Devon P.O.V
Wolf-Boy and I were walking on the thin edge of a mountain watching every step carefully so we wouldn't fall. "Help! Somebody help me!" A female voice was heard close by. There were other voices that followed but I couldn't understand what they were saying.
"Those cries came from up there." I said pointing to an opening on the mountain. We both rushed to the cave-like opening on the mountain and here we got there, we saw a group of female Karatsukinumemon inside a cage.
"Hello?" Koji called gaining the Digimons' attention.
"Huh? A hero!"
"No, they're two!"
"Help us please, you must release us!"
"You'll scare them off! Don't be so pushy!"
Koji began messing with the lock while I looked around for any signs of something we could use to open it.
"Release us! Release us!"
I spotted a rock and grabbed it with both hands. "My turn, Wolf-Boy." I said as Koji moved out of the way and I started hitting the lock without any luck.
"Let a guy do his work." Koji took the rock from my hands and hit the lock repeatedly while I tried to make the digimon calm down.
The Karatsukinumemon were looking behind us with terrified looks on their faces. Wolf-Boy and I turned around only to see a horrible figure with creepy glowing eyes. The figure grabbed me and Koji by the neck and threw us out of the cave.
"AHH! WOLF-BOY!" I screamed gaining my partner's attention. He was too busy screaming to actually reply but I knew he was listening. I held my hand out to him. "GIVE ME YOUR HAND!"
"WHAT?! WHY?!" He looked at my hand wide-eyed.
"JUST DO IT!" Koji hesitated but held my hand tightly.
I undid my "belt" (which was actually a really long rope) and made one of the ends wrap around a branch that was sticking out from the side of the mountain. I tightened my grip on the rope, my gloves protected my palms but I still felt my palm being burnt a bit. I squeezed Koji's hand and accidentally let the rope slip through my fingers. I clenched my jaw reaching for the rope but unfortunately, I wasn't able to grab hold of it. Thankfully, Koji reacted quickly and grabbed the rope, his grip on my hand tightened.
"Hang on!" Koji yelled looking around trying to find something that would help us.
"Do I have any other choice?!" I chuckled trying to light up the mood.
We hung there for a few minutes and my hand began sweating.
"Ugh! I'm not gonna be able to hold much longer!" Koji grunted and started swinging me back and forth. "Hey! What are you doing?!"
Koji didn't respond and kept swinging me, each time was higher than the last. He ended up releasing me at the highest point and right before I began falling again, Koji pushed himself off the mountain with his legs and caught me in his arms. I currently had both arms wrapped around his neck, my head was resting on his shoulder, my eyes were closed and one of his arms was wrapped tightly around my thin waist... Not sure why but it felt nice. He pushed himself off the mountain again, much harder this time, and was able to reach a humongous tree. He stood on one of the branches and loosened his grip on me.
"Good thinking, Wolf-Boy." I smirked at him and he rolled his eyes but returned the smirk.
"I believe this is yours." He said handing me back my rope. I took it and wrapped it around my hips, keeping my shorts in place.
I climbed down the tree and landed gracefully on the ground; unlike Koji who ended up falling on his butt.
"Wow, so graceful." I chuckled offering a hand to my partner. He took my hand and smirked. I raised an eyebrow and he pulled me to the ground as he got up. "Please remind me to never act nice to you in my life!" I stuck my tongue out at him and got up. Koji smirked at me, stuck his hands in his pockets, and began walking.
Takuya P.O.V
We were now climbing a rope leader to the Karatsukinumemon's place.
"You're almost there." One of the digimon encouraged.
"That's great!" I said as I reached my destination.
I entered the small house and immediately spotted Koji and his traveling partner sitting in one corner.
"You're here?!" I asked surprised.
"You're the people these guys found to help out?"
The rest of my group poked their heads inside to take a look at Koji. "Koji?" J.P said. "Yea, we couldn't find food either."
"Hey, don't bunt me in with you guys!" Koji turned to the slug digimon. "These kids aren't gonna be able to help out at all."
"I'll help you right upside the head!" I yelled annoyed.
"Well at least give us a chance." Tommy suggested.
"Thanks, but no thanks. I mean look at you, the only thing you guys would do is get in my way. Can I help it if you're not up to my level?"
I was about to start yelling at the arrogant boy but her partner snorted and caught my attention.
"'Oh, can I help it if you're not up to my level'" the girl snorted once again.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Koji glared at his partner.
"What do you think it means?" She smirked and Koji rolled his eyes clearly annoyed.
"Alright settle down." The leader of the Karatsukinumemon said. "I just wanted to say, my thanks to all of you for coming to help! And now it's time to eat!" Everyone cheered- all except Koji. Seriously, is he always this boring? I wonder how that girl can put up with him and be around him for so long. My team and I sat around a small table getting ready to eat until we noticed the "food".
"Is that what I think it is?" I said looking at the different-colored cabbage.
"I don't know, it looks like rabbit food." J.P stated not very pleased by the sight.
"Well, at least rabbits get to eat." Zoe took one of the cabbages. "Here goes nothing." Zoe took a bite and chewed, savoring the food. "Molto bonno! Dig in! Tastes like steak!"
We all began eating and I looked over at Koji and his partner. "How did they get here anyway?" I asked Karatsukinumemon.
"Oh, they fell from the sky!"
"They did what?!"
"They fell, then they claimed they saw our women trapped in a cage and the girl offered to help rescue them." I nodded in understanding and continued eating.
Once we finished eating, the Karatsukinumemon brought a map and spread it out on the table.
"Grumblemon has the captives in a cave. It's right about... Here, right?" Koji pointed at a spot on the map; she nodded. "We'll have to get in and out quickly."
The poor slug digimon didn't seem too confident.
"Just relax." J.P. told them. "Have no fear, leave everything to us, Legendary Warriors!"
The digimon backed away, really surprised by what they had just heard.
"What's the matter?" Dakota asked confused.
"You mean, all of you are Legendary Warriors?" The leader asked a bit shakily.
"Yea! In the flesh!" I exclaimed. The digimon made a clump and began whispering to one another.
"Hey, what got them all worked up?" Tommy asked.
"Believe me, I'd have trouble believing you're Legendary Warriors too." Bokomon stated matter-of-factly.
The leader turned to us and cleared his throat. "It's time to go to bed."
"And I say it's time for us to rescue the girls!"
"Uh... No, no. Get some rest firsthand then you can take over the job in the morning." He insisted.
"Huh? Uh... Ok."
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We all lied down on blankets that were neatly set on the floor. I turned over to lie on my side and faced Koji.
"What?"
"Huh? Hey... You know, I didn't like you at first but you're alright helping out the Karatsukinumemon and all."
Koji turned away from me. "I'm only doing it because Devon dragged me into this but don't think I'll help you."
I turned away, annoyed by his comment. 'Yea, like I'd even want your help!'
Devon P.O.V
I fluttered my eyes open at the sound of whiny screams.
"Can y'all bring it down a knotch? I'm tryna sleep!" I said yawning, eyes not fully adjusted to the light just yet.
I brought my hands up to my face and rubbed my eyes. Something felt different. My body felt heavier than usual and my head was beginning to hurt. As soon as my eyes were adjusted to my surroundings I realized my situation; my feet were tied up and I was hanging from a cliff, upside down. I looked around and noticed the rest of the group in the exact same situation. My eyes kept scanning the area until they came upon the Karatsukinumemon standing at the top of the cliff: they were obviously responsible for this.
"What are you doing?!" Koji yelled angrily.
"We'll give you back to your partner in exchange for our women." The leader suggested.
"You dirty sneaks! Is that why you brought us here?!" Takuya yelled. He was, without a doubt, ticked off.
"Hm. I think it is you who are the dirty sneaks! Pretending to be caring, helpful strangers when you're really Legendary Warriors!"
"I don't understand, what's wrong with that?!" The girl I recognize as Dakokta whined.
"The time for your games and lies is over! Soon you'll be back with your ally."
"ALLY?! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT YOU-!" I got cut off by Koji kicking me on the leg. I glared at him and sighed.
"Don't play dumb, we know you're all allied with Grumblemon!"
We all looked at the Karatsukinumemon wide-eyed. It was very surprising hearing such a stupid assumption like that.
"Do you seriously think we would be allied with a creep like that guy? That's insane! I would never-" I was once again cut off, but it wasn't Wolf Boy this time; a rock had smashed violently in tiny little pieces making dust and rocks rise- like a smoke screen. I was able to make out the outline of a digimon hiding within all of the dust. 'This can't be good.'