held at the Goblimon. "I'm beginning to doubt that you can fight at all."
Hearing that, the Goblimon gritted his teeth in rage. "The hell is that supposed to mean? I'm the most battle-capable of the three of us!" he said, before stomping the ground in frustration. "And I was insulting you, not your hair! What makes you think that I give a crap about your stupid hair, anyway?"
"…did you just call my hair stupid?" Eddy shouted, as he glared at the Goblimon with a furious look. "Alright, that's it; you're going to pay for that!" he yelled, before running right towards the Goblimon.
"We'll see about that!" the Goblimon chuckled, before looking at his two partners. "Alright, boys, get him!"
Nodding, the two Goblimon conjured balls of flame in their hands, as they watched Eddy, who was too enraged to even notice them. "Goblin Bomb!" both of them yelled, before they threw the fireballs right towards Eddy.
"Ah- Eddy, watch out behind you!" Rah quickly warned, though Eddy didn't seem to heed her warning; however, when it looked like the fireballs would hit him, Eddy leapt towards the Goblimon leader, leaving the fireballs to slam into each other instead, creating an explosion that propelled Eddy further towards the goblin.
"Wha- HEY!" the Goblimon uttered fearfully, as he watched Eddy fly towards him. "You're not supposed to-" he began, though Eddy was quicker, reaching him and furiously swinging both of the clubs down at the Rookie, sending him flying a sizeable distance away from where he originally stood.
"BOSS!" both of the Goblimon cronies yelled in shock, just as their leader slammed into the ground, and Eddy landed safely on his own feet. "What's with this guy… he's smacking us around like it's nothing!"
"…wow…" Rah uttered, as she tilted her head. "…I don't think I've seen a human who can fight so well against other Digimon before…"
"…this is nothing." Eddy mused, as he swung one of the clubs over his shoulder. "Next time you think about insulting someone's hair… you'd better remember the beating I gave you, alright?"
Hearing that, however, made the Goblimon leader glare at Eddy with a hateful look. "Tsch… bastard…" he spat, as he got up on his feet, clutching the club tightly. "…you think I'll let you walk away, after humiliating me like this? NOT A CHANCE!" As he yelled that, his entire body was surrounded by a majestic glow, as he began growing, his entire body changing structurally.
"Hn?" Eddy blinked with a clueless expression, as he tilted his head. "What's going on with him?"
"…no way…" Rah uttered in surprise. "…a Digivolution… he forced it via his anger…"
"…boss?" both of the Goblimon uttered, as the glow slowly faded away from their leader.
When it faded, there no longer stood a Goblimon there; now, a much taller, horned ogre-like being stood before them, with long, white hair instead of a red mohawk, spikes protruding from his shoulders, and a scar running over his left eye. Instead of a wooden club, he now held a femur club, which he rested on his shoulder. "…heh… looks like the odds are in my favor now, punk." this new Digimon chuckled.
"Ogremon…" Rah uttered, before glancing at Eddy. "Eddy, you need to back up! Compared to Goblimon, Ogremon is a much stronger foe! He'll kill you if he gets the chance!"
"…tsch…" Eddy scoffed, as he cracked his neck. "Just how much stronger could he have gotten?" he said, before running right towards Ogremon, who merely grinned.
"Eddy, you fool! STOP!" Rah yelled, though it was in vain, as Eddy raised the club he held in his left hand, before aiming a swing at Ogremon; however, Ogremon simply grabbed the club with his free hand, completely stopping Eddy.
"…heh. Where'd your strength go, all of a sudden?" Ogremon taunted, as he looked down at Eddy with a maniacal grin, watching the teen helplessly try to pry the club away from Ogremon's grip. "Let me show you what you're up against, punk!" In that instant, Ogremon easily crushed the club in his grip, causing Eddy to stumble forward, before he mercilessly slammed his own bone club into Eddy's back, launching him several feet away, before he landed in the sand.
"EDDY!" Rah yelled at this sight, as she looked at Ogremon, who slowly turned towards Eddy. "Tsch… stop it! Leave him alone!" she shouted.
"It's no use…" one of the Goblimon uttered, as they looked at their leader with huge grins. "Your partner made a fool of the boss… so he's gonna punish him! GO, BOSS! SHOW HIM YOUR NEW STRENGTH!"
"I think I will!" Ogremon laughed, as he held his free hand up, clenching it into a fist, just as a purple aura surrounded it. "Heh… this power is amazing!" he said, before reeling the fist back. "Overlord Fist!" he yelled, before punching at the air, sending a purple blast of energy rocketing towards Eddy, which exploded upon impact, blasting Eddy further away.
"GAH!" Eddy cried, as he was slammed against a building wall, knocking the air out of him, before he fell to the ground. Kkh… this guy's strong… he thought, as he weakly looked up at Ogremon, who slowly approached him with a menacing grin. I can barely move…
"Hurts, doesn't it?" Ogremon chuckled, as he stopped right next to Eddy, looking down at him. "You know, you're not half bad when it comes to fightin'…" As he spoke, he picked Eddy up by his head, lifting him up so that the two were staring each other in the eye. "If you hadn't been such a cheeky bastard, I might have let you become my subordinate… but now, I guess you just have to die, right?"
"That's enough!" Rah suddenly yelled, as she quickly dashed from where she stood, passing by both of the Goblimon, not stopping until she was very close to Ogremon, who looked down at her. "He is my partner… I cannot allow you to harm him any longer!"
"Feh… what are you gonna do about it, little Labramon?" Ogremon spat, as he dropped Eddy to the ground, before turning to face Rah. "You're only a Rookie! You and I both know that you got no chance to beat me!"
"…chance or no chance…" Rah growled, as she bared her teeth, still glaring up at the Champion-level. "…I'll fight you, anyway!"
At that point, something in the pocket of Eddy's hoodie began glowing, which caused both him and Ogremon to look down at the light in awe. "…what…?" Eddy uttered, as he weakly reached into his pocket, before pulling out his Digivice, which was the cause of the glow. "…what is…"
"…a Digivice?" Ogremon uttered, before looking down at Rah, just to see that some form of aura began surrounding her as well. "…what in the…"
"Prepare yourself!" Rah yelled, before she began inhaling air. "RetriBark!" she then shouted, before letting out a fierce, intense howl, which created a massive super-sonic wave, slamming right into the Ogremon.
"GUAAAH!" Ogremon yelled in pain, as he tried shielding himself from this massive attack, which kept on going. What's with that power…? he thought, as he was slowly being pushed back. Is that Digivice giving her this power…? "GYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Eventually, the sonic wave became too much, as he was catapulted off the ground, rocketing away several feet before slamming into the ground.
Eddy could only watch Rah in shock, as the glow from his Digivice faded away. "…Rah…?" he uttered, slowly looking from the Digivice to Rah, who seemed as surprised as he did.
"…wow…" Rah uttered, as she looked down at her paws. "…I… didn't expect it to be that potent…" As she said that, she glanced towards Eddy, before suddenly remembering the state he was in. "Ah- hold still!" she said, rushing to her partner's side, before placing a paw on him. "Cure Liquor!" Then, a glow surrounded her paw, and the pain Eddy felt slowly subsided.
"Ugh…" Eddy groaned, before slowly sitting up after Rah removed her paw from him. "…man, that hurt more than I thought it would…" he muttered, before looking at Rah. "…thanks, Rah; you saved me." he said, with a small smile.
"…think nothing of it, Eddy…" Rah muttered, as she looked away from Eddy. "…just don't act so recklessly again."
"…right… I won't." Eddy nodded, as he placed a hand on Rah's head. "Promise."
"…I'll hold you to it." Rah said, as she smiled as well, before she glanced towards where Ogremon had been launched; he was still lying on the ground, knocked out.
"…they… they beat the boss!" the two Goblimon uttered in fear, which made Eddy and Rah look towards them. "…RUN AWAY!" In that instant, both of them ran away as quickly as they could.
"…ungh…" Hearing Ogremon groan, Eddy and Rah glanced in his direction, only to see him sit up, holding his head. "…man, that's strong…"
"…still not down, huh…" Eddy uttered, as he got on his feet, before looking at Rah. "Do you think he needs another round, Rah?"
"Wait!" Ogremon called, as he got on his feet, before looking at Eddy and Rah. "That… was the most brutal beating I've ever gotten in my life! You guys are hardcore!" he said, as he approached the duo. "Hey, listen… I know that we might have gotten off on a bad start, but if you'd permit it… we can be buddies, right?"
"B-buddies?" Eddy uttered in surprise. "That's a complete 180! Weren't you going to kill me just a minute ago?"
"Well, yeah…" Ogremon said, as he scratched his head. "…but you guys are a killer duo! I gotta respect people with that kind of strength! And as a token of our newfound friendship…" Then, he pointed right at the bags his cronies had dropped before the fight had even erupted. "…I'll let you have those!"
"…but…" Eddy began, as he looked from the bags to Ogremon, a bewildered look on his face. "…but it makes no sense! You tried to kill me, and all of a sudden, we're friends? You can't just-"
"Thank you; we truly appreciate the offer." Rah butted in, as she looked up at Ogremon. "And with the area in the state that it is, we'd be grateful for any help we can get." she added, whilst Eddy looked down at her with a stunned look.
"Really? Aw, you guys are the best!" Ogremon laughed, as he folded his arms. "If there's anything you need, let me know!"
Blinking, Eddy held his head with a defeated expression. "Sheesh… well, if you insist, I guess you could help us out…" As he said those words, however, his Digivice began glowing again, much to the surprise of all three of them. "Hn?" Seeing that, Eddy looked at his Digivice, just as it shot a small beam at Ogremon; however, it didn't hurt him, but it seemed to be scanning him.
"What's with the lightshow?" Ogremon uttered, just as the beam disappeared. Then, on the screen of the Digivice, they could see that next to a pixilated version of Rah, a pixilated version of Ogremon had appeared.
"…what on earth…" Rah uttered, as she and Ogremon looked at the screen with a dumbfounded expression on both of their faces. "…did it scan his data…?"
"…don't ask me; I'm still clueless as to what I can do with this." Eddy admitted, before he pocketed the Digivice. "Maybe Sayoko knows more about this than me…" Saying her name, however, Eddy got an idea, as he looked up at Ogremon. "Say, have you seen a girl called Sayoko around here? She has dark-green hair, and…"
"…can't say that I have." Ogremon said with a shrug. "But hey, I'm sure that you can find that Sayoko-chick somewhere."
"…thanks…" Eddy muttered, as he closed his eyes. …are you even in Shibuya right now, Sayoko…? he thought, before looking up at Ogremon. "…oh, yeah; what should we call you? I think it'd be easier to call you something other than Ogremon all the time."
"Eh? What you should call me?" Ogremon uttered, as he rubbed his chin. "…well, I haven't been called anything but boss by my cronies… so you could call me Boss! Not as your boss, but as a name!"
"…Boss, eh?" Eddy mused, before rubbing his chin. "…well, as long as you don't start ordering us around, I suppose it works."
"I agree." Rah nodded, before looking up at Boss. "It's nice to make your acquaintance, Boss… former circumstances aside."
"Ah, don't mention it!" Boss laughed, as he folded his arms with a grin on his face. "Glad to be of help!"
"Speaking of help…" Eddy began, as he glanced at the bags. "…there's an apartment building not too far behind you. I want you to take those bags to a door which reads 3-F. Leave them outside, and knock on the door; someone will take them inside that room. But… you probably shouldn't let her see you; you could scare her."
"Gotcha! 3-F, here I come!" Boss said, as he approached the bags, picking them up, before running towards where Eddy and Rah originally came from.
"…huh… didn't think that he'd be that good of a guy." Eddy mused, as he and Rah watched Boss head off. "But I have to wonder… what was with that beam scanning him?" he hummed, before he picked up the club that Boss hadn't smashed during their brief battle.
"We'll probably figure that out later." Rah noted, as she turned around. "Right now, don't we have a store to go to?"
"…actually, those bags showed me that the store's still there." Eddy said, as he rested the club on his right shoulder. "So that gives us more time to look for Sayoko. Let's go!" Then, he began walking off.
"…alright…" Rah nodded, as she began following Eddy, when she turned her head to the side. …hmm… is there someone there? she thought, though nothing seemed to be there. …must have been my imagination… With that, she proceeded to run after Eddy.
"Man, I can't believe that our boss was beaten…" one of the Goblimon uttered, as the two cronies walked through an alley. "That Labramon really packed a punch, didn't she?" he said, as he glanced at his partner.
"You said it…" the other Goblimon uttered, before shuddering. "But that partner of hers… he was a beast! I mean, he managed to smack us around until our boss Digivolved! How many other humans do you know who could do that?"
"A human, you say?" they heard a deep-voiced man chuckle, making the two Goblimon look ahead of them. "How interesting… care to tell us more?"
"We'd be delighted to hear of what you know about this human…" they then heard a female say, making them look behind them in fear. "…but killing you and taking your data sounds like a much more thrilling experience… wouldn't you agree?"
The two Goblimon were absolutely terrified, as they looked from the man to the woman. "…M-Myotismon! LadyDevimon!" both of them managed to yell out, just as two large swarms of bats suddenly engulfed both of them. Before long, the bats flew away, and both the Goblimon were gone; wiped out of existence…