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DigiworldDotNet Chapter 9: Outlaw Part 3

Ryuzaki and Leormon rushed down the forest path as fast as they could. "HOT TACKLE!" A voice shouted from off the path. Before Ryuzaki could react something hit his back and started burning it even more than it already was.

"AAGGGHHH!" Ryuzaki screamed. He immediately hit the floor and began rolling around to put out the flame on his back.

"STOP!" Leormon shouted as he bit Ryuzaki to stop him, "You're hurting him!"

Ryuzaki stopped rolling around and whatever was on his back came off. He turned around to see what it was and saw a flame the size of a football hovering off the ground, "Wh-What is that!?" Ryuzaki asked Leormon.

"It's a DemiMeramon" Leormon answered, "They probably brainwashed him also."

Ryuzaki stared at the flame. It had two big blue eyes that stared back at him. He was expecting DemiMeramon to attack him again but the flame just stared at him, "Let's forget about it for now. We need to keep moving."

"NO!" Leormon shouted at him, "We need to fix him first! I told you that we're here to free these digimon."

Ryuzaki anxiously looked around than said, "Fine. Do what you have to do then lets get out of here."

Leormon paused for a while before saying, "…I don't know how to un-brainwash them."

"What were you expecting to do here then!?" Ryuzaki yelled at Leormon. He couldn't believe that he was threatened into putting his life on the line to do something they didn't even know how to do.

"At least I'm trying to do something to free them!" Leormon refuted.

"Too bad it's all in vain." Another voice added. Ryuzaki turned to see a familiar pair of emerald colored eyes, "So what's the little intruder doing here?" General Bravo asked, "I thought Geogreymon killed you. Lets see if Veemon can do any better. VEEMON!" A moment later there was a small blue dragon with a white belly, a small horn on it's nose, and a yellow V mark on it's forehead next to him, "DIGIVOLVE!" Veemon then began changing like Bravo's last digimon did but into something different. The new form was a large blue dragon, as big as Geogreymon had been. It had horns like Geogreymon did but it's horns stuck straight back from the back of it's head instead of out to the side and it didn't have the brown helmet Geogreymon did. Nevertheless, this digimon looked just as ferocious as Bravo's last did.

"Digivolution again…" Ryuzaki said to himself wishing Leormon would digivolve too. "Let's get the hell out of here Leormon!"

"Not yet! We're fighting!" Leormon growled seeing after the DemiMeramon be crushed into data under the dragon's foot.

"DON'T BE RIDICULOUS!" Ryuzaki yelled at Leormon, "I'm through with your crap! Stay if you want but I'm getting the hell out of here!" He was about to break into a run away from General Bravo when his path was blocked by another familiar face.

Geogreymon gave a roar in front of him, and the other digimon roared from behind. "So Veedramon or Geogreymon? Which would you rather kill you?" Bravo asked Ryuzaki and Leormon.

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Gennai led Akari, Kyoko, and Keisuke into the next room. This room was another nursery room, "Well, You've finished the introduction to the game. All that's left is hatch the rest of your digieggs. Then you can enter the real game." He told them.

"Thank you so much you helping us." Akari said.

Keisuke was the first to access his digivice. He went to the digimon menu and followed all the steps. A few moments later, two of the cradles glowed and inside of them were two digimon. One was a brown fluff ball and the other was a small flame with blue eyes. The moment they left the cradle however, they began digivolving. The brown puff ball became a purple mammal with brown hair on it's back, a metal plate on it's face, and two small tusks. The flame turned into a large candle with a flame on it's head that looked just like the one it digivolved from. "So these are Tapirmon and Candlemon eh?" Keisuke said to himself, looking at his two digimon.

When Keisuke was done admiring his new digimon, Akari and Kyoko hatched theirs. Eventually Akari was with her digimon, Crabmon -a blue crab with giant claws- and Syakomon -a big pink mollusk with black markings and a green blob staring from inside through a set of eyeholes in the shell-, and Kyoko was with hers, Betamon -a green toad with claws and an orange Mohawk- and Tentomon -a giant red ladybug with clawed arms- .

"How come these ones digivolved immediately?" Akari asked Gennai.

"Your first ones stayed at in-training level so that you could do the preliminary training mission. Since you've completed it, you can start out with digimon at rookie level." Gennai told her. Now that all of their digimon were hatched, Gennai lead them to the final room of the building.

They came to another open white room. This one was cluttered with tables and couches. At the far end was another woman at a set of double doors and there was a few more women at counters around the walls. "This is the players lounge." Gennai announced. "From now on, whenever you enter the game, you'll start here. Those doors lead outside the building into the real game and there are a few shops at the stands around here.

"So we can start playing the real game now?" Kyoko asked.

"First I need to give you a few things." Gennai said as he began handing them stuff that was absorbed into their digivice, "500 digidollars for spending cash, 15 data-packs for healing damage, 2 data-cells to revive your digimon if they get knocked out, a map card of this sector, 2 gigabyte storage expansion card for the digivice, a first aid kit, and a knife."

"First aid kit?" Kyoko asked, "Didn't you say the data-packs were for healing the damage?"

"The first aid kit is for yourselves. I'm sure you realized that you can get hurt in this game." Gennai said, "You don't get game-over when your digimon are all knocked out. You get game-over when YOU are knocked out."

"So then the knife is for…"

"Defending yourself in case all your digimon are knocked out and you're out of data-cells." Gennai answered, "You can get better weapons for yourself when you earn some more digidollars. One of the stands here sells them."

"Okay then." Kyoko said, "So is there anything else we need before we start the game."

"Nope, that's all you need for now." Gennai replied, "But I would advise you to stick around to challenge the intruder since you get double experience from defeating other player's digimon."

"What do you guys think?" Keisuke asked the others, "Wait around for a few minutes or just go on?"

"I'd rather not fight someone else." Akari said, "We don't want to end up hurting them."

"Or we could be the ones who end up hurt." Kyoko added.

Keisuke thought for a few moments then said, "I think I'm staying."

"Good choice." Gennai said, 'This guy might be a good candidate to be another General when we need one' he thought, "Well I've told you everything you need to know. I have a lot of other work that I need to attend to so I'll just leave you to what you want to do."

"Wait!" Akari called out, "When we do go into the game, what are we supposed to do?"

"That's for you to decide." Gennai answered, "All we need from you as beta-testers is to go though all the areas of the game and report to us whenever you find a bug, glitch, or if the digimon in an area are too powerful for it's level. You'll find a new 'Report' option in the menu so when you need to make a report just go there and type it up and it'll be sent to me."

Keisuke looked at the others then said, "Well I'm waiting. What about you two?"

"I'm not going to fight another person!" Akari said, "I'm going to go on."

Kyoko looked between the two of them, "Guys c'mon. I don't want to have to choose between which of you to go with." Neither said anything, "Fine then. I'm going with Akari. You sure you aren't coming with us Keisuke?"

"I'll catch up to you later." He replied.

"Okay then." Kyoko said apprehensively as she followed Akari out of the room.

"That Keisuke!" Akari growled as the two left, "What a jerk!"

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Ryuzaki and Leormon were stuck between Geogreymon and Veedramon. Ryuzaki made a quick decision and darted off the forest path, leaving Leormon behind. "So your partner abandoned you." Bravo taunted, "Geogreymon refresh the boy's memory about our last meeting." He said. Geogreymon turned and followed Ryuzaki into the forest. "Now it's just you and Veedramon. HAMMER PUNCH!" As Bravo yelled the attack, Veedramon's fist started glowing red then the dragon lunged forward and punched Leormon in the chest making him go flying down the path.

Leormon kept going until he hit the rock wall that ended the forest. At the same time Ryuzaki was running from Geogreymon and reached the same wall. He jumped up and started climbing, hoping he would get to the top before the dinosaur reached him.

General Bravo laughed as he watched Ryuzaki desperately try to escape, "Wait till he gets to the top then give him a scare. After all, they are the noob's targets." He spoke into the digivice.

As Ryuzaki climbed he noticed Leormon embedded in the cliff, not even moving, 'I'm gonna regret this' He thought as he sidled over to grab Leormon then continued upwards. He had just made it to the top of the cliff when a blast of flame shot up and grazed the edge. "So… close…" Ryuzaki gasped. He leaned over the cliff edge to see the dinosaur and dragon both looking up at him. Lucky for him the cliff was twice as tall as them both and neither looked like they could climb. "You okay Leormon?" He asked.

"I'm fine!" Leormon insisted as he tried to stand straight but kept wobbling.

"Whatever." Ryuzaki said as he looked around. The top of the cliff was actually part of another white room., "Lets keep moving before those goons manage to get up here." He said. Leormon straightened up then led Ryuzaki to the other side of the room, through the next one which was full of cradles, and finally into another. As Ryuzaki opened the door and ran through he came face to face with another player. "Keisuke!"

"So you're the invader." Keisuke laughed, "I shouldn't be as surprised as I am. You're so good with computers I should have figured you would be a part of a company that created a game this amazing."

"Game!?" Leormon growled, "Lets kick his ass!"

"Not now. Sorry Keisuke but I've gotta keep running. This freak Bravo is after us."

"Don't worry about him." Keisuke answered, "He wont bother you anymore. He was chasing you to me so I could fight you."

Ryuzaki sighed. He had forgotten that Keisuke was such an idiot. Keisuke thought it was just a game and would probably play it the best he could. "No choice then." Ryuzaki said, "Fight him Leormon but when we're done, we're taking him with us."

"Good!" Leormon agreed, "LEO CLAW!" He shouted as he lunged at Keisuke about to swipe his claws.

"BAT FLUTTER!" Keisuke shouted. Out of nowhere Demidevimon appeared and slashed his wing at Leormon, knocking him aside. "Come one Ryu! Bring out the rest of your digimon." Keisuke said as Tapirmon and Candlemon stepped out from behind him.