"Watch it, here he comes!" Tai called
"Run!" Sora cried, and they all did. Amaya dropped Kitsunemon and nearly stumbled, but Matt grabbed her arm and started pulling her along until she started running herself, the intense fear coming from the others was almost unbearable to Amaya, but she blocked it out enough that she could concentrate on running. They were running rather fast, but obviously not fast enough as the bug digimon kept getting closer.
"Down!" Matt called, shoving T.K. and Amaya, who had been running next to him, to the ground. Sora tackled Mimi and Tai pulled Izzy down with him while Joe dropped on his own, barely getting them all to the ground in time before the giant digimon crashed over them, slicing down trees in its path.
"Will this nightmare never end? Ahh!" Joe screamed as a tree branch crashed down beside him "My mom is gonna want a complete and total refund."
"Let's think about that after we get you back to your mom!" Amaya cried, exasperated at the uselessness of his comment.
"Here he comes again!" Yokomon was right; the giant bug was crashing its way back towards the group.
"Ok, that does it!" Tai cried "No more running away!"
"What else can we do?" Sora was the voice of reason.
"She's right, there's no way we can fight that thing!" Matt cut in, holding both Amaya and T.K. close. Amaya was grateful that he wasn't making any direct contact with her, she didn't think she could handle feeling Matt as well as the joined terror of all the others.
"Not and win anyway." Izzy added. Tai saw reason and they were soon all running for their lives again. Several people, such as Izzy and T.K. were obviously beginning to tire out a good deal. They crashed through the brush for a while before they broke free of the trees and had to come skidding to a halt.
"Great, anybody bring a helicopter?" Matt's sarcastic comment just about summed up their problem. Just in front of them was a huge cliff that dropped who knows how far. Tai moved closer to the edge to look over the side.
"Be careful Tia," Sora called softly. Tai got on his hands and knees before crawling to the edge and peeking over.
"There's no way down," he announced angrily "We're going to have to find another way."
"Another way where?" Sora was right, they had no clue where they were going. But before anyone could answer the trees behind them were knocked over as the giant bug came crashing through them, making Amaya and the others run towards Tai was to get out of the way. But they all had to duck again to keep from being hit by the flying beetle before they got there.
"Watch out Tai!" Sora called. The beetle wheeled around and started to make its way back and Tai was directly in its path. Tai got up and started running towards the others but it was obvious that he wouldn't be fast enough.
All of the sudden Koromon leapt forward towards the giant digimon.
"Here I go!" He jumped over Tai and blew …pink bubbles?…at the giant bug. Which somehow nocked the bug off course, but at the same time Koromon crashed into the bug digimon and was sent flying, only to crash into the ground a short while away. The bug wasn't deterred and came right back around, this time aiming for the others.
"Oh not again!" Tai cried.
"Digimon attack!" Yokomon's cry startled Amaya before all the other digimon, from Yokomon to Motimon, even Kitsunemon, jumped at the giant bug and blew similar pink bubbles at him, making him fly off course and crash into the ground.
"Yokomon!" Sora cried over the sound of the crash "Yokomon!" The digimon were all on the ground and Tai was already over next to Koromon. Amaya was on her feet almost instantly and on her way over to Kitsunemon.
"Kitsunemon!" She cried, picking Kitsunemon up and cradling her. Around her she could hear the others talking to their digimon.
"Koromon, are you crazy?!" Tai's voice was afraid and confused "Why'd you do it?!"
"Sorry," In contrast Koromon's voice was quiet "It's just, I'm trying to make a good impression."
"Crazy guy…" If Amaya had been paying attention to it she would have noticed that Tai's voice was more subdued than she had ever heard it.
"Oh, Yokomon…" Sora cooed
"Tanemon, talk to me." Mimi was slightly pleading
"They must be programed for courage." Izzy almost sounded like he was going to cry
"Tokomon what's wrong?" T.K. wasn't much better
"Hey Tsunomon, wake up!" Matt was worried
"Bukamon, wake up." For someone who had been running from his partner a short while ago Joe sounded awful worried about him.
"Kitsunemon…?" Amaya whispered fearfuly "Kitsunemon, please!" Suddenly a roar broke the quiet.
"Huh?!" They all turned to see the giant bug was back up and heading towards them, though this time it was walking, not flying.
"Oh no!" Joe cried as he and the others grabbed their partners and ran over towards Tai near the cliff.
"I was hoping we'd seen the last of him." Sora confessed, clutching Yokomon close
"Me too," Tai added "guess he had other plans huh?"
"I knew I should have brought my bug spray." Matt muttered as it came closer
"O-ok, get ready to run" Tai called
"No, we fight." Koromon disagreed, turning in Tai's arms
"Huh?" Tai was rightly confused.
"That's right," Koromon confirmed "It's the only way. Stand and fight!"
"Give it up, will ya!" Tai sounded rather desperate in his attempts to convince Koromon.
"No, Koromon's right, it's time that we showed what we're made of!" Motimon agreed
"No, don't!" Izzy pleaded
"They're right." Yokomon announced
"No way," Sora denied "It's hopeless, you're no match for him Yokomon."
"Let me go, let me go, let me go, let me go!" Tsunomon chanted as he began to struggle to get out of Matt's arms.
"Yes, we can do it, we can do it, we can do it!" Tokomon chanted as he strained away from T.K. Amaya looked down at Kitsunemon desperately.
"No, please don't." She begged "You'll get hurt or worse! You said you wouldn't leave!" She knew that was a low blow, but she was willing to try whatever it took. Kitsunemon licked her face.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine." She attempted to reassure Amaya.
"Let me go, let me go, let me go!" Bukamon was attempting to fly right out of Joe's hands.
"Tanemon? You too?" Mimi asked
"Uh, huh." Tanemon was still sitting in Mimi's arms, but it wasn't likely to last long.
"I'm sorry Tai!' Koromon cried as he burst away from him "Let's go!" All the other digimon broke away from their partner's arms and charged towards the giant bug.
"No!" Amaya cried, trying to run after them. But Matt grabbed ahold of her shoulders, before she could go far, holding her back.
"You can't!" He cried "Stay back."
"Kitsunemon!" Amaya's voice was desperate.
"Come on digimon!" Koromon yelled as they ran.
"It's useless, Yokomon!" Sora tried to reason
"Don't go! Motimon!" Izzy yelled
"No wait, don't do it Tsunomon!" Matt cried from where he was holding Amaya.
"Toko!" T.K. yelled
"Turn around!" Joe called after them "Come back Bukamon!"
"Tanemon…" Mimi whispered before calling louder "Be careful!"
"No! Don't Koromon!" Tai yelled, starting to run after them "Come back!"