Chapter 8 – Sarah Loder
げつふま
Rika's POV
Stupid Kazu, Rika thought, walking at a brisk pace. Of all the times to piss me off, he chose when we were lost in the Digital World. Now look, we're split up, no one knows where anyone else is, and most of us still haven't even found our partners yet.
Caught up in her thoughts, she didn't realize that she was walking in circles, having come across the same spot they landed at when they split up.
What she also didn't notice was a small lump on the horizon that almost looked like a person. After a few circles, Renamon asked if Rika knew what she was doing.
"Do you honestly think I know my way around this place?" she replied roughly. "I mean, even you get lost here."
"Well, I just thought you should know that we were walking in circles," Renamon said. "To top it off, I believe that someone has been watching us for a while."
As Renamon mentioned this, Rika got the same feeling. Turning around, she saw the shadowy lump.
"Who is that?" Rika asked. "Go check it out."
Renamon disappeared less than a second later and Rika sat down to wait. A minute or so later, Renamon came back, looking a little confused.
"Well?" Rika asked. "Which Digimon was it?"
"It wasn't a Digimon," Renamon said quietly. "It was a human."
"What? A human?" Rika asked, now just as confused as Renamon. "Let's go check it out."
They walked off towards the mysterious person, having no idea what he/she was doing in the Digital World.
Upon closer inspection, Rika saw that it was a woman who looked about 15 or 16, with shoulder length hair that was dyed a light blue with white streaks in it. The figure stumbled a little and they saw the she was limping.
They began to run to help her out, but not before the figure fell and face planted on the ground.
"Renamon! Help her," Rika called, and Renamon shot forward.
When Rika finally caught up, she saw that the new arrival had scratches all over, and what appeared to be a broken arm.
"Oh my gosh," Rika whispered. She knelt down and gently looked over the injuries. "These don't seem to be very deep scratches but that arm needs to be looked after."
"Rika, we should head back to the human world and find a doctor," Renamon suggested.
"Yea, maybe, but what about the others? Won't they be worried?" Rika wondered.
"We can look for them on our way, but this woman needs to be treated swiftly," Renamon said, standing up with the stranger.
"Right," Rika said.
They started to run towards the stairs. On the way, the woman opened her slightly, obviously too weak for anything more than that. She mouthed what looked like Help, but then she was out cold.