The cliff shakes and the roars seem closer now, both those of his own partner and the desperate hunger of the Digimon below. Takeru wants to dig his heels in, because the connection has been opened and he can't risk breaking it, but at the comforting thrum of the device in his hands, he turns and bolts. He doesn't see Lucemon fall, but he hears him scream, so many emotions in his voice and most of them pain. He turns and bolts back to the cliff and something rushes for his nose.
Ken yanks him back and the attack soars over the tops of their heads. "Are you okay?"
"Forget me!" He leans over the cliff. "Patamon!"
No answer.
"Patamon!" he shouts again.
Something roars and lunges for him again. He is pulled aside, Miyako's hand tight on his wrist as she's struggling to hold him up. They land and reluctantly he moves in behind her. They almost take off when Takeru notices Ken, still stumbling away. He clutches Wormmon like his friend can somehow protect him. Then, paws start to reach the cliff edge, making their way over. Halsemon fires and knocks them aside. Miyako is shaking, barely able to grip onto her partner's neck.
"Where's Hikari-chan?" takeru shouts over the wind of them trying to move, to get in front of the running child. Ken clearly wants to stay, judging by the way his feet drag, to stand up for what he is and take his blows. But Wormmon doesn't deserve them, so he shouldn't be hit. Is that what he thinks?
"Earth," Miyako calls back. "I don't know why. She should be here by now!"
She should be, yes. She should be, but for what? To watch them all die? Or to stop it?
The earth begins to groan, and as it shudders, the sounds of the monsters turn to screams. They stop advancing.
The air is suddenly very cold and salty.
Color begins to bleed away.
Digmon pops up and makes to pull Ken to safety. But the monochrome world is swallowing them. It's too late.
Takeru looks at his Digivice, and its screen is pitch-black.